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Wine as food and medicine. By Salvatore P. Lucia. The blakiston Co., Inc., New York, 1954. 149 pp. 14 × 21.5 cm. Price $3
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JOURNAL OF THLE
AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION VOl. XLIII, No. 10
SUMMARY
1. The growth of suckling rats is depressed by feeding their dams a diet consisting of 50 per cent by weight of Saw Palmetto berries. 2. Young rats fed Saw Palmetto berries manifest growth depression and granaenous conditions of their extremities which progresses to the loss of limbs. 3. Adult rats did not develop gangrenous conditions nor lose weight under the conditions of this experiment.
Les DJtersqs en Hygibne et Cosmhtique. By W. KOPACZEWSKI. Masson and Cie, Paris, 1954. 143 pp. 16 x 25 cm. Paper bound, uncut. Price fr. 1,800. The author’s preface was written a t the HBtelDieu, in Paris, where he succumbed after putting the finishing touches to this last volume of his trilogy on the detergents, the first volumes of which referred to the experimental foundations and the pharmaceutical use of detergents. The volume maintains the high scientific standard of its predecessors. The author writes for the specialist t o whom he presents not ready-made predigested formulas, but a guide in working out useful nontoxic preparations on the experimental basis. A long and important part of the book is given over to the problem of biological resorptions including sensitization (allergy), shock, and neoplasms. This carefully written section gives the book added importance and usefulness.
4. No histological changes of pathological significance were observed in animals fed Saw Palmetto berries. REFERENCES (1) Swanton, J,. R., “The Farly History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bull. NO. 73, 1922, pp. 384-392. (2) Van Doren Mark, “The Travels of Wm. Bartram,” Macy-Masius, N i w York, 1928, p. 81. (3) Read, J. B.,A m . J . Pharm., Apr. 1879, p. 169.
&: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e (5) Daggs, R. G., J . Nutrition, 9, 575(1935).
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I1 Congreso Luso-Espanhol de Farmdcia. 3 vols.
Under the auspices of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto, Portugal. 1952. Vol. I, 410 pp., Vol. 11, 585 pp.. Vol. 111, 1,642 pp. 26 x 19.5 cm. The three volumes bear eloquent testimony not only to the industry of the hard-working editorial committee, but also to the importance of the topics discussed and to the value of the papers presented at the Second Portuguese-Spanish Pharmacy Congress held at Porto from May 11-17, 1952. Space does not permit the reviewer to refer individually to any of the hundreds of papers repri.nted or abstracted on these more than 2,000 pages. The subjects covered extend over a wide range including chemistry, toxicology, hydrology, pharmacognosy, pharmacodynamics, microbiology, parasitology, hygiene, galenic and industrial pharmacy, professional problems, history, legislation, and deontology. Publications of this type, welcome as they are, are not usually indexed in any of the current abstract or indexing journals which raises the question of their Wine as Food and Medicine. By SALVATORE P. usefulness to a wider public. LUCIA. The Blakiston Co., Inc., New York, 1954. 149 pp. 14 x 21.5 cm. Price 963. Antibiotika-Fibel-Indikation und Anwendung der Chemotherapeutika und Antibiotika. By ALBERT The author discusses the chemistry of wine, its M. WALTERand LUDWIGHEILMEYER.Georg physiologic effects, its nutritional value, and finally Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1954. (In the U. S. its therapeutic action in diseases affecting various and Canada: Intercontinental Medical Book systems and organs. The use of wine in geriatrics Corporation, New York.) 813 pp. 16 x 21 cm. and convalescence is also stressed. The author has Price D M 79 ($18.80). searched the literature diligently in an effort t o support his thesis that wine has its uses in many of the The title of this book is thoroughly misleading. major afflictions known to mankind. This wide The German word “Fibel” corresponds to our application of oenotherapy, based largely on ref- “primer,” but instead of a slight introduction we erences to the literature of days long gone by, seems have a voluminous tome containing a comprehensive to exaggerate its true value even t o those who sub- up-to-date discussion of antibiotics. The book is scribe to his thesis that “in the wild scramble for divided into a general section discussing the chemtherapeutic specificity, little thought has been given istry and pharmacology of antibiotics (pp. 1-208) to the psychotherapeutic effects of the simple adju- and a clinical section arranged by disease entities vants to living that make life worth while.” (pp. 209-785). Good use has been made of tables
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JOURNAL OF THLE
AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION VOl. XLIII, No. 10
SUMMARY
1. The growth of suckling rats is depressed by feeding their dams a diet consisting of 50 per cent by weight of Saw Palmetto berries. 2. Young rats fed Saw Palmetto berries manifest growth depression and granaenous conditions of their extremities which progresses to the loss of limbs. 3. Adult rats did not develop gangrenous conditions nor lose weight under the conditions of this experiment.
Les DJtersqs en Hygibne et Cosmhtique. By W. KOPACZEWSKI. Masson and Cie, Paris, 1954. 143 pp. 16 x 25 cm. Paper bound, uncut. Price fr. 1,800. The author’s preface was written a t the HBtelDieu, in Paris, where he succumbed after putting the finishing touches to this last volume of his trilogy on the detergents, the first volumes of which referred to the experimental foundations and the pharmaceutical use of detergents. The volume maintains the high scientific standard of its predecessors. The author writes for the specialist t o whom he presents not ready-made predigested formulas, but a guide in working out useful nontoxic preparations on the experimental basis. A long and important part of the book is given over to the problem of biological resorptions including sensitization (allergy), shock, and neoplasms. This carefully written section gives the book added importance and usefulness.
4. No histological changes of pathological significance were observed in animals fed Saw Palmetto berries. REFERENCES (1) Swanton, J,. R., “The Farly History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bull. NO. 73, 1922, pp. 384-392. (2) Van Doren Mark, “The Travels of Wm. Bartram,” Macy-Masius, N i w York, 1928, p. 81. (3) Read, J. B.,A m . J . Pharm., Apr. 1879, p. 169.
&: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e (5) Daggs, R. G., J . Nutrition, 9, 575(1935).
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i
I1 Congreso Luso-Espanhol de Farmdcia. 3 vols.
Under the auspices of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Porto, Portugal. 1952. Vol. I, 410 pp., Vol. 11, 585 pp.. Vol. 111, 1,642 pp. 26 x 19.5 cm. The three volumes bear eloquent testimony not only to the industry of the hard-working editorial committee, but also to the importance of the topics discussed and to the value of the papers presented at the Second Portuguese-Spanish Pharmacy Congress held at Porto from May 11-17, 1952. Space does not permit the reviewer to refer individually to any of the hundreds of papers repri.nted or abstracted on these more than 2,000 pages. The subjects covered extend over a wide range including chemistry, toxicology, hydrology, pharmacognosy, pharmacodynamics, microbiology, parasitology, hygiene, galenic and industrial pharmacy, professional problems, history, legislation, and deontology. Publications of this type, welcome as they are, are not usually indexed in any of the current abstract or indexing journals which raises the question of their Wine as Food and Medicine. By SALVATORE P. usefulness to a wider public. LUCIA. The Blakiston Co., Inc., New York, 1954. 149 pp. 14 x 21.5 cm. Price 963. Antibiotika-Fibel-Indikation und Anwendung der Chemotherapeutika und Antibiotika. By ALBERT The author discusses the chemistry of wine, its M. WALTERand LUDWIGHEILMEYER.Georg physiologic effects, its nutritional value, and finally Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1954. (In the U. S. its therapeutic action in diseases affecting various and Canada: Intercontinental Medical Book systems and organs. The use of wine in geriatrics Corporation, New York.) 813 pp. 16 x 21 cm. and convalescence is also stressed. The author has Price D M 79 ($18.80). searched the literature diligently in an effort t o support his thesis that wine has its uses in many of the The title of this book is thoroughly misleading. major afflictions known to mankind. This wide The German word “Fibel” corresponds to our application of oenotherapy, based largely on ref- “primer,” but instead of a slight introduction we erences to the literature of days long gone by, seems have a voluminous tome containing a comprehensive to exaggerate its true value even t o those who sub- up-to-date discussion of antibiotics. The book is scribe to his thesis that “in the wild scramble for divided into a general section discussing the chemtherapeutic specificity, little thought has been given istry and pharmacology of antibiotics (pp. 1-208) to the psychotherapeutic effects of the simple adju- and a clinical section arranged by disease entities vants to living that make life worth while.” (pp. 209-785). Good use has been made of tables
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