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A botanical comparison of the united states pharmacopoeias of 1820 and 1960

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Hershenson, B.R. A botanical comparison of the united states pharmacopoeias of 1820 and 1960. Econ Bot 18, 342–356 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02862720

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