The book contains systematic account of most important plants used in medicine. The text of each plant is divided into two portions; the first devoted to the description of the species, its localities and other purely botanical matter; the second to the general character, composition, properties and uses of its parts or products which are employed in medicine or otherwise. The work is thus of a too comprehensive character for one author, Professor Bentley, who originally designed it with the co-operation of Dr. Trimen, who under took the first portion.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robert Bentley
Robert Bentley was born at Hitchin on 25 March, 1821. He worked under a druggist named William Maddock, at Tundridge Wells. From there he started studying in Botany. Bentley was one of the first associated of pharmaceuticals society. He matriculated from University of London, and qualified as a member of royal College of surgeons. He was appointed as lecturer on Botany at the London Hospital Medical school and later became professor of Botany at the London institute and at King's college, and professor of Botany and material medica at pharmaceutical Society. For ten years he has edited pharmaceuticals journals and published all his original papers has written many books.
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