Prakt. Lékáren. 2017; 13(4e): e46-e52

Analysis of substances in historical pharmaceutical relics from museum collections

Karel Nesměrák
Katedra analytické chemie, Přírodovědecká fakulta, Univerzita Karlova

Research on the chemical composition of objects preserved in museum collections using methods of analytical chemistry could provide aninteresting picture to better understanding the purpose of those relicts. Thus, information on the technical skills and knowledge of our ancestorsis expanding. The paper presents a selection of works devoted to the analysis of historical pharmaceutical relics, dated from the earliesttimes to the 20th century. Four main themes leading to such analyses and their application in the history of pharmacy are shown.

Keywords: analytical chemistry, degradation, history of pharmacy, medical formulations

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