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CARRILLO-ESPER, R et al. Opera medicinalia. The first book of medicine at American continent written by Dr. Francisco Bravo and printed in 1570 at Novohispana capital. Med. interna Méx. [online]. 2018, vol.34, n.1, pp.113-126. ISSN 0186-4866.  https://doi.org/10.24245/mim.v34i1.1924.

Opera medicinalia was the first medical text printed in America, specifically in the capital of New Spain. It was written by Dr. Francisco Bravo and printed by Pedro Ocharte in 1570. The book is composed of four treatises, covering medical topics such as tabardillo (tifo), pleuresy treatment, decretory days and medical herbs focused in sasparilla root (Smilax medica), which was prevalent in Mexico differentiating it from its European variant (Smilax aspera). It includes erotic capitular letters, sasparilla illustrations and a rudimentary diagram of the human acygoz vein. It was one of the most important medicine books in Mexico in the 16th century, written and directed for Latinist physicians. Of the three existing originals, one is currently in the library Jose Maria Lafragua of the Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla. The aim of this paper is to describe Opera medicinalia and to recognize to its author, Francisco Bravo.

Palavras-chave : Opera medicinalia; Francisco Bravo; Tabardillo; Sasparilla.

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