Louis Lewin
Louis Lewin (9 November 1850 - 1 December 1929) was a German
Lewin was born in
Louis Lewin's book "Die Nebenwirkungen der Arzneimittel" (1881) deals with the borderline between the pharmacological and the toxicological action of drugs with the untoward or side-effects of all kinds of medicaments.[3] It was the first book of its kind.[2] Another of his important books was "Phantastica" (1924),[4] which began an era of ethnobotany that continues to the present day.
Lewin mentioned in his book "Gifte und Vergiftungen" (1929) the causal connection between dental amalgam fillings and illness.
Lewin died in
Drug classification
One of Lewin's most enduring tasks was to create a system of classification of psychoactive drugs and plants based on their pharmacologic action. His original categories were:
- Inebriantia ()
- Excitantia (Stimulants such as Khat or Amphetamine)
- Euphorica ()
- Hypnotica (Tranquilizers such as Kava)
- Phantastica ()
Works
Lewin was a prolific writer. Among his many essays may be mentioned:
- "Über Morphium-Intoxication" -- On Morphiumintoxication (in "Deutsche Zeitschrift für Praktische Medizin", 1874)
- "Experimentelle Untersuchungen über die Wirkungen des Aconitin auf das Herz" -- Experimental analysis on the effects of Aconitine on the heart (in "Centralblatt für die Medizinische Wissenschaft", 1875)
- "Über die Verwertung des Alkohols in fieberhaften Krankheiten" -- On the application of alcohol with feverish maladies (in "Deutsches Archiv für Klinische Medizin", 1876)
- "Über maximale Dosen der Arzneimittel" -- On maximum doses of medicaments (in "Transactions of the International Medical Congress", 1887)
- "Über allgemeine Hautvergiftung durch Petroleum" -- On the broad eczema caused by petroleum (in Rudolf Virchow's "Archiv,", 1888)
- "Über Anhalonium Lewinii und andere Cacteen" -- On Anhalonium lewinii and other cacti(in "Archiv für Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie", 1894)
- "Die Behandlung der Lepra" -- The treatment of leprosy (in "Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift", 1898)
- "Die Untersuchungen von Blutflecken" -- Analysis of hemangioma (in "Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift", 1899)
- "Die Vergiftungen in Betrieben" -- Intoxications at business (in "Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift", 1890)
Lewin is also the author of the following books:
- "Die Nebenwirkungen der Arzneimittellehre" -- Adverse reactions of pharmacology(Berlin, 1881)
- "Die Arzneimittel und ihre Dosierung : zum Gebrauche für Vorlesungen und die ärztliche Praxis" . Grosser, Berlin 1884 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- "Lehrbuch der Toxikologie : für Aerzte, Studirende und Apotheker ; mit 8 Holzschnitten u. 1 Taf." . Urban & Schwarzenberg, Wien [u.a.] 1885 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- "Über Piper Methysticum (Kawa Kawa)" -- On Piper methysticum(Berlin, 1886)
- "Über Areca Catechu, Chavica Betle, und das Betelkauen" -- On chewing of Betel leaves (Stuttgart, 1889) (Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf)
- "Die Fruchtabtreibung durch Gifte und andere Mittel" -- Abortion by poisons and other remedies (Berlin)
- "Die Pfeilgifte : historische und experimentelle Untersuchungen" . Reimer, Berlin 1894 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- "Lehrbuch der Toxikologie" . Urban & Schwarzenberg, Wien [u.a.] 2., vollst. neubearb. Aufl. 1897 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- "Die Gifte in der Weltgeschichte : toxikologische, allgemeinverständliche Untersuchungen der historischen Quellen" . Springer, Berlin 1920 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
References
- ^ www.druglibrary.org
- ^ a b Macht DI. Louis Lewin: pharmacologist, toxicologist, medical historian. Ann Med Hist 1931; 3: 179–194.
- ^ Lewin L. Die Nebenwirkungen der Arzneimittel. Pharmakologisch-klinisches Handbuch. Berlin: August Hirschwald Verlag, 1881.
- ^ Lewin L. Phantastica. Die betäubenden und erregenden Genussmittel. Für Ärzte und Nichtärzte. Berlin: Verlag von Georg Stilke, 1924.
- ^ a b Lewin L. Gifte und Vergiftungen. Berlin: Verlag von Georg Stilke, 1929.
- ^ Stock A. Die Gefährlichkeit des Quecksilberdampfes. Z Angew Chem 1926; 15: 461-466. English translation.
- ^ Bjørklund G. The history of dental amalgam (in Norwegian). Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 1989; 109: 3582-3585.
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. {{cite encyclopedia}}
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