Josephus Andreas Jacobus Plenck – A Forerunner of Modern Diuretic Therapy

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Joseph Andreas Jacobus Plenck was born in 1735 in Vienna where he studied surgery with Johan Christian Retter. At age 35 he was appointed Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics by Maria Theresia. Subsequently he became professor and life long secretary of the Medical Military Academy know as the Josephinum where he worked up to 1807. He was one of the most brilliant scientific writers of his time. Here we analyze his medical treatise, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium secundum systema Lynnaei cum enumeratione virium et usus medici, chirurgici et diaetetici, published in folio in Latin and German. This is a therapy based on plants in which the author discusses the medical use of 758 plants. This article is centered on 111 plants with diuretic properties which still appear in many pharmacopoeias.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 2002

Publication date (Print): September 2002

Publication date (Electronic): 14 August 2002

Volume: 92

Issue: 1

Pages: 22-31

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Cattedra di Nefrologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Centro di Bioetica, Second University of Naples, and Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici, Naples, Italy

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Publisher ID: 64450 Other ID: Nephron 2002;92:22–31

DOI: 10.1159/000064450

PubMed ID: 12187080

SO-VID: 3e2e1a54-d540-4349-8af2-cd49e4876e85

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Date received : 14 November 2001

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Figures: 3, Tables: 8, References: 16, Pages: 10

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