Nicolás Monardes

Nicolás Bautista Monardes (1493 – 10 October 1588) was a Spanish physician and botanist.

Monardes published several books of varying importance. In ''Diálogo llamado pharmacodilosis'' (1536), he examines humanism and suggests studying several classical authors, principally Pedanius Dioscorides.

He discusses the importance of Greek and Arab medicine in ''De Secanda Vena in pleuriti Inter Grecos et Arabes Concordia'' (1539).

''De Rosa et partibus eius'' (1540) is about roses and citrus fruits. It is known that Monardes also believed that tobacco smoke was an infallible panacea.

Monardes' most significant and well known work was ''Historia medicinal de las cosas que se traen de nuestras Indias Occidentales'', published in three parts under varying titles (in 1565, 1569 and completed in 1574; unchanged reprint in 1580). This was translated into Latin by Charles de l'Écluse and into English by John Frampton with the title "Joyfull Newes out of the newfound world". Provided by Wikipedia