The apothecary order – the origin and formation. Part 2

The fourth part of the article presents main pharmaceutical forms made by the Apothecary prikaz’s specialists. The key point is for the first time published analysis by K. S. Hudin of XVII century documents. These papers contain lists of medicines made by pharmaceutists and alchemists of minerals and herbal raw material as well as prescriptions of using these drugs (vodkas, oils, ointments, patches, sugars, syr-ups, sweets, balms, etc.) by clerks of the Apothecary prikaz.