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Ferdinand von Mueller to Examination Paper, University of Melbourne, 1864-02 [64.02.00a]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1860-9/1864/64-02-00a-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

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University of Melbourne calendar, 1864-1865 , pp. ccxxxvii-ccxxxviii. The examinations were held in February Term.
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREES OF M.B. AND M.D. UNDER THE SPECIAL REGULATIONS.
MATERIA MEDICA, THERAPEUTICS, AND MEDICAL BOTANY.
(Richard Eales, Esq., A.M., M.B., and Ferdinand Mueller, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.S.)
1. How is KO.SbO3 ⍑ 3HO prepared?
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Tartar emetic (potassium antimony tartrate).
Describe its properties and characteristics.
2. How is KI prepared? Describe its characteristics, and state concisely its physiological effects on man.
3. Describe the process of preparing the Liquor Sodae Chlorinatae Ph. Lond. And its uses.
4. How is Sulphuric Aether prepared? Give any one of the theories of aetherification. What is the physiological effect of aether on man?
5. Describe the physiological action of Digitalis on the system and its uses.
6. Write a prescription in Latin without abbreviations in an attack on spasmodic asthma.
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1. Enumerate the distinctive characters of
Euphorbiaceae

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and the medicinal plants of this order which are in general use.
2. Give a botanical account of
Colchicum autumnale

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and of the therapeutic value of this plant.
3. Explain the position of
Podophyllum peltatum

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in the system of the vegetable empire and the form and effects of its application in medicine.
4. Define the meaning of Angienchyma, and state its component parts.
5. What is the physiological function of the leaves of plants, and how far is it modified by different degrees of light or its absence?