Wrote Letter L-553 of 1717-07-06 to Antony Cink about how two doctors treated his recent illnesses with saltpeter and opium; saltpeter’s effects on the blood and its efficacy as a drug

Date: 
July 6, 1717
Standard reference information
L-number: 
L-553
Leeuwenhoek's number: 
XXXVIII
Collected Letters number: 
337
Collected Letters volume: 
18

Leeuwenhoek wrote this letter about how doctors treated his recent illnesses. Both doctors gave him saltpeter, and one mixed it with opium. saltpeter’s effects on the blood and its efficacy as a drug.