Antonio Musa Brassavola (variously spelled Brasavoli, Brasavola, or Brasavoli; 16 January 1500 – 1555) was an Italian physician and one of the most famous of his time. He studied under Niccolò Leoniceno and

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in Ferrara and also studied botany and medicine. A genus of orchid, called Brassavola, is named after him.Ingrid Schmidt-Ostrande
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Writings (selection)

* ''Examen omnium simplicium medicamentorum, quorum in officinis usus est.'' Jean & François Frellon, Lyon, 1537 * ''Examen omnium syruporum'', 154
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* ''In octo libros aphorismorum Hippocratis & Galeni commentaria & annotationes'', 1541 * ''In libros de ratione victus in morbis acutis Hippocratis & Galeni commentaria & annotationes'', 1546 * ''Examen omnium electuariorum.'' Venice, ex Officina Erasmiana Vincentii Valgrisii, 154
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* ''Index refertissimus in omnes Galeni libros'', 1556 His writings consist of works in the fields of medicine and botany. He also wrote extensively about the physician Galen.

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History of the tracheotomy which has a picture of Brassavola
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brassavola, Antonio Muso 16th-century Italian physicians 16th-century Italian botanists 1500 births 1555 deaths Year of death unknown