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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A concise view of the rise and progress of homeopathic medicine |
| Reference | 13214.O.6 |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1833 |
| Author | Hering, Constantine |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Young |
| Place of Creation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Description | Translated from the German by Charles F Matlack, M.D. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Homeopathy |
| Keywords | medicine, disease, cure, poison, scarlet fever, children, experiment, symptoms, physician, botany, inflammation, cholera, measles, typhus, pleuritis |
| Parts of the Body | lungs, respiratory system |
| Additional Information | Homeopathy was invented by Samuel Hahnemann, a German doctor who was dissatisfied with the heroic bleeding and purging of orthodox medicine. He believed diseases could be cured by medicines which produce in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease. His system was promoted in America by Constantin Hering, a disciple who emigrated to Pennsylvania around 1830. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |