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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Every man his own doctor; or, the poor planter's physician |
| Reference | 11045.D.6 |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1802 |
| Author | Tennent, John |
| Place of Creation | Richmond |
| Description | The first American domestic medicine manual. Tennent was a Virginia doctor controversial for advocating Native American herbal remedies. The earliest surviving copy is of the second edition, Williamsburg, 1734. Franklin published another edition and sold it for a shilling, with a discount for those who gave it away in charity. It was reprinted at least 7 more times, including a German edition. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Botanic Medicine |
| Keywords | medicine, pharmacology, cure, herbs, botany, bloodletting, diet, sore throat, tuberculosis, ulcer, colic, indigestion, fever |
| Parts of the Body | throat, digestive organs |
| Additional Information | This anonymously published treatise is attributed to John Tennant, a Scottish-born physician (of uncertain training) who emigrated to Virginia in 1727, where he became both a landowner and medical practitioner. Tennant provides remedies for forty-four common disorders based entirely on a vegetable materia medica, and often preceded by copious bleeding. |
| 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 |