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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Gunn's Domestic medicine, or Poor man's friend |
| Reference | 110923.O |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Collection | Rosenberg |
| Date | 1834 |
| Author | Gunn, John C. |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Grant, J.F. |
| Place of Creation | Madisonville, Tennessee |
| Description | Showing the diseases of men, women and children and expressly intended for the benefit of families. Containing a description of the medicinal roots and herbs and how they are to be used in the cure of diseases. Arranged on a new and simple plan. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | General Cures; Children's Health; Women's Health; Botanic Medicine |
| Keywords | domestic, medicine, family, disease, plants, cure, children, female complaints, asthma, abortion, pain, fever, cold, baths, constipation, cholera, water, exercise, food, headache, indigestion, inflammation, childbirth, menstruation, nerves, pleuritis, pregnancy, piles, rheumatism, sleep, smallpox, eczema, toothache, ringworms, tobacco, venereal disease, sore throat |
| Parts of the Body | reproductive organs, respiratory system, digestive organs, limb, skin, mouth, teeth, head, kidneys, urinary organs, throat |
| Additional Information | Though generally anti-authoritarian, Gunn cited the eminent doctors of the East; and though generally in favor of herbal cures, he also prescribed opium, mercury and vigorous bleeding. He treated even the riskiest aspects of medicine as appropriate for domestic lay practice. |
| 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 |