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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | New Guide to Health |
| Reference | 63882.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1832 |
| Author | Thomson, Samuel |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Howe, J |
| Place of Creation | Boston |
| Description | Thomson said he learned botanic medicine from a female herbalist who cured his wife after a regular doctor failed. He believed illness was caused by cold and that the only cure was a restoration of the body's natural heat. This he accomplished with steam baths, cayenne pepper and puking, by means of Lobelia, a native American emetic. After a decade of local practice, he went public with this book. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Botanic Medicine |
| Keywords | botany, physician, cure, disease, medicine, fever |
| 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 |