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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Homeopathist, or domestic physician |
| Reference | 105735.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Collection | Rosenberg |
| Date | 1844 |
| Author | Hering, Constantine |
| Place of Creation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Description | Second American edition, with additions from the fourth German edition. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Homeopathy; Children's Health; Women's Health |
| Keywords | domestic, physician, medicine, disease, brain, colds, catarrh, headache, diarrhoea, exhaustion, tobacco, acidity, poison, fever, toothache, female complaints, children, rheumatism, menstruation, pregnancy |
| Parts of the Body | ear, eyes, throat, digestive organs, respiratory system, lungs, nose, head, teeth, skin, reproductive organs |
| Additional Information | This book came with 46 vials of pills for $5, with simple instructions about which to take for which ailment. However, most homeopaths were trained physicians who discouraged home treatment. By 1860 there were 2500 of them in the US. |
| 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 |