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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The London Dispensary (Pharmacopœia Londinensis) |
| Reference | 69697.O |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1720 |
| Author | Culpeper, Nicholas |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Boone, N., Henchman, D., and Edwards, J. |
| Place of Creation | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Description | Most early domestic medical practice incorporated centuries-old botanic traditions. Culpeper's guide to drugs was largely botanical, and was one of the earliest medical books reprinted in America. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Botanic Medicine |
| Keywords | recipe, herbs, cure, humours, astrology, folklore, diet, exercise |
| Additional Information | English botanist and apothecary Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) was one of the first to challenge the medical establishment in the seventeeth century. He dismissed polypharmacy, uroscopy, venesection and purging, emphasising instead the importance of diet, exercise and hygiene. He defied the self-serving monopoly of London physicians, and set himself up as an unlicensed practitioner. He had a large following in the United Kingdom, and some of his works were republished in America. |
| 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 |