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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
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Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
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Virtues of British herbs. With the history, description, and figures of the several kinds; An Account of the Diseases they will cure; The Method of giving them; and Management of the Patients in each Disease: Containing Cures of Head-Achs by Feverfew Tea, with Two Singular Instances. Cures of Consumptions by Coltsfoot Tea, Hectic Fevers by the Daisy, Colics by Leaves of Chamomile, And Agues by its Flowers. A Recommendation of the Bidens Cernua to supply the Place of the Ceylon Acmella, so celebrated in the Gravel; but not to be had with us. And a Case, with all its Circumstances and Symptoms, of the Hooping - Cough, cured by a Tea of the fresh Root of Elecampane. The Whole illustrating that important Truth, That the Plants of our own Country will cure all its Diseases. To which are added, Cautions against the Two Othonnas, destructive of Sheep. A Work intended to be useful to the Sick, and to their Friends; to private Families; and to the Charitable, who would help their Neighbours. No.1. - To be continued occasionally, as new Virtues are discovered in Plants; or neglected, or doubtful ones ascertained by Experience. By John Hill, M. D. Member of the Imperial Academy.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: M.DCC.LXX. [1770]- Books
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The english physician enlarged with three hundred and sixty-nine medicines, made of English herbs, that were not in any impression until this. Being an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation, containing a complete Method of Physic, whereby a Man may preserve his Body in Health, or cure himself, being Sick, for Three pence Charge, with such Things only as grow in England, they being most fit for English Bodies. Herein is also shewed, 1. The Way of making Plaisters, Ointments, Oils, Poultices, Syrups, Decoctions, Juleps, or Waters of all Sorts of Physical Herbs, that you may have them ready for your Use at all Times of the Year. - 2. What Planet governeth every Herb or Tree (used in Physic) that groweth in England. 3. The Time of gathering all Herbs both Vulgarly and Astrologically. - 4. The Way of drying and keeping the Herbs all the Year. - 5. The Way of keeping their Juice ready for Use at all Times-6. The Way of making and keeping all Kinds of Useful Compounds made of Herbs-7. The Way of mixing Medicines according to the Cause and Mixture of the Disease and Part of the Body afflicted. By Nich. Culpepper. Gent. Student in Physic and Astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.Date: 1785- Books
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The english physician enlarged with three hundred and sixty-nine medicines, made of English herbs, that were not in any impression until this. Being an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation, containing a complete Method of Physic, whereby a Man may preserve his Body in Health, or cure himself, being Sick, for Three-Pence Charge, with such Things only as grow in England, they being most fit for English Bodies. Herein is also shewed, 1. The Way of making Plaisters, Ointments, Oils, Poultices, Syrups, Decoctions, Juleps, or Waters of all Sorts of Physical Herbs, that you may have them ready for your Use at all Times of the Year -2. What Planet governeth every Herb or Tree (used in Physic) that groweth in England. 3. The Time of gathering all Herbs, both Vulgarly and Astrologically. - 4. The Way of drying and keeping the Herbs all the Year. - 5. The Way of keeping their Juice ready for Use at all Times. - 6. The Way of making and keeping all Kinds of useful Compounds made of Herbs. - 7. The Way of mixing Medicines according to the Cause and Mixture of the Disease and Part of the Body afflicted. By Nich. Culpepper, Gent. Student in Physic and Astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.Date: [1790?]- Books
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The english physician enlarged with three hundred and sixty-nine medicines, made of English herbs, that were not in any impression until this. Being an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation, containing a complete Method of Physic, whereby a Man may preserve his Body in Health, or cure himself, being Sick, for Three-Pence Charge, with such Things only as grow in England, they being most fit for English Bodies. Herein is also shewed, 1. The Way of making Plaisters, Ointments, Oils, Poultices, Syrups, Decoctions, Juleps, or Waters of all Sorts of Physical Herbs, that you may have them ready for your Use at all Times of the Year-2. What Planet governeth every Herb or Tree (used in Physic) that groweth in England. 3. The time of gathering all Herbs, both Vulgarly and Astrologically. - 4. The Way of drying and keeping the Herbs all the Year. - 5 The Way of keeping their Juice ready for Use at all Times-6. The Way of making and keeping all Kinds of useful Compounds made of Herbs. - 7. The Way of mixing Medicines according to the Cause and Mixture of the Disease and Part of the Body afflicted. By Nich. Culpepper, Gent. Student in Physic and Astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.Date: 1794- Books
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The english physician enlarged with three hundred and sixty-nine medicines, made of English herbs, that were not in any impression until this. Being an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation, containing a complete Method of Physic whereby a Man may preserve his Body in Health, or cure himself, being Sick, for Three-Pence Charge, with such Things only as grow in England, they being most sit for English Bodies. Herein is also shewed, These seven things, viz. 1. The Way of making Plaistere Ointments, Oils, Poultices, Syrups, Decoctions, Juleps, or Waters of all Sorts, or Physical Herbs, that you may have them ready for your Use at all times of the Year-2. What Planet governeth every Herb or Tree (used in Physic) that groweth in England. 3. The Time of gathering all Herbs, both Vulgarly and Astrologically. - 4. The Way of drying and keeping the Herbs all the Year. -5. The Way of keeping their Juice ready for Use at all Times-6. The Way of making and keeping all kinds of Useful Compounds made of Herbs-7. The Way of mixing Medicines according to the Cause and Mixture of the Disease and Part of the Body afflicted. By Nich. Culpepper. Gent. Student in Physic and Astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.Date: 1799