A new and complete American medical family herbal : wherein, is displayed the true properties and medical virtues of the plants, indigenous to the United States of America : together with Lewis' secret remedy, newly discovered, which has been found infallible in the cure of that dreadful disease hydrophobia, produced by the bite of a mad dog ... / by Samuel Henry ... ; with an appendix, of many choice medical secrets, never made known to the world before.

  • Henry, Samuel.
Date:
1814
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Credit: A new and complete American medical family herbal : wherein, is displayed the true properties and medical virtues of the plants, indigenous to the United States of America : together with Lewis' secret remedy, newly discovered, which has been found infallible in the cure of that dreadful disease hydrophobia, produced by the bite of a mad dog ... / by Samuel Henry ... ; with an appendix, of many choice medical secrets, never made known to the world before. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    yi secret, how to apply it in the cure of that dread- ful disease called Hydrophobia, which is caused by the bite of a mad dog. The remedy has been found infallible in all its trials, both upon man and beast, that had the misfortune to be bit by that ani- mal. The Author is bold to affirm, that this New American Family Herbal, will be of more real be- nefit and use to the gentlemen of the faculty, and the community at large, than any book that haS ever been made public to these United States of America, much more than Dr. TVoodvill's Botany itself. The reader will find here an account of the na- tural history, soil and place of growth, medical virtues, and method how to find the plant: also, how to use it in the cure of their disease, with a beautiful engraving of each species of plant. For the benefit and convenience of subscribers, the work is comprised into the compass of one octuvo volume. In order that this work may be understood, by every individual who reads it, it is written in an easy, plain, and familiar style, adapted to the un- derstanding of every capacity. The Author therefore presents the Masters and Mistresses of Families of our United States, this JWtp Complete American Medical Family Herbal; and that it may be the means in every family of promoting and preserving their health and happi- ness, is the prayer of