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.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    3-i BAY BEBRT BUSH. LAURUS NOBILUS. DESCRIPTION. This tree or shrub rises three or four feet m height: leaves numerous and ovate: flowers in August, and hears numerous green berries, of which green tallow is made. HISTORY. It grows plentifully on Long-Island and in the New-England states, where the berries are manu- factured into tahW, in the following manner : the ripe berries are put into cold water, let them soak for one night, and then boil them over a gentle fire until the tallow rises on the surface of the water.