Culpeper's English physician and British herbal : to which is added, The Family Physician; containing the safest and cheapest remedies for the various disorders incidental to the human body. With a copious index. Also, a dissertation on the advantages of vegetable over animal diet, and a plain anlysis of botany / by Dr. Dickenson.
- Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.
- Date:
- 1814
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Culpeper's English physician and British herbal : to which is added, The Family Physician; containing the safest and cheapest remedies for the various disorders incidental to the human body. With a copious index. Also, a dissertation on the advantages of vegetable over animal diet, and a plain anlysis of botany / by Dr. Dickenson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.
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