The complete herbalist, or the people their own physicians by the use of nature's remedies
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Title
The complete herbalist, or the people their own physicians by the use of nature's remedies
Subject
Title pages
Frontispieces (illustrations)
Brown, O. Phelps (Oliver Phelps)
Materia medica
Medicine, Eclectic
Description
In addition to publishing this popular botanic medical text, O. Phelps Brown made and marketed proprietary medicines, such as the "Magic Assimilant" (boneset, chamomile blossoms, smartweed, vervain, and whiskey) for fits and indigestion. He also provided medical consultation by mail: "I desire all invalids to explain in full the symptoms under which they have suffered, and to detail as nearly as they can, when and how the disease was contracted…. I make no charge for consultation, either in office, or by letter. Express and mail facilities are now so perfect that medicines can be daily, safely and cheaply transported from my office to the remotest localities."
Abstract
Title page of O. Phelps Brown's The complete herbalist, or the people their own physicians by the use of nature's remedies, and frontispiece showing colored illustrations of the dandelion, daisy, and elecampane plants
Creator
Brown, O. Phelps (Oliver Phelps)
Publisher
Oliver Phelps Brown
Date Created
1867
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (RV3.B81 1867 c.2)
Format
text
Extent
1 title page and 1 frontispiece
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0002550
Provenance
Gift of the Librarian of Congress to the Boston Medical Library, 1909
Files
Collection
Citation
Brown, O. Phelps (Oliver Phelps), “The complete herbalist, or the people their own physicians by the use of nature's remedies,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12603.