The improved American family physician, or, Sick man's guide to health : containing a complete theory of the botanic practice of medicine, on the Thomsonian and hygeian system, with alterations and improvements : to which is appended a concise formula for compounding medicines for the cure of every complaint incident to human nature : also, a complete digest of midwifery, so that the old proverb may be verified, that every man may be his own physician.

  • Day, L. Meeker.
Date:
1833
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Credit: The improved American family physician, or, Sick man's guide to health : containing a complete theory of the botanic practice of medicine, on the Thomsonian and hygeian system, with alterations and improvements : to which is appended a concise formula for compounding medicines for the cure of every complaint incident to human nature : also, a complete digest of midwifery, so that the old proverb may be verified, that every man may be his own physician. 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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    There is certainly a very striking contrast between the two systems, yet no doubt, if properly and skilfully ad- ministered, at the proper time, both systems are equally beneficial; for the treatment pursued by Dr. Thomson5 in this case, is calculated to revive and renovate the whole frame of the patient, and is therefore particu- larly serviceable in those cases of debility and inactivity of the parts where nature has become, in a measure, exhausted, and unable to perform her natural operations, which are certainly very much assisted by those strengthening, warming and stimulating medicines.— Yet, in ordinary cases, where the strength of the woman is sufficient, the other mode of treatment is, no doubt, the most agreeable and pleasant, and pn bably the most safe. I consider that the practitioner, with these two methods before him, can accomplish his object, in every instance, with the utmost success. The Practitioner will readily discover that the Thom- sonian and Hygeian Systems are productive of the same happy result, that of cleansing the system of all impuri- ties. The Tbomsonian course tends directly to remove through the pores of the skin, and from the stomach and ' bowels, the morbid and gross humours with which the system abounds to a degree of superabundance, which causes obstruction, disease, and death. On the other hand, the Hygeian course acts upon the same principle, by removing from the stomach and bowels, the morbid and gross humours that are thrown there from all parts of the human frame, like so many ditches dug through a wet field, in which all the watery secretions flow, until the field becomes drained and fertile. For this purpose, I have made known a valuable recipe for making Pills, denominated in this work the Aromatic Hygeian Pills, fifteen of which taken in the morning, one hour hefore eating or drinking, will promptly act Upon the Hygeian principle, and remove, in an unaccountable manner, the gross humours from all parts of the system, through the intestinal canal. These Pills may be used once or twice a week, with the same beneficial effect as any Hygeian Medicine extant, and they may be taken in all cases of disease, except where too much physic has been