New guide to health, or Botanic family physician : containing a complete system of practice, upon a plan entirely new : with a description of the vegetables made use of, and directions for preparing and administering them to cure disease ; to which is added a description of several cases of disease attended by the author, with the mode of treatment and cure / by Samuel Thomson.

  • Thomson, Samuel, 1769-1843.
Date:
1835
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Credit: New guide to health, or Botanic family physician : containing a complete system of practice, upon a plan entirely new : with a description of the vegetables made use of, and directions for preparing and administering them to cure disease ; to which is added a description of several cases of disease attended by the author, with the mode of treatment and cure / by Samuel Thomson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    begin to recover from that time. I have been more particular in describing these effects of the medicine, as they are very alarming to those un- acquainted with them, and in order to show that there is no danger to be apprehended. They are certain evidences of a favorable turn of the dis- ease. The emetic herb is of great value in preventing sickness, as well as curing it. By taking a dose when first attacked by any complaint, it will throw it oft, and frequently prevent long sickness. It not only acts as an emetic, and throws off from the stomach every thing that nature does not require to support the system, but extends its effects to every part of the body. It is searching, enliven- ing, quickening, and has great power in removing obstructions ; but it soon exhausts itself, and, if not followed by some other medicine to hold the vital heat til4 nature is able to support itself by digesting the food, it will not be sufficient to re- move a disease that has become seated. To effect ibis important object, put me to much trouble; and, after trying many experiments to get something that would answer the purpose, I found that which is described under No. 2, was the best and only medicine I have any knowledge of, that would hold the'heat in the stomach, and not evaporate ; and by giving No. 3, to remove the canker, which is the greafcause of disease; and then following with Nos. 4 and 5, to correct the bile, restore the diges- tion, and strengthen the system, I have had little trouble in effecting a cure. Directions for prepar- ing these will be hereafter given.