The English Physician [electronic resource] / Nicholas Culpepper ; edited and with an introduction by Michael A. Flannery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.

Contributor:

Flannery, Michael A., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materia medica--Early works to 1800.

Materia medica.

Botany, Medical.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (126 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first medical book published in the American colonies. The English Physician is a humble vest-pocket-sized 94-page medical guide for the common person, by the prolific herbalist and author Nicholas Culpeper. It was a staple in 17th-century England, as it was short, written in accessible prose, and inexpensive; and perhaps as attractive, it took a decidedly skeptical view of ""official"" medicine, relying instead on popular remedies. Culpeper's philosophy was to teach the common folk to minister to themselves by providing them with the tools and knowledge for self-help. Published in Bost

Contents:

Contents; Preface; A Note on the Text; Introduction; The English Physician; Appendix: The Simples of The English Physician ; Bibliographic Essay; Index

Notes:

Originally published in 1708 ; reprinted, with minor revisions by the editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8173-9008-1

OCLC:

933516678