The Physician's Assistant: Consisting of a Short and Comprehensive Materia Medica, Together With a Summary View of the Whole Practice of Physic, Surgery and Midwifery (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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9780331097719: The Physician's Assistant: Consisting of a Short and Comprehensive Materia Medica, Together With a Summary View of the Whole Practice of Physic, Surgery and Midwifery (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331097710 ISBN 13: 9780331097719

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Practical, early medical knowledge for the home and the clinic

This edition compiles a short, comprehensive materia medica and a practical overview of general medical, surgical, and midwifery care. It presents common remedies, their uses, and how they were viewed to treat fever, pains, digestive problems, and wounds. The text offers direct, procedural guidance tied to a time when herbs, roots, and simple preparations formed the backbone of care.

In this edition you’ll encounter:

A list of herbs, roots, and natural substances with described effects and doses, such as sarsaparilla, blue flag, calamus, and various tonics.
Handy, step-by-step remedies for everyday ailments, wounds, ulcers, and inflammations, plus guidance on poultices, washes, and mixtures.
Practical notes on pregnancy, childbirth, and common child and maternal concerns, along with cautions and traditional approaches.
Brief discussions of conditions and their visible symptoms, with straightforward home and clinical treatment ideas from the period.

Ideal for readers of medical history, antique pharmacopoeias, and collectors of early medical texts who want a window into how practitioners approached health and illness in earlier times.

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