The complete herbalist, or, the people their own physicians by the use of nature's remedies showing the great curative properties of all herbs, gums, balsams, barks, flowers and roots ; how they should be prepared, when and under what influences selected, at what times gathered, and for what diseases administered. Also, separate treatises on fod and drinks ; clothing ; exercise ; the regulation of the passions, life, health, and disease; longevity; medication; air and sunshine ; bathing ; sleep, etc. Also, symptoms of prevalent diseases ; special treatment in special cases; and a new and plain system of hygienic principles / by O. Phelps Brown.

  • Brown, O. Phelps (Oliver Phelps), active 1871.
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1871
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Credit: The complete herbalist, or, the people their own physicians by the use of nature's remedies showing the great curative properties of all herbs, gums, balsams, barks, flowers and roots ; how they should be prepared, when and under what influences selected, at what times gathered, and for what diseases administered. Also, separate treatises on fod and drinks ; clothing ; exercise ; the regulation of the passions, life, health, and disease; longevity; medication; air and sunshine ; bathing ; sleep, etc. Also, symptoms of prevalent diseases ; special treatment in special cases; and a new and plain system of hygienic principles / by O. Phelps Brown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FOREIGN AND NATIVE PLANT S. THEIR MEDICAL PROPERTIES, AND THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATES AND PLANETS OVER THEM. ACACIA. Gum Arabic. Description.—Acacia Arabica, is a small tree or shrub, but which sometimes attains the height of forty feet, with a trunk from three to four feet ia circumference. It is sometimes called the Egyptian Thorn, or Egyptian Gum Arabic. The thorns are sometimes short, sometimes long, or almost wanting. The flowers are small and yellow, in globose heads, etc. History.—The tree inhabits the Southern portions of Asia, and the upper portions of Africa. The gum flows naturally from the bark of the trees, in the form of a thick and rather frothy liquid, and speedily concretes into tears ; sometimes the discharge is promoted by wounding the trunk and branches. The best quality of Gum Arabic is colorless, or very pale yel- low-white, shining, transparent, hard, but pulverable, inodorous, and of a sweet and viscous taste. Cold or hot water dissolves its own weight, forming a thick mucilaginous solution. Government and Virtues.—It is a tree influenced by the Moon. The gum is nutritive and demulcent, and exerts a soothing influence upon irritated or inflamed mucus tissues, by shielding them from the influence of deleterious agents, atmos- pheric air, etc. It is very useful in diarrhoea and dysentery, to remove tenesmus and painful stools, in catarrh, cough, hoarseness, gonorrhoea, inflamations, etc. It may be given almost ad libitum in powder, lozenge, or solution alone, or com- bined with syrups, decoctions, etc. [See Acacian Balsam,^* page 308.] ADDER'S TONGUE. Erythronium Americanum Besoription.—This plant, also known by the names of Dog