The virtues of honey in preventing many of the worst disorders; and in the certain cure of several others; particularly the gravel, asthmas, coughs, hoarseness, and a tough morning phlegm: with a particular direction ... for the cure of consumptions ... / [John Hill].
- John Hill
- Date:
- 1784
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The virtues of honey in preventing many of the worst disorders; and in the certain cure of several others; particularly the gravel, asthmas, coughs, hoarseness, and a tough morning phlegm: with a particular direction ... for the cure of consumptions ... / [John Hill]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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