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Herbal simples approved for modern uses of cure — William Thomas Fernie

Herbal simples approved for modern uses of cure

William Thomas Fernie

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 657 pages

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure is a collection of essays by the English physician W. T. Fernie, published in its second edition in 1897. It surveys medicinal herbs and simple plant remedies, blending botany, traditional lore, and nineteenth-century medical practice. It is worth listening to for a window into how doctors once understood and used common plants.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. HERBAL SIMPLES APPROVED FOR MODERN USES OF CURE
  2. [1] INTRODUCTION.
  3. [15] ACORN.
  4. AGRIMONY.
  5. ANISEED.
  6. APPLE.
  7. ARUM—THE COMMON.
  8. ASPARAGUS.
  9. BALM.
  10. BARBERRY.
  11. BARLEY.
  12. BASIL.
  13. BETONY.
  14. BLACKBERRY.
  15. [60] BORAGE.
  16. BROOM.
  17. BRYONY.
  18. BUCKTHORN.
  19. BUTTERCUP.
  20. CABBAGE.
  21. CAPSICUM (CAYENNE).
  22. CARAWAY.
  23. CHAMOMILE.
  24. CARROT.
  25. CELERY.
  26. CENTAURY.
  27. [98] CHERRY.
  28. CHICKWEED.
  29. CHRISTMAS ROSE—BLACK HELLEBORE.
  30. CLOVER.

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