Author: Fisher
Title: A Familiar Treatise on Asthma, Difficulty of Breathing, Wheezing, Winter Cough and Consumption of the Lungs, Containing, with Other Information, Explicit Directions for the Use of the Stramonium Herb
Description: London, Sherwood and Jones, 1811. Paperback. A very scarce, third edition copy of this medical treatise regarding asthma and its treatment in relation to the Stramonium Herb. In the original paper wraps. Written by James T Fisher, a surgeon based in England. This work explores Asthma, consumption and other lung problems. Fisher proposes the use of Datura Stramonium to resolve asthmatic problems. He writes this work as 'formerly an asthmatic invalid&apos. Datura Stramonium is also known as devil's snare. It is a plant in the nightshade family and produces hallucinogenic properties. It was used in medicine traditionally worldwide as an anaesthetic and analgesic. In Europe, John Herad refers to the plant in his 'Herball' as being a cure for inflammations. Henry Hyde Salter is another doctor who discusses this plant as a treatment for asthma in his 19th century work 'On Asthma: its pathology and treatment&apos. A very scarce medical work from the early nineteenth century. In the publisher's original wraps. Externally, sound. Chips and creases to the extremities of the front and rear wraps. Occasional scattered spots to the front and rear wrap. Front joint is tender and wrap may detach with further handling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Otherwise, generally clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Asthma Medical Medicine Stramonium Medical None
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Title: A Familiar Treatise on Asthma, Difficulty of Breathing, Wheezing, Winter Cough and Consumption of the Lungs, Containing, with Other Information, Explicit Directions for the Use of the Stramonium Herb
Description: London, Sherwood and Jones, 1811. Paperback. A very scarce, third edition copy of this medical treatise regarding asthma and its treatment in relation to the Stramonium Herb. In the original paper wraps. Written by James T Fisher, a surgeon based in England. This work explores Asthma, consumption and other lung problems. Fisher proposes the use of Datura Stramonium to resolve asthmatic problems. He writes this work as 'formerly an asthmatic invalid&apos. Datura Stramonium is also known as devil's snare. It is a plant in the nightshade family and produces hallucinogenic properties. It was used in medicine traditionally worldwide as an anaesthetic and analgesic. In Europe, John Herad refers to the plant in his 'Herball' as being a cure for inflammations. Henry Hyde Salter is another doctor who discusses this plant as a treatment for asthma in his 19th century work 'On Asthma: its pathology and treatment&apos. A very scarce medical work from the early nineteenth century. In the publisher's original wraps. Externally, sound. Chips and creases to the extremities of the front and rear wraps. Occasional scattered spots to the front and rear wrap. Front joint is tender and wrap may detach with further handling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Otherwise, generally clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Asthma Medical Medicine Stramonium Medical None
Price: GBP 420.00 = appr. US$ 599.75 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 691L16
- Book number: 691L16
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