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1837 antique PRIMITIVE PHYSIC MEDICINE herbal CURE cancer plague baldness WESLEY
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Offered here is an 1837 edition of Primitive Physic; or, Eight Hundred Safe and Valuable Receipts, for the Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases Incident to the Human Body by Rev. John Wesley, M.A., founder of Methodism. Measuring approximately 4 x 7 inches and complete at 72 pages, this pocket-sized medical handbook was printed in Preston, England, by J. Livesey, Temperance Advocate Office, and represents one of the most influential popular medicine texts of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Wesley\'s Primitive Physic blended folk medicine, herbal remedies, practical household treatments, religious philosophy, and early medical knowledge into a single affordable guide intended for ordinary families. The title page identifies this as a \"New Edition\" dated MDCCCXXXVII (1837).
The book contains hundreds of remedies and medical receipts addressing ailments and conditions including:
- Asthma
- Baldness
- Burns and scalds
- Bruises and wounds
- Bleeding
- Coughs and colds
- Cholera morbus
- Deafness
- Epilepsy (\"falling sickness\")
- Pleurisy
- Poisoning
- The plague
- Nosebleeds
- Women\'s health conditions
- Various digestive complaints
- And many other diseases and injuries
Examples include treatments for \"spitting blood,\" \"vomiting blood,\" \"hard breasts,\" \"chops in women\'s nipples,\" \"deafness from wax,\" \"cancer in the breast,\" and numerous herbal, mineral, and household preparations. Many remedies reflect the fascinating intersection of traditional folk healing and pre-modern medicine.
Condition is as shown. The softcover binding remains intact and complete through the final page marked \"FINIS.\" Pages exhibit age toning, foxing, staining, edge wear, and moisture exposure. Covers show wear and handling consistent with age. Despite its condition issues, the booklet survives as a complete and highly collectible example of early 19th-century popular medical literature.
An appealing piece for collectors of:
- Medical history
- Early pharmacology
- Folk medicine
- Methodist history
- John Wesley material
- Antique health and remedy books
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