1824 – American Botanist & Family Physician | Herbal Medicine & Remedies

The American Botanist and Family Physician is an early American book on medicinal botany, domestic medicine, and natural remedies. This 1824 edition published in Vermont is an alphabetical dictionary-reference of plants, minerals, and herbs and each of their therapeutic value. Of particular interest is a section of discoveries made my Native American Indians for medical treatments.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American Botanist and Family Physician
• Author(s): John Monroe
• Contributor(s): Silas Gaskill (Editor)
• Publisher: Wheelock, Vt., J. Morrison
• Edition: 1824 edition.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Size:  6.5 in x 4 in
• Collation: 203 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Alphabetical botanical reference
  • Herbal remedies and treatments
  • Mineral, animal, and vegetable medicines
  • Domestic and family medicine
  • North American medicinal plants
  • Indian discoveries in the medical art

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather tight and secure. Corners and edges show light wear. Pages toned but text remains legible.

Why Collect This?

• Early American medical and botanical reference published in Vermont

Item Number: # 50616