Excerpt from The American Botanic Medical Family Instructor, Founded Upon the Theory and Practice of Vegetable Medicines, With Remarks on the Different Practices of Medicine, and Natural Laws: Anatomy and Physiology, and the Preservation of Health, a Description of Medical Plants, and the Art of Compounding Medicines, and a General Treatment of Diseases, Compiled From Various Sources, Particularly Designed for Family Use In presenting to the public a work of this character, on which without doubt, will be thrown the epithets of innovation and quackery, by a certain class in community, it may be proper to state, what led to its publication, and the end the author designs to accomplish by its general introduction in community. The first, and great object is to remove' the prejudice existing against theme of Vegetable Medicine, caused by the untrue epithets thrown out against it by designing men; and that every indi. Vidual may become acquainted With his own system, and how to preserve health. Secondly, that people in general may become acquainted with medical roots and herbs, their properties and use, and their ad ministration ih different cases of disease; and to condense the mass of information on those subjects in such a manner, as to afford the work so low, that every individual may obtain it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Between 1760 and 1860, health publicists transformed medical care by promoting the re-allocation of health-care duties, reflecting social and cultural trends toward new gender and family roles. They envisaged a doctor-patient relationship based on mutual respect and informed interdependence.