Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. Benjamin Barton Smith notebook on materia medica circa 1796-1798. B MS b52.1, Countway Library of Medicine. (Colonial North America: Countway Library of Medicine)

Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. Benjamin Barton Smith notebook on materia medica circa 1796-1798. B MS b52.1, Countway Library of Medicine.

Volume of notes for lectures by University of Pennsylvania Professor of Materia Medica Benjamin Smith Barton (1766-1815), circa 1796-1798. Includes an introduction and remarks on materia alimentaria (food), followed by lectures on astringents, tonics, emetics, stimulants, and other therapies. The end of the volume contains several medical recipes for conditions like rheumatism and gonorrhea.

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Uva Ursi is recommended in this disease by several physicians in Europe & they have declared it will cure the disease, but I think the manner in which it acts is by checking the collequetive Sweats and palliating the symptoms

Scrophula. The decoction of the common alder is said by Dr Barton to cure this disease at the same time washing the ulcers if there are any with the decoction

1984-85 /M/1

Countway Library of Medicine B MS b 52.1 Rare Books Department

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