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Every man, his own doctor, compleated with an herbal

Full Title

Full Title
Every man, his own doctor, compleated with an herbal: shewing, first, how every one may know his own constitution and complexion, by certain signs. Also the nature and faculties of all food; as well meats as drinks, whereby every man and woman may understand what is good or hurtful to them. Treating also of air, passions of mind, exercise of body, sleep, the use of tobacco, a new hot bath; venery, with an infallible secret to prevent the pox. Of the senses, proving six in number. His elixir proprietatis, and its use. The second part shews the full knowledg and cure of the pox, running of the reins, gout, dropsie, scurvy, consumptions and obstructions: agues. shewing their causes and signs, danger and cure. The second edition, with additions. viz. A treatise of melancholly and distraction, with government in cure. Also a compendious herbal, discovering the physical vertue of all herbs in this kingdom, and what planet rules each herb, and how to gather them in their planetary hours. Written by John Archer one of His Majesties physicians in ordinary.

Author

Archer, John

Author Place

Last Name

Last Name
Archer

First Name

First Name
John

Date

Date
1678

Publication City

Publication City

Imprint

Imprint
London : printed for the author, and are to be sold at his house, at the sign of the Golden Ball in Winchester Street, near Broad Street, 1673 [i.e. 1678]

Topic

Genre

general medical guide

ESTC

http://estc.bl.uk/R1727

Format

Format
8

Publisher

Publisher

Publisher Place

Bookseller

Bookseller

Bookseller Place

Pages

Pages
296

ID

ID
R1727