| Description |
337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-317) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Medicine at the crossroads -- Every man his own physician: Thomson's botanic medicine -- The only true science of the mind: phrenology -- Quenching thirst, healing pain: hydropathy -- Dilutions of health: homeopathy -- Hypnotized: Mesmer and his mental magic -- Selling snake oil: patent medicine -- Manual medicine: osteopathy and chiropractic -- The fall and rise of alternative medicine. |
| Summary |
"A history of botanical remedies, hypnotic suggestion, water cures, and other alternative medicine in nineteenth-century America"--Dust jacket. |
| Subject |
Alternative medicine -- History.
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Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric -- History.
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Medicine -- Specialties and specialists -- History.
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Medicine -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780807022085 hardback alkaline paper |
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080702208X hardback alkaline paper |
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