Madame Young's Guide to Health by Amelia Young

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Author Young, Amelia
Title Madame Young's Guide to Health
Her experience and practice for nearly forty years; a true family herbal, wherein is displayed the true properties and medical virtues of all the roots, herbs, &c., indigenous to the United States, and their combination in all the diseases the human body is heir to; also, an explanation of the human body, its liability to injuries through ignorance of its structure. Dedicated exclusively to her sex.
Note Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary "Madame Young's Guide to Health" by Amelia Young is a family herbal written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the medicinal properties of various indigenous herbs and roots found in the United States, aiming to empower readers with the knowledge necessary for addressing a wide array of health issues. Young dedicates her work specifically to women and families, drawing on nearly forty years of personal experience and practice in herbal healing. The opening of the book presents a heartfelt preface, where the author expresses her desire to share her extensive knowledge of herbal medicine, acquired from time spent learning with the Iroquois tribe and through her own observations and studies. Young discusses common misconceptions in existing herbal texts and her commitment to offering accurate and practical guidance in the use of these natural remedies. Furthermore, she begins to lay the foundation for understanding the human body, emphasizing the importance of anatomical knowledge in maintaining health and preventing disease, demonstrating her goal of making the text accessible and informative for all readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class RC: Medicine: Internal medicine
Subject Botany, Medical
Subject Medicine, Popular
Subject Materia medica, Vegetable
Subject Women physicians
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EBook-No. 53875
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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