Eclectic Medical

Collection Items

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  American Eclectic Dispensatory

  This was a reference book of all the various medicines and treatments for American Eclectic physicians. Multiple editions are present with supplements. Dr. King wrote this large volume detailing how to make these medicines, similar to any apothecary.
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  Notes of charges by a New York Doctor, and other notes by Dr. John King

  photo of John King's casebooks, King reused booklets and other small pads of paper for his cases and his scrapbook. He would either write on a scrap piece of paper and glue it in or he would write within the preexisting text. Additionally, a note on page 1 on the 1866-1868 – the casebook looks like it was a reference page for him. In the top left corner, you can see rates/quotes for charges from a doctor in New York. Archivist at Lloyd Library
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  Case of Margaret L. Knight

  Margaret Knight, case of self abuse and a charge of 40 dollars with Detailed prescriptions by Dr. John King. The belief by physicians of the period was that treatment was required to decrease sexual drive after death of spouse to prevent insanity and/or nymphomania.
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  Mrs. Anna E. Shields Case

  A case of loss of smell, cough, and Gi distress, with treatment and charges. Handwritten note by Dr. King of the multiple treatments and apothecary units.
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  Mrs. Jennie Rodhamel? case of nervous debility

  Description of medical case, charges, and prescription.
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  Mrs. Jennie Rodhamel? case of nervous debility

  This is a case from Dr. John King's casebooks of a female nervous medical case, of Jennie Rodhamel, that includes different herbal medicines, like echinacea, and cimicfuga
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  Eclectic Medical Textbooks

  Smartphone Picture of Eclectic Textbooks
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  Medicinal plants : an illustrated and descriptive guide to plants indigenous to and naturalized in the United States which are used in medicine, their description, origin, history, preparation, chemistry and physiological effects fully described ...

  First published in 1887 with title: American medicinal plants : an illustrated and descriptive guide to the American plants used as homoeopathic remedies ...
  
  Includes indexes.
  
  Stafleu (2nd) | 6067
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  Introductory Lecture of Dr. John King

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  Image of the Eclectic Medical Institue