Domestic medicine, or, A treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines : with an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners / by William Buchan, M.D. fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edingburgh.

  • Buchan, William, 1729-1805.
Date:
1786
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Credit: Domestic medicine, or, A treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines : with an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners / by William Buchan, M.D. fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edingburgh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    ADVERT ISEMEN'T. SIXTEEN years have now elapfed fince the firft Edition of this Book made its appearance. During this period, the Author having been in conftant pradice, has taken oc- cafion to improve feveral articles, w^hich were with lefs accuracy inferted in the more early impreffions. For this he has been cenfured by fome, but the more candid and difcern- ing muft approve his condud:. It would be unpardonable in an Author to ftiffer an error in a book, on which health and life may depend, to ftand uncorreded ; nor would it be much Icfs fo to perceive an omiflion, and leave it un- fupplied. His improvements, however, are not the refult of mercenary views. The fame principle which prompted the Author to write the Book, will ever induce him to improve it to the utmoft of his power. :i The