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.

by Amelia Young

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Transcriber’s note: table of contents added by the transcriber.

[INDEX.]
[DEVELOPMENT OF THE FŒTUS.]
[PERIOD OF GESTATION.]
[FAMILY HERBAL.]
[RECIPES.]
[PHYSIOLOGY.]
[ROOTS AND HERBS.]
[MISCELLANY.]
[PREJUDICE.]
[RHEUMATISM—ITS CAUSES.]
[THE INFLUENCE OF OPIUM.]
[THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS.]
[TO MOTHERS,]
[GENERAL REMARKS.]
[THE DIET OF CHILDREN.]
[REMARKS ON FOOD.]
[TABLE, SHOWING THE MEAN TIME OF DIGESTION]
[Inferences from Dr. Beaumont’s Experiments and Observations, given in his own words.]
[CATALOGUE OF HERBS, MEDICINAL PLANTS, &c.]
[SYNONYMS.]
[ORDINARY EXTRACTS.]
[DOUBLE DISTILLED AND FRAGRANT WATERS.]
[PROPERTIES EXPLAINED.]
[RECOMMENDATIONS.]

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MADAME YOUNG, M. D.

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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