THOMSON, Samuel (1769 – 1843)
1769 – 1843
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source Unknown author Unknown author · Lloyd, John Uri; Waterhouse, Benjamin. 1909. "Life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson, and a history of the Thomsonian materia medica, as shown in 'The new guide to health,' (1835) and the literature of that day". Cincinnati, O., J.U. & C.G. Lloyd · Public domain
1822 CE
#10751
A narrative of the life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson: Containing an account of his system of practice, and the manner of curing disease with vegetable medicine, upon a plan entirely new; to which is added an introduction to his New Guide to Health, or Botanic Family Physician containing the principles upon which the system is founded, with remarks on fevers, steaming, poison &c.
Thomson issued this introductory work shortly before publication of his New Guide. Three issues appeared in 1822: one with 180 pages, another with 182 pages including testimonials, and a 204 page issue with the introd…
1822 CE
#6988
New guide to health; or botanic family physician, containing a complete system of practice, upon a plan entirely new; with a description of the vegetables made use of, and directions for preparing and adminstering them to cure disease. To which is prefixed a narrative of the life and medical discoveries of the author.
The "Bible" of Thomsonism or "Thomsonian medicine", which employed botanical remedies, often based on native American medicines. Digital facsimile from the Medical Heritage Library, Internet Archive, at this link.
2001 CE
#9408
The people's doctors: Samuel Thomson and the American Botanical Movement 1790-1860.
"Samuel Thomson, born in New Hampshire in 1769 to an illiterate farming family, had no formal education, but he learned the elements of botanical medicine from a "root doctor," who he met in his youth. Thomson sought …