Historical Bibliography Updated: February 8, 2020
Resources of the southern fields and forests, medical, economical, and agricultural: Being also a medical botany of the Confederate States; with practical information on the useful properties of the trees, plants and shrubs.
Publication Details
Charleston, SC: Cogswell, 1863 CE.
The first extensive treatise on the botany of the Southern States of the US and the only Confederate manual of materia medica. This is also a manual of “survival information”, teaching how live off the land and how to make medicines from indigenous plants, because the Union blockade of Confederate ports prevented the importation of medicines from Europe. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #1865.1 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2429 |
| Author Bio Link | MUSC.edu ↗ |
| External URL | resources-of-the-southern-fields-and-forestsbeing-a-medical-botany-of-the-confederate-states |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Charleston, SC