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An oration…containing an enquiry into the natural history of medicine among the Indians in North-America; and a comparative view of their diseases and remedies, with those of civilized nations.

Publication Details

Philadelphia: Joseph Cruikshank, 1774 CE.

Rush was the first American physician to publish a detailed study of native American medicine. Digital facsimile from the Medical Heritage Library, Internet Archive, at this link.

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Thematic Classifications

ANTHROPOLOGY › Medical Anthropology BOTANY › Ethnobotany NATIVE AMERICANS & Medicine TRADITIONAL, Folk or Indigenous Medicine

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#6451.90
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7588
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	an-orationcontaining-an-enquiry-into-the-natural-history-of-medicine-among-the-indians-in-northamerica-and-a-comparative-view-of-their-diseases-and-remedies-with-those-of-civilized-nations

Geographic Context

Publication place: Philadelphia