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Every man his own physician: being a complete collection of efficacious and approved remedies, for every disease incident to the human body; with plain instructions for their common use, Philadelphia, 1794.

Author/Artist: Theobald MD, John (d. 1760)

Type: Book

Topic: Popular Home Remedies

Title page of Everyman His Own Physician

A popular resource for healing, printers on both sides of the Atlantic issued numerous editions of John Theobald's do-it-yourself guide to good health.