1852 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. Female Medical Pioneers, Native American Herbalism, &c. Slavery though built on classic Calvinist

though built on classic Calvinist language

Arriving in San Francisco

Who could have thought that while we were complaining of oppression

and progressive religion

John Rogers" woodcut

1852 ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. Female Medical Pioneers, Native American Herbalism, &c. Slavery though built on classic CalvinistThe Eclectic Journal of Medicine sits at a fascinating crossroads in American medical history. The early 1850s were the peak years of the "Eclectic" medical movement; a reform school that arose in direct opposition to regular medicine, which was dominated by aggressive interventions like bloodletting, mercury purges (calomel), and tartar emetic. Eclectics drew heavily on botanical remedies, many derived from Native American plant knowledge, and