title: Reductionist trends in eighteenth-century therapeutics: a discussion on two medical/ pharmaceutical manuscripts.
authors.affiliation: jcrellin@mun.ca
authors.forename: John K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Crellin
mesh_terms: D002400:Cathartics / Q000266:history; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000266:history*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000266:history*; D000077406:History of Pharmacy; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000266:history; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012068:Religion and Medicine
chemical_list: D002400:Cathartics