John William Fyfe
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John William Fyfe was a teaching physician in New York in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was a physician of the Eclectic School
and author of herbal
manuals for physicians. His works include: The Essentials of Modern Materia Medica and Therapeutics also known as Fyfe's Materia Medica (1903), Pocket Essentials of Modern Materia Medica and Therapeutics (1911), and Specific Diagnosis and Specific Medication (1909).
Eclectic medicine
Eclectic medicine was a branch of American medicine which made use of botanical remedies along with other substances and physical therapy practices, popular in the latter half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries....
and author of herbal
Herbalism
Herbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, herblore, and phytotherapy...
manuals for physicians. His works include: The Essentials of Modern Materia Medica and Therapeutics also known as Fyfe's Materia Medica (1903), Pocket Essentials of Modern Materia Medica and Therapeutics (1911), and Specific Diagnosis and Specific Medication (1909).