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Edwin M. (Edwin Moses) Hale
1829–1899
A 19th-century physician and prolific medical writer, he became one of the best-known American voices in homeopathy and helped popularize new remedies for both doctors and general readers. His books ranged from dense materia medica to practical health guides, including a surprising volume on the care of cats.
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Ilex cassine, the aboriginal North American tea Its history, distribution, and use among the native North American Indians
by Edwin M. (Edwin Moses) Hale
About the author
Born in Newport, New Hampshire, in 1829, Edwin Moses Hale trained as a physician and later became a prominent figure in American homeopathy. Contemporary library and historical records link him to the Cleveland Homoeopathic Medical College and to Hahnemann Medical College in Chicago, where he was associated with teaching materia medica and therapeutics.
Hale wrote extensively, and surviving catalogs of his work show an energetic range of subjects. He is especially remembered for medical titles such as Materia Medica and Special Therapeutics of the New Remedies, The Characteristics of the New Remedies, and Lectures on Diseases of the Heart. He also wrote more practical books for a wider audience, including The Compendium of Health and The Cat and Its Diseases.
He died in 1899, leaving behind a body of writing that captures a lively corner of 19th-century medical culture. Even now, his books offer a window into how physicians of his era tried to organize knowledge, argue for new treatments, and speak to readers beyond the consulting room.