Samuel Thomson: Lessons from a Pioneer Herbalist with Steven Horne
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Samuel Thomson was an herbalist who popularized the use of herbal medicine in pioneer America. After publishing his, New Guide to Health, millions of people adopted Thomsonian botanical medicine as a primary means of health care. Thomson's work and teachings lead to the neo-Thomsonian movement and eventually the Physio-Medical movement, which greatly influenced the Eclectics. In Utah, were I live, all the early physicians were Thomsonians, and the journal of one of these herb doctors, Priddy Meeks, influenced John Christopher to start the modern day herb movement in Utah.
Samuel Thomson was an herbalist who popularized the use of herbal medicine in pioneer America. After publishing his, New Guide to Health, millions of people adopted Thomsonian botanical medicine as a primary means of health care. Thomson's work and teachings lead to the neo-Thomsonian movement and eventually the Physio-Medical movement, which greatly influenced the Eclectics. In Utah, were I live, all the early physicians were Thomsonians, and the journal of one of these herb doctors, Priddy Meeks, influenced John Christopher to start the modern day herb movement in Utah.