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• Palma febril : instruccion tirocinica medico-practica hypocratico-chymica methodico-galenica : segura [sic] methodo de curar las fiebres por racionales indicaciones (à costa del autor : en la imprenta de Joseph Garcia ..., 1739), by Pascual Francisco Virrey y Mange and José García (page images at HathiTrust)
• Le prestre medecin ou Discours physique sur l'etablissement de la Medicine. Avec un traité du caffé & du thé de France selon le système d'Hippocrate (chez Laurent D'Houry ..., 1696), by Francois Aignan, Laurent d' Houry, and Antonio Hernández Morejón (page images at HathiTrust)
• Corpus iuris medicinalis in tres libros diuisum, quo medicus naturae accusantis, et morbi accusati iudex propositas lites secundum neuthericorum fundamenta dirimere sciat (apud Antonium Bosium, 1679), by Joseph Schiffmann, Antonio Bosio, and Real Colegio de Cirugía de San Carlos (Madrid) (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Nature Cure: Philosophy and Practice Based on the Unity of Disease and Cure (20th edition, 1922), by Henry Lindlahr
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• The royal road (Tyrrell Hygienic institute, inc., 1938), by Eleonora Josephine Borzilleri and Chas. A. Tyrrell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Heilmethode und ihre ausgezeichneten Erfolge (Brauns, 1859), by Adolph Schnitzer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Food fundamentals; a view of ill-health as caused by wrong habits of living and a discussion of food based on experience from the viewpoint of an osteopathic physician (Printed by Sears & Simpson, 1916), by E. H. Bean (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nature cure : philosophy and practice based on the unity of disease and cure (The Nature Cure Publishing, Co., 1913), by Henry Lindlahr (page images at HathiTrust)
• The natural health movement in the United States : final report (National Center for Health Services Research and Development, 1972), by Julius A. Roth, Richard R. Hanson, and National Center for Health Services Research and Development (page images at HathiTrust)
• Naturopathy according to Hippocrates (C. C. Lenti, 1990), by Carlos Casanova Lenti (page images at HathiTrust)
• John Schroth's natural medical science or thorough directions to cure the ailments of the human body without medicine : (Gerke, 1881), by Clemens Gerke and John Schroth (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die neue Heilmethode : Lehrbuch der naturgemässen Lebensweise, der Gesundheitspflege und der naturgemässen Heilweise ... (Bong, 1907), by M. Platen (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philosophy of health : natural principles of health and cure, or, health and cure without drugs : also, the moral bearings of erroneous appetites (Ticknor, Reed, & Fields, 1851), by L. B. Coles (page images at HathiTrust)
• The new science of healing : or the doctrine of the oneness of all diseases forming the basis of a uniform method of cure, without medicines and without operations : an instructor and adviser for the healthy and the sick (Louis Kuhne, 1892), by Louis Kuhne (page images at HathiTrust)
• Spinology : the key to the secrets of all science of healing (The author, 1911), by W. Riedl (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philosophy of natural therapeutics (The Lindlahr Pub. Co., 1922), by Henry Lindlahr (page images at HathiTrust)
• Science of health. (New York., 1872) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The revolution in medical practice; a treatise on modern curative methods ... (City print. co., 1909), by Louis Blumer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Three great remedies of nature (Physical Culture Pub. Co., 1900), by Bernarr Macfadden and Felix L. Oswald (page images at HathiTrust)
• Royal road to health (Ch. A. Tyrrell, 1913), by Chas. A. Tyrrell (page images at HathiTrust)
• A B C of natural dietetics (The Nature Cure Pub. Co., 1917), by Anna Lindlahr and Henry Lindlahr (page images at HathiTrust)
• La nueva ciencia de curar : O enseñanza de la unidad de las enfermedades y su curacion sin medicamentos y sin operaciones basada en ella : manual y consejero de los hombres sanos y de los entermos (Editora Nacional?, 1901), by Louis Kuhne (page images at HathiTrust)
• Become younger. (Norwalk Press, 1949), by N. W. Walker (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fixed phlogistic earth. (Glindon, 1801), by Innocenzo della Lena (page images at HathiTrust)
• Zone therapy : or, relieving pain and sickness by nerve pressure (B. Lust Publications, 1928), by Benedict Lust (page images at HathiTrust)

• Directory of physicians and surgeons, osteopaths, naturopaths, drugless practitioners, chiropodists, midwives holding certificates issued under the Medical Practice Acts of the State of California (Published by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California, 1916), by California. Board of Medical Examiners (page images at HathiTrust)

• Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (2014-) (partial serial archives)
• RGUHS Journal of AYUSH Sciences (2011-) (partial serial archives)
• Integrative Medicine Case Reports (2020-) (partial serial archives)

• Narodnai︠a︡ medit︠s︡ina : primi︠e︡nennai︠a︡ k russkomu bytu i raznoklimatnosti Rossīi (V tip. Voenno-uchebnykh zavedenīĭ, 1844), by A. Charukovskiĭ (page images at HathiTrust)

• [Pharmako-basanos]: or, The touch-stone of medicines. Discovering the vertues of [brace] vegetables, minerals, & animals, by their tastes & smells. : In two volumes. / By Sir John Floyer ... (London : Printed for Michael Johnson, bookseller: and are to be sold at his shops at Litchfield and Uttoxiter, in Stafford-shire; and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in Leicester-shire., 1687-[1690]), by John Floyer (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Hoplocrisma-Spongus, or, A Sponge to Wipe Away the Weapon-Salve: A Treatise, Wherein is Proved, That the Cure Late-Taken up Amongst us, by Applying the Salve to the Weapon, is Magicall and Unlawfull (London: Printed by T. Cotes for J. Grove, 1631), by William Foster
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• Doctor Fludds Answer unto M. Foster (London: Printed for N. Butter, 1631), by Robert Fludd (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reconditorium ac Reclusorium Opulentiae Sapientiaeque Numinis Mundi Magni, Cui Deditur in Titulum Chymica Vannus (bound with "Commentatio de Pharmaco Catholico" by Monte-Snyder; Amsterdam: J. Janssonium à Waesberge and E. Weyerstraet, 1666), contrib. by Joh. de Monte-Snyder
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• The Book of Quinte Essence, or the Fifth Being (sometimes attributed to Hermes Trismegistus; based on 1866 and 1889 editions), ed. by Frederick James Furnivall, contrib. by Hermes Trismegistus (HTML at fiftywordsforsnow.com)
• The Practise of Chymicall, and Hermeticall Physicke, For the Preservation of Health (London: Printed by Thomas Creede, 1605), by Joseph Du Chesne, trans. by Thomas Tymme (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Works of The Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist, John Rudolph Glauber (London: Printed by T. Milbourn, for the author, 1689), by Johann Rudolf Glauber, ed. by Christopher Packe (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Collectanea Chemica: Being Certain Select Treatises on Alchemy and Hermetic Medicine (London: J. Elliot and Co., ca. 1893), by Arthur Edward Waite (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
• The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony (London: James Elliott and Co., 1893), by Basilius Valentinus, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite, contrib. by Theodor Kerckring (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great: Now for the First Time Faithfully Translated into English (2 volumes; London: J. Elliott and Co., 1894), by Paracelsus, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philosophy reformed and improved in four profound tractates (Printed by M.S. for Lodowick Lloyd ..., 1657), by Oswald Croll, Paracelsus, and Henry Pinnell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Coelvm philosophorvm (Apud Gulielmum Rovillium, 1557), by Philippus Ulstadius, Guillaume Rouillé, Ioan. Anto. Campesius, Ramon Llull, de Rupescissa Johannes, de Villanova Arnaldus, and Saint Albertus Magnus (page images at HathiTrust)
• The book of quinte essence or the fifth being; that is to say, man's heaven. A tretice in Englisch breuely drawe out of Þe book of quintis essencijs in Latyn, Þat Hermys Þe prophete and kyng of Egipt, after Þe flood of Noe fadir of philosophris, hadde by reuelacioun of an aungil of God to him sende. Ed. from the Sloane ms. 73, about 1460-70 A.D. (Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co., 1889), by Hermes Trismegistus and Frederick James Furnivall (page images at HathiTrust)
• Diatribe medico-spagirica de auro potabili sophorum et putabili sophistarum .. (Sumptibus Autoris, 1702), by Johann Frick (page images at HathiTrust)
• De circulo physico, quadrato, hoc est, auro : ejusque virtvte medicinali, sub dvro cortice instar nvclei latente, an & qualis inde petenda sit : tractatus haud inutilis (Typis Hieronymi Galleri :, 1616), by Michael Maier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sympatheticall mumie (Printed by T. Newcomb for T. Heath ..., 1653), by Paracelsus, Ferdinando Parkhurst, and Andreas Tentzel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wise mans crown (Printed for the author, and are to be sold by S. Speed ..., 1664), by John Heydon (page images at HathiTrust)
• Responsum ad Hoplocrisma-Spongum M. Fosteri presbiteri (Excudebat Petrus Rammazenius ..., 1638), by Robert Fludd (page images at HathiTrust)
• The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber : containing, great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchymy in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals : also, various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving of barren-land, and the fruits of the earth : together with many other things very profitable for all the lovers of art and industry (Printed by Thomas Milbourn, for the author ... and by D. Newman ..., 1689), by Johann Rudolf Glauber and Christopher Packe (page images at HathiTrust)
• De miraculis occultis naturae libri IIII (Apud Theodorum Baumium ..., 1583), by Levinus Lemnius (page images at HathiTrust)
• Miraculum mundi, sive, Plena perfectaque descriptio admirabilis naturae, ac proprietatis potentissimi subiecti : ab antiquis menstruum universale sive mercurius philosophorum dicti : quo vegetabilia, animalia & mineralia facillime in saluberrima medicamenta & imperfecta metalla in permanentia ac perfecta transmutari possunt (Apud Joannem Janssonium, 1653), by Johann Rudolf Glauber (page images at HathiTrust)
• Auro potabili vero (Prostant apud Joannem Janssonium, 1651), by Johann Rudolf Glauber (page images at HathiTrust)
• Douze clefs de philosophie (Chez Pierre Moët ..., 1660), by Basilius Valentinus, Jean Gobille, and Clovis Hesteau Nuisement (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anatomiae amphitheatrum effigie triplici, more et conditione varia, designatum (Sumptibus Iohannis Theodori de Bry, 1623), by Robert Fludd and Johann Theodor de Bry (page images at HathiTrust)
• The harmony of the world : being a discourse of God, heaven, angels, stars, planets, earth, the miraculous descentions and ascentions of spirits : with the nature and harmony of mans body, the art of preparing Rosie Crucian medicines to cure all diseases : their rules to raise bodies decayed, which are verified by a practical examination of principles in the great world : whereunto is added, the state of the New Jerusalem, grounded upon the knowledge of nature, light of reason, phylosophy and divinity : all fitted to the understanding, use and profit of wisdomes children, and communicated to the sons of art (Printed for Robert Horn, and are to be sold at his shop ..., 1662), by John Heydon and Thomas Cross (page images at HathiTrust)
• Theomagia, or, The temple of wisdome : in three parts, spiritual, celestial, and elemental : containing the occult powers of the angels of astromancy in the telesmatical sculpture of the Persians and AEgyptians : the mysterious vertues of the characters of the stars with the genii, idea's and figures of geomancy ... : the knowledge of the Rosie Crucian physick, and the miraculous secrets in nature ... (Printed by T.M. for Henry Brome at the Gun in Ivie-lane, and for Tho. Rooks at the Lambe at the East End of St. Pauls Church, 1663), by John Heydon (page images at HathiTrust)
• A new method of Rosie Crucian physick : wherein is shewed the cause, and therewith their experienced medicines for the cure of all diseases ... (Printed for Thomas Lock, 1658), by John Heydon (page images at HathiTrust)
• Occulta naturae miracula (Impensis Voegelinianis], 1605), by Levinus Lemnius and Jakob Horst (page images at HathiTrust)
• De naturae divinis characterismis (Ex officina Christophori Plantini, architypographi regij, 1575), by Cornelius Gemma, Gerard Janssen van Kampen, Antoine van Leest, and Christophe Plantin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Opera, Bücher vnd Schrifften (In Velegung [sic] Lazari Zetzners seligen Erben, 1616), by Paracelsus and Johannes Huser (page images at HathiTrust)
• [Ḳemiʻot ve-segulot] (Columbia University Libraries, in the 15th century), by Hebrew Manuscripts (Columbia University Libraries) (page images at HathiTrust)
• De secretis mulierum ; item De virtutibus herbarum, lapidum, et animalium.. (Apud Henricum et viduam Theodori Boom, 1702), by Saint Albertus Magnus, Dirk Boom, Hendrik Boom, Michael Scot, de Saxonia Henricus, and American Institute of Wine & Food (page images at HathiTrust)
• Zekhirah ṿe-ʻinyene segulot. (bi-defus Avraham Nisan Zis u-m.ṿ.h. B.L. Nekhelis, 1867), by mi-ḳ.ḳ. Plungyan Zekharyah (page images at HathiTrust)
• Theater of the planetary hovres for all dayes of the yeare (By August. Matthewes, and are to be solde by George Baker, neere Charing-Crosse, at the signe of the White Lyon, 1631), by George Simotta and George Baker (page images at HathiTrust)
• The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber : containing, great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchymy in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals: also, various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving of barren-land, and the fruits of the earth., by Johann Rudolf Glauber, trans. by Christopher Packe (Gutenberg ebook)
• Ad Jacobi Auberti De ortu et causis metallorum contra chymicos explicationem brevis responsio. English (At London : Printed [by R. Robinson?], anno. Dom. 1591), by Joseph Du Chesne and John Hester (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A modest defence of the caueat giuen to the wearers of impoisoned amulets, as preseruatiues from the plague wherein that point is somewhat more lergely reasoned and debated with an ancient physician, who hath mainteined them by publicke writing: as likewise that vnlearned and dangerous opinion, that the plague is not infectious, lately broched in London, is briefly glansed at, and refuted by way of preface, by Fr. Hering D. in Physicke. Reade without preiudice; iudge without partialitie. (London : Printed by Arnold Hatfield for William Iones [3] dwelling in Red-crosse street at the signe of the Ship, 1604), by Francis Herring (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Natures explication and Helmont's vindication. Or A short and sure way to a long and sound life: being a necessary and full apology for chymical medicaments, and a vindication of their excellency against those unworthy reproaches cast on the art and its professors (such as were Paracelsus and Helmont) by Galenists, usually called Methodists. Whose method so adored, is examined, and their art weighed in the ballance of sound reason and true philosophy, and are found too light in reference to their promises, and their patients expectation. The remedy of which defects is taught, and effectual medicaments discovered for the effectual cure of all both acute and chronical diseases. / By George Starkey, a philosopher made by the fire, and a professor of that medicine which is real and not histrionical. (London, : Printed by E. Cotes for Thomas Alsop at the two Sugar-loaves over against St. Antholins Church at the lower end of Watling-street, 1657. [i.e. 1658]), by George Starkey and Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Blagraves astrological practice of physick discovering the true way to cure all kinds of diseases and infirmities ... being performed by such herbs and plants which grow within our own nation ... : also a discovery of some notable phylosophical secrets worthy our knowledge, relating to a discovery of all kinds of evils, whether natural or ... from sorcery or witchcraft, or by being possessed of an evil spirit, directing how to cast forth the said evil spirit out of any one which is possessed, with sundry examples thereof / by Joseph Blagrave of Reading, Gent. ... (London : Printed by S.G. and B.G. for Obad. Blagrave ..., 1671), by Joseph Blagrave (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Liber aggregationis. English. 1560. ([S.l. : J. King], M. D. LX [1560]), by Saint Albertus Magnus and de Saxonia Albertus (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Archidoxa. English (London : Printed for W.S. and are to be sold by Thomas Brewster ..., 1660), by Paracelsus and 1600 or 1601- J. H. (John Harding) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Praxis catholica, or, The countryman's universal remedy wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man, not hitherto discovered, whereby any one of an ordinary capacity may apprehend the true cause of his distempers, wherein his cure consists, and the means to effect it : together with rules how to order children in that most violent disease of vomiting and looseness, &c. : useful likewise for seamen and travellers : also an account of an imcomparable powder for wounds or hurts which cure any ordinary ones at once dressing / written by Robert Couch ... ; now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack ... (London : Printed for Robert Hartford ..., 1680), by Robert Couch and Christopher Packe (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Daffy's original and famous Elixir salutis : the choice drink of health, or, health-bringing drink, being a famous cordial drink, found out by the providence of the almighty, and ... experiences by my self and other divers persons ... a most excellent preservative of mankind. A secret far beyond any medicament yet known ... the same being fitted unto all ages, sexes, complexions and constitutions ... / Never published by any but Anthony Daffy, and now by me Elias Daffy his son. (London : Printed with allowance for the author, 1698), by Anthony Daffy and Elias Daffy (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A theater of the planetary houres for all dayes of the yeare. VVherein may be gathered from the earth, vnder the cœlestiall influences, divers sorts of hearbs, rootes, leaves, barkes, flowers, fruits, seedes, stones, animals, &c. for the vse of physick: whereby both suddenly, and happily infirmities may be cured. The evils too are set downe, that happen, and are caused by the seuen plannets: the friendship and hatred betwixt them: the sunne rising; and to finde the determinate houre of it. A worke not onely curious and delightfull, but likewise necessary for physitians, and all curious spirits. Composed by George Simotta a Grecian, of Constantinople, spagirick physitian, to Monsieur, brother to his Majestie of France. Translated out of Greeke, into French, and now into English, fitted to our calculation. (Printed at London : By August. Matthewes, and are to be solde by George Baker, neere Charing-Crosse, at the signe of the White Lyon, 1631), by George Simotta (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• [Pharmako-basanos]: or, The touch-stone of medicines. Discovering the vertues of [brace] vegetables, minerals, & animals, by their tastes & smells. : In two volumes. / By Sir John Floyer ... (London : Printed for Michael Johnson, bookseller: and are to be sold at his shops at Litchfield and Uttoxiter, in Stafford-shire; and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in Leicester-shire., 1687-[1690]), by John Floyer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Magick of Kirani, King of Persia, and of Harpocration containing the magical and medicinal vertues of stones, herbes, fishes, beasts, and birds : a work much sought for by the learned but seen by few : said to have been in the Vatican-Library in Rome but not to be found there nor in all the famous libraries of the empire / now published and translated into English from a copy found in a private hand. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the year 1685) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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