Apothecary in colonial America

APOTHECARY IN COLONIAL AMERICA Sopo ean, Ma ia 6, T aian Vuia S . 7000 BUCHAREST ROMANIA D aganescu, D. So oceanu, V. Dumi escu, I. Medicine in Colonial Ame ica was a om he science i is oday. All heo ies o medicine a he ime we e based on he no ion ha diseases we e caused by an imbalance in body "humo s" o luids. To ea an illness hey ei he added luids o d ained hem away. We made a compa ison o he in o ma ion ound in se e al a icles published in USA ega ding he ea men , he d ugs and he mos impo an heal h issues o he pe iod. In ou s udy we p esen a ew cha ac e is ics o he medecine in ha pe iod o ime: i was based on empi ical obse a ions, diseases we e classi ied by hei symp moms, no hei causes, he big heal h issues o he day we e no hea disease, cance , obesi y o diabe es, hey we e smallpox, mala ia and childhood illnesses. The mos used d ugs we e eme ics and diu e ics, opia es and quinine. Mos pa ien s we e ea ed in hei homes; public heal h was i ualy unknown in No h Ame ica.