A Physician Explains Ellen White's Counsel on Drugs, Herbs, and Natural Remedies, by Dr. Mervyn G. Hardinge, examines Ellen White's guidance on medicine within the historical context of 19th-century medical practice, when physicians commonly bled, poisoned, dehydrated, and blistered their patients.
Hardinge surveys the era's principal drugs and treatments to show why White declared many drugs of her day to be poisonous and discouraged their use, concluding that her definition of "drugs" differed somewhat from the modern one.
The 222-page book, published by Review & Herald Publishing, includes an extensive glossary of botanic medicines.
