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Anxiety Treatment, or What Would Mrs. Bennet Take for Her “Nerves”?

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Regina Jeffers

Ever wonder what was available for Jane Austen’s character Mrs. Bennet as treatment for the lady’s “nerves”?  According to Culpepper’s Complete Herbal: Consisting of a Comprehensive Description of Nearly All Herbs with Their Medicinal Properties and Directions for Compounding the … Continue reading →

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