My ancestor, DR. Priddy Meeks, was an herbal doctor in the early part of the church also. I have his journal which describes the various herbal and natural compounds he used to treat various medical ailments. It is available in the Church Historical Library.
jennyologyJune 20, 2015
We were forced to leave traditional medicine due to many factors, including our family becoming allergic to antibiotics, having a child receive a vaccine injury and more.
I didn't willingly leave it, but went kicking and screaming because I didn't want to be weird like I thought those in alternative medicine were.
Now that I'm years down the road I can honestly say that almost anything, including big time diseases can be healed the way the Lord set forth in every one of the standard works.
My first few children were at the doctors all the time. Now my youngest kids never go except for physicals. We have learned to use herbs in a gentle healing way. It's been refreshing to actually get rid of problems, not just manage symptoms. Depression, skin problems, diabetic symptoms, asthma, and many more. Once I decided doctors weren't God and actually asked God what to do I have been amazed at how much he has to say on the subject.
I now have finally realized that the scriptures have long held the answer to keeping us healthy.
absconanceOctober 22, 2014
@shmonster
on what do you base that guarantee, sir? What qualifies as a major disease or ailment? Modern medicine doesn't have a great track record as an effective remedy for anything but symptoms.
shmonsterMarch 31, 2014
Maybe instead of being anti-science/medicine we could accept these blessings from God. Herbs and salves are good for a lot of things, but I guarantee herbal tea isn't an effective remedy for major diseases and ailments.
LaurieMarch 29, 2013
Leaves, and maybe buds also (?) specifically from the Camellia sinensis plant is what is usually referred to as "tea", including iced teas.
Steeping other leaves or buds, like peppermint or rose hips, are "herbal drinks". I think people still say "tea" because it's steeped.
PeteMarch 25, 2013
So, why isn't it marketed as a "mild drink" and avoid the conflict with the Bretheren's statement that "tea" is against the Word of Wisdom?
Shauna HartMarch 25, 2013
Another prominent doctor in both Nauvoo and in Deseret, Priddy Meeks was a self-educated Thomsonian physician. He saved the lives of people who were given up to die by local doctors. Meeks was appointed by Joseph Smith to be in charge of the Health Department at Nauvoo, Illinois. He later held a similar position in Salt Lake City.
Steven HoveyMarch 25, 2013
Those named in this article were not the only practicioners of the Thompsonian method of herbal medicine in Nauvoo. Orlando Hovey, who joined the Church in 1839 in Quncy, IL before Nauvoo was founded, had been practicing for a number of years. He moved to Nauvoo and continued his practice there. He continued this practice after moving west with the Saints in Salt Lake City. He was always refered to as "Doctor" although he never attended a medical school.
The state of the art of medicine in Joseph Smith's day was still very primitive (blood letting, leaches to remove bad 'bile', etc.) Brigham Young, in his early addresses in the Journal of Discources, decries the "quackery" of medicine. However, in his later addresses he praises doctors and medical practice. Why? The answer lies in Brigham Young's longevity and the advance of medical knowledge during those intervening years: the discovery of anesthetic, aneseptic, the role of germs in disease, etc.
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Rick DaltonJune 23, 2016
My ancestor, DR. Priddy Meeks, was an herbal doctor in the early part of the church also. I have his journal which describes the various herbal and natural compounds he used to treat various medical ailments. It is available in the Church Historical Library.
jennyologyJune 20, 2015
We were forced to leave traditional medicine due to many factors, including our family becoming allergic to antibiotics, having a child receive a vaccine injury and more. I didn't willingly leave it, but went kicking and screaming because I didn't want to be weird like I thought those in alternative medicine were. Now that I'm years down the road I can honestly say that almost anything, including big time diseases can be healed the way the Lord set forth in every one of the standard works. My first few children were at the doctors all the time. Now my youngest kids never go except for physicals. We have learned to use herbs in a gentle healing way. It's been refreshing to actually get rid of problems, not just manage symptoms. Depression, skin problems, diabetic symptoms, asthma, and many more. Once I decided doctors weren't God and actually asked God what to do I have been amazed at how much he has to say on the subject. I now have finally realized that the scriptures have long held the answer to keeping us healthy.
absconanceOctober 22, 2014
@shmonster on what do you base that guarantee, sir? What qualifies as a major disease or ailment? Modern medicine doesn't have a great track record as an effective remedy for anything but symptoms.
shmonsterMarch 31, 2014
Maybe instead of being anti-science/medicine we could accept these blessings from God. Herbs and salves are good for a lot of things, but I guarantee herbal tea isn't an effective remedy for major diseases and ailments.
LaurieMarch 29, 2013
Leaves, and maybe buds also (?) specifically from the Camellia sinensis plant is what is usually referred to as "tea", including iced teas. Steeping other leaves or buds, like peppermint or rose hips, are "herbal drinks". I think people still say "tea" because it's steeped.
PeteMarch 25, 2013
So, why isn't it marketed as a "mild drink" and avoid the conflict with the Bretheren's statement that "tea" is against the Word of Wisdom?
Shauna HartMarch 25, 2013
Another prominent doctor in both Nauvoo and in Deseret, Priddy Meeks was a self-educated Thomsonian physician. He saved the lives of people who were given up to die by local doctors. Meeks was appointed by Joseph Smith to be in charge of the Health Department at Nauvoo, Illinois. He later held a similar position in Salt Lake City.
Steven HoveyMarch 25, 2013
Those named in this article were not the only practicioners of the Thompsonian method of herbal medicine in Nauvoo. Orlando Hovey, who joined the Church in 1839 in Quncy, IL before Nauvoo was founded, had been practicing for a number of years. He moved to Nauvoo and continued his practice there. He continued this practice after moving west with the Saints in Salt Lake City. He was always refered to as "Doctor" although he never attended a medical school. The state of the art of medicine in Joseph Smith's day was still very primitive (blood letting, leaches to remove bad 'bile', etc.) Brigham Young, in his early addresses in the Journal of Discources, decries the "quackery" of medicine. However, in his later addresses he praises doctors and medical practice. Why? The answer lies in Brigham Young's longevity and the advance of medical knowledge during those intervening years: the discovery of anesthetic, aneseptic, the role of germs in disease, etc.
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