John Brown (1735-88) Scottish physician, 1791. He proposed the Brunonian system of medicine which had two classes of disease 1: sthenic (resulting from excess) 2: asthenic (resulting from deficiency). Brown disapproved of blood-letting. Etching of 1791 by John Kay (1742-1826).

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John Brown (1735-88) Scottish physician, 1791. He proposed the Brunonian system of medicine which had two classes of disease 1: sthenic (resulting from excess) 2: asthenic (resulting from deficiency). Brown disapproved of blood-letting. Etching of 1791 by John Kay (1742-1826).

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