Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

A treatise of the asthma.

FLOYER, Sir John (1649 – 1734) Wikipedia

London: R. Wilkins, 1698.

Floyer provided the first clear descriptions of cases of bronchial asthma. Floyer himself suffered from asthma for over 30 years. He recognized the influence of heredity in asthma. The above includes (p. 239) an important early account of emphysema, from a post mortem on a broken-winded horse.

Facet Tags

Veterinary Medicine
Genetics & Heredity

Subjects

ALLERGY › Asthma GENETICS / HEREDITY › HEREDITARY / CONGENITAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS GENETICS / HEREDITY › HEREDITARY / CONGENITAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS › Asthma, Hereditary Factors in PULMONOLOGY RESPIRATION › Respiratory Diseases VETERINARY MEDICINE

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#3166
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/4120
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	a-treatise-of-the-asthma

Geographic Context

Publication place: London