Dr. James Still was a medical doctor and herbalist born in 1812 in Indian Mills, Burlington County, New Jersey.
“James Still was perhaps the most gifted physician in South Jersey during the nineteenth century. . . who received no more than six months of traditional schooling, and was self-taught in both medical knowledge and practice." -– Early Recollections and Life of Dr. James Still, republished in 2015 by the South Jersey Culture and History Center.
Despite the fact that his racial and financial status prevented him from attending medical school, he continued to gain medical knowledge and worked as an herbalist and doctor for over forty years. Still became well known for his “cough balm” created from native plants and herbs grown on his farm in the New Jersey pine barrens.
The page includes a link to a book about Dr. Sill's life, a link to the Dr. James Still Historic Office and Education Center in Medford, NJ, and a PBS documentary called Underground Railroad: The William Still Story which tells the incredible story of Dr. Sill's brother William who risked his life helping runaway slaves find freedom.