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This page recommends preparations containing opium, laudanum, morphine, or similar narcotics — in some cases for children. These substances are dangerously addictive, easily fatal in overdose, and strictly controlled by law today.
This page prescribes plants as medicine according to pre-modern medical theory. Several of the plants named are toxic, correct identification is difficult, and the doses given have no scientific basis. Do not ingest or apply any preparation described here.
This page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional.
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Cramp Remedy
- Ten drops of the oil of lavender, taken in a gill of French brandy, and repeated hourly if necessary.
Bilious Cholic.- A mixture in equal parts of gum opium, gum camphor, and spirits of turpentine, dissolved in spirits, is an excellent remedy. Chamomile tea, very strong, is also good in this complaint.