Important: Safety Warning
This page contains a formula or preparation using substances now known to be dangerously toxic, such as arsenic, mercury, lead, or cyanide compounds. Exposure to these substances can cause severe poisoning, permanent injury, or death.
In addition, 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.
This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon.
Home › Medical Receipts › Anti-Scrofulous Mixture
Anti-Scrofulous Mixture
Mix 30 drops tincture of bichloride of gold; 40 drops tincture of iodine; 1 fluid drachm tincture of gentian; 7 fluid drachms simple syrup, and 5 fluid ounces rose-water. Dose, a dessert-spoonful 3 or 4 times daily, in a wineglassful of water, observing to shake well before pouring out the liquid. lump sugar. nor a tendency of the blood to the head, a course of iron tonics will prove advantageous.
Either of the following may be adopted for this purpose: Pure sulphate of iron, 1 drachm; extract of gentian and powdered ginger, of each 14 drachms; beat together into a mass, and divide into 120 pills, 1 to be taken morning, noon, and night. Or: Sulphate of iron and powdered myrrh, of each 1 drachm; sulphate of quinine, 1/2 drachm; conserve of roses, sufficient to form a pill mass. Divide into 120 pills, administered as the last. 5781. Remedy for Sick Stomach and Vomiting. Mix 24 drops creosote, 1 drachm each white sugar and gum-arabic, with 3 ounces water. Administer a tea-spoonful every 2 hours, until vomiting ceases.