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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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Rhubarb Pills
Mix 3 drachms powdered rhubarb and 1 drachm soap with water to make 60 pills. the green solution, heated, and afterwards 2 fluid drachms water. Evaporate over a waterbath with constant stirring, to a mass, and divide it into 300 pills. Dissolve CO grains balsam of tolu in 1 fluid drachm ether, shake the pills in the solution until uniformly coated, and place them on a plate, occasionally stirring them until dry. Keep in a well steppered bottle. (U. S. Ph.) The iodide of iron pills, as ordinarily prepared, crumble by time