Important: Safety Warning
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.
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.
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Sweating Drops
Take of cam- hours, covering the vessel. Strain, and add phor, saffron, ipecacuanha, opium, and Vir-pint of best gin , 4 ounces of honey, and 3 ginia snake-root, ounce each; Holland tablespoonfuls of slippery elm. This is a gin, 1½ pints; infuse 2 or 3 days. A wonder- most valuable diuretic; it is cooling, allays fully efficacious cure for fever and ague, after all urinary affections, gravel, scalding of suitable evacuants. Dr. Beach says he finds urine, and causes an easy and sufficient flow this the best medicine for fever and ague of of the same. 5149.
Diuretic Pills. Calcined magany with which he is acquainted. In two cases this tincture removed the paroxysms nesia, 1 drachm; solidified copaiba, 2 ounces; where other remedies failed. extract of cubebs, 1 ounce; oil of turpentine, 5143. Spirit of Mindererus, or So- 4 drops; oil of juniper, 6 drops; form into lution of Acetate of Ammonia. Take of 3-grain pills. Take 1 or 2 a few times a day. diluted acetic acid, 2 pints; carbonate of A sovereign remedy for diseases of the kidfor diseases of the kidammonia, in powder, a sufficient quantity. neys, bladder, urethra, gravel, whites, and vegravel, whites, and ve- Add the carbonate of ammonia gradually to the acid, until it is saturated. This is a valuable diaphoretic, and is much employed in fevers and inflammatory diseases. nereal complaints.