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1 he compound powder of crabs claws is prepared as follows

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Source: The compleat family physician : or, universal medical repository. Containing the Causes, Symptoms, Preventions, And Cures, Of all the various Maladies to which Human Nature is subject, from the Birth to the Grave. Including The Diseases peculiar to Seamen, as well as those of particular Climates; such as the East and West Indies, Coast of Guinea, Greenland, Newfoundland, &c. with the proper Methods of treating Lunaticks, and Persons who are subject to Fits of any Kind. - And the best and most ap by Smythson, Hugh; Royal College of Physicians of London. n 80046799 (1781), paragraph-2780.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • of the tips of crabs claws prepared (or levigated) four ounces — of prepared pearls, and red coral prepared, of each one ounce
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Method as extracted

  1. Take of the tips of crabs claws prepared (or levigated) four ounces — of prepared pearls, and red coral prepared, of each one ounce.
  2. Mix them well.

Live editorial status

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Modern safety boundary

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  • Automated review flags: controlled or narcotic.
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Primary and supporting references

  1. The compleat family physician : or, universal medical repository. Containing the Causes, Symptoms, Preventions, And Cures, Of all the various Maladies to which Human Nature is subject, from the Birth to the Grave. Including The Diseases peculiar to Seamen, as well as those of particular Climates; such as the East and West Indies, Coast of Guinea, Greenland, Newfoundland, &c. with the proper Methods of treating Lunaticks, and Persons who are subject to Fits of any Kind. - And the best and most ap — The compleat family physician : or, universal medical repository. Containing the Causes, Symptoms, Preventions, And Cures, Of all the various Maladies to which Human Nature is subject, from the Birth to the Grave. Including The Diseases peculiar to SeamenPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at paragraph-2780.
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