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Historical source record Nervous system, sleep & mood

Almond emulsion, two ounces ; rose water, one ounce; camphor, five grains; corrosive sublimate,

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Related plant contextAnodyne PreparationEmulsion RouteInternal use Plant recordCinnamomum camphora ↗

Anodyne

A historical term for a substance used to relieve pain.

This use is documented for the same plant in a separate source; it is not claimed by this preparation passage.

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It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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Source: The household book of practical receipts, in the arts, manufactures, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy ... by Reynolds, Susannah Frances; Hall, William E; University of Leeds. Library (1847), paragraph-3726.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Almond emulsion, two ounces ; rose water, one ounce; camphor, five grains; corrosive sublimate, two and a half grains ; muriatic acid, quarter of a draclnn ; lavender water and spirits of wine, of each, half an ounce
  • of lime-stone, powdered, or of road stuff, where stone is used in repairing the road, and pass it through a sieve, so that the stone and the sand may be in about equal proportions
  • Of this powder take six gallons, and add to it a quart of lime recently slacked, and a pint of the powder of burnt bones

Method as extracted

  1. Take twelve mackerel when in high season, open them at the helly, and take out the roes and gills ; wipe them perfectly clean on both sides, and rinse them in clean salt and water ; let them drip, and rub them well inside with pepper, salt, cloves, and mace finely powdered ; put the roes back into the fish, and lay them close together in a pan ; then just cover them with one part vinegar and three parts water, and a quarter of a pound of butter.
  2. Take of lime-stone, powdered, or of road stuff, where stone is used in repairing the road, and pass it through a sieve, so that the stone and the sand may be in about equal proportions.

Live editorial status

This record was published without a human-review gate by site policy. Automated flags at publication: quality score below 70, promotion title hygiene failed, promotion title hygiene score below 90, not herbal remedy, not marked promotable, critical hazard archive only. Publication makes the source extraction inspectable; it does not verify identity, completeness, efficacy or safety.

Modern safety boundary

Toxic / do not self-use

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  • Unreviewed automated import: this record is public for live editorial inspection and has not passed manual identity, formula or safety review.
  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
  • Do not use this record as dosage or treatment guidance. Every ingredient, route and contraindication requires qualified editorial verification.
  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
  • Automated review flags: toxic metal or mineral, high risk botanical.
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Primary and supporting references

  1. The household book of practical receipts, in the arts, manufactures, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy ... — The household book of practical receipts, in the arts, manufactures, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy ...Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at paragraph-3726.
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