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Decoction of Cinchona- barks

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from Translation of the Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London, 1851 : with notes and illustrations. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

Use not statedUse not stated PreparationDecoction RouteInternal use Plant recordCinchona pubescens ↗

No specific intended use is stated in the extracted passage

The extracted preparation passage does not state a specific intended use.

It documentsA historical source passage and its preparation structure.
It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
Use relationship map

Exact source claims and related context are never blended together.

This hierarchy shows why a use appears beside the preparation. The strongest relationship comes first; contextual links remain explicitly labeled.

Use not stated in the extracted passage.

The preparation remains searchable as an archival method record without an invented indication.

Historical preparation record

This formula was extracted from a rights-cleared historical primary source and is preserved as an archival record. Historical terminology, identity, strength and safety require modern interpretation.

Source: Translation of the Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London, 1851 : with notes and illustrations by Phillips, Richard, 1778-1851, translator (1851), monograph-offset-348495-7.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Cinchona- barks: of Decoction of Barley two pints, Figs, sliced, two ounces and a half, Fresh Liquorice [ Root], bruised, five drachms, Stoned Raisins two ounces and a half, Distilled Water a pint

Method as extracted

  1. Boil according to the source passage: Take of Decoction of Barley two pints, Figs, sliced, two ounces and a half, Fresh Liquorice [ Root], bruised, five drachms, Stoned Raisins two ounces and a half, Distilled Water a pint ; Boil down to two pints, and strain.

Automated publication scope

This archival record passed the strict source, formula, botanical identity and hazard gates. Automatic publication confirms record integrity and internal botanical linking; it does not establish clinical effectiveness or modern dosing safety.

Modern safety boundary

Professional review advised

Professional review is advised before any practical use of this preparation.

  • 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.
Sources & editorial standard

Primary wording. Visible interpretation. No borrowed certainty.

The public record separates the historical passage, structured preparation data, use relationship and modern safety boundary. Same-plant context is presented as context, never as proof that this preparation was intended for that use.

Primary and supporting references

  1. Translation of the Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London, 1851 : with notes and illustrations — Translation of the Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London, 1851 : with notes and illustrationsPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at monograph-offset-348495-7.
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