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Historical source record Skin, wounds & external care

Decoction of logwood

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The new domestic medicine : or, a treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases, by regimen and simple medicines. With an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners. ... To which is now first added, memoirs of the life of Dr. Buchan : and important extracts from other works, particularly his Advice to mothers, .... The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

Related plant contextAstringent PreparationDecoction RouteInternal use Plant recordHaematoxylum campechianum ↗

Astringent

A traditional action term for substances described as tightening or drying tissues, often because of tannin-rich preparations.

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

It documentsA historical source passage and its preparation structure.
It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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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: The new domestic medicine : or, a treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases, by regimen and simple medicines. With an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners. ... To which is now first added, memoirs of the life of Dr. Buchan : and important extracts from other works, particularly his Advice to mothers, ... by Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1824), narrative-offset-704584.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • logwood: At the same time an ounce of gum 318 OF THE DYSENTERY, &c. arable, and half an ounce of gum tragacanth, maybe dissolved m an English pint of barley-water over a slow fire, and a table-spoonful of it taken every hour If these have not the desired effect, the patient may take, four times a day, about the bulk of a nutmeg- of thz Jcipojuc confection, drinking after it a tea-cupful of the decoction of logwood.* 1 Persons

Method as extracted

  1. Boil according to the source passage: At the same time an ounce of gum 318 OF THE DYSENTERY, &c. arable, and half an ounce of gum tragacanth, maybe dissolved m an English pint of barley-water over a slow fire, and a table-spoonful of it taken every hour If these have not the desired effect, the patient may take, four times a day, about the bulk of a nutmeg- of thz Jcipojuc confection, drinking after it a tea-cupful of the decoction of logwood.* 1 Persons who have been cured of this disease are veiy liable to relapse; to prevent which, great circum- spection with respect to diet is necessary.

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.

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Primary and supporting references

  1. The new domestic medicine : or, a treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases, by regimen and simple medicines. With an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners. ... To which is now first added, memoirs of the life of Dr. Buchan : and important extracts from other works, particularly his Advice to mothers, ... — The new domestic medicine : or, a treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases, by regimen and simple medicines. With an appendix, containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitioners. ... To which is now first added, memoirs of the life of DPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-704584.
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