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Decoction of sarsaparilla

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Use not statedUse not stated PreparationDecoction RouteInternal use

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It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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Historical use wording: this disease in every stage, J$fi§rmay0'l De continued until the symptoms disap- pear

Source: The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . by Bullman, E; University of Glasgow. Library (1810), narrative-offset-274141.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • sarsaparilla: them for a few weeks after the disease is eradicated/ as the least taint left remaining in the habit is sure to make its appearance again in some form or other

Method as extracted

  1. Boil according to the source passage: Take from two to four pills a day : in robust constitutions the dose may be increased to three pills in the morning and three at night; and drink half a pint of the decoction of sarsaparilla (see ap- pendix.) A course of these excellent pills con- tinued for six or eight weeks and using a proper diet; will radically cure this disease in every stage, J$fi§rmay0'l De continued until the symptoms disap- pear. And it would be prudent to take them for a few weeks after the disease is eradicated/ as the least taint left remaining in the habit is sure to make its appearance again in some form or other ;

Live editorial status

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Modern safety boundary

Professional review advised

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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.
Sources & editorial standard

Primary wording. Visible interpretation. No borrowed certainty.

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Primary and supporting references

  1. The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . — The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory .Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-274141.
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