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.
The preparation remains searchable as an archival method record without an invented indication.
Documented historical use
The extracted preparation passage does not state a specific intended use. Related use records, when shown above, come from separate same-plant documentation.
Preparation summary
Materials as extracted
- tamarinds: a small dose of Glauber’s salts, and cream of tartar, every second or third day, or a decoction of tamarinds with senna
Method as extracted
- Boil according to the source passage: The patient may take a small dose of Glauber’s salts, and cream of tartar, every second or third day, or a decoction of tamarinds with senna.
- Preparation
- Decoction
- Route
- Internal use
- Plant part
- Not clearly stated
Primary-source transcription
The patient may take a small dose of Glauber’s salts, and cream of tartar, every second or third day, or a decoction of tamarinds with senna.
Safety and interpretation
Professional review advised. Historical ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk, terminology and route may differ from modern practice. This archive record is educational and is not dosage or treatment guidance.
- 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.
Source record
Domestic Medicine by William Buchan. Published 1784. narrative-offset-475254.
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.
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
- Domestic Medicine — Project GutenbergPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-475254.