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.
Automated live-review record
This formula was extracted automatically from a historical source and published directly for live editorial inspection. It may contain OCR, title, botanical-identity, ingredient, structure or safety errors. Do not use it as treatment, dosage or self-care guidance.
Source: A dictionary of domestic medicine and household surgery by Steele, J. C (1899), narrative-offset-2806765.
Ingredients or materials as extracted
- E HE: of from one grain to two grains of solid opium, given at bedtime, along with five grains of calomel, the dose being followed in the morning by a purgative, a black draught, or senna alone, or, in a strong subject, senna combined with Epsom salts. The •safest way of managing the opium will be to
Method as extracted
- Mix according to the source passage: This will, however, under the circumstances, be better E HE EHE effected by the use of from one grain to two grains of solid opium, given at bedtime, along with five grains of calomel, the dose being followed in the morning by a purgative, a black draught, or senna alone, or, in a strong subject, senna combined with Epsom salts. The •safest way of managing the opium will be to ;give a grain the first night, and if that does mot procure sleep, gradually to increase the dose.
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Toxic / do not self-use
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- Automated review flags: controlled or narcotic, toxic metal or mineral.
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Primary and supporting references
- A dictionary of domestic medicine and household surgery — A dictionary of domestic medicine and household surgeryPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-2806765.