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Historical source record Immune, infection & fever

Infusion of elder

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Related plant contextDiaphoretic PreparationInfusion RouteGargle / oral rinse Plant recordElder ↗

Diaphoretic

Diaphoretic is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.

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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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Source: A practical compendium of the materia medica, adapted to the treatment of the diseases of infancy and childhood : with numerous prescriptions by Ure, Alexander; University of Leeds. Library (1839), narrative-offset-432302.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • elder: Frankel recommends as a suitable gargle in such cases 2 drachms of nitrate of potash dissolved in 4 or 5 cupfuls of infusion of elder-flowers, together with 4 spoonfuls of wine-vinegar and 2 spoonfuls of honey; and Dewees orders in cynanche tonsillaris equal parts of it and sugar to be taken, so as to dissolve slowly in the mouth in small quantities at a time.

Method as extracted

  1. Infuse according to the source passage: Frankel recommends as a suitable gargle in such cases 2 drachms of nitrate of potash dissolved in 4 or 5 cupfuls of infusion of elder-flowers, together with 4 spoonfuls of wine-vinegar and 2 spoonfuls of honey; and Dewees orders in cynanche tonsillaris equal parts of it and sugar to be taken, so as to dissolve slowly in the mouth in small quantities at a time.

Live editorial status

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Modern safety boundary

Toxic / do not self-use

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  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
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  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
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Primary and supporting references

  1. A practical compendium of the materia medica, adapted to the treatment of the diseases of infancy and childhood : with numerous prescriptions — A practical compendium of the materia medica, adapted to the treatment of the diseases of infancy and childhood : with numerous prescriptionsPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-432302.
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