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Infusion of liquorice

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Related plant contextAlterative PreparationInfusion RouteInternal use Plant recordliquorice ↗

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Source: The domestic medical guide : in two parts. Part I, The family dispensatory ; or a complete companion to the family medicine chest, &c. Part II. The modern domestic medicine ... by Reece, Richard, 1775-1831. nr 93032726 (1805), narrative-offset-62876.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • liquorice: See Tonic Powder, No. 80

Method as extracted

  1. Infuse according to the source passage: If the full dose should disagree with the sto- mach and bowels, so as to produce vomiting or looseness, three or four drops of laudanum should he given with every, or every other dose, and five grains of the farina of Jamaica ginger, if it should oppress the stomach. (See Tonic Powder, No. 80.) It may be taken either in port wine, camphorated julep, or pep- permint water; or in order to cover its ill taste, (which to some people is particularly unpleasant) in a strong infusion of liquorice root, as advised by Doctor Lewis; but, for this purpose, Doctor Lind, and other practitioners have found milk to answer best, to which six drops of essence of cinnamon or nutmegs, may be added.

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Modern safety boundary

Toxic / do not self-use

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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.
  • Automated review flags: controlled or narcotic.
Sources & editorial standard

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Primary and supporting references

  1. The domestic medical guide : in two parts. Part I, The family dispensatory ; or a complete companion to the family medicine chest, &c. Part II. The modern domestic medicine ... — The domestic medical guide : in two parts. Part I, The family dispensatory ; or a complete companion to the family medicine chest, &c. Part II. The modern domestic medicine ...Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-62876.
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