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Source: A dictionary of domestic medicine and household surgery by Thomson, Spencer, 1848-1883 (1897), narrative-offset-2126767.
Ingredients or materials as extracted
- senna: Ten grains of Dover’s powder, with a couple of grains of calomel, given at bedtime, and followed in the morning by a dose of castor oil or infusion of senna, will expedite the cure. Whilst the per- son is confined to bed, nothing is better than the old women’s plan of putting several folds LTTM LUK of flannel over tlie back and applying a smooth- ing iron as hot as it can be borne, — “ironing the back,” — and, at the
Method as extracted
- Infuse according to the source passage: Ten grains of Dover’s powder, with a couple of grains of calomel, given at bedtime, and followed in the morning by a dose of castor oil or infusion of senna, will expedite the cure. Whilst the per- son is confined to bed, nothing is better than the old women’s plan of putting several folds LTTM LUK of flannel over tlie back and applying a smooth- ing iron as hot as it can be borne, — “ironing the back,” — and, at the same time, it will be advisable to give warm diluent drinks tolerably freely.
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- 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-2126767.