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Ointment of Eruptions in Infants

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Use not statedUse not stated PreparationOintment RouteGargle / oral rinse

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It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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Source: The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . by Bullman, E; University of Glasgow. Library (1810), materia-222-1.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Eruptions in Infants: rhubarb in powder, ten grains : of magnesia, one dram : of kali, four grains : mix in four table spoonfuls of milk, barley water, or cold water : dose, three or four tea spoon- fuls every six hours : the mouth may be washed with the following gargle : take one turnip, peel it, and

Method as extracted

  1. Mix according to the source passage: This disease begins with small ulcers inside of the mouth and throat, and often takes its course through the stomach and bowels, and affects the breech with ulcers the same as the mouth, for which give the following : take rhubarb in powder, ten grains : of magnesia, one dram : of kali, four grains : mix in four table spoonfuls of milk, barley water, or cold water : dose, three or four tea spoon- fuls every six hours : the mouth may be washed with the following gargle : take one turnip, peel it, and boil soft, strain out the juice, sweeten with honey, and rub the mouth and tongue frequently : or take sage a handful, or house leek : boil in a pint of water, sweeten with honey and use as the former : the sores on the breech may be anointed with spermaceti ointment once or twice a day.

Live editorial status

This record was published without a human-review gate by site policy. Automated flags at publication: no primary ingredient taxon link, title ingredient mismatch, not marked promotable, critical hazard archive only. Publication makes the source extraction inspectable; it does not verify identity, completeness, efficacy or safety.

Modern safety boundary

External use only

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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: serious disease claim.
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Primary and supporting references

  1. The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . — The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory .Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at materia-222-1.
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