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Historical use wording: fever
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-284556.
Ingredients or materials as extracted
- scammony: The German physicians administer calomel in infantile syphilis. The dose for an infant is a Jth of a grain twice or thrice in the day, mixed with starch, in order, they say, to prevent its operating by stool* In fever, when the stools are dark and unusually fetid, calomel may be advantageously given alone cr with the compound powder of scammony.
Method as extracted
- Grind according to the source passage: The German physicians administer calomel in infantile syphilis. The dose for an infant is a Jth of a grain twice or thrice in the day, mixed with starch, in order, they say, to prevent its operating by stool* In fever, when the stools are dark and unusually fetid, calomel may be advantageously given alone cr with the compound powder of scammony.
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, quality score below 70, not herbal remedy, not marked promotable, critical hazard archive only. Publication makes the source extraction inspectable; it does not verify identity, completeness, efficacy or safety.
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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.
- Automated review flags: toxic metal or mineral, pediatric or infant use, serious disease claim.
Primary wording. Visible interpretation. No borrowed certainty.
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Primary and supporting references
- 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-284556.