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Historical source record Digestive & gastrointestinal

Syrup of CATHARTIC AND SURE CURE

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.

Documented in sourceConstipation PreparationSyrup RouteInternal use
Automated live import - unreviewedPublished directly for live editorial inspection; identity and safety are not verifiedUpdated Jul 18, 2026 · version 1
What this record is connected to

Constipation

Constipation is the condition or symptom label preserved in the historical source data. The label may be older, broader or less precise than current diagnostic terminology.

The intended use is stated in the extracted primary-source passage.

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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Use relationship map

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This hierarchy shows why a use appears beside the preparation. The strongest relationship comes first; contextual links remain explicitly labeled.

Documented in source
ConstipationDigestive & gastrointestinal

The intended use is stated in the extracted primary-source passage.

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Automated live-review record

This formula was extracted automatically from a historical source and published directly for live editorial inspection. It may contain OCR, title, botanical-identity, ingredient, structure or safety errors. Do not use it as treatment, dosage or self-care guidance.

Historical use wording: FOR CONSTIPATION

Source: Mother's Remedies by Thomas Jefferson Ritter (1910), narrative-offset-1306119.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • CATHARTIC AND SURE CURE: CATHARTIC AND SURE CURE FOR CONSTIPATION. Fluid Extract Rhamnus Purshiana 1 ounce Syrup Rhubarb 1 ounce Simple Syrup 2 ounces Mix.

Method as extracted

  1. Mix according to the source passage: CATHARTIC AND SURE CURE FOR CONSTIPATION. Fluid Extract Rhamnus Purshiana 1 ounce Syrup Rhubarb 1 ounce Simple Syrup 2 ounces Mix.

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. Publication makes the source extraction inspectable; it does not verify identity, completeness, efficacy or safety.

Modern safety boundary

Professional review advised

Professional review is advised before any practical use of this preparation.

  • 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.
Sources & editorial standard

Primary wording. Visible interpretation. No borrowed certainty.

The public record separates the historical passage, structured preparation data, use relationship and modern safety boundary. Same-plant context is presented as context, never as proof that this preparation was intended for that use.

Primary and supporting references

  1. Mother's Remedies — Project GutenbergPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-1306119.
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