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Tincture of cardamom

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The medical guide, for the use of the clergy, heads of families and practitioners in medicine and surgery [electronic resource] : comprising a domestic dispensatory and practical treatise on the symptoms, causes, prevention, and cure of the diseases incident to the human frame, with the latest discoveries in medicine. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

Related plant contextCarminative PreparationTincture RouteInternal use Plant recordCardamom ↗

Carminative

A traditional action term for aromatic preparations associated with gas and digestive discomfort.

This use is documented for the same plant in a separate source; it is not claimed by this preparation 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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Historical preparation record

This formula was extracted from a rights-cleared historical primary source and is preserved as an archival record. Historical terminology, identity, strength and safety require modern interpretation.

Source: The medical guide, for the use of the clergy, heads of families and practitioners in medicine and surgery [electronic resource] : comprising a domestic dispensatory and practical treatise on the symptoms, causes, prevention, and cure of the diseases incident to the human frame, with the latest discoveries in medicine by Reece, Richard, 1775-1831; Sloggatt, S. B., active 1828 former owner; St. Thomas's Hospital. Medical School Library former owner; King's College London (1817), narrative-offset-943220.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • cardamom: of extract of the Rhatany root, one drachm ; dissolve in lime- water, six ounces ; then add tincture of cardamom seeds, half an ounce. ntCKETS

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: 23, and to empty the intestinal canal by an active dose ofCalomelj No. 34, or the Basilic Powder, No. 36; after which, a dessert or table-spoonful of the following mixture may be given three times a day : — Take of extract of the Rhatany root, one drachm ; dissolve in lime- water, six ounces ; then add tincture of cardamom seeds, half an ounce. ntCKETS.

Automated publication scope

This archival record passed the strict source, formula, botanical identity and hazard gates. Automatic publication confirms record integrity and internal botanical linking; it does not establish clinical effectiveness or modern dosing safety.

Modern safety boundary

Professional review advised

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

  • 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. The medical guide, for the use of the clergy, heads of families and practitioners in medicine and surgery [electronic resource] : comprising a domestic dispensatory and practical treatise on the symptoms, causes, prevention, and cure of the diseases incident to the human frame, with the latest discoveries in medicine — The medical guide, for the use of the clergy, heads of families and practitioners in medicine and surgery [electronic resource] : comprising a domestic dispensatory and practical treatise on the symptoms, causes, prevention, and cure of the diseases incidPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-943220.
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