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Historical source record Immune, infection & fever

Tincture of Cochlearia officinalis

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The Dispensatory of the United States of America. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

Related plant contextAntiseptic PreparationTincture RouteInternal use Plant recordCochlearia officinalis ↗

Antiseptic

Antiseptic is a historical action or property term used in ethnobotanical literature. It describes reported intent, not a verified pharmacological effect.

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 Dispensatory of the United States of America by Wood, George B. (George Bacon), 1797-1879 (1843), materia-254-1.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Cochlearia Officinalis: The dose of a tincture prepared by macerating one part of cochineal in eight parts of diluted alcohol, is for an adult from twenty to thirty drops twice a day.

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: The dose of a tincture prepared by macerating one part of cochineal in eight parts of diluted alcohol, is for an adult from twenty to thirty drops twice a day.

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 Dispensatory of the United States of America — The Dispensatory of the United States of AmericaPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at materia-254-1.
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