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Historical source record Pain, inflammation & musculoskeletal

Tincture of Colchict semen

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 sourceRheumatism PreparationTincture RouteInternal use

Rheumatism

Rheumatism 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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Automated live-review record

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Historical use wording: rheumatism

Source: The dispensatory of the United States of America by Wood, George B. (George Bacon), 1797-1879 (1849), materia-258-1.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Colchict Semen: The medicine is generally given in the state of vinous tincture. (See Vinwm Colchict Radicis.) In this form it has been used externally in rheumatism. ‘The dose of the dried bulb is from two to eight grains, which may be repeated every four or six hours till the effects of the medicine are obtained.

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: The medicine is generally given in the state of vinous tincture. (See Vinwm Colchict Radicis.) In this form it has been used externally in rheumatism. ‘The dose of the dried bulb is from two to eight grains, which may be repeated every four or six hours till the effects of the medicine are obtained.

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

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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.
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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-258-1.
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