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Tincture of iodine

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.

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Historical use wording: the patient, the value of the preparatory treatment must not be overlooked

Source: On the diseases of females, a treatise illustrating their symptoms, causes, varieties, and treatment, including the diseases and management of pregnancy and lying-in women. Designed as a companion to the author's "Modern domestic medicine." Containing also an appendix on the proper principles of the treatment of epilepsy, an account of the symptoms and treatment of diseases of the heart and a medical glossary by Graham, Thomas John, 1795?-1876. n 85029309 (1837), narrative-offset-71397.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • iodine: increased exercise ; rapidly progres- sive absorption of the diseased substance of the uterus ; periodical re- turns of the catamenia.” In a very short time after, this patient was quite well ; but, although the iodine was evidently the chief remedy in the cure of the patient, the value of the preparatory treatment must not be overlooked

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: Afterwards, seven drops of the tincture of iodine was ordered to be taken three times a day, in a glass of water, which dose was augmented gradually to ten drops, every other medi- cine being discontinued, except castor oil occasionally. “ The result was speedily favorable ; — her spirits revived ; appetite greatly improved; intestinal evacuations in general sufficient, without any aperient ; urine passed in greater quantity than formerly, and with diminished pain ; ability to take increased exercise ; rapidly progres- sive absorption of the diseased substance of the uterus ; periodical re- turns of the catamenia.” In a very short time after, this patient was quite well ; but, although the iodine was evidently the chief remedy in the cure of the patient, the value of the preparatory treatment must not be overlooked.

Live editorial status

This record was published without a human-review gate by site policy. Automated flags at publication: no primary ingredient taxon link, non botanical title identity, 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.

Modern safety boundary

Professional review advised

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  • 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.
  • Automated review flags: corrosive or toxic chemical.
Sources & editorial standard

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Primary and supporting references

  1. On the diseases of females, a treatise illustrating their symptoms, causes, varieties, and treatment, including the diseases and management of pregnancy and lying-in women. Designed as a companion to the author's "Modern domestic medicine." Containing also an appendix on the proper principles of the treatment of epilepsy, an account of the symptoms and treatment of diseases of the heart and a medical glossary — On the diseases of females, a treatise illustrating their symptoms, causes, varieties, and treatment, including the diseases and management of pregnancy and lying-in women. Designed as a companion to the author's "Modern domestic medicine." Containing alsPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-71397.
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