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Tincture of myrrh

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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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.

Source: The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . by Bullman, E; University of Glasgow. Library (1810), narrative-offset-182214.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • myrrh: sage leaves, one handful : chamomile flowers, two drams : of the herb loose strife, a handful : of peruvian bark in quills, half an ounce

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: Take sage leaves, one handful : chamomile flowers, two drams : of the herb loose strife, a handful : of peruvian bark in quills, half an ounce : boil in two pints of water for twenty mi- nutes ; strain and add of the acid elixir of vitriol, half an ounce : of honey, two ounces : gargle the mouth and throat frequently Children may have a small mop made of linen, and their mouth washed with it two or three times a day, or take borax one dram : dissolve in six ounces of rose water, and gargle the mouth and throat often, or take plantian leaves and sage, each a handful : boil in a pint and a half of water : strain and add vinegar, four ounces : tincture of myrrh, two drams : honey, an ounce .* gargle the mouth fre- quently, and take the following : Take of the herb garden madder, one handful : chamomile flowers, half an ounce : boil in two pints of spring water fifteen minutes : strain and sweeten with honey : take two table spoonfuls every four hours.

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

Modern safety boundary

External use only

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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: pediatric or infant use.
Sources & editorial standard

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Primary and supporting references

  1. The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . — The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory .Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-182214.
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