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Historical source record Injury, bites & first aid

Tincture of rhubarb in thé manner

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Related plant contextAntidote PreparationTincture RouteInternal use Plant recordCamellia sinensis ↗

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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 dispensatory of the United States of America by Wood, George B. (George Bacon), 1797-1879 (1836), narrative-offset-3533769.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • rhubarb in thé manner: Macerate the Rhubarb in the Watsetor twenty- four hours, and strain; then add the Sugar, and boil for a short time so as to form a syrup.” U.S, * a | This is a mild cathartic, adapted to the cases of infants, to whom it may be given in the dose of one or*two fluidrachms. : ae It has been proposed to form the syrup of rhubarb in thé manner directed in the U.S. Pharmacopeia for the aromatic syrup, by first pgeparing a

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: Macerate the Rhubarb in the Watsetor twenty- four hours, and strain; then add the Sugar, and boil for a short time so as to form a syrup.” U.S, * a | This is a mild cathartic, adapted to the cases of infants, to whom it may be given in the dose of one or*two fluidrachms. : ae It has been proposed to form the syrup of rhubarb in thé manner directed in the U.S. Pharmacopeia for the aromatic syrup, by first pgeparing a tincture with diluted alcohol, then evaporating the spirituous portion May means of a water-bath, and incorporating the remainder with sugar.

Live editorial status

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Modern safety boundary

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  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
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  • 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 narrative-offset-3533769.
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