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Tincture of senna

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The household book of practical receipts, in the arts, manufactures, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy .... The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

Use not statedUse not stated PreparationTincture RouteInternal use

No specific intended use is stated in the extracted passage

The extracted preparation passage does not state a specific intended use.

It documentsA historical source passage and its preparation structure.
It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
Use relationship map

Exact source claims and related context are never blended together.

This hierarchy shows why a use appears beside the preparation. The strongest relationship comes first; contextual links remain explicitly labeled.

Use not stated in the extracted passage.

The preparation remains searchable as an archival method record without an invented indication.

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 household book of practical receipts, in the arts, manufactures, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy ... by Reynolds, Susannah Frances; Hall, William E; University of Leeds. Library (1847), narrative-offset-242229.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • senna: of Epsom salts, half an ounce ; best manna, two drachms ; infusion of senna, six drachms ; tincture of senna, two drachms ; spearmint water, one ounce; distilled water, two ounces

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: Costiveness, when occurring in the strong and robust, may be treated with occasional saline or oleaginous aperients, as the following mixture, or a little castor oil. Mixture. — Take of Epsom salts, half an ounce ; best manna, two drachms ; infusion of senna, six drachms ; tincture of senna, two drachms ; spearmint water, one ounce; distilled water, two ounces.

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 household book of practical receipts, in the arts, manufactures, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy ... — The household book of practical receipts, in the arts, manufactures, and trades, including medicine, pharmacy, and domestic economy ...Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-242229.
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