Exact source claims and related context are never blended together.
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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
- 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
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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
- 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.