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Tincture of Senna

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory .. 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

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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 medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . by Bullman, E; University of Glasgow. Library (1810), narrative-offset-442821.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Senna: senna, one pound : caraway seeds bruised, one ounce and a half : lesser cardamoms bruised, half an ounce : raisins stoned, sixteen ounces : proof spirit of wine, one gallon : digest for fifteen days and

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: Dose, from one to two drams in bilious purgings and vomitings. Tincture of Senna, called Daffy's Elixir. Take senna, one pound : caraway seeds bruised, one ounce and a half : lesser cardamoms bruised, half an ounce : raisins stoned, sixteen ounces : proof spirit of wine, one gallon : digest for fifteen days and strain.

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 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-442821.
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