Independent herbal reference infrastructureOpen the registry
Historical source record Other documented uses

Tincture of Tincture of Squill

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.

Documented in sourceTincture PreparationTincture RouteInternal use

Tincture

Tincture is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.

The intended use is stated in the extracted primary-source passage.

It documentsA historical source passage and its preparation structure.
It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
Open the use dossier
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.

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.

Historical use wording: epileptic disorders as the root in | dose of the tincture is from half a pa 6 toa same or | more, two or three times a-day

Source: The Edinburgh new dispensatory : containing 1. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. 2. The materia medica ... 3. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions ; including translations of the Edinburgh pharmacopoeia published in 1817 ... by Duncan, Andrew, Jun., 1773-1832; University of Leeds. Library (1819), materia-104-4.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Tincture of Squill: Tue valerian root ought to be ideal to a pretty fin powder, otherwise the spirit will not sufficiently extract its virtues. ‘The tincture has a deep colour, and is strongly im-_ pregnated with the valerian ; though it has not been found to 4 answer so well in the cure of epileptic disorders as the root in | dose of the tincture is from half a pa 6 toa same or | more, two or three times a-day.” | Fincrora vbhieeer ALB

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: Tue valerian root ought to be ideal to a pretty fin powder, otherwise the spirit will not sufficiently extract its virtues. ‘The tincture has a deep colour, and is strongly im-_ pregnated with the valerian ; though it has not been found to 4 answer so well in the cure of epileptic disorders as the root in | dose of the tincture is from half a pa 6 toa same or | more, two or three times a-day.” | Fincrora vbhieeer ALBI. Tincture of White wa datak as White hellebore root, bruised, eight ounces; oe io Diluted alcohol, two pounds and a half. - ae : .

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, quality score below 70, promotion title hygiene failed, 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

Professional review advised

Professional review is advised before any practical use of this preparation.

  • 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: high risk botanical.
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 Edinburgh new dispensatory : containing 1. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. 2. The materia medica ... 3. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions ; including translations of the Edinburgh pharmacopoeia published in 1817 ... — The Edinburgh new dispensatory : containing 1. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. 2. The materia medica ... 3. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions ; including translations of the Edinburgh pharmacopoeia published in 1817 ...Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at materia-104-4.
Read editorial standards