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Historical source record Pain, inflammation & musculoskeletal

UNGUENTUM ALBUM CAMPHOR ATUM, Camphorated white Ointment , L

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.

Related plant contextToothache PreparationOintment RouteTopical use Plant recordCinnamomum camphora ↗

Toothache

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It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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Automated live-review record

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Source: An introduction to physic and surgery by Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763 (1763), paragraph-3478.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • of Oil-olive a Pint ; yellow Wax, yellow Rolin, and Burgundy Pitch, of each fbj. of common Turpentine |iij
  • of yellow Bafilicum Jviij. of Oil-olive Jiij of prepared Verdigreafe ^j
  • of Hogs Lard tried jfeiv. of Quickdlver ifoj. of Turpentine Jj

Method as extracted

  1. Add 3 ifs. of Camphire to the former, diffolved in a few Drops of Oil of Almonds.
  2. Take of Oil-olive a Pint ; yellow Wax, yellow Rolin, and Burgundy Pitch, of each fbj. of common Turpentine |iij.
  3. Melt the Wax, Rofin, and Pitch with the Oil over a gentle Fire ; then take them off, and add the Turpentine.
  4. Strain it while it is hot.
  5. Take of yellow Bafilicum Jviij. of Oil-olive Jiij of prepared Verdigreafe ^j.
  6. Mix and make them into an Ointment.
  7. Take of Hogs Lard tried jfeiv. of Quickdlver ifoj. of Turpentine Jj.
  8. Rub the Quickdlver with the Turpentine in a Mortar till it difappears ; then warm the Lard,, and add it gradually, mixing them well together.

Live editorial status

This record was published without a human-review gate by site policy. Automated flags at publication: no primary ingredient taxon link, 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

Toxic / do not self-use

Do not self-use. The record remains public for historical, botanical and hazard research.

  • 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: corrosive or toxic chemical, high risk botanical, serious disease claim.
Sources & editorial standard

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Primary and supporting references

  1. An introduction to physic and surgery — An introduction to physic and surgeryPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at paragraph-3478.
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