Chronic Pemphigus, Serofulous Affections, Chronic Cough

Medicine -- History -- 19th century -- Florida

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Dr. John Davidson's volume of remedies and recipes to cure various illnesses and to treat diseases. The book, dated August 3, 1843, covers treatments for such sicknesses as pneumonia and consumption to recipes for laxatives and expurgants.

Davidson, John M. W.

State Archives of Florida, Collection M81-24

1843-08-03

journals (accounts)

eng-US

Text

m81-24_20

Territorial Florida (1821-1845)

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Chronic pemphigus.
[Recipe]. Powd. digital. gr. ii.
67. Submur. Hyd. gr. I.
Powd. Opii. gr [half]. M.
Three times daily. Eberle.
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[Recipe]. Strong Infusion of Digital.[sp???]
68. in a case of inveterate Itch.
Eberle. Therapen. –
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Serofulous affections.
[Recipe]. Ext. digitalis [half dram].
69. Ext. cicuta [1 dram].
Antem. pracipet. anri [1 scruple].
Submur Hyd. gr. X. M.
Ten grams taken mornings
and evenings.
Ibid.

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Chronic Cough.
[Recipe]. Tinct. digitalis. [half ounce].
70. Tinct tolutan [1 ounce]
Tinct Opii. [1 dram] M.
40. Drops 3 times daily.
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[Recipe]. Pulv. digitalis. gr. VI.
71. P. Nit. Potass. [1 dram and a half]
Submur Hyd. gr. IV. – M.
D. into ten equal parts - one every
two hours; as an antiphlogistic
in inflammatory affections.
Cataplasma digitalis.
[Recipe]. Fol. digit. sicc. [3 ounces]. or recent [4 ounces].
72. Aqua. [2 pounds]. Coque ad dinudum
strain & with linseed meal make
a poultice. Eberle. Therapen

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