Purgative Pills, Injection in Gonorrhea, Chronic Diarrhea

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_34

Territorial Florida (1821-1845)

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Purgative Pills
[Recipe]. Soct. Aloes.
123 Pulv. Ialap. aa [2 drams].
Submur Hyd.
Castile Soap. aa [1 dram].
Syrup. Q.s Make
40 pills. Dose 3 or 4 at
night, if the have not the
Desired effect, repeat in
morning at 8 oclock.
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Ascetes. Quincy August 2, 1843
[Recipe]. Scilla. Mar. gr. Ii
124. Pulv. Cal.
" Digital. aa. [Half]
Mix f. Pil. W 6.
unam. Tres. heva.

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Ingection [sic] in Gonorrhea.
[Recipe]. Sulph. Zinci gr. X
125. Sacch. Saturni Xii.
Tinct Thabaic. [1 dram]
Mimosa Nilotica. [2 drams].
Aq. font. [3 ounces]. m.
chapman.
Chronic Diarrhea.
[Recipe]. Acetate Plumb. gr. Ii
126. Pulv. Opium gr. 1/4.
M. Three times a day.
with same intention you
may use the Turpentines &
Balsams. Also Strychnine.
valuable remedy used by
Dr. Graves. Dose 1/12 of a
grain. Stokes & Bell V.I. 203.
[Along inside:] made into Pills & taken 3 times
a day–

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Quincy (Fla.)

Gadsden County (Fla.)