Source
State Archives of Florida, Collection M81-24
Description
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.
Page 95
Hysteria, Nervous Headache.
[Recipe]. Pulv. Valer. Rad. [1 scruple].
175 Pulv. Cinnam. Comp. gr. X.
M. A powder to be taken every
four hours. -----
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In Palpitations, with great
nervous irritability.---
[Recipe]. Tinct. Digit. m X.
176. Tinct. Columba. [1 dram]
Mist. Camph. [1 ounce] M.
Fiat. Haustus. To be taken
twice or three times a day.
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[Recipe]. Tr. Opii. M. iii. Vin. Ipecac [5 drams].
177. Syr. Tolut. [3 drams]. Soda Carb. [1 scruple].
Aqua Rose. [1 ounce]. M. ft. Mist.
teaspoonful every 4 hours.
to infants in whooping cough [1 scruple]
Chicago Manual of Style
Davidson, John M. W. Hysteria, Nervous Headache, Whooping Cough, Diarrhea. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275315>, accessed 14 November 2024.
MLA
Davidson, John M. W. Hysteria, Nervous Headache, Whooping Cough, Diarrhea. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275315>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Davidson)
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