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				State Archives of Florida, Collection M81-24            
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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.            
          Date
									1843-08-03
								
							  Creator
        
        Page 109
[Recipe]. Ext. Col. Comp. [1 dram]
Submur Hyd. XV grs.
Ant. Tart. ii. grs.
Ol. Carui. V. gtt.
M. ft. pil. 24. Capiat. unam, duas,
vel tres, quaque noete.
Thsese pills will at once increase
the biliary secreation, clear the
bowels, and improve the diges-
tion.
Johnston of the Liver.
Page 102. ----
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Diarrhea
[Recipe]. Confect. Aromatica. [1 dram].
Mistura Cretacea. [4 ounces].
Tinct Opii fl. [1 dram].
Tr. Card. Comp. [2 drams]
M. ft. mistura, cujus. cap.
cachleania duo magna post
singulam sedem liquidam
Page 486 Johnston on Liver
          
[Recipe]. Ext. Col. Comp. [1 dram]
Submur Hyd. XV grs.
Ant. Tart. ii. grs.
Ol. Carui. V. gtt.
M. ft. pil. 24. Capiat. unam, duas,
vel tres, quaque noete.
Thsese pills will at once increase
the biliary secreation, clear the
bowels, and improve the diges-
tion.
Johnston of the Liver.
Page 102. ----
------------
Diarrhea
[Recipe]. Confect. Aromatica. [1 dram].
Mistura Cretacea. [4 ounces].
Tinct Opii fl. [1 dram].
Tr. Card. Comp. [2 drams]
M. ft. mistura, cujus. cap.
cachleania duo magna post
singulam sedem liquidam
Page 486 Johnston on Liver
Title
Diarrhea, Troublesome Cough
            Subject
Medicine -- History -- 19th century -- Florida
                    Pharmacology -- United States -- 19th century
                    Pharmaceutical Preparations -- History.
                    Plants, Medicinal -- United States.
                    Materia Medica -- United States -- History.
                    Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
            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.
            Creator
Davidson, John M. W.
            Source
State Archives of Florida, Collection M81-24
            Date
1843-08-03
            Format
journals (accounts)
            Language
eng-US
            Type
Text
            Identifier
m81-24_56
            Coverage
Territorial Florida (1821-1845)
            Thumbnail
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/physician.jpg
            Transcript
Page 109
[Recipe]. Ext. Col. Comp. [1 dram]
Submur Hyd. XV grs.
Ant. Tart. ii. grs.
Ol. Carui. V. gtt.
M. ft. pil. 24. Capiat. unam, duas,
vel tres, quaque noete.
Thsese pills will at once increase
the biliary secreation, clear the
bowels, and improve the diges-
tion.
Johnston of the Liver.
Page 102. ----
------------
Diarrhea
[Recipe]. Confect. Aromatica. [1 dram].
Mistura Cretacea. [4 ounces].
Tinct Opii fl. [1 dram].
Tr. Card. Comp. [2 drams]
M. ft. mistura, cujus. cap.
cachleania duo magna post
singulam sedem liquidam
Page 486 Johnston on Liver
                    [Recipe]. Ext. Col. Comp. [1 dram]
Submur Hyd. XV grs.
Ant. Tart. ii. grs.
Ol. Carui. V. gtt.
M. ft. pil. 24. Capiat. unam, duas,
vel tres, quaque noete.
Thsese pills will at once increase
the biliary secreation, clear the
bowels, and improve the diges-
tion.
Johnston of the Liver.
Page 102. ----
------------
Diarrhea
[Recipe]. Confect. Aromatica. [1 dram].
Mistura Cretacea. [4 ounces].
Tinct Opii fl. [1 dram].
Tr. Card. Comp. [2 drams]
M. ft. mistura, cujus. cap.
cachleania duo magna post
singulam sedem liquidam
Page 486 Johnston on Liver
Page 110
Troublesome Cough.
Pie. Squile, calomel &c.
[Recipe]. Calmelanos. grs. Iii
Scilla recentis,
Ammoniaci gummi. resina. aa [1 scruple]
Pulv. Ipecac. Comp. [1 dram]
Confec. Rosa. q.s. – at fiat
massa et divide in pelulas
XXX.-- Signa. -- One 3 or 4
Times a day.
Dr. Latham.
[Recipe]. Pulv. Ext. Liquorice
" Gum Arab. aa [2 drams]
Aq. ferben {4 ounces]. M. ft. Solut.
et adde. Spt. Nit. D. [2 drams]. Vin. Ant. [2 drams].
Tinct Opii gtt. XI to IX Signa.
tablespoon full for a dose.
--- in Catarrh –
            Troublesome Cough.
Pie. Squile, calomel &c.
[Recipe]. Calmelanos. grs. Iii
Scilla recentis,
Ammoniaci gummi. resina. aa [1 scruple]
Pulv. Ipecac. Comp. [1 dram]
Confec. Rosa. q.s. – at fiat
massa et divide in pelulas
XXX.-- Signa. -- One 3 or 4
Times a day.
Dr. Latham.
[Recipe]. Pulv. Ext. Liquorice
" Gum Arab. aa [2 drams]
Aq. ferben {4 ounces]. M. ft. Solut.
et adde. Spt. Nit. D. [2 drams]. Vin. Ant. [2 drams].
Tinct Opii gtt. XI to IX Signa.
tablespoon full for a dose.
--- in Catarrh –
ImageID
journal109-110
            Geographic Term
Quincy (Fla.)
                    Gadsden County (Fla.)
            Chicago Manual of Style
Davidson, John M. W. Diarrhea, Troublesome Cough. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275322>, accessed 4 November 2025.
MLA
Davidson, John M. W. Diarrhea, Troublesome Cough. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275322>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Davidson)
  
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