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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 111
Colic in children or grown persons
[Recipe]. Pulv. Rhai. [2 scruples].
Cal. Magnesia. [1 dram].
Su. Carb. Potass. 10 grs.
Ol. Carroway.
Ol. Mint.
Ol. Fennel, aa. 1. gtt.
Aq. [8 ounces]. Mix. Dose teaspoon full.
------ got from T. W. Brevard as a
presc. [on in superscript] of Doct. Ware. Phil.
---------
Carditis Acute.
[Recipe]. Tinct. Digital. f. [3 drams].
Vin. Antemo. [3 drams].
Tinct. Hyoscyam. [3 drams]. M.
Dose begin 15 or 20 gtt. gradually in-
crease till evident improvement
          
Colic in children or grown persons
[Recipe]. Pulv. Rhai. [2 scruples].
Cal. Magnesia. [1 dram].
Su. Carb. Potass. 10 grs.
Ol. Carroway.
Ol. Mint.
Ol. Fennel, aa. 1. gtt.
Aq. [8 ounces]. Mix. Dose teaspoon full.
------ got from T. W. Brevard as a
presc. [on in superscript] of Doct. Ware. Phil.
---------
Carditis Acute.
[Recipe]. Tinct. Digital. f. [3 drams].
Vin. Antemo. [3 drams].
Tinct. Hyoscyam. [3 drams]. M.
Dose begin 15 or 20 gtt. gradually in-
crease till evident improvement
Title
Colic, Carditis Acute, Senna Tea
            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_57
            Coverage
Territorial Florida (1821-1845)
            Thumbnail
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/physician.jpg
            Transcript
Page 111
Colic in children or grown persons
[Recipe]. Pulv. Rhai. [2 scruples].
Cal. Magnesia. [1 dram].
Su. Carb. Potass. 10 grs.
Ol. Carroway.
Ol. Mint.
Ol. Fennel, aa. 1. gtt.
Aq. [8 ounces]. Mix. Dose teaspoon full.
------ got from T. W. Brevard as a
presc. [on in superscript] of Doct. Ware. Phil.
---------
Carditis Acute.
[Recipe]. Tinct. Digital. f. [3 drams].
Vin. Antemo. [3 drams].
Tinct. Hyoscyam. [3 drams]. M.
Dose begin 15 or 20 gtt. gradually in-
crease till evident improvement
                    Colic in children or grown persons
[Recipe]. Pulv. Rhai. [2 scruples].
Cal. Magnesia. [1 dram].
Su. Carb. Potass. 10 grs.
Ol. Carroway.
Ol. Mint.
Ol. Fennel, aa. 1. gtt.
Aq. [8 ounces]. Mix. Dose teaspoon full.
------ got from T. W. Brevard as a
presc. [on in superscript] of Doct. Ware. Phil.
---------
Carditis Acute.
[Recipe]. Tinct. Digital. f. [3 drams].
Vin. Antemo. [3 drams].
Tinct. Hyoscyam. [3 drams]. M.
Dose begin 15 or 20 gtt. gradually in-
crease till evident improvement
Page 112
proofs of continual effects
are produced. These means with
a dose of Cal. N Opii every night
(Cal. V. gr. Opii I gr.) will reduce
cardiac inflammation, if any
means will. Johnston Liver P. 138.
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Senna tea.
[Recipe]. Fol. Senna [half ounce].
Sulph. Magnesia
Flake Manna aa [1 ounce]
Fennel Seed [1 dra]
Aq. Boiling. O [half]. M.
in covered vessel until it
cools. One third may be given
for a dose. & repeated every 4 or 5
hours till it operates.
U. S. Phar
            proofs of continual effects
are produced. These means with
a dose of Cal. N Opii every night
(Cal. V. gr. Opii I gr.) will reduce
cardiac inflammation, if any
means will. Johnston Liver P. 138.
------------
Senna tea.
[Recipe]. Fol. Senna [half ounce].
Sulph. Magnesia
Flake Manna aa [1 ounce]
Fennel Seed [1 dra]
Aq. Boiling. O [half]. M.
in covered vessel until it
cools. One third may be given
for a dose. & repeated every 4 or 5
hours till it operates.
U. S. Phar
ImageID
journal111-112
            Geographic Term
Quincy (Fla.)
                    Gadsden County (Fla.)
            Chicago Manual of Style
Davidson, John M. W. Colic, Carditis Acute, Senna Tea. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275323>, accessed 4 November 2025.
MLA
Davidson, John M. W. Colic, Carditis Acute, Senna Tea. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275323>
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(State Archives of Florida/Davidson)
  
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