Mother's Remedies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,684 pages of information about Mother's Remedies.

Mother's Remedies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,684 pages of information about Mother's Remedies.
Sulphur                   l-1/2 drams
Plumbi Acetatis               2 drams
Glycerin                      3 ounces
Water, flavored to make   6-1/4 ounces

Dissolve the plumbi acetatis in the water then add the glycerin and sulphur.  Any aromatic water may be used for making the restorer.

The above amount would cost about 20 cents.

RELIEF FOR ASTHMA.

Powdered Lobelia             1 ounce
Powdered Stramonium Leaves   1 ounce
Powdered Saltpeter           1 ounce
Powdered Black Tea           1 ounce

Mix and sift.  Burn and inhale the fumes.

The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

ANTI-CONSTIPATION PAD.

Podophyllum                              3 ounces
Aloes, powdered                        1/2 ounce
Extract Colocynth compound, powdered   1/2 ounce
Croton Oil                               1 dram
Oil of Sassafras                         1 dram
Black Root                             1/2 ounce
Lady’s Slipper                         1/2 ounce

Mix.  Wear pad directly below pit of stomach.

The above amount would cost about 50 cents.

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BLOOD AND LIVER REGULATOR.

Potassii Iodidi                 1/2 ounce
Fluid Extract Senna             1/2 ounce
Fluid Extract Cascara Sagrada   1/2 ounce
Fluid Extract Sarsaparilla      1/2 ounce
Fluid Extract Stillingia        1/2 ounce
Simple syrup to make              8 ounces

Dose:  One teaspoonful three times daily.

This is conceded by all to be one of the finest combinations for regulating blood and liver known.

The above amount would cost about 75 cents.

AYER’S CHERRY PECTORAL.

Acetate of Morphia      3 grains
Tincture Sanguinaria    2 drams
Wine Antimony           3 drams
Wine Ipecac             3 drams
Syrup Wild Cherry       3 ounces

Mix.

The above amount would cost about 35 cents.

SALVE FOR BOILS AND OLD SORES.

Rosin             1 ounce
Beeswax           1 ounce
Mutton Tallow     4 ounces
Copper Acetate    1 dram

Melt the rosin, tallow and wax together, then add the copper acetate, stir until cool.

The above amount would cost about 50 cents.

AYER’S HAIR VIGOR.

Plumbi Acetate           3 drams
Flowers of Sulphur       2 drams
Glycerin                14 drams
Water enough to make     1 quart

The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

BURNS AND SCALDS.

Raw Linseed Oil      3 ounces
Lime Water           3 ounces
Acidi Carbolici     15 drops

This preparation for burns is used in all hospitals and is prescribed every day by the best physicians in the United States.

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