The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English - or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred - and Fifty Thousand by Ray Vaughn Pierce
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CASTOR OIL (_Oleum Ricini_). _Dose_--From one to four teaspoonfuls. It may be disguised by rubbing it with an equal quantity of glycerine and adding one or two drops of oil of anise, cinnamon, or wintergreen. BUTTERNUT (_Juglans Cinerea_). The bark is the part used. Butternut is a mild cathartic, which resembles rhubarb in its property of evacuating the bowels without irritating the alimentary canal. _Dose_--Of the extract, as a cathartic, five to ten grains; of the fluid extract, one-half to one teaspoonful; of the concentrated principle, Juglandin, one to three grains. As a laxative, one-half of these quantities is sufficient. ALOES (_Aloe_) The gum is used. This cathartic acts upon the lower part of the bowels and sometimes causes piles; though some late authors claim that in small doses it is a valuable remedy for piles. _Dose_--In powder or pill, three to ten grains; as a laxative, one to three grains. EPSOM SALTS (_Magnesia Sulphas_). Its common name is "Salts." Much used in domestic practice. _Dose_--One-fourth to one-half ounce. DR. PIERCE'S PLEASANT PELLETS, being entirely vegetable in their composition, operate without disturbance to the system, diet, or occupation. Put up in glass vials. Always fresh and reliable. As _a laxative, alterative,_ or gently acting but searching _cathartic_, these little Pellets give the most perfect satisfaction. Sick Headache, Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and all derangements of the stomach and bowels, are promptly relieved and permanently cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. In explanation of the remedial power of these Pellets over so great a |
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