WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Felter's Materia Medica on Mezereum
SARSAPARILLASMAR
The dried root of (1) Smilax medica, Chamisso and Schlechtendal; or (2) Smilax officinalis, Kunth, or an undetermined species; or (3) Smilax... / ...llae Compositum, Compound Fluidextract of Sarsaparilla (contains Sarsaparilla, Licorice, Sassafras, Mezereum). Dose, 10 to 60 minims. 3. Syrupus Sarsaparillae Compositus, Compound Syrup of Sarsaparill...1
The dried root of (1) Smilax medica, Chamisso and Schlechtendal; or (2) Smilax officinalis, Kunth, or an undetermined species; or (3) Smilax... / ...llae Compositum, Compound Fluidextract of Sarsaparilla (contains Sarsaparilla, Licorice, Sassafras, Mezereum). Dose, 10 to 60 minims. 3. Syrupus Sarsaparillae Compositus, Compound Syrup of Sarsaparill...1
WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Mezereum
MEZEREUM
The bark of DAPHNE MEZEREUM, Lin. Irritant, sialagogue, alterative, in large doses emeto-cathartic; locally applied as a counter-irritant. Used in scrofula and syphilis, in chronic rheumatism and in obstinate cutaneous diseases.2
The bark of DAPHNE MEZEREUM, Lin. Irritant, sialagogue, alterative, in large doses emeto-cathartic; locally applied as a counter-irritant. Used in scrofula and syphilis, in chronic rheumatism and in obstinate cutaneous diseases.2
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.