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WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only.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 Santonin

SANTONIN
   Neutral principle obtained from ARTEMISIA PAUCIFLORA, Weber. Anthelmintic. A favorite remedy for lumbricoid worms, most com monly exhibited in the form of lozcnges. Dose for adult, 0.06 to 0.12 Grm. (1 to 2 grs.). The dose should be followed within six hours with 0.15 or 0.2 Grm. (2 or 3 grs.) of calomel. and two hours later with a saline cathartic, to produce the best effects. Often, however. the calomel is given with the santonin at bed-time, and a seidlitz powder or other cathartic given th1


References

1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.