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Physician's Materia Medica on Wild Lettuce
LETTUCE CALMATIVE
A non-narcotic soothing syrup for infants. Each fluidrachm rep resents; Wild Lettuce, 5 grs.; Caraway seed, 2 grs.; Catnep, 4 grs.; Lupulin, % gr.; Fennel seed, 3 grs. The uses of such a a preparation as this must be apparent to every physician. It may be made more effective sometimes by add‘ ing to it a little Pepsin (1-10 to )6 grain of pure pepsin to the fluid rachm) or a little Sodium Bromide, and the physician may on special occasions combine with it a little paregoric, but for obvious reas1
A non-narcotic soothing syrup for infants. Each fluidrachm rep resents; Wild Lettuce, 5 grs.; Caraway seed, 2 grs.; Catnep, 4 grs.; Lupulin, % gr.; Fennel seed, 3 grs. The uses of such a a preparation as this must be apparent to every physician. It may be made more effective sometimes by add‘ ing to it a little Pepsin (1-10 to )6 grain of pure pepsin to the fluid rachm) or a little Sodium Bromide, and the physician may on special occasions combine with it a little paregoric, but for obvious reas1
WILD LETTUCE
The flowering herb of LnCTUCa CANApENsrs Lin. Sedative, hypnotic, anaphrodisiac; prescribed chiefly as a sedative for children and patients who cannot bear opiates. See Lactucarium.1
The flowering herb of LnCTUCa CANApENsrs Lin. Sedative, hypnotic, anaphrodisiac; prescribed chiefly as a sedative for children and patients who cannot bear opiates. See Lactucarium.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.