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Santrex Formula 52T
Small boxes of old American patent medicine
for women's diseases,
headache, stomach illness, menstruation, and
birth control
Harry Finley
created the images.
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Crampbark:
from vitacost.com: "Crampbark comes
from a plant known most commonly as
the Wild Guelder Rose (Viburnum
opulus), a shrub which is
commonly found in England and North
America. It has dark green leaves
and clusters of deep red berries. It
grows up to 10 feet high, and is
commonly found in British hedgerows.
As the name suggests, it is the bark
of this tree which has shown itself
an effective medicinal. As implied
by the name, this herb can be used
to relieve menstrual cramping. It
acts as a relaxant on the uterine
muscles, causing less contracting
and pain. Crampbark acts as a
uterine sedative (stopping both
cramping and contractions), and may
be helpful in the prevention of
premature onset of labor."
Ext.
means extract.
Other names for Asafetida
are Food of the Gods and - get this
- Devil's Dung. The gods ate the
Devil's dung? Botanical.com
writes this about it: "The odour of
Asafetida is stronger and more
tenacious than that of the onion,
the taste is bitter and acrid; the
odour of the gum resin depends on
the volatile oil. It is much used in
India and Persia in spite of its
offensive odour as a condiment and
is thought to exercise a stimulant
action on the brain. It is a local
stimulant to the mucous membrane,
especially to the alimentary tract,
and therefore is a remedy of great
value as a carminative in flatulent
colic and a useful addition to
laxative medicine. [A carminative
causes the expelling of gas from the
stomach or, um, bowels. What a
pretty name for "fart producer"!]
There is evidence that the volatile
oil is eliminated through the lungs,
therefore it is excellent for asthma
bronchitis, whooping-cough, etc.
Owing to its vile taste it is
usually taken in pill form, but is
often given to infants per rectum in
the form of an emulsion. The
powdered gum resin is not advocated
as a medicine, the volatile oil
being quickly dissipated."
Black
Haw means black hawthorn, Crataegus
douglasii, a tree shrub.
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