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This page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional.
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BORAX, BIBORATE OF SODA
Used in intestinal irritation of infants. Externally applied to thrush, and to cutaneous diseases. Dose: 5 to 30 grains. Externally applied, dissolved in 8 times its weight of honey or mucilage. CAMPHOR. Used in hysteria, asthma, chorea, and generally in spasmodic diseases. Externally, in muscular pains, bruises, etc. Dose: 3 to 5 grains, in pills. When dissolved in water, as camphor mixture, the quantity is scarcely appreciable.