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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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