Remedy	How it was made	How it was used
Acetic Acid	unknown	used to burn out warts
Acetic Acid (diluted)	diluted with water	used as a refreshing lotion to apply to skin in cases of headache or fever
Albumen water	made by dissolving the whites of two eggs in a pint of water.	Useful substitute for milk in the hand feeding of infants when they are suffering from diarrhea
Alum, a powerful astringent	combined with two teaspoons honey and a pint of hot water	gargling for "Clergyman's sore throat"
Alum (powdered)	unknown	applied to a bleeding part to check hemorrhage
Ammonia (or spirts of hartshorn)	diluted solution	soothing to the skin, useful to insect stings
Ammonia (sal volatile)	diluted with water	taken internally, useful for fainting fits or dispersing wind
Aniseed	mixed with water or oil	used to relieve flatulence
Apple Water	made by pouring a pint of boiling water over a couple of roasted apples; let stand for three hours, strain and sweeten	pleasant beverage for the sick room
Arnica	1/2 teaspoon of the tincture to half a pint of cold water	lotion for relieving sprains and bruises
Arrowroot (pure starch)	a teaspoonful is made into a paste with a little milk and then slowly stirred into half a pint of boiling milk and kept stirred for five minutes	often used in convalescence from illness, especially in cases of diarrhea
Arsenic ("Fowler's Solution"	unknown	used in the treatment of anemia and many nervous disorders
Barley Water	two ounces of pearl barley, well washed, blanched, rinsed in cold water, brining to a boil, strained, flavoured with vanilla or lemon or sugar	used for diluting milk in the artificial feeding of infants
Belladonna	derived from the deadly nightshade	applied externally for the relief of pain, or to check the secretion of milk.
Belts	should be made of suitable material, perforated for ventilation, and provided with lacing rather than elastic	support the abdomen in pregnancy, corpulency and in rupture of the naval. Indigestion and constipation are at times relieved by their use
Bismuth	in the form of the carbonate or sulnitrate, it is a heavy, white, insoluable powder	useful to treat dyspepsia andeczema; the sulnitrate of bismuth may be snuffed up the nose to relieve a cold in the head
Black Currant Water	two tablespoons black currant jam in quart of water, simmer for 1/2 hour	when cold it forms a most refreshing drink
Black Draught	composed of Epsom salts, senna, liquorice and cardamoms. The dose is 1 -2 fluid ounces for adults	it is a useful aperent (laxative), taken before breakfast, but it is nauseous
Blanc-Mange	2 ozs cornflour, a pint of milk, 1 oz sugar, boil until reduced by 2/3, pour into mould and allow to set	useful during convalescence
Bleeding	rarely performed now	useful in cases of heart failure with blueness
Boric Acid	saturated solution of the acid in water	used for washing wounds
Boric Acid	a teaspoonful of the acid to a pint of warm water	useful in cases of inflammation of the eye-lids
Bromide of	potassium, sodium or ammonia	useful treating epilepsy and insomnia
Caffein citrate	white powder produced from caffein contained in tea and coffee	taken to relieve sick headache
Cantharides	derived from a beetle	used to raise blisters or to promote the growth of hair
Capsicum (red pepper)	dried and powdered	may be taken to relieve flatulence
Carron oil	composed of lime water and linseed oil in equal parts	useful application for burns
Castor Oil	given with milk	constipation
Chalk	ten to sixty grains every two hours	diarrhea
Chamomile	pour a pink of boiling water on an ounce of the dried flower heads, let stand for 15 mins., strain through muslin	remedy for flatulence. In larger doses it often causes vomiting
Charcoal	unknown	may be used as tooth powder, but there are many powders which are better
Citrine Cintment	contains nitrate of mercury	used to destroy the various animal and vegetable parasites which infest the skin, and to relieve itching
Collodion	made by dissolving gun cotton in ether and alchohol	useful for cleaning cuts, chilbains, and corns
Condy's Fluid	added to water to make the mixture bright pink	antiseptic for domestic use
Confection	powdered drug made into a paste with syrup	useful aperient that should be taken at bedtime
Cream of Tartar	doses of twenty to sixty grains, dissolved in water	acts as a cooling trink and a diuretic, but in doses of a quarter to one ounce it is an aperient, which acts within twoor three hours of being taken
Creolin	prepared from coal tar	valuable disinfectant, and if added to a bath of warm water till the water is just milky it is useful for relieving itchng in nettlerash and allied conditions
Creosote	a yellowish liquid with a strong odor and burning taste. Cotton-wool is soaked in creosote	may be placed in a hollow tooth to relieve toothache, but some dry wool should be placed over the tongue for protection as it is caustic
Dill Water	dose is two to eight teaspoonfuls, according to the age of the patient	useful for griping, especially in infants
Dover's Powder	contains opium. Ten grains is the common dose	largely used in colds in the head and early stages of colds on the chest