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Laudanum was used in home remedies and prescriptions, as well as a single medication.

For example, a 1901 medical book published for home health use gave the following two " Simple Remedy Formulas " for DYSENTERRY: ( 1 ) Thin boiled starch, 2 ounces ; Laudanum, 20 drops ; " Use as an injection every six to twelve hours "; ( 2 ) Tincture rhubarb, 1 ounce ; Laudanum 4 drachms ; " Dose: One teaspoonful every three hours.

" In a section entitled " Professional Prescriptions " is a formula for DIARRHOEA ( ACUTE ): Tincture opium, deodorized, 15 drops ; Subnitrate of bismuth, 2 drachms ; Simple syrup, 1 / 2 ounce ; Chalk mixture, 1 1 / 2 ounces, " A teaspoonful every two or three hours to a child one year old.

" DIARRHOEA ( CHRONIC ): Aqueous extract of ergot, 20 grains ; Extract of nux vomica, 5 grains ; Extract of Opium, 10 grains, " Make 20 pills.

Take one pill every three or four hours.