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Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil was a widely used pain relief remedy which was sold in Canada and the United States as a patent medicine from the 1850s into the early twentieth century. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Like many patent medicines, it was advertised as a unique cure-all , but mostly contained common ingredients such as turpentine and camphor oil .
E. W. Kemble's "Death's Laboratory" on the cover of Collier's (June 3, 1905). A patent medicine, also known as a proprietary medicine or a nostrum (from the Latin nostrum remedium, or "our remedy") is a commercial product advertised to consumers as an over-the-counter medicine, generally for a variety of ailments, without regard to its actual effectiveness or the potential for harmful side ...
Joseph Thomas Clover (born 28 February 1825; baptised 7 May 1825 – 27 September 1882) [2] was an English doctor and innovator of anaesthesia.He invented a variety of pieces of apparatus to deliver anaesthetics, including ether and chloroform, safely and controllably.
Amateur chemistry or home chemistry is the pursuit of chemistry as a private hobby. [1] Amateur chemistry is usually done with whatever chemicals are available at disposal at the privacy of one's home. It should not be confused with clandestine chemistry, which involves the illicit production of controlled drugs.
Natural health care products are currently regulated under the Natural Health Product Regulations, under the authority of the Food and Drugs Act. [3] The regulations address the sale of natural health products, manufacture, packaging, labelling and importation for sale of natural health products, the distribution of natural health products, and the storage of natural health products. [4]
Samuel Guthrie was born in Brimfield, in Hampden's county, Massachusetts, in 1782 [1] "Dr. Guthrie was of dark complexion, medium stature, slender build, slightly stooping figure, and thoughtful mien; his head was well-formed and of full medium size, features slightly oval, nose prominent and a little irregular in shape."
Kaopectate is an orally taken medication from Jonathan Jordan for the treatment of mild diarrhea. It is also sometimes used to treat indigestion, nausea, and stomach ulcers. The active ingredients have varied over time, and are different between the United States and Canada. The original active ingredients were kaolinite and pectin.
Chlorodyne sold extremely well for many years; as its active ingredients were well known, local chemists' shops would also make up cheaper generic versions for sale to their customers. Here is an example of such a generic formulation, from Materia Medica by William Hale-White & A.H. Douthwaite, 21st edition (1932):