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Remedy recipe

Cough: Ipecac Syrup

Historical excerpt from “Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada” for “Cough”.

Instructions

Traditional source excerpt

"One-third teaspoonful of ipecac dissolved in one teaspoonful of water; one tablespoonful of sugar; pour on one teacupful of boiling water and let it boil down to half cup. Dose.—One teaspoonful for adults, and children in proportion, every two hours, or, if needed to vomit children give again in ten or fifteen minutes."

Source: Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada (gutenberg_17439_mothers_remedies) Source URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17439/pg17439-images.html License: Project Gutenberg License (https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html) Locator: id00888

Ingredients

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Evidence note

Source: Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada (gutenberg_17439_mothers_remedies). URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17439/pg17439-images.html License: Project Gutenberg License (https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html) Location hint: Cough / id00888