More secret remedies : what they cost and what they contain, based on analyses made for the British Medical Association. (Secret remedies, 2nd series).

  • British Medical Association
Date:
1912
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Credit: More secret remedies : what they cost and what they contain, based on analyses made for the British Medical Association. (Secret remedies, 2nd series). Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    1] Gout cured in a few hours—Apply Levasco upon the affected parts. . . . The first application will give immediate relief. After a few hours' treatment—during which time Levasco should be applied as often as possible—your Gout will have entirely disappeared. Levasco applied freely will cure Lumbago or Sciatica in one night. Neuritis.—Levasco rubbed upon the affected part gives immediate relief, and after three or four applications the pain will be gone, but do not cease using to effect the cure. You must continue to use for a week or two—two or three times daily, or when the pain is felt. This is a most difficult complaint to cure, and some great authorities say it is incurable, but we have evidence where perseverance and regular use of Levasco has effected the cure. No athlete should be without a bottle of Levasco. A little rubbed on the limbs previous to and after any extra exertion ensures your fitness for the next event. Headache Cured in a few minutes. Earache Cured in 2 minutes. Toothache Cured in 2 minutes. Great care should be taken that Levasco is not applied to wounds, cuts, or embrasures (sic). A Is. I Jd. bottle was found to hold rather less than 1 fluid ounce. Analysis showed the presence of oleo-resin of capsicum, oils of rosemary and lavender, camphor, alcohol, and what appeared to be a trace of soap. The quantities of the different ingredients were determined as exactly as possible, and the results indicated the following formula, and a mixture prepared in accordance with it was practically indistinguishable from the original: Oleo-resin of capsicum 3 grains Camphor 6 ,, Oil of lavender 3 minims Oil of rosemary 4 ,, Soap § grain Alcohol (90 per cent.) to 1 fluid ounce Estimated cost of ingredients, £d. if methylated spirit were used; about 2ld. if made with rectified spirit. DYXOL. This preparation is supplied by a firm in a small town near London. It is stated on the package that: Dyxol cures Neuralgia, Toothache, Cold in ithe Head, Headache, Stiff-neck, Lumbago, Rheumatism, etc., etc. Further particulars are given in a circular enclosed with the bottle, from which the following extracts are taken: This is a simple Preparation of great value for the removal of all kinns
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