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Laudanum For Baby Too!

Laudanum For Baby Too. Display of various patent medicines for teething babies. Also displayed are printed advertisements and bottle labels. Laudanum is a tincture of opium. Laudanum contains almost all of the opium alkaloids, including morphine and codeine. A potent narcotic by virtue of its high morphine concentration, laudanum was historically used to treat a variety of ailments, but its principal use was as an analgesic and cough suppressant. Until the early 20th century, laudanum was sold without a prescription and was a constituent of many patent medicines. Today, laudanum is recognized as addictive and is strictly regulated and controlled throughout most of the world.
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Laudanum For Baby Too!
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Laudanum For Baby Too. Display of various patent medicines for teething babies. Also displayed are printed advertisements and bottle labels. Laudanum is a tincture of opium. Laudanum contains almost all of the opium alkaloids, including morphine and codeine. A potent narcotic by virtue of its high morphine concentration, laudanum was historically used to treat a variety of ailments, but its principal use was as an analgesic and cough suppressant. Until the early 20th century, laudanum was sold without a prescription and was a constituent of many patent medicines. Today, laudanum is recognized as addictive and is strictly regulated and controlled throughout most of the world.
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3300 x 4547 px | 42.9 MB
Taille d'impression:
27.9 x 38.5 cm | 11.0 x 15.2 in (300 dpi)
Mots clés:
AMÉRICAIN • MEDICAL • OPIUM • REMEDE • XXE SIECLE