Medicine in 1860s Victoria

Medicine List

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Transcript of the list of medications found in Dr. J. S. Helmcken's
medical supplies account book.
British Columbia Archives call number MS-0505, volume 3.

Aloes & Myrrh pills
Amber, oil of
Alum
Alum Burnt
Ammonia aromatic and carbonate
Augustura bark
Anisee oil and seeds
Antimonial powder
Arsenic pulverized
Arsenate of Potassium
Barium Chloride
Belladonna extract, leaves and plaster
Bergamotte oil
Borax
Boracic acid
Bromine
Burgundy pitch
Calumba root, tincture and powder
Camphor
Canella bark
Carraway seed and oil
Cardamon seed
Cassia bark and oil
Castile soap
Cascarilla bark
Castor oil
Chalk, prepared
Chamomile flowers
Chloroform
Cod Liver oil
Colchicum seeds, tincture and wine
Copper sulphate and acetate
Corriander seed
Creosote
Dandelion extract
Dill seed and oil
Dragons Blood
Digitalis leaves, tincture and powder
Emetics
Ergot of Rye
Euphorbium
Galbaum Gum
Galls, powdered and tincture
Gentian root, extract, tincture and infusion
Ginger powder, root and lozenges
Glycycrrhine
Goulard's Extract
Gold leaf and Choride
Hellebore
Henbane tincture, leaves and extract
Hemlock extract and leaves
Honey
Hops extract
Ipecacuhana root, powder, wine and lozenges
Iodine
Iron acetate and sulphate
Iron ammonia chlorate and citrate
Iron citrate with quinine
Iron, wine of
Isinglass
Ilap powder and tincture
Juniper oil
Lead acetate, carbonate and plaster
Lavender tincture, oil and water

Litmus
Lemon oil and peel
Linseed meal and oil
Lint
Liquorice extract, pipe, lozenges and powder
Litharge
Lobelia infusion, tincture
Lagwood extract and chips
Magnesia carbonate and sulphate
Matico
Mercury ammonia chlorate
Mercury chloride and bichloride
Mercurial pills and ointment
Morphia acetate and lozenges
Mustard seed
Myrhh gum and tincture
Nux vomica extract
Naptha
Nutmeg oil
Olive oil
Opium powder, tincture, sedative, plaster and soap
Opium and camphor tincture
Orange oil and peel
Oris root and powder
Paradise grains
Pennyroyal oil
Pepper
Peppermint oil
Pills blue and sedative
Pimento
Poppy heads and extract
Platinum
Pomegranit bark
Potash liquor, acetate and carbonate
Potash and chalk
Potash cyanide
Potassium iodide and cyanide
Quassia
Quinine sulphate and unbleached
Resin yellow
Rhodium oil
Rosemary oil
Saffron
Sagapenum
Senegal gum
Sandarch gum
Sarsaparilla root and extract
Sassafras oil and shavings
Senna leaves, powder and confection
Senega root
Silver nitrate and cyanide
Spermaceti
Strontia chitrate
Strychnine
Squill root and powder
Sulphur sublimed, roll and precipitate
Tamarinds
Tannin
Turmeric
Turpentine
Varelian root and aromatic tincture
Valerianate of Zinc
Zinc sulphate

 

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