Lion Ointment 60g

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It also works great on bruises, reduces the size of pimples, it can be used for various skin complaints, and has a good smell. This is operated by Pharma Intelligence UK Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 13787459 whose registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Ichthammol ointment or paste is still available in the UK but it's more popular in the states where Walmart etc sell it under the equivalent of our GSL for removing splinters, ingrowing toenail treatment, insect stings and as a remedy for contact with poison ivy. It's great for ingrown hair or splinters, and is the only thing that soothes one patch of psoriasis.

Also known as Compound Benzoic Acid Ointment, Whitfields ointment is used in the treatment of fungal infections, particularly athlete’s foot. In 1909 and 1912 the British Medical Association published two books, Secret Remedies and What They Contain, and More Secret Remedies. However, the recipes are still made using an 18” square, thick, glass ‘ointment slab’ which is put to regular use to make the traditional remedies on site. E Burgess’s ‘lion ointment and pills’ advert focused on claims their products cured “ulcers, abscesses, cancers, [and] tumours”, and that people had been cured even “after leaving various London hospitals [having been told they are] incurable, or curable only by amputation”. Pan on hob, olive oil and camfur melted down then slice half a lemon place it flat on hot pan swirl in mixture and apply to bruise with the same lemon.It has amazing drawing properties and its the only thing which soothes one patch of psoriasis i have. Please always read the labels, warnings, and directions provided with the product before using or consuming a product. This is a lifesaver if used when children fall over or if someone has a splinter pleased to see it is still available as i gre. It started to work after a few days but as with other over the counter and natural treatments I had tried, it would come back when I stopped. They clearly sold in huge quantities: my copy of the first volume was one of the seventy-second thousand.

Parts of my childhood was around stables and whenever the ponies trod on something that led to infection. The pills and liquids mostly contained everyday chemicals such as table salt, borax, bicarbonate, tartaric acid and sugar, with the addition of some colour and bitter flaouring. Declaration of interest: the author’s mother, 1909–67, swore by Elliman’s embrocation and its bible, the Elliman’s REP (rubbing eases pain) book. In contrast, Munyon’s catarrh tablets and special catarrh cure, manufactured by a US homeopathic company with a London office, cost 1s 1d by post for 17 tablets. The next day my wound was smaller and all scabbed up- again I continued applying the ointment, and by the next day it was barely noticeable.

Most manufacturers are long forgotten but some have lasted till modern times, perhaps with different formulae: Owbridge’s lung tonic, Veno’s lightning cough cure, Beecham’s cough pills (which claimed not to contain opium but did), and their ordinary pills, which contained a farthing’s worth of aloes, ginger and powdered soap), Doan’s kidney pills, Cuticura, and Zam-Buk. Apply a small amount once or twice daily, under a plaster if possible, and the thick, concentrated lotion will draw moisture from the skin together with the intruding article. This may have been a family trait as Edwin’s mother also put money way for a particular purpose and then forgot its existence.

Taking more medication will not improve your symptoms; rather they may cause poisoning or serious side-effects. Whilst even the sight of a Tiger Balm tin and I'm in the BJJA HQ at Lowlands in Liverpool back in the 1970s. They also sold syphons – white, amber, blue or green bottles with tops that were “guaranteed free from lead”. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Thank you calmck - the post should have read 'prone to whitlows' and the cream was an old fashioned one which I assume is no longer available.Sometimes known as Yellow Basilicon Ointment, this preparation is helpful in drawing out splinters, thorns and similar foreign bodies lodged just below the surface of the skin. A 100ml bottle contains acetic acid and turpentine oil, is sold for the relief of muscular and rheumatic pain, and has had the same formula since 1847. Please consult your doctor to discuss changes in your dosing schedule or a new schedule to make up for missed doses, if you have missed too many doses recently. This ointment is made to the final formulation produced by Burgess before the company was sold off and abandoned.

Edwin Burgess, who inherited the misers hoard, was a patent medicine proprietor who sold Burgess’ Lion Ointment. Over the years we have provided items to museums, advised TV companies and provided valuations for many auction houses and insurance companies.Vin Urane Pesqui, old Bordeaux wine laced with uranium, was 8s a bottle and was claimed to cure diabetes.