Black Draught
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Black draught (Latin: Haustous) was a patent medicine used as a purgative in the 19th century and well into the early part of the 20th century, with veterinarians prescribing these to constipated cattle and horses. It is a saline aperient mixture used along with blue mass. Isabella Beeton's Book of Household Management (1861) has a recipe for a black draught:[1] .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .tem...
when a child my Mother used Black Draught drawing salve on boils to cause then to come to a head and release their core. After this the infection would drain an the wound would heal. I have not been able to find the information to see if it is still made and where I can find it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, ## I don't think that brand is still available, but there are many drawing salves for sale in various stores, both name brand and generic/store brands. What you are looking for is an Icthammol ointment or salve. A quick Google search shows it being for sale at CVS, Wal-Mart, Wallgreens, Amazon and many others. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Is it one of those things that works so they banned it? Then something similar, yet costs many times more, you could tr...
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