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  • Chymoral resolves inflammation relieves pain speeds recovery : AAA throat spray for the quick relief of sore throat pain and discomfort.
  • Chymoral resolves inflammation relieves pain speeds recovery : AAA throat spray for the quick relief of sore throat pain and discomfort.
  • A sore throat and cough stopped by a traffic "Stop" sign" representing the medicine Kresival. Colour lithograph, 196- (?).
  • An ill man taking a gargling mixture for a sore throat. Coloured aquatint by H. Pyall after M. Egerton, 1827.
  • Bronchial Cough Electuary for horses : specially prepared for all kinds of coughs, also for sore throat, &c.... /Alfred Parker.
  • If anyone suffering from sore throat ties his (or her) left stocking round his throat on going to bed, he will be better in the morning. Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, E. & M. A. Radford.
  • If anyone suffering from sore throat ties his (or her) left stocking round his throat on going to bed, he will be better in the morning. Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, E. & M. A. Radford.
  • An account of the sore throat attended with ulcers; a disease which hath of late years appeared in this city and the parts adjacent ... / [John Fothergill].
  • In Ireland, sore throats used to be treated by applying salt herrings to the feet ... but today ... : the choice is Strepsils antiseptic lozenges for mouth and throat infections / Boots Pure Drug Company Limited.
  • The modern medicament for relieving nasal catarrh, congestion, colds, hay fever, influenza, asthma, quinsy, bronchitis, sore throat or chest, headache, neuralgia, sprains, neuritis & rheumatic pains : Mentex / Foster McClellan Laboratories.
  • The modern medicament for relieving nasal catarrh, congestion, colds, hay fever, influenza, asthma, quinsy, bronchitis, sore throat or chest, headache, neuralgia, sprains, neuritis & rheumatic pains : Mentex / Foster McClellan Laboratories.
  • The modern medicament for relieving nasal catarrh, congestion, colds, hay fever, influenza, asthma, quinsy, bronchitis, sore throat or chest, headache, neuralgia, sprains, neuritis & rheumatic pains : Mentex / Foster McClellan Laboratories.
  • Laverack's embrocation : for horses and cattle : one of the best applications for general use in the stable and farmyard : for splints, curbs, sprains, sprung sinews, lameness, bruises, sore throat, influenza, wedged ures, &c., &c. : may be used with great advantage by human beings / Laverack and Sons.
  • Fever, sore throat, aches, rash, unsafe sex : if you've had sex without a condom and show three or more of these symptoms within six weeks, it's possible you've now got HIV : in some cases there are no symptoms, but you may still be infected / Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • Laverack's embrocation : for horses and cattle : one of the best applications for general use in the stable and farmyard : for splints, curbs, sprains, sprung sinews, lameness, bruises, sore throat, influenza, wedged ures, &c., &c. : may be used with great advantage by human beings / Laverack and Sons.
  • Fever, sore throat, aches, rash, unsafe sex : if you've had sex without a condom and show three or more of these symptoms within six weeks, it's possible you've now got HIV : in some cases there are no symptoms, but you may still be infected / Terrence Higgins Trust ; GMFA.
  • Fever, sore throat, aches, rash, unsafe sex : if you've had sex without a condom and show three or more of these symptoms within six weeks, it's possible you've now got HIV : in some cases there are no symptoms, but you may still be infected / Terrence Higgins Trust ; GMFA.
  • Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus Aizoaceae. Eland's Sour fig. Sally-my-handsome, its other common name is a corruption of Mesembryanthemum (acinaciforme) which was the genus ascribed to it by Linnaeus (1753) Succulent perennial. Distribution: South Africa. Antibacterial compounds have been isolated from it, it is rich in tannins. The leaf sap is used to treat infections of the mouth and throat. In South African ‘muthi’ medicine, the sap is used as a gargle for sore throats
  • An amuletic necklace worn to cure sore throats, London.
  • An amuletic necklace worn to cure sore throats, London.
  • An amuletic necklace worn to cure sore throats, London.
  • Sore throats relieved with one dose : Fennings' Fever Curer or Fennings' Stomachic Mixture.
  • Sore throats relieved with one dose : Fennings' Fever Curer or Fennings' Stomachic Mixture.
  • Sore throats relieved with one dose : Fennings' Fever Curer or Fennings' Stomachic Mixture.
  • Sore throats relieved with one dose : Fennings' Fever Curer or Fennings' Stomachic Mixture.
  • Don't worry about head colds & sore throats : 'Aspro' will put you right!.
  • Don't worry about head colds & sore throats : 'Aspro' will put you right!.
  • Capsicum annuum 'Masquerade' Distribution: Central and South America. This ‘domesticated species’ originated from Mexico (although the centre of Capsicum evolution was much earlier and from Bolivia) and includes the bland salad peppers and the hot chilli peppers, of which capsaicin (sometimes called capsicain), from the lining of the inside of the chilli, is the main active ingredient. Chilli comes from the Aztec language of the Nahuatl people. It was reputedly introduced to Europe by Columbus in the mid-15th century, but was cultivated in Mexico since 4,000 BCE and used in cooking since 7,200 BCE. After its introduction to Europe, its cultivation very rapidly became world-wide. It appears first as a description (Bock, 1539) with the name teutschem Pfeffer. The first illustration, as Siliquastrum, appears in Historia Stirpes commentarii insignis (Fuchs, 1542). Fuchs did not realise it came from the Americas, as he identified it as a plant described by Pliny, Dioscorides and Avicenna and gave their uses of it. It appear in Dodoen's Cruydeboeck (1551) and Lyte's translation (1557) with the note that it is 'hot and drie in the third degree.' He recommended it for dressing meat, and noted that it 'warmeth the stomach' and was good for a sore throat, scrofula, and topically got rid of spots. Fuch's had reported these properties as being described by Avicenna, but what that plant was is unknown. Lindley (1838) wrote: 'It is employed in medicine, in combination with Cinchona in intermittent and lethargic affections, and also in atonic gout, dyspepsia accompanied by flatulence, tympanitis, paralysis etc. Its most valuable application appears however to be in cynanche maligna [=severe sore throat, with impending suffocation] and scarlatina maligna [=severe scarlet fever], used either as a gargle or administered internally.' However, its principal use medically has been in pain relief, applied locally for pain from muscle injury to post herpetic neuralgia. Capsaicin acts on the pain and heat sensing neurones to make them trigger the sensation of pain at body temperature. Repeated exposure to capsaicin depletes the neurotransmitter substance P that is used to perceive pain, so the relevant nerves no longer transmit the sensation of pain/heat from any cause. It is a banned substance in the equestrian events at the Olympics because of its ability to stop perception of pain. Capsaicin has been shown, experimentally, to kill cancer cells by attacking their mitochondria. Particular interest has concentrated on its ability to reduce the size of tumours of the pancreas and prostate. Various cultivars are used in cooking, and the strength (i.e. how hot they are) is measured in Scoville units. A standard chilli pepper used in England would be around 5,000 Scovilles, the hottest peppers are rated over one million Scoville units. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Cupiss' constitution balls for horses, cattle & sheep : are superior to all other medicine, and less expensive by reason of their lasting benefit, in cases of swelled legs, grease, cracked heels, surfeit, staring coat, colic, hide bound, loss of appetite, hove or blown, influenza, broken wind, strangles, sore throats, epidemic, coughs, colds, distemper, disordered liver, scouring, rot in sheep, gargate, conditioning, wasting, preserving health, &c. ... / Francis Cupiss.
  • Cupiss' constitution balls for horses, cattle & sheep : are superior to all other medicine, and less expensive by reason of their lasting benefit, in cases of swelled legs, grease, cracked heels, surfeit, staring coat, colic, hide bound, loss of appetite, hove or blown, influenza, broken wind, strangles, sore throats, epidemic, coughs, colds, distemper, disordered liver, scouring, rot in sheep, gargate, conditioning, wasting, preserving health, &c. ... / Francis Cupiss.