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The pains of gout could be eased by boiling rosemary leaves and tying them, wrapped in linen, round the afflicted members. Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, E. & M. Radford : 'Zyloric' Allopurinol.
- Date
- 1968
- Ephemera
- Online
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In copyright
Credit: The pains of gout could be eased by boiling rosemary leaves and tying them, wrapped in linen, round the afflicted members. Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, E. & M. Radford : 'Zyloric' Allopurinol. In copyright
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Description
One of a series of leaflets (traditional remedies and superstitions) issued by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. advertising Zyloric, used to treat gout and high uric acid levels in the body. Showing a woman tending to a man in bed, treating his foot with bandages infused with rosemary.
Publication/Creation
1968.
Physical description
1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : colour ; 28 x 22 cm folded to 14 x 22 cm
Contributors
Notes
Copy 1. Front half only.
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesEPH297