Laudanum

He called this preparation laudanum, derived from the Latin verb laudare, to praise. citation Initially, the term "laudanum" referred to any combination of opium and alcohol.

Indeed, Paracelsus' laudanum was strikingly different from the standard laudanum of the 17th century and beyond.

New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1926, page 2. Hazards 100 ml Laudanum flask Potency of laudanum Opium tincture is one of the most potent oral formulations of morphine available by prescription.

The alcohol content of Laudanum probably varied substantially; on the labels of turn-of-the-century bottles of Laudanum, alcoholic content is stated as 48%.

These synthetic opioids, along with codeine and morphine were preferable to laudanum since a single opioid could be prescribed for different types of pain rather than the "cocktail" of laudanum, which contains nearly all of the opium alkaloids.

Sterling Ballew of Columbus, MO committed suicide by taking two ounces of laudanum because Farmer Elli’s daughter refused to marry him.

She and he argue often, until one night she develops a cunning trap to kill him by overdosing two young boys on absinthe and laudanum, which makes them appear passed out and their blood warm; then she presents them to Lestat as a peace offering.

Branwell was also a suspected " opium eater"; a laudanum addict.

By the 18th century, the medicinal properties of opium and laudanum were well known.

In contrast, the current version of Laudanum contains about 18% alcohol.

Keats was angry with both Severn and Clark when they would not give him laudanum (opium).

Laudanum was supplied to druggists and physicians in regular and concentrated versions.

Planning out his action with great care, Berlioz purchased phials of strychnine and laudanum to use as poisons in the event of a pistol jamming.

Several physicians, including John Jones, John Brown, and George Young, the latter of whom published a comprehensive medical text entitled Treatise on Opium extolled the virtues of laudanum and recommended the drug for practically every ailment.

She began to take opiates for the pain, laudanum (an opium concoction) followed by morphine, then commonly prescribed.

She took laudanum for the pain from an early age, which is likely to have contributed to her frail health.

Smith, E. A., p.266-67 The King took laudanum to counteract severe bladder pains, which left him in a drugged and mentally handicapped state for days on end.

Suicide by laudanum was not uncommon in the mid-19th century.

The ghost begins seeking out someone whose hardship can be influenced by Coleridge's work when it becomes apparent to him that Coleridge himself is too 'relaxed' on laudanum to be useful to him.

The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914 restricted the manufacture and distribution of opiates, including laudanum, and coca derivatives in the US.