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Historical source record Cancer & abnormal growth

Tincture of Cinnamon bark

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The Edinburgh new dispensatory containing 1. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. 2. The materia medica ... 3. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions. Including translations of the London pharmacopoeia of 1825 ... Edinburgh pharmacopoeia ... 1817; Dublin pharmacopoeia ... 1807. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

Related plant contextCancer PreparationTincture RouteInternal use Plant recordCanella winterana ↗

Cancer

A disease of cellular proliferation that is malignant and primary, characterized by uncontrolled cellular proliferation, local cell invasion and metastasis.

This use is documented for the same plant in a separate source; it is not claimed by this preparation passage.

It documentsA historical source passage and its preparation structure.
It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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Use relationship map

Exact source claims and related context are never blended together.

This hierarchy shows why a use appears beside the preparation. The strongest relationship comes first; contextual links remain explicitly labeled.

Historical preparation record

This formula was extracted from a rights-cleared historical primary source and is preserved as an archival record. Historical terminology, identity, strength and safety require modern interpretation.

Source: The Edinburgh new dispensatory containing 1. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. 2. The materia medica ... 3. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions. Including translations of the London pharmacopoeia of 1825 ... Edinburgh pharmacopoeia ... 1817; Dublin pharmacopoeia ... 1807 by Duncan, Andrew, Jun., 1773-1832 (1826), monograph-offset-1581980-1.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Cinnamon bark: Oil of spearmint, three drops, dissolved in Compound tincture of cardamoms, half an ounce.

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: Oil of spearmint, three drops, dissolved in Compound tincture of cardamoms, half an ounce.

Automated publication scope

This archival record passed the strict source, formula, botanical identity and hazard gates. Automatic publication confirms record integrity and internal botanical linking; it does not establish clinical effectiveness or modern dosing safety.

Modern safety boundary

Professional review advised

Professional review is advised before any practical use of this preparation.

  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
  • Do not use this record as dosage or treatment guidance. Every ingredient, route and contraindication requires qualified editorial verification.
  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
Sources & editorial standard

Primary wording. Visible interpretation. No borrowed certainty.

The public record separates the historical passage, structured preparation data, use relationship and modern safety boundary. Same-plant context is presented as context, never as proof that this preparation was intended for that use.

Primary and supporting references

  1. The Edinburgh new dispensatory containing 1. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. 2. The materia medica ... 3. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions. Including translations of the London pharmacopoeia of 1825 ... Edinburgh pharmacopoeia ... 1817; Dublin pharmacopoeia ... 1807 — The Edinburgh new dispensatory containing 1. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. 2. The materia medica ... 3. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions. Including translations of the London pharmacopoeia of 1825 ... Edinburgh pharmacopoeia ..Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at monograph-offset-1581980-1.
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