Laxative Collection

Allenburys Fruitine Confection Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd, promoting Allenburys Fruitine Confection, an all fruit laxative for infants and young children

Children were force-fed spoonfuls of castor oil for treatment of constipation. Date: 1939

Gomphia nitida, Gonfia lustra. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Liquorice and carob tree
Liquorice or licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra 1, and carob tree and St John s-bread, Ceratonia siliqua 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Alexandrian senna and amargo
Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina 1, and amargo, Quassia amara 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802

Licorice or liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina (Cassia lenitiva). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Advertising Promotional postcard for Beechams Pills
Advertising Promotional postcard for Beechams (laxative) Pills - tested by three generations. Date: circa 1903

Toilet humour on a comic German greetings card - Karlsbad sparkling water is the best treatment for constipation. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Information leaflet, Dr Williams Pinkettes, laxative pills
Information leaflet for Dr Williams Pinkettes, tiny laxative pills, sugar coated, entirely vegetable. For constipation, sluggish liver and biliousness. Date: early 20th century

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