Tartaric Acid

Tartaric Acid

A Compendium of Domestic Medicine, 1865

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Classified as a Refrigerant and Cooling (remedies which abate thirst or unnatural heat) (415/394)

Used as a refrigerant, antiseptic, diuretic, and a weak aperient. Can be combined with sugar, essence of lemon, and water to form a “pleasant fever drink.” When combined with bicarbonate of soda, and spring water, it can form a substitute for soda water, making it slightly aperient.

Remedies Containing or to be used with Tartaric Acid

• Soda, Bicarbonate of (157/136): combined with tartaric acid and water to make an effervescing draught, and is slightly aperient.

Medical Articles Containing Tartaric Acid

• Lemonade (323/302): tartaric acid

Prescriptions Containing Tartaric Acid

Aperients and Cathartics

• Effervescing Aperient Draught (333/312): tartaric acid or lemon-juice can be added

Imported from

• Germany
• Holland
• Belgium
• France
• Italy
• Austria Hungary