How many of you know what paregoric is? I had gone my entire 50 years without ever having heard of it (other than, perhaps, in a passing reference in some old novel), until the THGF mentioned that it is a very effective symptomatic treatment for, well, vomiting. Too bad the gummint banned it. Must have been the opium.
I remember paragoric. Nasty nasty tasting stuff. Apparently lots of mothers and kids got addicted. Used to be sold over the counter.
ReplyDeleteI remember hearing about it as a kid... It was used for horrid diarrhea, coughing, and vomiting. Peristaltically-related issues.... I think of it every now and again when I get bronchitis--the cough medicine with codeine has similar anti-tussive effects...
ReplyDeleteI bet I know which old novel, too.
ReplyDeleteI was born in 1945, and I remember getting it as a kid, for toothache. I remember it tasted horrible.
ReplyDeleteIs it banned? How about that, I had not idea...I too hated it as a child.
ReplyDeleteIn the 60s we used to smoke tobacco saturated with paregoric and pretended to get high.
ReplyDeleteIn actuality, it didn't do a damn thing.