A.B.C. Liniment
A.B.C. Liniment was a patent medicine liniment sold between approximately 1880 to 1935 as a topical pain relieving agent.[1][2] It was sold for relief of pain caused by various ailments, including lumbago (lower back pain), sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, and stiffness after exercise. It was named for its three primary ingredients, aconite, belladonna, and chloroform.[1] There were numerous examples of poisoning from the mixture, resulting in at least one death.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b Everybody's Family Doctor. London, UK: Odhams Press LTD. 1935. p. 7.
- ^ Cross, John (March 13, 1880). "Letters, Notes, and Answers to Correspondents". BMJ. 1 (1002): 424–426. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.1002.424. PMC 2239646.
- ^ Sinha, R P.; Mitra, S K.; Roy, P K. (1967-03-16). "Liniment A.B.C. poisoning". Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 48 (6): 278–9. PMID 6038536.
- ^ Weir, Archibald (February 15, 1896). "Fatal Case Of Poisoning By A.B.C. Liniment". The British Medical Journal. 1 (1833): 399–400. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.435.399-a.
- ^ Fisher, O D. (November 1954). "Accidental Poisoning of Children in Belfast: A Report of two years' experience at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children". The Ulster Medical Journal. 23 (2): 124–131. PMC 2480209. PMID 20476409.
- ^ Swinscow, Douglas (February 1953). "Accidental Poisoning of Young Children". Archives of Disease in Childhood. 28 (137): 26–29. doi:10.1136/adc.28.137.26. PMC 1988641. PMID 13031693.