Lexicon:Tar-Water

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Term: Tar-Water
References: Post Captain, page 62
The Reverse of the Medal, page 225
Meaning: An infusion of pine resin in water, used for chronic catarrhal and urinary affections, for pulmonary affections and as a wash for diseases of the scalp and other chronic affections of the skin. It was originally a native American treatment.


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Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.

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