Laxative Collection

Caffeine crystals, light micrograph
Caffeine crystals. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of caffeine (1, 3, 7-trimethylxanthine). Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system increasing alertness and deferring fatigue

Caffeine crystals, light micrograph
Caffeine crystals. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of caffeine (1, 3, 7- trimethylxanthine). Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system increasing alertness and deferring fatigue

An advertisement for Tamar Indien Grillon a refreshing fruit lozenge to relieve constipation and other gastric
5311141 An advertisement for Tamar Indien Grillon a refreshing fruit lozenge to relieve constipation and other gastric and intestinal troubles

An engraving depicting the collecting of sap from the Manna Ash (Fraxinus Ornus) - Sicily
5311621 An engraving depicting the collecting of sap from the Manna Ash (Fraxinus Ornus) - Sicily. The sweet substance was sold for food and also used in medicines, mainly as a laxative

Licorice or liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4563544 Licorice or liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Bladder senna, Colutea frutescens
5856353 Bladder senna, Colutea frutescens; (add.info.: Bladder senna, Colutea frutescens, with bright orange and yellow flowers, vivid green small pinnately compound leaves)

Ripe fruit and leaves of Coes Golden Drop Plum, Prunus domestica
5854972 Ripe fruit and leaves of Coes Golden Drop Plum, Prunus domestica; (add.info.: Ripe fruit and leaves of Coes Golden Drop Plum, Prunus domestica)

'Beecham's Pills, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'Beecham's Pills, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Lunchtime for these Georgia peach pickers, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lunchtime for these Georgia peach pickers. They earn seventy-five cents a day in the orchards. Muscella, Georgia

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

Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina, Cassia acutifolia, Sene a feuilles aigues
5324430 Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina, Cassia acutifolia, Sene a feuilles aigues by Maubert, Louis Joseph Edouard (1806-1879); (add.info.: Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina)

Blue flowered Guaiacum officinale
5856732 Blue flowered Guaiacum officinale by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Blue flowered Guaiacum officinale. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James)

Yellow flowered tamarind tree, Tamarindus indica
5856705 Yellow flowered tamarind tree, Tamarindus indica by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Yellow flowered tamarind tree with outline of large seedpod, Tamarindus indica. Laxative remedy)

White blossom and fruit of the plum or prune tree, Prunus domestica
5856722 White blossom and fruit of the plum or prune tree, Prunus domestica by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: White blossom and fruit of the plum or prune tree, Prunus domestica)

Fireplace in Frank Tengles home, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Fireplace in Frank Tengles home. Hale County, Alabama. [Advertisements for Progressive Farmer and Southern Ruralist magazine; 666 remedy for head or chest colds ; Alka-Seltzer; Thedfords

Tropical chestnut or nawa tree, Sterculia balanghas
6338166 Tropical chestnut or nawa tree, Sterculia balanghas by Stanghi (19th century); (add.info.: Tropical chestnut or nawa tree, Sterculia balanghas, Sterculia balanga)

Sene - Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina, with flower, leaf, stalk and seed
FLO4604474 Sene - Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina, with flower, leaf, stalk and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin

Licorice or liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, with flower, leaf, bark, woody branch and seed
FLO4604221 Licorice or liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, with flower, leaf, bark, woody branch and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

Advertisement for Bile Beans (colour litho)
982594 Advertisement for Bile Beans (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Bile Beans)

The purge, illustration from Le Rire, 6th March 1897 (engraving)
REV382361 The purge, illustration from Le Rire, 6th March 1897 (engraving) by Cadel, Eugene (1865-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: ca commence-t-il a te gargouiller un peu, mon tresor)

"There was an Old Man of Vienna, who lived upon Tincture of Senna", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386695 " There was an Old Man of Vienna, who lived upon Tincture of Senna", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Lady Holding Bottle (chromolitho)
733406 Lady Holding Bottle (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Holding Bottle.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection; American, out of copyright

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

Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol. 165r Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines
XJL212082 Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol.165r Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines by Mattheaus Platearius (d.c.1161) c.1470 (vellum) by Testard, Robinet (fl.1470-1523); 26x35.5 cm; National Library

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

"Papa has a headache"(chromolitho)
3105582 " Papa has a headache" (chromolitho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Papa has a headache")

Cassia from Phytographie Medicale by Joseph Roques (1772-1850)
STC148925 Cassia from Phytographie Medicale by Joseph Roques (1772-1850), published in 1821 (engraving) by Hoquart, L.F.J

Advertisement for Bile Beans (colour litho)
982593 Advertisement for Bile Beans (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Bile Beans)

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

Rhubarb, 1823
Rhubarb, 19th century. Rhubarb (Rheum officinalis) was used medicinally as a laxative, a tonic and an astringent. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

The End of the Feast, c1895. Artist: Martin Anderson
The End of the Feast, c1895. A boy in bed shows his furred tongue to a doctor who feels the boys pulse. On the table is bottle of castor oil (Ricinus) which will be given as a laxative

French Advertisement C. 1916 For Jubola Laxative
French Advertisement C.1916 For Jubola Laxative

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

Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) a weed of arable and wasteland, native to Europe and North Africa. In folk medicine it has been used as an expectorant, a diuretic, a laxative, and a tonic

Advertisement for Beechams Pills, the Rosebud of Health, 1890 (engraving)
XJF869680 Advertisement for Beechams Pills, the Rosebud of Health, 1890 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Picture No. 10888415
Globe daisy - in FebruaryUse: purgative and laxative, antidiabetic, anti-arthritis and gout (Globularia alypum) Date:

Rhubarb (Rheum officinalis) used as a laxative, a tonic and an astringent. Hand coloured engraving from Simeon Shaw Nature Displayed, London, 1823

The End of the Feast : Boy in bed shows furred tongue to doctor who feels pulse. On table is bottle of castor oil (Ricinus) which will be given as a laxative

Mrs Squeers administering a compulsory dose of brimstone and treacle to the starving pupils of Dotheboys Hall. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne) for Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickelby

Melanosis coli, endoscopic view C016 / 8304
Melanosis coli. Endoscopic view of the interior of a patients colon affected by melanosis coli (pseudomelanosis coli). This benign condition causes brown pigmentation of the lining of the colon

American patent medicine trade card for Castoria, c1882, featuring P. T. Barnums celebrated elephant Jumbo
JUMBO: PATENT MEDICINE. American patent medicine trade card for Castoria, c1882, featuring P.T. Barnums celebrated elephant Jumbo

Tin for Ex-Lax chocolate flavored laxatives, c1920
EX-LAX CONTAINER. Tin for Ex-Lax chocolate flavored laxatives, c1920

Aloe vera leaf. Aloe vera is used externally to relieve skin discomforts and internally as a laxative

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"Unlocking Nature's Gentle Relief: Exploring the World of Laxatives" Discover the fascinating world of laxatives through a captivating journey. Delve into the realm of caffeine crystals, as seen under a light micrograph, revealing their intricate beauty and potential for aiding digestion. Travel back in time to 1939 when children were force-fed spoonfuls of castor oil for constipation treatment. Witness the transformation from traditional remedies to modern solutions like Allenburys Fruitine Confection Advertisement, offering a sweeter approach to relieving discomfort. Explore nature's pharmacy with Alexandrian senna and Cassia acutifolia, known for their potent properties in promoting regularity. Marvel at the vibrant blue flowers of Guaiacum officinale and the golden blossoms adorning Tamarindus indica, both lending their aid in easing digestive woes. Immerse yourself in history with Walker Evans' photograph capturing a fireplace in Frank Tengles' home during 1936 Alabama—a reminder that even amidst hardship, relief can be found. Witness the tropical chestnut tree (Sterculia balanghas), whose bountiful fruits hold secrets to gentle relief. Uncover ancient wisdom as you encounter Sene - Alexandrian senna alongside Licorice or Glycyrrhiza glabra—both celebrated for centuries as natural remedies. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engravings by Lambert Junior bring these botanical wonders to life, showcasing their diverse components that contribute to overall well-being. In this exploration of laxatives, we celebrate nature's ability to provide comfort and ease through various forms—be it caffeine crystals or herbal extracts. Join us on this enlightening journey where science meets tradition and discover how unlocking nature's gentle relief can transform your well-being.