A.B.C. Liniment Explained

A.B.C. Liniment
Type:	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. There were numerous examples of poisoning from the mixture, resulting in at least one death.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Everybody's Family Doctor. Odhams Press LTD. 1935. London, UK. 7.
2. Cross. John. March 13, 1880. Letters, Notes, and Answers to Correspondents. BMJ. 1. 1002. 424–426. 10.1136/bmj.1.1002.424. 2239646.
3. Liniment A.B.C. poisoning. Journal of the Indian Medical Association . 1967-03-16. R P.. Sinha. Mitra. S K. . Roy . P K.. 48. 6. 278–9. 6038536 .
4. Fatal Case Of Poisoning By A.B.C. Liniment. The British Medical Journal. February 15, 1896. Archibald. Weir. 1 .
5. November 1954. O D.. Fisher. 20476409. 23. 2. 2480209. 124–131. Accidental Poisoning of Children in Belfast: A Report of two years' experience at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. The Ulster Medical Journal.
6. 10.1136/adc.28.137.26. Accidental Poisoning of Young Children. Archives of Disease in Childhood. February 1953 . Douglas. Swinscow. 13031693. 28. 137. 1988641. 26–29.