Medical quackery files: 1954

This file contains remedies advised by medical authorities in 1954 from which now commonly is established they can be considered outdated, this site prefers: "Medical quackery". See the pink box below for more "quack files".

Notes

1. Medical yearbook 1954; Rotterdam; WJ van Hengel 1954
2. Max. = maximum; / = per; mg = milligrams; h = hour
3. µg/dL micrograms/deciliters of blood; Rothenberg et al. 2002. The oral use is different from the toxic levels in the blood, however, Lead and Mercury are almost not excreted. Lead (Plumbum) is also a known homeopathic remedy, but of course diluted.
4. Chininum Arsenicosum is also a homeopathic remedy. Arsenas Chinini contains 9,49 pc. Arsenic and 81 pc. chinine. In 1954 many Arsenic compound were uses such as Acidum arsenicosum, Arsenas natricus etc.
5. eMedicine; Toxicity, Arsenic; Last Updated: August 21, 2006
6. Thoriumdioxide (ThO₂), considered to be one of the most radioactive carcinogenic substances existing, was used as contrast medium when performing X-ray diagnostics
7. Very well possible next generations of survivors treatments are radioactive poisoned if  ²³²Th is used. There are more isotopes of Thorium known in the range of ²⁰⁹Th - ²³⁸Th but they are all alpha emitters and instable

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