Crown essence
Kronessenz (German translation of the neo-Latin tinctura coronata / coronæ ) is a medicinal herbal tincture from the 18th century.
In 1796 the shoemaker and quack doctor Johann Peter Menadie, who lives in Hamburg-Altona, began producing the Keisserliche privilegirt Altonatiche W. Kronessents . With this inscription, it was sold in light green glass bottles, about 10 cm high, as "miracle medicine" (W stands for miracle) and distributed worldwide.
The exact composition of the drug recommended for a variety of diseases is unknown. According to Swedish sources, the recipe is said to have its origin in the Elixir amarum Hjaerneri (ad longam vitam) by Urban Hjärne (Swedish doctor, 1641–1724). Hjärne's "bitter elixir" was adopted in German pharmacopoeias of the 18th century under the name Elixir ad vitam longam ; it contained herbs such as gentian , citrus root and theriac .
literature
- Article by Gunnar Göthberg in Svensk Farmacevtisk Tidskrift , 1964, p. 999.
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Web links
- Of Mr. Menadie, doctor of medicine and master shoemaker in Altona, appeal to the public , Deutsches Museum , p. 125, 1st volume, 1778
- On page 130 : "At least I leave it to every buyer of my universal medicine, if he only pays well, completely, to say everything he likes about its value and effects."