This section is from the book "Materia Medica: Pharmacology: Therapeutics Prescription Writing For Students and Practitioners", by Walter A. Bastedo. Also available from Amazon: Materia Medica: Pharmacology: Therapeutics: Prescription Writing for Students and Practitioners.
From a pharmacologic point of view, the substances coming under this head are sugar, gelatin, cod liver oil, olive oil, and extract of malt.
 
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