I have recently been suffering from a painful abscess which my doctor is treating with antibiotics, he has also suggested I have probiotic drinks and take painkillers for the accompanying pain. When I share details of my plight with friends and relatives they suggest old-fashioned remedies like lancing and drawing ointment.
I turned to
Trove to see how such painful annoyances were treated in pre antibiotic years and came across many references to the healing properties of
Zam-Buk.
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| 1903 'Advertising', Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 3 October, p. 14. , viewed 09 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87871052 |
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| 1904 'ABSCESS IN THE GROIN.',Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1889 - 1915), 19 April, p. 6. , viewed 09 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61404214 |
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| 1906 'ZAM-BUK CURES A BAD SWELLING.', The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), 10 March, p. 20. , viewed 09 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20823808 |
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| 1909 'Advertising', The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954), 30 March, p. 4. , viewed 09 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72827603 |
Perhaps I should ask my Doctor for a jar of Zam-Buk.
The company name of "Bile Beans" would be enough to turn one off :) The ingredients of Zam-Buk were interesting.
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