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Anybody remember this stuff? (Original Post) orangecrush 18 hrs ago OP
Yes, actually. My mom used it when my sisters were teething..probably on me, too. I'm gonna enjoy the music now, thanks Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #1
I seem to remember something about Pall Mall cigarettes orangecrush 17 hrs ago #2
Actually, yes. Ocelot II 17 hrs ago #3
Used widely for teething orangecrush 17 hrs ago #4
Paregoric (The Good Stuff) wyn borkins 15 hrs ago #5
Excellent! orangecrush 15 hrs ago #6
(Your) Hershey Squirts wyn borkins 15 hrs ago #7
May the Hershey Squirts orangecrush 6 hrs ago #8
ohhhh. ahhhh. AllaN01Bear 5 hrs ago #9
Green apple quickstep Marthe48 4 hrs ago #10
si.si. AllaN01Bear 4 hrs ago #11
I like that one orangecrush 3 hrs ago #16
"galloping trots" orangecrush 3 hrs ago #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull 3 hrs ago #18
My Mom gave it to us for upset stomach Marthe48 4 hrs ago #12
Yes orangecrush 3 hrs ago #15
I LOVED it! some_of_us_are_sane 3 hrs ago #13
Yummy orangecrush 3 hrs ago #14

Deuxcents

(28,271 posts)
1. Yes, actually. My mom used it when my sisters were teething..probably on me, too. I'm gonna enjoy the music now, thanks
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:56 PM
17 hrs ago

orangecrush

(31,876 posts)
2. I seem to remember something about Pall Mall cigarettes
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:57 PM
17 hrs ago




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Ocelot II

(131,829 posts)
3. Actually, yes.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 12:15 AM
17 hrs ago

You could get it without a prescription in the early '60s. We had it around the house when I was a kid, I think for toothache or some such thing.

orangecrush

(31,876 posts)
4. Used widely for teething
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 12:37 AM
17 hrs ago

And hershey squirts.

Menstrual cramps.

You also forgot you weren't feeling well.

wyn borkins

(1,628 posts)
5. Paregoric (The Good Stuff)
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 02:26 AM
15 hrs ago

Yes, my mother used it on my teeth quite often; however, I cannot recall the taste (of it), nor if I had any strange reactions.

From the Internet:
Paregoric, also known as camphorated tincture of opium, is a potent, opiate-agonist liquid medication historically used to treat diarrhea and/or teething problems. Because it contains morphine, paregoric is classified as a controlled substance and can be habit-forming.

wyn borkins

(1,628 posts)
7. (Your) Hershey Squirts
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 02:51 AM
15 hrs ago

At first I was trying to place that term with something very medically technical, butt could not wipe-out anything. Yes, I did Google it before I realized what you meant (in the end).

Thank you, as I really enjoyed laughing (at myself)...

Response to wyn borkins (Reply #5)

Marthe48

(23,776 posts)
12. My Mom gave it to us for upset stomach
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:43 PM
4 hrs ago

I loved the flavor. Sort of candy flavored. Mom mixed a 1/2 tsp in a juice glass of water. It was effective for settling stomach upsets.

My sister worked in a drug store during high school. They had a book people had to sign to get a bottle of paregoric. At the time, she said people would come in shaking really bad, and barely able to sign the book. Sometimes the same people came in several times in a day. They stopped selling it soon after.




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