colic
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Colic is intense and prolonged crying in an otherwise healthy infant, but the crying episodes typically resolve over time, without treatment, according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022
Colic is one of the most common causes of death in horses.
From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2015
Wind Colic, Yarrow Tea for.—"Steep the yarrow tea the same as for catnip tea or any ordinary herb, and give as often as necessary."
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
"Colic be hanged!" shouted the physician; "who ever heard of anybody in a trance of the colic?"
From Omoo by Melville, Herman
As an astringent in severe Diarrhœa, and an anti-spasmodic in Colic, with Cramps in the Abdomen, the relief is instantaneous.
From A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes by Francatelli, Charles Elmé
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