The charitable pharmacy

Paediatric diseases

Convulsions
J.F. Oberlin recommended an enema with a decoction of mallow and a potion of sweet almond oil.
Cradle cap
The infants were made to drink a potion made of dried or fresh wild pansy cooked in milk. To help newborns excrete meconium, they were given a mixture of honey and butter.

Caution: these remedies are not medical prescriptions and may be dangerous.