Talk:Lydia Pinkham

I edited the page to include information about the uses of the various herbs in the formula. Black cohosh is hardly the only active herb and all had traditional uses. I do question whether Jamaica dogwood is in the modern formula as tincture manufacturers of my acquaintance have difficulty sourcing actual Jamaica dogwood. Also the last time I checked there was ferrous gluconate in the liquid formula which destroyed the taste. My bottle is older than 2004, so I don't know if they removed it. And Walgreens is hardly the only source, so I will probably take that sentence out after I verify it.

Also the FDA did not curtail the activities of the company, but did require certain changes in the formula.

This artical contains little information about Lydia herself - it is mostly about her herbal remedy, and what information there is is mingled into the details of the remedy, and accounts of the actions of her descendants. Perhaps the artical needs restructuring? Or is someone else working on this? If not, I will have a go at the weekend. Slothie 09:41, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Personal

I've just come across a good book about Mrs Pinkham which fills in some of the personal details. She was an abolitionist and a spiritualist. She believed in her compound making it originally for herself and friends for years before a financial crisis persuaded her to sell it. The ingredients of the remedy as she made it were all established herbal remedies of the day; except perhaps for fenugreek which was regarded as a mild aphrodisiac. So, my source. Jeremy (talk) 02:50, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

I've just lost extensive edits on Lydia Pinkham which took me an hour to put in! Bloody temperamental computer! Now must go! Bugger! Anyway my source is: Female Complaints: Lydia Pinkham and the Business of Women's Medicine by Sarah Stage. 1979 W. W. Norton and Co, ISBN 0-393-00033-8 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeremytrewindixon (talk • contribs) 02:00, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Please consider using ibid in the list of references because (1) that is the usual style and (2) it makes the list look a bit less repetitive. Thanks. Gomberg (talk) 13:23, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, please represent women as stupid idiots who tell lies about flaming useless herbs... it will serve womenkind well.. yadda yadda yadda.. its only herbalist claims.. the only real active ingredit was ethanol.. now why would her compound relieve period pain ?? dandelions are used as insecticide, its not the herbs... it couldn't be the alcohol could it ? :) 202.92.40.202 (talk) 07:15, 11 January 2010 (UTC)