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lithium citrate

noun

  1. a white crystalline solid sometimes used in the treatment of manic-depressive illness and mania. Formula: Li 3 C 6 H 5 O 7
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In the 1930s and 1940s, 7-Up included lithium citrate as a mood-booster.

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In the ’30s and ’40s, 7-Up included lithium citrate as a mood-booster.

Lithium drinks were in huge demand for their reputed health-giving properties, so much so that the element was added to commercial drinks. 7-Up was originally called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda and contained lithium citrate right up until 1950.

It is well to give five grains of lithium citrate dissolved in a glass of hot water every three hours.

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