Dix, Elijah, 1747-1809. Formulary of Elijah Dix, 1768. B MS b61, Countway Library of Medicine. (Colonial North America: Countway Library of Medicine)

Dix, Elijah, 1747-1809. Formulary of Elijah Dix, 1768. B MS b61, Countway Library of Medicine.

Contains medicinal formulas recorded by Dr. Elijah Dix in 1768 while he studied medicine with Dr. William Greenleaf, a druggist in Boston, Massachusetts. Included are recipes for pills, electuaries, elixirs, ointments, and powders, using ingredients such as camphor, opium, oyxmel (honey and vinegar), and vitriol (sulphuric acid). There is also an index to the compounds at the end of the volume.

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BOSTON MEDICAL LIBRARY 8 THE FENWAY

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Elijah Dix's

June 9th 1768.

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BOSTON MEDICA LIBRARY APR 9 - 1929

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R for Elix Asmatic take Rad,t Glych:Pulv: &ounce4: Flor. Benzoin &dram4 Gum Opium &ounce4 Camphor[?] Sal Tarter [?] [?] Digest in a sand Heat two Days: then add ol: annis [?] Honey [?] then Digest again two Days. --------------------------------------- R: for: Elix: Vitriol; take Cortsc winteranus [?] Rafs. ginger [?]

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