Medical recipes, circa 1737. B MS Misc., Countway Library of Medicine.

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Contains medicinal recipes and directions for administering them, written in various hands, for illnesses including consumption, colic, and ague, in circa 1737. There are also instructions for compounding syrup of snails and for treating a rabies bite.

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mix them together and make them up into balls with a solution of gum Araback Quinsy Compound powder of Rosemary flowers. Take of Rosemary flowers an ounce of red Roses and liquorish of each belrams of flower. Shikenard nutmegs galangall, Cinamon ginger, seduary make aloes wood. Ledser carddumu the seeds of Dil and annis, of each four soup and make them into a powder together. Quinsy

Quinsy says this certainly a good compostion for all nervous intentions, tis a great strengtherner of the brain. And a good preservative against these disease that age is able to bring upon you. au appoplescies , halys, loss of memory and

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To Cure an Ugne. 15 Mar 1737/8

Take of powdered Chamomile Flowers two drams, of powdered Myrh 25 grains of powdered Rock Allium 18 grains make them up with some Syrrup, into an Electuary to be divided in six doses, one of which to be taken every three hours, with four Spoonfull of the following mixture. Salt of Wormwod two Drams, Juice of Lemons three Ounces. Milk Water & simple Cinnamon Water of each four Ounces, so much Syrrup as to make it agreable. B. B M.D.

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For Cure of a Bite by a Mad Dog

Take of the poweder of ground oils colourd Liver wort, half Dram: powder of black pepper, ten grains, mix them together, and take it, four mornings successively, in a Draft of warm milk. - Doctor Meed' Receit.

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to Cure a thrush in the mouth W Snithing

Take as much Borax as will lay on a sixpence & put it into four spoonfulls of Rosewater. and dab the nipple with it made as warm as milk, every time before the Child sucks, & again after it has done. I believe it may be used with a feather to a Childs mouth that do's not suck.

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mix them together and make them up into balls- with a Solution of gum Araback Quinsy 473.

Compound powder of Rosemary flowers.

take of Rosemary flowers an ounce, of red Roses and liquorish of each 6 drams, of Cloves, Spikenard, nutmeg & galanyall, Cinnamon - ginger, Seduary. Make aloes wood, lesser Cardamon the seeds of Dil and Annis, of each four serap, and make them into a powder together. Quinsy 475

Quinsy says tis certainly a good Composition for all recorded intenstions, tis a great Strengthner of the brain, and a good preservative against these distempers that age is apt to bring upon you.

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To Cure an Ague. 15 Mar 1737/8

Take of powdered chamomile flowers two drams, of powdered [Myrh?] 25 grains, of powdered rock allumn 18 grains. Make them up with some syrrup, into an electuary to be divided into doses, one of which to be taken every three hours, with four spoons full of the following mixture.

Salt of wormwood two drams, juice of lemons three oucnes. Milk water a simple cinnamon water of each four ounces. So much syrrup as to make it agreable.

B. B.

M. D.

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For Cure of a Bite b y a Mad Dog

Take of the powder of ground [?] coloured liver wort, half a dram: powder of black pepper, ten grains. Mix them together, and take it four morning succesively, in a draft of warm milk. --- Doctor Meed's Receit.

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