An infallible Cure for the Ague

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Title
An infallible Cure for the Ague
Date
1694/1795
Description
A remedy for ague (fever, sometimes malarial) using juice extracted from sage leaf, mixed with vinegar.
Transcript
Take two table spoonfuls of the Juice expressed from Sage well pounded, add an equal Quantity of Vinegar & let the Patient swallow the Dose when the Fit comes on.

[lower right corner: Oct. 17, 1784]
Subject
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See all items with this valuevinegar
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Contributor
Caylor, Karmen
Le, Vincent
Grimm, Stephanie
Bakir, Mehtap
Source
Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Publisher
George Mason University Libraries
Rights
Public domain. There are no known restrictions.
Item sets
Fairfax Cookbook
Health and Medicine