For the Splene [spleen]
Item
- Title
- For the Splene [spleen]
- Date
- 1694/1795
- Description
- A remedy for treating the spleen by drinking white wine. Unclear whether this is to address a specific disease of the organ, or if this is a humoral remedy related to melancholy or moodiness ("the humors" or four temperaments).
- Transcript
- Take the Tongues & quench them five or six times in half a Gill of white wine & drink it of it will sartanly do good
- Subject
- See all items with this valuewhite wines
- See all items with this valuediseases
- See all items with this valuehumors (four temperaments)
- Contributor
- Abu-Bader, Nagham
- 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.
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