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 wine

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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.