For any gouty or Cholic pains in the stomach
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Title
For any gouty or Cholic pains in the stomach
Transcript
Take take best Rhuburb in powder two Ounces and a half salt of Wormwood a Dram Orange Peel half an Ounce grated Nutmeg two scruples Cochineal half a Dram Infuse 48 Hours by a Warm fire side in a Quart of true Arrack Streain it off and put it in a well corked Bottle for use - Of this two or three table spoonfulls may be taken two or three times a Week or at pleasure with great safety and Benefit and continud even to mature Old Age if found necessary - NB When Violently pained a wine glass full of this should be taken at Night just befor going to Bed -
Subject
Rhubarb See all items with this value
Wormwood (artemisia absinthium) See all items with this value
orange peel See all items with this value
Cochineal See all items with this value
Contributor
Abu-Bader, Nagham
Le, Vincent
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.