Aneseclent Medcine to disolve and bring away the Stone
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Title
Aneseclent Medcine to disolve and bring away the Stone
Transcript
Aneseclent Medcine to disolve and bring away the Stone
Rx large Oystershells open them & take out the whit powder take quantity of that powder & the like of Egshells take out the Skin calcine both in a Crucible each by it self then beat them to powder & sers them: then take one spounfull of these equally mixt in possit drink of halfe Ale & halfe white wine and drink it puting in to the posset drink an handfull of green- broom & an handfull Nettels & giveing it a boyle when drinkable put in the afforesaid powders a spounfull and drink a draught [the] broom & Nettles being dieiereticks guid the Virtue of the powders-
Rx large Oystershells open them & take out the whit powder take quantity of that powder & the like of Egshells take out the Skin calcine both in a Crucible each by it self then beat them to powder & sers them: then take one spounfull of these equally mixt in possit drink of halfe Ale & halfe white wine and drink it puting in to the posset drink an handfull of green- broom & an handfull Nettels & giveing it a boyle when drinkable put in the afforesaid powders a spounfull and drink a draught [the] broom & Nettles being dieiereticks guid the Virtue of the powders-
Subject
oyster shells See all items with this value
common broom See all items with this value
nettles See all items with this value
diuretic See all items with this value
Contributor
Abu-Bader, Nagham
Le, Vincent
Source
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Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Publisher
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George Mason University Libraries
Rights
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Public domain. There are no known restrictions.