Title

Cousen Whites resept for worms

Description

A remedy for worms consisting of salt of wormwood (potassium carbonate) and oil of vitriol (sulfuric acid) mixed in white wine

Transcript

Put twelve Drops of the Spirit of Vitterioll to half a scruple of Salt of Wormwood in a China Dish in a [illegible] of fomentation Seaseth bruise the Salt with a horn then mix it with half a pint of white wine & keep it in a bottle close stoped & give 3 spoun fuls fasting [text loss] morning

Subject

See all items with this valuesalt of wormwood (potassium carbonate)

See all items with this valueoil of vitriol (sulfuric acid)

See all items with this valueremedies (health)

See all items with this valuewines

See all items with this valueparasites

Contributor

Le, Vincent

Caylor, Karmen

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.