Phistillia [fistula] watter [water] which will keep the pipe from growing & desolve [dissolve] ye Lump that is hard
Item
Title
Phistillia [fistula] watter [water] which will keep the pipe from growing & desolve [dissolve] ye Lump that is hard
Date
1694/1795
Description
Describes a recipe for "fistula water," a remedy for treating fistulas using alum, zinc sulfate ("white vitriol"), and bole armeniac (a kind of clay uses as a styptic).
Transcript
A Phis[t]illia watter which will keep ye pipe from Growing & desolve ye Lump. That is hard Take of Allom & white [b]itterell of Each one ounce mi[illegible] it on a hot fire shovell till it grow hard then take an ounce of [t]rue Bole A[rmen]ack in pouder / Six diaghms of these before said Ingred ients & 2 draghms of Camphier pouder mixt and put all in to 2 quarts of watter that has boyld from 4 quarts to 2 [S]iring ye Phistila & wash & dress up with Dosils or plegets of [L]on[t] dipt in it & Lay dooble Cloths wet in in ye [S]ame watter warm & squesed out & howll up ye part you may also wett ye Rowler in the Same watter it is also good for any other [text loss] ye yellow Salve to ye wound
Subject
Contributor
Grimm, Stephanie
Ochsner, Elizabeth
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.