To turn the Child right in Labour

Item

Title

To turn the Child right in Labour

Date

en 1694/1795

Description

A medicinal recipe for a paste to be used in childbirth, possibly using agrimony, to turn a breech birth.

Transcript

Rx an handfull Egrimy Stamp it and lay it to the Womans Navell.
Rx an handfull Egrimy Stamp it and lay it to the Womans Navell.

Contributor

en Ochsner, Elizabeth
en Le, Vincent
en Grimm, Stephanie

Source

en Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Publisher

en George Mason University Libraries

Rights

en Public domain. There are no known restrictions.