Title

An infallible Cure for the Ague

Date

1694/1795

Description

A remedy for ague (fever, sometimes malarial) using juice extracted from sage leaf, mixed with vinegar.

Transcript

Take two table spoonfuls of the Juice expressed from Sage well pounded, add an equal Quantity of Vinegar & let the Patient swallow the Dose when the Fit comes on.

[lower right corner: Oct. 17, 1784]

Subject

See all items with this valuesage (herb)

See all items with this valuevinegar

See all items with this valueremedies (health)

See all items with this valuediseases

See all items with this valuefever

Contributor

Caylor, Karmen

Le, Vincent

Grimm, Stephanie

Bakir, Mehtap

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.