Title

An Emulsion for the Piles

Date

1694/1795

Description

A remedy for hemorrhoid treatment using barley water, almonds, and nitre (possibly soda ash or sodium bicarbonate).

Transcript

To a Quart of Barly-water put 12 Almonds a desert spoonful of Gum Arabic, and a Tea spoonful of purified nitre. A tea-cup ful to be taken three or four times a day.

Subject

See all items with this valuegum arabic

See all items with this valueBarley water

See all items with this valuesodium nitrate

See all items with this valueremedies (health)

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Contributor

Caylor, Karmen

Le, Vincent

Grimm, Stephanie

Salahuddin, Shafiya

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.