A preservative in the Small pox

Title: A preservative in the Small pox
Date: 1694/1795
Description: A tonic to prevent smallpox made from laudanum, conserve of roses, and poppy water.
Transcript: Rx 2 graines of Lawdanu mix it with a little Conserve of Roses & 2 drops of red popy watter [strikeout] take it, it binds up the body so as to prevent a flux Comforts the heart and drives out the distemper.
Subject: See all items with this value laudanum; See all items with this value roses; See all items with this value poppies (Papaver); See all items with this value tonics; See all items with this value smallpox
Contributor: Ochsner, Elizabeth; Le, Vincent; Grimm, Stephanie
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.