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Historical use wording: by people of skill
Source: The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . by Bullman, E; University of Glasgow. Library (1810), narrative-offset-266611.
Ingredients or materials as extracted
- herb stavesaere: laurel oil, two ounces ; sweet oil, two ounces : pepper and saffron in powder, each twenty grains : make a liniment and anoint the head once a day : or take fresh butter, four ounces : black pepper, two drams : mix into a liniment with small beer ; add a little brandy and anoint the bead with it once a day
Method as extracted
- Boil according to the source passage: Children should be combed and washed every day, which would prevent such dis- eases, as many have from sore and scabby heads, and is very difficult to cure by people of skill ; and yet the ignorant apply many dangerous things, the most improper I know, is the mercurial ointment, which is often rubbed on the part in quantities at the hazard of the patient’s life or senses : nothing can be more dangerous to the brain than mercury. The best remedy that can be used is the powder of the herb stavesaere, a little being strewed on the scabs will destroy the lice under it : or a weak decoction may be made of it in water and the parts washed with it while warm, or the following : take of tar, two ounces : mutton suet prepared, two ounces : melt together and rub on the scabs a small quantity every day until they fall off : or take laurel oil, two ounces ; sweet oil, two ounces : pepper and saffron in powder, each twenty grains : make a liniment and anoint the head once a day : or take fresh butter, four ounces : black pepper, two drams : mix into a liniment with small beer ; add a little brandy and anoint the bead with it once a day.
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Primary and supporting references
- The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . — The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory .Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-266611.