Decoction of Logwood

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Historical use wording: diseases than more elaborate preparations

Source: Domestic medicine. Or, A treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases, by regimen and simple medicines : containing observations on the comparative advantages of vaccine inoculation, with instructions for performing the operation an essay, enabling puptured [sic] persons to manage themselves, with engravings of bandages, which every person may prepare for himself and a family herbal. To which are added, such useful discoveries ... as have transpired since the demise of the author by Buchan, William, 1729-1805. n 82060399 (1813), narrative-offset-1411849.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• Logwood: It has been well observed, that, “ however trivial me- dicines of this class may appear to be, they are often of greater import- ance in the cure of diseases than more elaborate preparations."' Decoction of Logwood, — Boil three ounces of the shavings or chips of logwood in four pints of water, till one half the liquor is wasted. Two or three ounces of simple cinnamon-water may be added to this decoc- tion.— In fluxe

Method as extracted

1. Boil according to the source passage: It has been well observed, that, “ however trivial me- dicines of this class may appear to be, they are often of greater import- ance in the cure of diseases than more elaborate preparations."' Decoction of Logwood, — Boil three ounces of the shavings or chips of logwood in four pints of water, till one half the liquor is wasted. Two or three ounces of simple cinnamon-water may be added to this decoc- tion.— In fluxes of the belly, where the stronger astringents are iru* (xvn.) j 3N 450' APPENDIX.

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