Distilled preparation of Of Consumptions

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Historical use wording: consumptions,, it cleanses and heals ulcers in the lungs, and often will cure the disease after other remedies have failed, A Restorative Mixture

Source: The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . by Bullman, E; University of Glasgow. Library (1810), narrative-offset-50320.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• Of Consumptions: of the red flowers of the purple foxglove when ripe, eight ounces ; of honey, one pound

Method as extracted

1. Distill according to the source passage: Take of the red flowers of the purple foxglove when ripe, eight ounces ; of honey, one pound; simmer them together over a slow fire until the sirup is of a fine red colour and the flowers- crisp, strain the sirup, and keep it in a bottle dose corked ; the dose is from one to two table spoon- fuls twice a day, children from one to three tea spoonfuls once or twice a day ; this valuable me- dicine excels many other galenical preparations D !1 30 Of Consumptions. for the cure of consumptions,, it cleanses and heals ulcers in the lungs, and often will cure the disease after other remedies have failed, A Restorative Mixture : Take the yolks of two new laid eggs, put the white away, beat them well, and a table spoonful of good old rum with a little loaf sugar : take it every morning fasting A distilled Water for Consumptions, Take snails from the garden with their shells, four pounds ; of the herbs liverwort, lungwort, ground ivy, scabious, Paul’s betony, or self-heal, each six ounces ; crust of wheaten bread, half a pound; conserve of red roses and flowers of suc- cory, each twelve ounces ; six nutmegs ; let them all be bruised together in. a mortar, and pour upon them milk hot from the cow, six quarts ; stir them well together, in one hour after put to them four quarts of Malaga wine *. damask rose water, two pints ; put altogether into a still, and draw off with, a sand heat eight quarts, keep it in a close vessel for use ; a tea cupful may be taken every six hours : this is an excellent remedy and will cure the disease if net too far gone for medicines to reach: the pa- tient may take half an ouuce of candiederyngo root twice a day, which may be of service.

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