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Fomentation of Fomentations and Baths

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Fomentation

Fomentation is a source vocabulary term preserved from historical ethnobotanical literature. The original term is retained even when its modern meaning is broad or uncertain.

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Historical use wording: Manginefs in Horfes or Dogs, tho’ it is not fo proper¬ ly a Fomentation as a Lotion

Source: The farrier's dispensatory. In three parts. Containing first, a description of the medicinal simples commonly made use of in the diseases of horses ... Secondly, the preparations of simples, vegetable, animal, and mineral ... Thirdly, a number of useful compositions and receipts suited to the cure of all diseases. To which is also added, a compleat index of all the medicines contained in the book ... with a table of diseases pointing to the remedies proper in each malady by Gibson, W. (William), 1680?-1750 (1734), narrative-offset-722580.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Fomentations and Baths: ten Pounds of the green Roots of Mallows of 4 Marlh-mallows, when you pre- 4 pare the Remedy in the Spring, 4 or during the Time of Advent * before Chrijimas , but at all * other Times, take fix Pound of 4 the dried Roots, beat them to a 4 Mafh, and

Method as extracted

  1. Mix according to the source passage: This is a very effe&ual Reme¬ dy to cure Manginefs in Horfes or Dogs, tho’ it is not fo proper¬ ly a Fomentation as a Lotion ; the Horfe’s whole Body fhould be iirllwell rubbed with an hard Bruih,that the Medicine may the better penetrate, and when' that is over, he fhould be cloathed and kept moderately warm. From Solleyfelk * Take ten Pounds of the green Roots of Mallows of 4 Marlh-mallows, when you pre- 4 pare the Remedy in the Spring, 4 or during the Time of Advent * before Chrijimas , but at all * other Times, take fix Pound of 4 the dried Roots, beat them to a 4 Mafh, and boil them gently * with two Quarts of Water in a 4 Kettle, for two Flours ; then * pour in as much hot Water as 4 you have loll by Evaporation, * adding three large Elandfuls of 4 Sage Leaves, and continue to 4 boil an Hour and an half, or 4 two Hours longer : Take off 4 the Kettle, and add two Pounds 4 of Honey, and one Pound of 4 black Soap, incorporating all 4 together, fuffer it to cool, till 4 you can almolt endure to thrall 4 the End of your Finger into it, 4 and then mix a Quart of drong 4 Aqua Vita: with the whole 4 Compoiltion. .

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  1. The farrier's dispensatory. In three parts. Containing first, a description of the medicinal simples commonly made use of in the diseases of horses ... Secondly, the preparations of simples, vegetable, animal, and mineral ... Thirdly, a number of useful compositions and receipts suited to the cure of all diseases. To which is also added, a compleat index of all the medicines contained in the book ... with a table of diseases pointing to the remedies proper in each malady — The farrier's dispensatory. In three parts. Containing first, a description of the medicinal simples commonly made use of in the diseases of horses ... Secondly, the preparations of simples, vegetable, animal, and mineral ... Thirdly, a number of useful cPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-722580.
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