Ointment of con- trayerva juice

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Source: The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . by Bullman, E; University of Glasgow. Library (1810), narrative-offset-396308.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• con- trayerva juice: dittany of creet, leaves of box tree, car- dus benedictus, dwarf elder, of each a handful

Method as extracted

1. Mix according to the source passage: As soon as the bite is given the wound may be rubbed with quicksilver ointment every four hours, or may be bathed with the best vinegar or a strong 264 Gf Bites of Poisonous Animals. mixture of common salt and water, or this decoc- tion, take dittany of creet, leaves of box tree, car- dus benedictus, dwarf elder, of each a handful: boil in two pints of water for half an hour, strain, and foment the wound every two hours. Some blood may be let from the arm, leeches may be ap- plied to the wound, or cupping or scarrifi cation, or to cut out the part, and take the following pow- der ; take of ash-coloured ground liverwort, two ounces: black pepper, one ounce: powder of con- trayerva, one dram : beat into powder and take from one dram to two drams in half a pint of cow’s milk every morning fasting, continue the use of it for one month, and often go into a cold bath du- ring the course; or take this electuary; take Venice treacle, four drams : conserve or sirup of rue, two ounces : powder of contrayerva, two drams : /Ethiop’s mineral, one dram : powder of plantane, four drams : make an electuary, and take the size of a hazle nut twice a day : or take one table spoonful of the juice of English gentian root every morning fasting and the last at night, bathe the wound with the same, afterwards apply a poultice of the roots of garlic: or take internally one or two table spoonfuls of the juice of water germander, twice a day.

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