[ Poppies Syrup ]
Date: Late 18th or early 19th century; exact date unknown.
Source:
Manuscript Notebook of Sarah Creighton Wilkins
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives
| Source Origin: MacDonald Family Fonds
| Reference: MG 1 No. 1 / Microfilm Reel 10,618
Recipe for a poppy syrup to treat spasms, pain, fever, and pleurisy.
Poppies Syrup. 1 to 4 drams in water. anodyne for Spasms
acute pain & Coughs. 1 to 3 grains
Spirit of Mindererus 30 to 40 drops in mint water sudorific
Cooling & good in inflamatory fever & pleurisy
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