Rheumatic Fever

[ Rheumatic Fever ] Sarah Creighton Wilkins

Contributors
Contributor Role
Compiler
Contributor Name
Sarah Creighton Wilkins
Contributor Role
Author
Contributor Name
Mr. Fernandez

Date: Recorded sometime in 1820. | 1820/01/01 to 1820/12/31

Publication Format
Manuscript

Type
Medicine

Symptoms
rheumatic fever

Ingredients
colchicum wine
camphor mixture

Places
Halifax
Nova Scotia

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

Description

Recipe and instructions for rheumatic fever medicine.


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     Rheumatic Fever.

3 drams Colchicum wine
3 ounces Camphor Mixture
4th part to be taken every 4 hours.
          Mr Fernandez     1820
 

Annotations
Made from the plant colchicum autumnale and used to treat rheumatism, gout, and neuralgia.