[ [Latin] Embrocatio Volatilis ] William Paine
Date: This recipe is from a notebook dated 1782. | 1782/01/01 to 1782/12/31
Source:
William Paine Papers
Institution: University Of New Brunswick
| Source Origin: Loyalist Collection
| Reference: MIC-Loyalist FC LFR.P3W5P3
These recipes are on page 10 in what is catalogued as a medical tract, a pharmacopoeia in Latin, dated 1782. Reel 1. Image courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.
Embrocatio volatilis.
Rx Spiritus vinosi camphorati. ℥vi.
Salis Ammoniaci } ana ℥i – M[isce]
Tincturæ Thebaicæ }
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Emplastrum Vesicatorium PL:
Emplastrum anodynum.
Rx Emplastrum e Cymino: Cerae Flavæ
singulorum unciam unam: Opii puri:
Camphoræ singul: drachmas duas. M: d: t: 1m.d.t. was a standard abbreviation for “misce, da tales” (mix and give [prepared] as such)
Translation
Volatile Embrocation
Recipe: 6 ounces of camphor spirit, 1 ounce each of sal ammoniac, Thebaic tincture. 2laudanum or Egyptian opium Mix.
Blister Plaster. Pharmacopoeia Londinensis
Pain Relieving Plaster
Recipe. Cumin Plaster. Yellow Wak, one ounce of each. Two drams each of pure opium, camphor. Mix. Give as such.
Translation and transcription by Winston Black
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