[ A Famous Water for a Sore Mouth or Cancer; by Dr. Lower ]
Date: 1784/01/01
Source:
Nova Scotia Calender, or an Almanack [...] by Metonicus 1784 (online), "The Treasure of Health"
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A famous Water for a sore Mouth or Cancer ; by Dr. Lower.
Take three pints of small-beer ; half a pound of honey ; of red
sage, rosemary, bramble leaves, and celandine, of each an hand-
ful ; roch-allum, as much as will make it sharp, let it boil till it
comes to a quart, the strain it, and keep it for use. This water
will cure any sore mouth, if curable : if at any time stinking ulcers
infect the gums or mouth, let half an ounce of unguent, aegypticum
be added to half a pint of water.
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