For the Cure of the Jaundice

[ For the Cure of the Jaundice ] Handley Chipman

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Contributor Role
Author
Contributor Name
Handley Chipman

Date: Written sometime in 1776. | 1776/01/01 to 1776/12/31

Publication Format
Manuscript

Type
Medicine

Symptoms
jaundice

Ingredients
dock seed
English rhubarb
mountain wine

Places
Nova Scotia

Source: Handley Chipman's Notes, Vol. 2
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: Chipman Family Papers | Reference: MG Vol. 218 / Microfilm Reel 10,154

Description

A remedy for treating jaundice using dock seed or rhubarb mixed with wine. No. 161, p. 93.


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              For the cure of the Jaundice
Take 2 handfuls of dockseed or English rhubarb
& boil them gently in 3 pints of water an hour,
then Let them cool, then Strain it of through a fine
Sieve put into it, half a pint of Mountain wine, 
Drink a Gill 3 times a day, when the stomack
is most clear, sweetening it, or not, as you Like.