[Latin] Infusa

[ [Latin] Infusa ] William Paine

Contributors
Contributor Role
Compiler
Contributor Name
William Paine

Date: This recipe is from a notebook dated 1782. | 1782/01/01 to 1782/12/31

Publication Format
Manuscript

Type
Medicine

Ingredients
tamarind
crystal of tartar
senna leaves
coriander seeds
red sugar
water

Source: William Paine Papers
Institution: University Of New Brunswick | Source Origin: Loyalist Collection | Reference: MIC-Loyalist FC LFR.P3W5P3

Description

These recipes are on page 21 in what is catalogued as a medical tract, a pharmacopoeia in Latin, dated 1782. Reel 1. Image courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society. 


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Transcription

            Infusa

Rx Infusum Amarum P.L.

Infus. Senæ P.L. Commun:

Infusum Tamarindorum cum senæ

Rx Tinct. Tamarind: ʒvj:

            Chrystallum Tartari    } an’ ʒiss

            Foliorum Sene            }

            Seminum Coriandri ʒj

            Sacchari Rubri ℥j

            Aque bullientis ℥viij

Macera in vase clauso, subinde agitans

et post horas quatuor cola___

Fit quoque cum senæ duplice triplice

***

 

Translation 

            Infusions

Recipe: Bitter Infusion. Pharmacopoeia Londinensis.

Infusion of Senna. Pharmacopoeia Londinensis. Common.

Infusion of Tamarinds with Senna.

Recipe: 6 drams of tamarind tincture

1 ½ drams each of crystal of tartar, senna leaves. 1 dram of coriander seeds, 1 ounce of red sugar, 8 ounces of boiling water.

Mash in a closed vase, then agitating, and after four hours strain.

Also works with double, triple [the amount?] of senna.

 

Translation and transcription by Winston Black