[Latin] Linctus

[ [Latin] Linctus ] 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

Symptoms
cough

Ingredients
rosehip
olive oil
balsam syrup
vitriol

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

Description

This recipe is on page 23 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

            Linctus  1A “linctus” is a sticky and typically sweet medical preparation taken to coat the throat and relieve a cough or soreness.

Rx Conserv:  Cynosbat. ℥iv: Ol:

Olivarum Syrup Balsam: ana ℥ij:

adde pro re nata Sp’ vitrioli tenuis,

ʒiv____ Dosis cochleare theæ

urgente tussi.

 

Translation

            Linctus

Recipe: 4 ounces of rosehip preserves, 2 ounces each of olive oil and balsam syrup, add according to need 4 ounces of thin spirit of vitriol. Dose: a teaspoon as the cough urges.

  Translation and transcription by Winston Black