To Make Milk-Water, Very Useful in All Sorts of Fevers and Consumptions

[ To Make Milk-Water, Very Useful in All Sorts of Fevers and Consumptions ]

Date: Published sometime in 1791. | 1791/01/01 to 1791/12/31

Publication Format
Print

Type
Medicine

Symptoms
fever
consumption

Ingredients
cardus
rue
goat's rue
angelica
wormwood
mint
balm
milk
sugar

Places
Nova Scotia

Source: Nova Scotia Calender, or an Almanack [...] by Metonicus (print)
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Reference: AK.AY.N85M / No Microfilm Available

Description

A milk-based concoction for treating fevers and consumption.


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Transcription

To make Milk-water, very useful in
    all sorts of Fevers and consump-
    tions. 
    Take of cardus, two handfuls;
of rue, goat’s rue, angelica, worm-
wood, mint, and balm, of each
one handful; put them all, being
well bruised, into a cold still, with
a gallon of milk, and draw off with
a very gentle fire, lest it should run
thick; you may draw off almost
three quarts, drink a glass of it at
any time, sweetened with sugar.