For Strains & Bruises

[ For Strains & Bruises ] Sarah Creighton Wilkins

Contributors
Contributor Role
Compiler
Contributor Name
Sarah Creighton Wilkins

Date: Late 18th or early 19th century; exact date unknown.

Publication Format
Manuscript

Type
Medicine

Symptoms
strains
bruises

Ingredients
soap liniment
tincture of opium

Places
Halifax
Nova Scotia

Source: Manuscript Notebook of Sarah Creighton Wilkins
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: MacDonald Family Fonds | Reference: MG 1 No. 1 / Microfilm Reel 10,618

Description

A recipe for a topical ointment to treat strains and bruises.


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Transcription

        For strains & bruises

1 once & ½ soap liniment
1 dit & dit Tincture of opium
Rub - The parts affected night & Morning