The general receipt-book, or, Oracle of knowledge : containing several hundred useful receipts and experiments in every branch of science, including medicine, chemistry, mechanics, dying, painting, colouring, pickling, preserving, &c. &c. : with directions for making British wines / compiled and extracted from valuable private manuscripts, public documents, and expensive works of the most eminent practitioners by H. Gifford.

  • Gifford, H., active 1834.
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[1834?]
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Credit: The general receipt-book, or, Oracle of knowledge : containing several hundred useful receipts and experiments in every branch of science, including medicine, chemistry, mechanics, dying, painting, colouring, pickling, preserving, &c. &c. : with directions for making British wines / compiled and extracted from valuable private manuscripts, public documents, and expensive works of the most eminent practitioners by H. Gifford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    Infusion of Carduus.— Infuse an ounce of the dried leaves of carduus benedictus, or blessed thistle, in a pint of common water, for six hours without heat: filter the liquor through paper. This light infusion may be given with great benefit in weakness of the stomach, where the i common bitters do not agree. It may be flavoured i at pleasure with cinnamon, or other aromatic materials. I Infusion of Linseed.—Take of linseed, two spoonsful: liquorice-root sliced, half an ounce : boiling water, three pints. Let them stand to in- fuse by the fire for some horns,and then strain off the liquor. ~ If an ounce of the leaves of coltsfoot be added to the ingredients, it will then be the Pectoral Infusion. Both of these are emollient mucilagi- | nous liquors, and may be taken with advantage i as ordinary diink, in difficulty of making water, I and in coughs and other complaints of the breast. Infusion of Roses.—Take of red roses dried, half an ounce : boiling water, a quart: vitriolic acid, commonly called oil of vitriol, half a drachm: loaf sugar, an ounce. Infuse the roses in the water for four hours, in an unglazed earthen vessel; afterwards pour in the acid, and, having strained the liquor, add to it the sugar. In an excessive flow of the menses, vomiting of blood, and other haemorrhages, a tea-cupful of this gently astringent infusion maybe taken every three or four hours. It likewise makes an exceed- ingly good gargle. As the quantity of roses used here can have little or no effect, an equally valuable medicine may be prepared by mixing the acid and water without infusion. Infusion of Tamarinds and Senna —Tate of
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