The family surgeon and physician ; or, every man his own doctor : containing ... prescriptions for curing various diseases of the human body, from drugs and herbs ... also, a collection of receipts, for cattle, etc / [Robert Boyce].

  • Boyce, Robert Piper
Date:
1825
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The family surgeon and physician ; or, every man his own doctor : containing ... prescriptions for curing various diseases of the human body, from drugs and herbs ... also, a collection of receipts, for cattle, etc / [Robert Boyce]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A Vomiting Draught. Take Ipecacuanha (in powder) a scruple Water an ounce ■» Simple Syrup, one ounce, and mix them. Persons who require a stronger vomit, may add to the above half a grain or a grain of Emetic Tartar. —<■«— A Lotion to take azeay Pimples from the Face. Take Muriatic Quicksilver, twenty grains, dissolved in Muriatic Acid Ritter Almonds, (blanched) half an ounce Water, one pint Wash the face once a day, until the eruptions dis^ appear. * Hoarseness or Loss of Speech. Take Mucilage of Gum Arabic, two ounces Balsam of Capivi, half an ounce Elixir of Vitriol, three drachms Pure water, six ounces. Take a table spoon full night and morning. Asthma. Take Emulsion of Gum Ammoniac, four ounces Syrup of Squills, two ounces.—Mix them. In Coughs, Asthmas, and Obstructions of the Breast, one table spoonful of this Julep may be taken three times a day.