Beef Tea

Medicine -- History -- 19th century -- Florida

Pharmacology -- United States -- 19th century

Pharmaceutical Preparations -- History.

Plants, Medicinal -- United States.

Materia Medica -- United States -- History.

Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.

Dr. John Davidson's volume of remedies and recipes to cure various illnesses and to treat diseases. The book, dated August 3, 1843, covers treatments for such sicknesses as pneumonia and consumption to recipes for laxatives and expurgants.

Davidson, John M. W.

State Archives of Florida, Collection M81-24

1843-08-03

journals (accounts)

eng-US

Text

m81-24_07

Territorial Florida (1821-1845)

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Beef Tea
[Recipe] Lean Beef cut into shreds 1 lb.
14. Water 1. qt.
Boil for 20 minutes taking
off the scum as it rises.
After it grows cold strain
the liquor. Very nourish-
ing and palatable.
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[Recipe]. Pulv. Rhei gr. 10
15. Magnesia [dram and a half]. Fiat. pulvis
To be taken in syrup or molasses
Laxative & antacid, used in
diarrhea, dyspepsia.
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In the grieving bowel com
plaints of children with
green or sour stools.----
[Recipe] Mag. Calc. [half dram]
16. P. Rhei. gr VIII.
Sacch. alb. [1 dram]
Pulv. g. Arab. [half dram]
Ag. menth. [half ounce]
Ag. fontana [half ounce ?] Misce.
Dose. A tea spoon full.
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[Recipe] Magnes alb. XII. gr.
17. Sacch Alb. [2 drams].
Aqua. fontana. [1 ounce].
Terrel. Opii. g tt. III.
Tea spoonful for an infant--every 2
hours until relief is attained.
(Dewes.)

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Quincy (Fla.)

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