Folio 2. Page 39. Recto

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Medicine recipe for Spanish infusion, Orange whey, and use of tamarind and senna.

Tamarind

Spanish Infusion
Spanish Juice cut in pieces an ounce
Salts of Tartar 3 drams Infuse in
a pint of boiling water for a night-
to the strained Liquor add an ounce
& a half of Syrup of Poppies-
A tea cupfull may be taken 3 or 4 times
a day for Coughs et

Orange Whey
Boil a bitter orange / sliced among
milk & water till the curd separates-
a useful drink in fevers -

An ounce of Tamarinds 2 of Raisins
& 2 figs boile'd in three pints of Water
to a Quart is likewise useful-

The mouth may be often Washe'd with
warm water & Honey with a little Vinegar

Decoction of Senna
1 ouncez Tamarinds- Senna 1 Dram
boil it a few minutes in a pint of water
dissolve an ounce of manna in the
decoction- take a cup-ful every hour
till it operates -

Charlotte Starkie

Gillespie Family

1782 to 1808

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Spanish Juice cut in pieces an ounce Salts of Tartar 3 drams Infuse in a pint of boiling water for a night- to the strained Liquor add an ounce & a half of Syrup of Poppies- A tea cupfull may be taken 3 or 4 times a day for Coughs et

Boil a bitter orange / sliced among milk & water till the curd separates- an useful drink in fevers -

An ounce of Tamarinds 2 of Raisins & 2 figs boil'd in three pints of Water to a Qt is likewise useful-

The mouth may be often Wash'd with warm water & Honey with a little Vinegar

1 oz Tamarinds- Senna 1 dram boil it a few minutes in a pt of water- dissolve an ounce of manna in the decoction take a cup-ful every hour till it operates -

Spanish Juice is Liquorice Root.
     Syrup of Poppies is another name for Opium.  It is potentially lethal.  The 'Leeds Intelligencer' on Tuesday 12 July 1791 (p3), reporting the death of a baby from a misjudged dose of the medicine, said that; "...opium, laudanum, nay even Godfrey's cordial, syrup of poppies, and poppy tea, are deleterious poisons, and there is reason to fear that the lives of some, and the constitutions of many children, fall a sacrifice to such medicines, when imprudently administered."
      Tamarinds are the fruit of the tree (Tamarindus indica). The fruit pulp is edible. The fruit exhibits laxative effects due to its high quantities of malic acid, tartaric acid, and potassium bitartrate. Its use for the relief of constipation has been documented throughout the world.
      Manna is the sugary sap of the Manna Ash (Fraxinus ornus) . It produces a blue-green sap, which has medicinal value as a mild laxative.

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