Folio 2. Page 40. Verso
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Title
Folio 2. Page 40. Verso
Subject
Recipe or Medicine for Compound Tinture of Sena
Description
Compound Tinture of Sena
Sena, one ounce, rhubarb, coriander
seeds & Cream of Tartar, each half an
ounce- infused in a pint & a half
of Brandy for a week strain it &
add 4 ounces z of fine Sugar- the dose
is from one to 2 or 3 oz- it answers
all the purposes of Daffys Elixir-
Ipecasuanha Wine is a safe dosing
the dose from one ounce to an ounce
& a half-
Sena, one ounce, rhubarb, coriander
seeds & Cream of Tartar, each half an
ounce- infused in a pint & a half
of Brandy for a week strain it &
add 4 ounces z of fine Sugar- the dose
is from one to 2 or 3 oz- it answers
all the purposes of Daffys Elixir-
Ipecasuanha Wine is a safe dosing
the dose from one ounce to an ounce
& a half-
- A pound contains twelve ounces
- dram- three Scruples
- A scruple- twenty Grains
- A Gallon- eight pints
- A pint- sixteen Oz
- An ounce- eight drams
- A spoonful is the measure of
Creator
Charlotte Starkie
Publisher
Gillespie Family
Date
1782 to 1808
Contributor
Gillespie Family
Rights
Site licence
Format
Handwritten text on a page of a paper document
Language
English
Type
Paper document
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Compound Tinture of Sena
Sena, one ounce, rhubarb, coriander seeds & Cream of Tartar, each half an ounce- infused in a pint & a half of Brandy for a week strain it & add 4 ounces z of fine Sugar- the dose is from one to 2 or 3 oz- it answers all the purposes of Daffys Elixir-
Ipecasuanha Wine is a safe dosing the dose from one ounce to an ounce and a half-
Sena, one ounce, rhubarb, coriander seeds & Cream of Tartar, each half an ounce- infused in a pint & a half of Brandy for a week strain it & add 4 ounces z of fine Sugar- the dose is from one to 2 or 3 oz- it answers all the purposes of Daffys Elixir-
Ipecasuanha Wine is a safe dosing the dose from one ounce to an ounce and a half-
- A pound contains twelve ounces
- dram- three Scruples
- A scruple- twenty Grains
- A Gallon- eight pints
- A pint- sixteen Oz
- An ounce- eight drams
- A spoonful is the measure of half an ounce
Daffys Elixir is a Quack Medicine and was sold as a universal cure, even if it started its life a a cure for toothache and for teething babies. A chemical analysis carried out in the 1940s of the contents of an unopened bottle that had been excavated, found it consisted of Alcohol, with Senna as a chief ingredient. It was a laxative rather than anything else. The so called “Original Daffys Elixir” was widely faked, if you can actually fake a fake medicine.
It looks as if the list is a cook's guide for people who are not familiar with weights and measures. Educated people would have learned all this at school and be familiar with them. Charlotte's receipt book was intended to be an assemblage of items which are stating- "I am the owner of the household and this is how it is all to be done".
It looks as if the list is a cook's guide for people who are not familiar with weights and measures. Educated people would have learned all this at school and be familiar with them. Charlotte's receipt book was intended to be an assemblage of items which are stating- "I am the owner of the household and this is how it is all to be done".
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Charlotte Starkie, “Folio 2. Page 40. Verso,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/86.
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