Medical recipe, late 1700s
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Item 7572
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Description
This recipe of the late 1700s includes smartweed, coltsfoot, honey, and liquorice. No mention is made of what this remedy is for.
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Other Information
- Title: Medical recipe, late 1700s
- Creation Date: circa 1790
- Subject Date: circa 1790
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-659 Box 25, fl. 23
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--18th century--Manuscripts
Medicinal plants--Therapeutic use--18th century
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