Itch Ointment
September 14th, 2008
Unsalted butter 1 lb; Burgundy pitch 2 oz; spirits of turpentine 2 oz; red-precipitate, pulverized, 1 1/4 ozs; melt the pitch and add the butter, stirring well togethe; then remove from the fire, and when a little cool add the spirits of turpentine, and lastly the precipitate, and stir until cold.
This will cure all cases of psora, usually called “The Itch”, and many other skin eruptions, as pimples, blotches, &c.
Source: Dr Chase’s Recipes, or Information for Everybody, A.W. Chase
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