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AN EFFICIENT APERIENT
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AN EFFICIENT APERIENT

9 ingredients 3 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

101
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Fat
27g
Carbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Brandy not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one pound of figs chopped fine
  • one pound strained honey
  • half pound senna
  • two ounces ladies' slipper root
  • two ounces balm ofgilead
  • one ounce red percoon
  • two ounces gum turpentine
  • three pints fourth proof brandy
  • one tea-spoonful three times a day before meals

Directions

1

One pound of figs chopped fine, one pound strained honey, half pound senna, rubbed fine and sifted.

2

CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA,

3

Two ounces ladies' slipper root, two ounces balm ofGilead, one ounce red percoon, two ounces gum turpentine ; add three pints fourth proof brandy ; let stand a few days before using. Dose, one tea-spoonful three times a day before meals. — G. Ttieker,

By Vehling, Joseph Dommers, 1879-1950. fmo · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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