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DOMESTIC 'medicine. 757
Mustard Whey.—Take milk and water, of eaen a
pint; bruised mustard-seed, an ounce and a half.
Boil them together till the curd is perfectly separa¬
ted ; afterwards strain the whey through a cloth.
This is the most elegant, and by no means the
least efficacious method of exhibiting mustard. It
warms and invigorates the habit, and promotes the
difl'erent secretions. Hence, in the low state of ner¬
vous fevers, it will often supply the place of wine.
It is also of use in the chronic rheumatism, palsy,
dropsy, &c. The addition of a little sugar will ren¬
der it more agreeable. The dose is an ordinary tea¬
cupful four or five times a-day.
Scorbutic Whey.—This whey is made by boiling
half a pint of the scorbutic juices in a quart of cow’s
milk. More benefit, however, is to be expected from
eating the plants, than from their expressed juices.
The scorbutic plants are, bitter oranges, brook-
lime, garden scurvygrass, and water-cresses. A
number of other wheys may be prepared nearly in
the same manner, as orange-whey, cream-of-tartar-
whey, &c. These are cooling pleasant drinks in fe¬
vers, and may be rendered cordial, when necessary,
by the addition of wine.
The effects of wine are, to raise the pulse, pro¬
mote perspiration, warm the habit, and exhilarate
the spirits. The red wines, besides these effects, have
an astringent quality, by which they strengthen the
tone of the stomach and intestines, and by this means
prove serviceable in restraining immoderate secre¬
tions. The thin sharp wines have a different tend¬
ency. They pass off freely by the different emunc-
tories, and gently open the body. The effects of the
fullbodied wines are however, much more durable