| RefNo | CLP/14i/33 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A reciept [recipe] to cure mad dogs, or men or beasts bitten by mad dogs' by Rob [Robert] Gourdon [Gordon] |
| Date | [1687] |
| Description | Gordon provides a prescription to cure rabies comprising agrimony [Agrimonia eupatoria] roots, primrose [Primula vulgaris] roots, dragon roots [Arisaema dracontium], single peony [Paeonia] roots, box [Buxus sempervirens] leaves, star of the earth [Cryptanthus bivittatus], crab claws, Venice treacle [theriac], and milk. On reverse is a list of contents for the 'Philosophical Transactions' no 187 (1687).
Subject: Medicine
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A receipt to cure mad dogs, or men or beasts bitten by mad dogs: Communicated to the Royal Society, by Sr. Rob. Gourdon. By His Majesties command'.
Read to the Royal Society on 18 May 1687. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1686.0055
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 16, no 187, p 298 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/7/9 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5020 | Gordon; Sir; Robert (1647 - 1704); landowner and natural philosopher | 1647 - 1704 |