Sore Throat

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Plaister for a Sore Throat

Made from mutton suet, rosin, and beeswax. Spread the paste on a cloth and pin it on from ear to ear.

Leeches

One reach of the hand into the leech jar and your prescription is ready. Bloodletting was a traditional depletion treatment to restore the body from inflammation, fever, abscess, and more. The lancet was advanced from a curved blade, to a fleam blade, to featuring a hinge and spring mechanism to control the depth of the lance in the vein, but leeches are the most natural way of bloodletting.