Ointment for Ulcerated Liver, Ague Cake, &C.

Ingredients

• 1 handful smartweed
• 1 handful wormwood
• 1 handful sumac root
• ½ pound lard
• 1 teaspoon spirits of turpentine

Directions

1. Boil smartweed, wormwood, and sumac root together to extract their strength.

2. Strain the mixture and boil it down carefully to about ½ pint.

3. Add lard and simmer together.

4. When nearly cool, add spirits of turpentine.

5. Apply at night by rubbing it over the affected area, heating it in well by the stove or a heated iron.