 Dr. Hodges, in his treatise of laft London-Plague (= Great Plague of London), has a Receipt (= recipe) which he said was attended with great success, and of which this Root was one of the chief ingredients.” The recipe of Dr. Hodges is called Lapis Contrayerva and is given in his treatise "Loimologia" of 1672.By the late 18th century contrayerva has lost its reputation as an antidote in the UK.The 18th century physician and botanist William Woodville wrote