Sacred Elixir.
Take of rhubarb cut small, ten drachms; succotorine aloes, in powder, six drachms; lesser cardamom seeds, half an ounce; French brandy, two pints. Infuse for two or three days, and then strain the elixir.
This useful stomachic purge may be taken from one ounce to an ounce and a half.
William Buchan
Domestic Medicine 2nd edition 1785