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Tinctures, Elixirs et cetera

Acid Elixir of Vitriol.

1785

Take of the aromatic tincture, one pint; oil of vitriol, three ounces. Mix them gradually, and after the faeces have subsided, filter the elixir through paper, in a glass funnel.

Aromatic Tincture.

1785

Infuse two ounces of Jamaica pepper in two pints of brandy, without heat, for a few days; then strain off the tincture.

Astringent Tincture.

1785

Digest two ounces of gum kino, in a pint and a half of brandy, for eight days; afterwards strain it for use.

Camphorated Spirit of Wine.

1785

Dissolve an ounce of camphor in a pint of rectified spirits.

Compound Tincture of Senna.

1785

Take of senna, one ounce; jalap, coriander seeds, and cream of tartar, of each half an ounce. Infuse them in a pint and a half of French brandy for a week; then strain the tincture, and add to it four...

Compound Tincture of the Bark.

1785

Take of Peruvian bark, two ounces; Seville orange-peel and cinnamon, of each half an ounce. Let the bark be powdered, and the other ingredients bruised; then infuse the whole in a pint and a half of b...

Paregoric Elixir.

1785

Take of flowers of benzoin, half an ounce; opium, two drachms. Infuse in one pound of the volatile aromatic spirit, for four or five days, frequently shaking the bottle; afterwards strain the elixir.

Sacred Elixir.

1785

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 eli...

Spirit of Mindererus.

1785

Take of volatile sal ammoniac, any quantity. Pour on it gradually distilled vinegar, till the effervescence ceases.

Stomachic Elixir.

1785

Take of gentian root, two ounces; Curassao oranges, one ounce; Virginian snake-root, half an ounce. Let the ingredients be bruised, and infused for three or four days, in two pints of French brandy; a...

Tincture of Black Hellebore.

1785

Infuse two ounces of the roots of black hellebore, bruised, in a pint of proof spirit, for seven or eight days; then filter the tincture through paper. A scruple of cochineal may be infused along with...

Tincture of Myrrh and Aloes.

1785

Take of gum myrrh, an ounce and a half; hepatic aloes, one ounce. Let them be reduced to a powder, and infused in two pints of rectified spirits, for six days, in a gentle heat; then strain the tinctu...

Tincture of Opium; or Liquid Laudanum.

1785

Take of crude opium, two ounces; spirituous aromatic water, and mountain wine, of each ten ounces. Dissolve the opium, sliced, in the wine, with a gentle heat, frequently stirring it; afterwards add t...

Tincture of Rhubarb.

1785

Take of rhubarb, two ounces and a half; lesser cardamom seeds, half an ounce; brandy, two pints. Digest for a week, and strain the tincture.

Tincture of Spanish Flies.

1785

Take of Spanish flies, reduced to a fine powder, two ounces; spirit of wine, one pint. Infuse for two or three days; then strain off the tincture.

Tincture of the Balsam of Tolu.

1785

Take of the balsam of Tolu, an ounce and a half; rectified spirit of wine, a pint. Infuse in a gentle heat until the balsam is dissolved; then strain the tincture.

Volatile foetid Tincture.

1785

Infuse two ounces of asafoetida in one pint of volatile aromatic spirit, for eight days, in a close bottle, frequently shaking it; then strain the tincture.

Volatile Tincture of Gum Guaiacum.

1785

Take of gum guaiacum, four ounces; volatile aromatic spirit, a pint. Infuse without heat in a vessel, well stopped, for a few days; then strain off the tincture. A very good tincture of guaiacum, for ...