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 ...