Balsamic Tincture.
Take Balm of Gilead, of Capive, Peru, and Tolu each 2 drams; Spirit of Wine rectify'd half a pint; digest in Balneo 2 days, and filtre.
This Tincture was invented, to the end that the most delicate, nice and nauseous Persons, might take Balsamics in a Compendium, and without offence. Its a prevailing Medicine to heal Excoriations of the lungs, and fetch off their Infractions. Also against bloody Urine, and Nephritic affects. The Dose is 30 drops thrice a day, in a good Vehicle.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710