Squill Mixture.
Take of simple cinnamon-water, five ounces; vinegar of squills, one ounce; syrup of marshmallows, an ounce and a half. Mix them.
This mixture, by promoting expectoration, and the secretion of urine, proves servicable in asthmatic and dropsical habits. A tea-spoonful of it may be taken frequently.
William Buchan
Domestic Medicine 2nd edition 1785