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thcle, and be often convenient, where the Powder 

 or Decoftion couJd not be given. It is needlefs 

 to enumerate thefe, and one Rule of making, 

 ferves for them all : Two Ounces of the Ingredienj 

 is to be cut to thin Slices, or bruifed in a Mortar, 

 and put into a Qirart of Spirit; it is to Hand a 

 Fortnight, in a Place a iittle warm, "and be often 

 Ihook ; at the End of this Time, it is to be taken 

 ou/:, flrained off, and made to pafs through a, 

 Funnel, lined with whitifh brown Paper, and put 

 up with the Name of the Ingredient. 



To thefe Tin6tures of tht Engl ijb Roots, Barks 

 and Seeds, it would bs well to add a few made 

 of foreic^n Ingredients. 



As, I. The bitter Tin6lure for tht Stomach, 

 is made of two Ounces of Gentian, an Ounce of 

 dried Orange Peel, and half an Ounce of Carda- 

 mom Seeds, and a Quart of Spirit : Or it may- 

 be made in White Wii)e, allowing two Quarts. 



2. Tinfture of Caftor, good in hyfteric Com- 

 plaints, and made with two Ounces of Caftor and 

 a Quart of Spirit. 



3. Tindure of Bark, which will cure thofe wlio 

 will not take the Powder, made of four Ounces 

 of Bark, and a Quart of Spirit. 



4. Tincflure of Soot for Fits, made with two 

 Ounces of Wood Soot, one Ounce of AlTafcetida, 



and a Qiiart of Spirit. 



5. Tin6lure of Steel, for the Stoppage of the 



Menfes, made of Flowers of Iron four Ounces, 

 and Spirit a Quart. 



6. Tincture of Myrrh, made of three Ounces 

 of Myrrh, and a Quart of Spirit, good for curing 

 the Scurvy in the Gums. 



7. Tinfture of Rhubarb, made of two Ounces 

 of Rhubarb, half an Ounce of Cardamom Seeds, 

 and a Quarter of an Ounce of Saffron, with a. 



Quart of Spirit. 



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