288 APP. — TINCTURES. 



Gum myrrh, in powder, two ounces; 

 Soccotrine aloes, in powder, three ounces ; 

 Rectified spirit of wine, one gallon : 

 Mix them all together, and put them in a 



digester, and give them a gentle heat for 



three or four days : then strain. 



Either of these balsams may be used, as men- 

 tioned in the different parts of this work. A better 

 medicine can hardly l)e foimd in the Materia 

 Medica for healing green wounds in every part of 

 the body, particularly those on the tendons, or 

 joints. It is frequently given internally, along 

 with other articles, to great advantage [See (No. 

 203, p. 273),] in all colds, flatulency, and in other 

 debilities of the stomach and intestines. Every 

 gentleman, or farmer, ought to keep this medicine 

 ready prepared in his house, as a family medicine 

 for all cuts, or recent wounds, either among his 

 cattle or any of his family. Thirty or forty drops, 

 on a lump of sugar, may be taken at any time, for 

 flatulency, or a pain at the stomach ; and in old 

 age, where nature requires stimulation. 



TINCTURE OP OPIUM. 



Take- — Opium, three ounces ; 



Slice, and put it in a pitcher, and pour a pint 

 of boiling water upon it ; rub it well against 

 the bottom, or side, ol" the vessel till dissolved ; 

 then put the whole in a bottle, and add. 



