CENTAURY. 



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A wine-glassful of this infusion may be taken two or three times a day, 

 according to circumstances. 



It has been found very serviceable in cases of obstructed 

 menstruation, an aloetic purge being administered occasionally. 



TINCTURE OF COMMON CENTAURY. 



Take of tops of common Centaury, dried, two ounces ; 



Rectified spirit, one pint. 



After sufficient extraction, strain off the liquor, and pour it on 



Tops of common Centaury, two ounces. 



Then digest, express, and filter. 



This tincture is reputed stomachic and anthelmintic, and is 

 also used in intermittent fevers. A drachm or more may be 

 given at a time. 



An extract may be prepared in the usvxal manner, five grains 

 of which, with an equal quantity of extracts of wormwood and 

 gentian, and four drops of oil of caraway, may be made into 

 pills of three grains each. These may be taken at one dose, 

 and repeated if necessary. 



