ELKCAMPANE. S79 



DECOCTION OF ELECAMPANE *. 



Take of Root of Elecampane, half an ounce ; 



Spring water, sufficient 



to aff>;rd alter ebullition six ounces of fluid. 



Dose, one or two table-spoonfuls every two hours. 



TINCTURE OF ELECAMPANE "j-. 



Take of Root of Elecampane, one part ; 

 Alcohol six parts. 



After digesting the root in a gentle heat, filter. 



Exciting, carminative and diaphoretic. Dose, ten drops to a 



drachm. 



SYRUP OF ELECAMPANE J. 



Depurated juice of the root, one pound and a half ; 

 White sugar two pounds and a half. 



Dissolve the sugar in the juice and strain. 



* Decoctum Helenii. — Pharm. Balav. ed. Niemann. 

 •f- Tinctura Helenii. — Phurm. Austriaca,\Q2\. 

 ^ Syrupus Enulae. — Pharm. Wirtem. 



