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sary, and we also consider it entitled to be esteemed as a serviceable 

 expectorant. 



A drachm of the dried leaves in powder, or two or three ounces 

 of the expressed juice, or an infusion of half a handful of the 

 fresh leaves is the ordinary dose. This last mode is usually 

 adopted by the common people, with whom it is still a favourite 

 remedy in coughs and asthma.* 



CONSERVE OF HOREHOUND f 



Take of Fresh tops of Horehound one part ; 



White Sugar three parts. 



Beat them together. Dose, from half an ounce to an ounce. 



SYRUP OF HOREHOUND. \ 



Take of Leaves of Horehound two ounces ; 



Water ... one pint. 



Infuse, and add to the strained liquor, 



White Sugar four pounds. 



Make a syrup, and strain. Dcse, from half an ounce to two ounces. 



* Woodville, Med. Bot. vol. ii. p. 334. 

 f Pharmacopoeia Amstelodamcnsis. 

 X Pharmacopoeia Hispanica. 



