JUNIPER. 59 



sixty grains ; and an extract, prepared from the wood or tops, 

 from half a drachm to two drachms. 



INFUSION OF JUNIPER BERRIES.* 



Take of Juniper-berries, bruised one ounce ; 



Boiling water one pint. 



Digest in a covered vessel for half-an-hour, and strain. — Dose, a cupful 

 every three or four hours. 



DECOCTION OF JUNIPER-WOOD. 



Take of Raspings of Juniper-wood .... half an ounce ; 

 Water one pint. 



Roil to one-half and strain. Dose, a cupful every four hours. 



COMPOUND SPIRIT OF JUNlPER.f 



Take of Juniper-berries, bruised fifteen ounces ; 



Caraway-seeds, bruised .... two ounces ; 



Fennel seeds, bruised two ounces ; 



Proof spirit one gallon ; 



Water two pints. 



Mix, and then distil one gallon with a gentle heat. — Dose, from two 

 to four drachms. 



* Pharmacopoeia Castrensis Borussica, 1823. 

 f Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, 1836. 



