Tinctures. 889 



Tincture of galls,' T. Gallarum, Galls 51 iij, proof spirit 

 lb. ij : astringent 5j — pj ; used as a test liquor for iron, with which 

 it grows black. 



Gout cordial. Rad. rhei, fol. senna?, sem. coriand., sem. 

 foenic, coccinellse ana 5ij, rad. glycyrh., croci ana 5J, raisins 2\ 

 lb., S. V. R. 2 gall. 



Reece's eau de Husson, T. gratiolce. From the dried herb 

 of hedge hyssop : used in gout and rheumatism. 



Tincture of guaiacum, T. guaiaci^ P. L. 1809. T.giiaiaci 

 officinalis. Gum guaiaci lb. ss, S. V. R. lb. ij, digest fourteen 

 days ; stimulant, diaphoretic, in rheumatism 5ij to 5SS. 



Hatfield's tincture. G. guaiaci, saponis ana 5ij, S. V. R. b. jss. 



HilVs essence of bardana. G. guaiaci 3J, S. V. R. aquae ana 



Tincture of black hellebore, 7'. hellehori. Rad. helleb. 

 nig. 3ij, sal. tart. 5 j, coccin. 3j, proof spir. lb. j. 



Tinct. melampodii, T. hellehori Jiigri, P. L. before 1809, P. D. 

 Rad. helleb. nig. ^iiij, coccin. gij, proof spir. lb. ij. 



Tinct. hellehori nigri, P. L. 1809. Rad. helleb. nig. ^iiij, proof 

 spirit lb. ij. 



Tinct. hellehori nigri, P. E. Rad. helleb. nig. ^iv, coccin. 5ss, 

 proof spirit lb. ij by weight ; a striking example of useless alter- 

 ations : attenuant, emmenagogue, 5ss — 5 jss, bis terve die. 



Hill's balsam of honey. Bals. Tolu lib., honey lib., 

 S. V. R. 1 gallon. 



2. Bals. Tolu opt. 2 oz., gum. stvrac. 51^, opii pur. Jss, mell. 

 opt. 8 oz., S. V. R. 2 pints ; pectoral, used m coughs and colds. 



Ford's balsam of horehound. Horehound, liquorice root 

 ana 3lb. 8 oz., water q. s. to strain 6 pints, infuse ; to the infusion 

 add proof spirit or brandy 12 pints, camphire 1 oz. 5ij, opium 

 pur., benjamin ana 1 oz., dried squills 2 oz., oil of anise seed 

 1 oz., honey Sib. 8 oz. 



Eau de Hussox. Is thought to be a mixed tincture or wine 

 of henbane and colchicum ; a tincture of cx^lchicum has been pro- 

 posed for it by Want ; a tincture of hedge hyssop is said to be sold 

 for it by Recce; and a wine of white hellebore proposed by 

 More : out neither of them is possessed of the same characters as 

 the Parisian medicine. 



Tinct. of St. John's wort, 7'. kijprrici. From the tops: 

 useful in maniacal and melanchohc cases. 



Tinct. of hops, T, humuli. Hops ^v, proof spirit lb. ij ; 

 tonic, narcotic, 553 to 5ij. 



