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Tinctures. 393 



6. Castor 1 oz., ol. anisi 5j, camph. 5v, coccln. jjss, opii 5vj, 

 proof spirit 1 gall. 



7. Rad. glycyrrh., sem. anisi ana 21b., water 5 gall., boil to 

 3 gall. ; strain, add sacchar. ust. lib., opii 5Jss, castor N. A., rad. 

 Valerianae ana 5x, camph. 5ij, S. V. R. 2 gall., digest, strain, and 

 add to the above. This will fill 22 doz. bottles. 



Tincture of psychotria sulphueea. P. U S. Yellow, 

 very bitter ; used as a tonic. 



Jesuits' drops, Bahamum polychrestum^ Elixir antivenereum. 

 Gum guaiaci. 5vij, bals. Periiv. ^iv, rad. sarsae 5V, S. V. R. 

 lb. ijss. 



Bals. guaiacinum. Gum. guaiaci. lb. j, bals. Peruv. 5iij, 

 S. V. R. lb. ijss ; diaphoretic 5J to 5ij ; externally prevents sup- 

 puration. 



Elixir proprietatis dulce. Myrrh, aloes, croci ana 3iii, 

 S. V. R. lb. ij. 



Elixir alop^, T'nuf. aloes composita. Tinct. myrrh lb. ij, aloes 

 croci ana 5iij 



Tinct. aloes cam myrrha. Myrrh ^ij, S. V. R. lb. jss, water 

 lb. ss ; make a tincture, and add aloes 3jss, croc. 5j. 



2. Gum. ra3rrrh 12 oz., croc, in foeno 1 oz., aloes Soc. 8 oz., 

 S. V. R. 5 pints, water 3 pints ; the compound tincture of myrrh 

 is frequently sold for it. Stimulant, stomachic, emmenagogue, 5ss 

 — SJss, bis terve die. 



Elixir proprietatis cum acido. To elixir proprietatis add spirit 

 of vitriol till gratefully acid; stomachic 5ss — 5jss. 



Elixir proprietatis tartarizatum» Myrrh, aloes, croci, ana lb. j, 

 tinct. salis tartari lb. xij : for patients with whom acids do not 

 agree. 



Tincture of poppy, T, papaveris. Poppies, every part except 

 the root, dried in the shade and powdered ^iv, proof spirit Oj ; 

 digest a week, and strain : produces about 3viij or x ; is about 

 half the strength of tincture of opium. 



Radcliff\s PUKciNc; ELIXIR. Rud. jalap, (j oz., aloes Cap. 

 ,5 oz,, rad. gent. 2 oz., canell. alb. 1 oz. 5iv, cort. aurant. 1 oz., 

 gr. Parad. 5iv, proof spirit 2 gall., steep for three weeks, strain, 

 and add scam. Alep., jalap., fol. senna? in powder ana 1 oz. 5iv. 



2. Tinct. aloes 2 pints, tinct. jalap., tinct. gent, ana 8 oz., proof 

 spirit 2 pints, scamm., r. jalap., fol. sennce ana 5iv. 



3. Proof spirit, tinct. aloes ana 4 pints, tinct. gent., tinct. jalap, 

 ana 2 pints, add pulv. jalap. oz. 



