TINCTURE. 



mountain wmr and Ijalf a pint of brandy, for a week, fre- 

 quently (liaking the bottle, and ilraininp off the tindiirc. 

 This, he fays, is a fafe and ufeful purge for perfons of a lan- 

 guid and phlegmatic habit ; but it is thought to have better 

 effedl: when taken in fmall dofes as a laxative. The dofe, as 

 a purge, is from one to two ounces. 



Tincture of Amla-gris. Sec AMiiEuaRis. 



Tl-HCTVRV. of Ammoniated Iron. Sec luoN. 



Tincture of Augiiflura Barh. Sec Angilstura. 



TiNCTUBE of Antimony ufed to be thus made r Take fait 

 of tartar, a pound ; antimony, half a pound ; rcftified fpi- 

 rit of wine, a quart ; reduce the antimony to powder, and 

 mix it with the fait by fufion over a ftrong fire. When it is 

 cold powder it, and pour on the fpirit of wine ; digeil them 

 together in a fand-heat, and then liltre off the cleai- tinfture 

 for ufe. The fait of tartar yields a tinfture as well as anti- 

 mony. It is a diaphoretic and attenuant. See Antimony. 



This tinfture, on an empty ftomach, is faid to have fome- 

 times proved emetic. 



TiNCTURA Antiphthifica. See Tinctura Saturmna. 



Tincture, Aromatic, may be prepared by infufing two 

 ounces of Jamaica pepper in two pints of brandy, without 

 V heat, for a few days, and then Ilraining off the tinfture. 

 This will anfwer all the intentions of the more coftly pre- 

 parations of this kind. 



Tincture of Affafoct'ida^ See Assafcetida. 



Tinctura Aurantii, TinBure of Orange-peel, is obtained in 

 the Lond. and Dub. Ph., by macerating three ounces of 

 frefh orange-peel in two pints of proof-fpirit for fourteen 

 days (three days Dub.), and filtering. This is an ufeful 

 adjunft to infufions and deco&ions in dyfpepfia, communi- 

 cating to them an agreeable flavour, and not decompofable 

 by water. 



Tincture of Bark. See Anoustura and Tincture 

 of Cinchona. 



Tincture of Benzoin, Compound, of the Lond. and Dub. 

 Ph., is prepared by macerating for fourteen days (feven 

 days Dub.), three ounces of benzoin, two ounces of ilorax 

 balfam (trained, one ounce of balfam of Tohi, and half an 

 ounce of fpiked aloes, in two pints of reflifu'd fpirit, and 

 filtering. 



The compound t'm&ure of benzoin of the Edinb. Pli., or 

 Traumatic balfam, is obtained by digefting for feven days, 

 three ounces of benzoin in powder, two ounces of balfam of 

 Peru, half an ounce of hepatic aloes in powder, in two 

 pints of alcohol, and filtering through paper. This tinc- 

 ture is a ftimulating expeftorant, and fometimes prefcribed 

 in chronic catarrh and old afthmatic cafes ; but chiefly ufed 

 as an external application to wounds and languid ulcers. Its 

 dofe is from fsfs to fjij, or more. See Benzoin. 



Tinctuke of Calumba of the Lond. Ph., is had by mace- 

 rating for fourteen days of calumba (or Columbo) root 

 Diced, two ounces and a half, in two pints of proof-fpirit, 

 and filtering. 



The Edinb. tincture of calumba is obtained by digefting 

 for feven days, two ounces of calumba root in powder, in 

 two pounds of proof-fpirit, and filtering tlu'ough paper. 

 This is an ufeful addition to ftomacliic infufions and decoc- 

 tions. See Columbo. 



Tincture of Camphor, Compound, is ordered by the 

 Lond. Ph. to be prepared by macerating for fourteen days, 

 of camphor two fcruples, of hard opium powdered and acid 

 of benzoin, of each one drachm, in two pints of proof- 

 fpirit, and filtering. 



The camphorated tindure of opium, or " paregoric elixir," 

 is obtained by digefting for ten days, of hai-d purified opium 

 in powder, and benzoic acid, of each a drachm, of camphor 



two fcruples, of cll'ential oil of anifccd a drachm-, ni two 

 pints of proof-fpirit, and filtering. This is an ufeful 

 anodyne in chronic afthma, hooping-cough, and catarrh 

 after the inflammatory fymptoms have abated, and contri- 

 butes to .-illay t];e frequent cough. The dofe is from f 7J to 

 f ?ij occafionally, ufing after it the inhaler, and f;iij in cafes 

 wliere quiet, rather tlian lleep, is required. SccCami'IIOR. 

 Tincture of Capficum of the Lend. Ph., is obtained by 

 macerating for fourteen days, an ounce of capficum ijcrries 

 in two pints of proof-fpirit, and fihering. Tlie dofe in tym- 

 panitis, cynanche maligna, the low ftage of typhus, and (iieh 

 cafes, is from f ^ fs to f^j ; and a mixture of fj;vj with half 

 a pint of water will anfwer all the purpofes of the capficum 

 gargle. See Cap.sicum. 



Tincture of Cardamoms of the Lond. and Dub. Pli., is 

 prepared by macerating for fourteen days (feven days Dub.) 

 tliree ounces of cardamom feeds huflccd and bruifed, in two 

 pints of proof-fpirit, and fdtering. 



The tincture of cardamoms, or " tinftura amomi repentis," 

 of the Edinb. Ph. is had by digefting for feven days, four 

 ounces of leffer cardamom feeds bruifed, in two pounds and 

 a half of proof-fpirit, and filtering through paper. 



The compound linSure of cardamoms of tlie Lond. and 

 Dub. Ph. is prepared by macerating for fourteen days, car- 

 damom feeds (hniliedDub.), carraway feeds and cochineal, 

 of each, in powder, two drachms, cinnamon bark bruifed 

 half an ounce, ftoned raifins four ounces, in two pints of 

 proof-fpirit, and filtering. Thefe are agreeable additions to 

 ftomachic infufions. 



Tincture of Cafcarilla. See Cascarilla. 

 Tincture of Caffia. See Cassia. 



TlNCTUREo/'Cn//or of the Lond. and Dub. Ph., is formed 

 by macerating for feven days, of ciftor powdered two 

 ounces, in two pints of reftified fpirit (proof-fpirit Dub.) 

 and filtering. The Edinb. Ph. direils an ounce and a half 

 of Ruffian caftor powdered to be macerated for feven days 

 in one pound of alcohol, aiid then filtered. The dofe is 

 from l)\xx to f ^ij. See Castor. 



T\\s compound tinBure of cajlor of the Edinb. Ph. is ob- 

 tained by digefting for feven days, one ounce of Ruflian 

 caftor powdered, half an ounce of affafoetida, in a pound of 

 ammoniated alcohol, and filtering through paper. This 

 is advantageoufiy given in hyfteria, cramp of the ftomach, 

 and flatulent colic, to the extent of fjij for a dofe. 



Tincture of Catechu of the Lond. and Dub. Ph., is pre- 

 pared by macerating for fourteen (feven Dub.) days, three 

 ounces of extrad of catechu, and two ounces of cinnamon 

 bark bruifed, in two pints of proof-fpirit, and filtering. 



The tinflure of catechu, formerly Japonic tincture of Edinb. 

 Ph., is prepared by digefting for feven days, tlu-ee ounces 

 of extrail of catechu in powder, two ounces of cinnamon 

 bark bruifed, in two pounds and a half of proof-fpirit, and 

 filtering through paper. This tinfture is a folutlon of tan- 

 nin, extradlive matter, and the oil of cinnamon. Tlie dofe, 

 in cafes whei-e aftringents are required, is from f jj to f_5iij, 

 taken in water or wine, or cretaceous mixture. 



Tincture of Cinchona of the Lond. Ph., is obtained by 

 macerating for fourteen days, feven ounces of lance-leaved 

 cinchona bark in powder, in two pints of proof-fpirit, and 

 filtering. 



The tinBure of cinchona of tlie Edinb. and Dub. Ph. is had 

 by digefting for feven days, four ounces of cinchona bark 

 in powder, in two pounds and a half (two pints Dub.) of 

 proof-fpirit, and filtering through paper. The dofe is from 

 f5j to fjiv. 



For the compound tindure of cinchona, fee Snake-KOOt. 

 This is the fame as the celebrated tindure of Huxham, 



who 



