PHARMACY. 
Tinctura amomi repenlis, tincture of car- 
damom, Ed. Tinct. cardamom, Lend, 
lake ot cardamom seeds four ounces; di- 
luted alcohol two pounds and a half. Di- 
gest for seven days, and strain through 
paper. 
1 his is a grateful aromatic. In the Lon- 
don Pli. a co«i pound tincture of cardamom 
k o.dered, in which are introduced caraway, 
x-innamon, and raisins. 
T inclura aristolochix- serpentarix, tincture 
of snake root, Ed. T-inct. serpent. Loud. 
1 ake or snake root two ounces ; cochineal 
one drachm ; diluted alcohol two pounds 
and a half. Digest for seven days, and 
Jiltre through paper. 
Dose two drachms. 
Tinctura assafeetidx, tincture of assafoeli- 
da, Ed. Tinct. assafeetid. Lond. 
Take of assafeetida four ounces: alcohol two 
pounds and a half. Digest for seven days, 
and strain through paper. 
Dose one drachm. 
Tinctura benzoes composita, compound 
tincture of benzoin, Ed. Tinct. benz. c. 
Lond. 
Take of benzoin three ounces ; Peruvian 
balsam two ounces ; hepatic aloes half an 
ounce ; alcohol two pounds. Digest for 
seven days, and strain. 
This tincture is in vulgar use to recent 
wounds. 
Tinctura camphors, tincture of camphor, 
Ed, Spiritus camphoratus, Lond. 
lake of camphor one ounce ; alcohol one 
pound. Mix so as the camphor mav be 
•dissolved. 
A stimulant embrocation. 
Linimentuni camphor®, camphor lini- 
ment, Lond. 
Take of camphor two ounces ; water of am 
monia six ounces : spirit of lavender six- 
teen ounces. Mix the spirit, and water of 
ammonia ; and distil from a glass retort 
with a gentle heat, sixteen ounces. 
This liniment is more powerful than the 
preceding. 
Tinctura cassias senna; composita, tincture 
of senna;, Ed. Tinct. sennas, Lond. 
Take of senna leaves two ounces ; jalap root 
one ounce ; coriander seeds half an ounce ; 
diluted alcohol three pounds and a half! 
Digest for seven days, and to the tincture 
liltted through paper add four ounces 
of refined sugar. 
Dose an ounce. 
Tinctura castorei, tincture of castor, Ed. 
and Lond. 
lake of Russian castor an ounce and a half; 
alcohol one pound. Digest for seven 
days, and strain through paper. 
In the London Ph. diluted alcohol is 
employed. Dose one drachm. 
. 1 inctura castorei composita, compound 
tincture of castor. 1 
Take of Russian castor an ounce ; assafeetida 
half an ounce ; ammoniated alcohol one 
pound D gest for seven days, and Litre 
through paper. 
Dose one drachm. 
gest foi seven days, and filtre through pa- 
Tinctura cinchona: officinalis, tincture of 
Peruvian bark, Ed. Tinct. cinchona;, Lond. 
i ake of Pei u\ ran bark powdered lour ounces ; 
diluted alcohol two pounds and a half. Di- 
per. 
Dose two drachms. 
I i net u i <.i cinchona: composite, compound 
tincture ot 1 eruvian bark, Lond 
Take of Peruvian bark powdered two ounces 
anci a half ; dried orange-peel one ounce 
an:, a halt; \ irgmian snake root three 
chachms; saffron one drachm; cochineal 
m powder two scruples ; proof spirit twen- 
t - v ounces. Digest for four days, and strain. 
1 his is the Iluxham’s tincture. Dose 
two or tnree drachms. 
J inctura cinchona; ammoniata, ammoniat- 
ed tincture of bark, Lond. 
lake of powdered Peruvian bark four ounces • 
compound spirit of ammonia two pounds.’ 
Digest in a close vessel for ten days, and 
strain. 
I Lis is an improper preparation. 
Tinctura colomba?, tincture of Colombo, 
jwl. 1 met. colombae, Lond. 
Take of Colombo root, beaten into powder 
two ounces ; diluted alcohol two pounds’ 
Digest for seven days, and strain. 
Dose two or three drachms. 
T inctura convolvuli jalap®, tincture of ia 
lap, Ed. I met. jalapag Lond. 
i ake or jalap in powder three ounces ; di- 
luted alcohol fifteen ounces. Digest for 
seven days, and filtre through paper 
Tinctura croci, tincture of saffron, 
lake ot English saffron an ounce; diluted 
alcohol fifteen ounces. Digest for seven 
days, and filtre through paper. 
i , , / tincture has perhaps no other virtue 
but that of colour 
I inctura digitalis purpurea?, tincture of 
foxglove. 
1 ake of the leaves of foxglove dried an 
ounce; diluted alcohol eight ounces. Di- 
ge,t for seven days, and strain through 
paper. 6 
A most active and useful medicine. Dose 
ten grains, gradually increased. 
I inctura gentian® composita, compound 
tincture oi gentian, Edin. and Lond. 
1 ake of the gentian root two ounces ; orange- 
pee an ounce ; canella bark half an ounce ; 
cochineal half a drachm ; diluted alcohol 
two pounds and a half. Digest for seven 
d a y Sj and filtre through paper. 
r Dose two or three drachms. 
Tinctui a guaiaci, tincture of guaiac. 
ake or guaiac resin one pound; alcohol two 
pounds and a half. Digest for seven days, 
and filtre through paper. 
Dose two or three drachms. 
Tinctura guaiaci ammoniata, ammoniated 
tincture or guaiac, Ed. and Lond. 
Jake of guaiac resin four ounces; ammo- 
mated alcohol a pound and a half. Digest 
for seven days, and filtre through paper, 
this is a useful tincture in chronic rheu- 
matism. Dose from one to three drachms. 
1 incturi hellebori nigri, tincture of black 
hellebore, Ld. and Lond. 
lake ol black hellebore root four ounces- 
cochineal half a drachm ; diluted alcohol 
two pounds and a half. Digest for seven 
bays, and filtre through paper. 
Dose one drachm. 
henbane' ra hy0SCyami ni S ri ' ^etcre of black 
1 ake of black henbane leaves dried as 
ounce ; diluted alcohol eight ounces. Di- 
gest for seven days, and strain through 
paper. ° 
Tinctura kino, tincture of kino. 
Take of kino two ounces, diluted alcohol one 
pound a half. 
Dose a drachm. 
Tinctura lauri cinnamomi, tincture of cin- 
namon, Ld. 'Tinct. cinnam. Loud, 
lake of cinnamon bark three ounces- di- 
luted alcohol two pounds and a half. ’ Di- 
gest for seven clays, and strain throu di 
paper. & 
Tinctura lauri cinnamomi composita com- 
pound tincture of cinnamon, Ld. Tinct 
cin. comp. Lond. 
Take of the cinnamon bark and cardamom 
seeds, of each an ounce; long pepper two 
chachms ; diluted a'cohol two pounds and 
a half Digest for seven days, and strain 
through paper. 
Tmctura meloes vcsicatorii, tincture of 
cantharides, Ld. T inct. cantharidis, Lond. 
ake of cantharides one drachm ; diluted al- 
cohol one pound. Digest for seven days 
and strain through paper. J ’ 
drop 0056 inter,ialJ ^ from fifteen to thirty 
Tinctura mimosa; catechu, tincture of ca- 
techu, Ld. I met. catechu, Lond 
lake ot catechu three ounces; cinnamon 
two ounces; diluted alcohol two pounds 
and a half. Digest for seven days, and 
strain through paper. 
Dose one drachm. 
T inctura myrrh®, tincture of myrrh, Ed 
anci Lond. J 
Take of bruised myrrh three ounces ; alco- 
hol twenty ounces ; water ten ounces. 
paper ^ SCVCn da >' s ' aild flltre through 
I oml 1CtUra ° Pii ’ tinctUre of Ed. and 
Take of opium two ounces; diluted alcohol 
two pounds Digest for seven days, and 
nitre through paper. 
Dose from fifteen to twenty-five drops. 
Tinctura opii ammoniata, ammoniated 
tincture of opium. 
hike ot the acid of benzoin, and English 
sa.lion, of each three drachms ; opium tw o 
chachms; volatile oil of anise half a 
drachm ; ammoniated alcohol sixteen 
ounces. Digest for seven days in a closed 
phial, and hit re through paper. 
r Eose from half a drachm to a drachm. 
J inctura opii camphorata, camphorated 
tincture of opium, Lond. 
Take of hard purified opium powdered, ben- 
zoin lowers, of each one drachm ; cam- 
phor two scruples; oil of anise one drachm • 
proof spirit two pounds by measure. Di! 
gest for ten days, and strain. 
I his is the elixir paregoric. Dose one 
or two drachms. 
Tinctura rhau pahmiti, tincture of rhubarb, 
l .d. f met. rhabarbari, Lond. 
Take of the rhubarb root three ounces : 
Je.-.ser cardamoms half an ounce; diluted 
alcohol two pounds and a half. Digest 
for seven days, and strain through paper. ' 
Dose half an ounce. 
