TINCTURES, __ 187 
Tincture or CatEcHu CompounD.— 
Catechu Gum, broken.......+.. One and a half oz. 
Cinnamon, in coarse powder .... One ounce. 
Pure spirits: .vacrssesceccesses One pint, 
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Prepare in the ordinary way. Dose: from a half to two 
teaspoonfuls, in slippery elm tea or gum arabic tea sweetened. 
Good in gleet, gonorrhosa, dysentery, chronic diarrhea, and 
whenever a strong astringent is required. 
ANTISPASMODIC TINCTURE.— 
Lobelia (herb and seed, in powder) ,....... One oz. 
Skunk Cabbage (in powder) .......se000+4 Half oz. 
Sculleap (in powder) .....000.6 sleca'e tt dpein eee eee es 
Cayenne (in powder)........ gt S:damceee seston» ALLA 
Dilute (proof) Spirits of Wine ...... .2ee- One quart. 
Macerate fourteen days, shake daily, express, and filter. Dose :. 
from ten to sixty drops, or less or more. 
Highly useful in spasm, cramp, convulsions, hysteria,. 
lockiaw, neuralgia, palpitatiom of the heart, &c. 
TINCTURE OF SWEET-FLAG.— 
Sweet-flag (powder of root) .....s0.++.. Lwo ozs. 
Dilute (proof) Spirits of Wine ..... .»++. Pint and half. 
Macerate fourteen days, shake up daily, express, and filter. 
Dose: from a half to two drachms. 
Highly useful in offensive conditions of the stomach and 
bowels, mesenteric disease, ulceration of the mouth, throat,. 
and internal viscera. 
Compounp ACETATED TINCTURE OF BLOOD-ROOT, 
Blood-root (powder of) ..... FP lite’s sticcacttacaca: APEO= Oi, 
Lobelia Seed (in powder) ...ceeseceeeeees One 07. 
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Macerate fourteen days, shake daily, express, and filter. Dose: 
from one to two drachms in Bone-set or Chamomile tea, when- 
ever an emetic is indicated. 
