TINCTURES, 19] 
‘Tincture or Oprum (Laudanum),— 
Turkey Opium (in powder)......... One and a half oz. 
Dilute (Proof) Spirits of Wine ...... One pint. 
Macerate fourteen days, shake up daily, and filter. A full 
dose of opium is one grain, and this quantity is contained in 
about fifteen drops of the above preparation. 
ANODYNE, OR CAMPHORATED TINCTURE 0a OptuM.— 
Turkey Opium (in powder)........,.... Onedrm, 
Benzoic Acid ..... Ketek no ite td eee »... Onedrm, 
Camphor ...... PP es bird et a Ata Thirty g¢rs. 
Bit ek gi Suh SS are Re RP Oe Re One drm. 
Dilute (Proof) Spirits of Wine..... »se-. One quart. 
Macerate fourteen days, shake daily, and filter. Dose: from 
five to ten drops for a child; for an adult from a half drachm 
to a drachm., 
This is an excellent ‘‘ palliative,” and may be used with 
advantage in all painful cases where an ‘' anodyne” is 
indicated. 
‘TIncTURE OF PeRvvIAN Bark. — 
Yellow Peruvian Bark (in powder) ..,. Four ozs. 
Dilute (Proof) Spirits of Wine ....... Pint and a half. 
Macerate fourteen days, shake up daily, express, and filter. 
Dose: from a half drachm to 2 drachms. 
Exceedingly useful in intermittent fever, combined with 
other medicines, or taken in cold water, during convalescence. 
‘TINCTURE OF RHUBARB.— 
Rhubarb (Turkey, in powder) ..,. Three and a half ozs, 
Cardamom Seeds ‘crushed) ...... Half ounce. 
Dilute (Proof) Spirits of Wine ..., One quart. 
Macerate fourteen days, shake up daily, express, and filter. 
Dose : as a purgative, from a drachm to half a fluid ounce; ag 
a stomachic, from a half drachm to a drachm, 
‘Tincture oF AconiTE (Root of),.— 
Aconite Root....... ‘sveeeeee.s Two and a half ounces. 
Rectified Spirits...... chet Rey One pint. 
