416 The Complete Englifh Tfifpenfatory . Part III.

' Digeft, and then ftrain off the' fins Liquor. After the fame man-' ner may it be made with a French' Spirit.'

This was not in the former Dif-penfatory, but in Shipton's Addi-tions to it, under the Title of Tinc-lura Sacra feu Hiera, with fomefmall Variations, as the Cochineal,which has no regard to the Medi-cine, but as it heightens the Colour :The proportion of the Species like-wife is but half there to what it ishere ; which make a requifite Dofeto fome Perfons more than theQuantity of Wine or Spirit thereinwas agreeable to, efpecially if takenin a Morning. It is indeed doubtedby fome whether the Menftrmmwill take up above a certain Quan-tity of the Ingredients, efpecially ofthe Aloes,which if rightly order'd,theformer of Shipton may be as flrongas this ; but it does not feem proba-ble, becaufe the Aloes is capable ofSolution and impregnation to a verygreat quantity in almoft any Li-quor. This may be fo managed asto become a good Alterant^ ashath been already obferv'd, Part 2.Seel. 8. It is generally given overNight from j ¡i. to ? iii.

Tinflwa Serpentarias Virginiana;,Tintlure of the Virginia Snake-Root. •' Take of Virginia Snake-Root* pouder'd ^ ü. of the Tinâuie of' the Salt of Tartar 5 xvi. Digeft {o' as to draw out a Tinfture.'

This is likevvife from Shipton'sAddhamenta, and was never beforereceived by the College. It is con-venient enough to thofe who can-not take it in Subftance, and maybe given from 3 i, to 5 iiî. is anyproper Liquor.

Tinftura Rofarum Rubrarum, Tinc-ture of Red Rofes.' Take $ fs. of Red Rofe- Leaves' well cleared of the white Heels,' and thirty Drops of Oil of Vi-' triol 5 pour upon them in a glazed' earthen VeíTel ft iifs. of boiling' Spring-Water, and let them ftand' clofe covered for three hours ;' then ftrain off the Liquor, and

* put to it 3 iii. of fine Sugar-' Candy.'

This is exa&Iy as ordered in theformer Difpenfatory of the College;tho in the making, mon. drop in theOil of Vitriol after the Water ispoured upon the Rofes.

Elixir Salutis, Elixir of Heal:h.' Take of Sena Leaves cleared of

* their Stalks 5 iv. ff Gnaiacum-' Chips, of dry'd ElecaiiitnneRoot,' of the Seed ot Aiiife, Caraway,' Coriander, and of Liquorife-Roor,' ana g ii. ci Raiflns ftoned g viii.' of French Brandy it vi. Steep' them together cold for four days,

' and then ftrain out the Spirit for ,' ufe.'

This is in Shipton's Additamenta 7where he fays, that fome ¡ikewifeadd Salt of Tartar, Rhubarb, Scam-mony, Jalap, eye, in order to makeit operate more briskly ; for, ashere directed, the purgative Ingre-dient, which is the Sena only,bears fo fmall a proportion to thequantity of Spirit, in a Dofe fuffi-cient for a Purge, that it is tooftrong fûï moil Peifons who havenot been accuftomed to fphituousLiquor. It therefore is now to bedeemed rather a Carminative thana Cathartic ; and in fome CholicPains it gives great Relief.

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