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that a tincture of the substance should be extemporaneouslymixed with wine as a vehicle.

Notwithstanding this argument appears to us to have greatweight, we shall give to the medicated wines, retained in thepharmacopoeias, the characters they still generally possess.

VlNUM ALOES SOCOTORINjE ; VUlgO TlNCTURA SACRA. Ed.

Wine of Socotorine Aloes, commonly called Sacred Tincture.Take of

Socotorine aloes, in powder, one ounce \

Lesser cardamom seeds, bruised,

Ginger, bruised, each one drachm ;

Spanish white wine, two pounds.Digest for seven days, stirring now and then, and afterwards

strain.

VlNUM ALOES. Dub.

Wine of Aloes.

Take of

Socotorine aloes, four ounces jCanella alba, one ounce ;Spanish white wine, three pints;Proof-spirit, one pint.

Powder the aloes and canella alba separately ; then mix andpour on the wine, mixed with the spirit; afterwards digestfor fourteen days, frequently shaking the vessel; and, last-ly, filter the liquor.

Lond.Take of

Socotorine aloes, eight ounces j

Canella alba, two ounces;

"Wine, six pints;

Proof-spirit, two pints.Triturate the aloes with white sand washed clean, to powder;

also powder the canella, and pour the wine and spirit upon

these powders mixed together. Macerate for fourteen days,

now and then shaking them, and strain.

The sand is added to facilitate the pulverization of thealoes, and to prevent it, when moistened by the fluids, fromrunning together into masses. It is evident, that it does notaffect the tincture.

This medicine has long been in great esteem, not only as acathartic, but likewise as a stimulus.

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