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R. Tops of Milfoil, -,
■-----■— Lesser Centaury, of each,
Herb of Buck-bean, > an
---------- Peppermint, equal part.
Fennel,Mix. (Hufeland)
VULNERARY SPECIES. (FULD.)
R. Tops of Lesser Centaury, "1 f ,
---------- Milfoil, I an '
Herb of Ground Ivy, f pau „?" rt---------- Buck-bean, J equal ' )art -
Mix.
decoction of lesser centaury.(Ratier)
R. Flowering Tops of Lesser Centaury,
two drams.Water, two pounds.
Boil a little. — It is recommended as tonicand stomachic.
saline febrifuge decoction.Decoctumfebrifugum salinum. (Van Mons)
R. Tops of Lesser Centaury, I ea ^ '
Chamomile Flowers, " j^df^
Boiling Water, a sufficient quantityto obtain three pounds of strained decoc-tion. Add to it
Sulphate of Potass, 1 of each,
Honey, J two ounces.
Mix. — Dose, three glassfuls, daily.
It is cathartic and febrifuge, and is re-commended in tertian and quartan fevers ;but principally in dropsies.
INFUSION OF LESSER CENTAURY.
Infusum Centaurii minoris. (Form. Hop.
Fr.; Disp. Cha. Paris; Niemann)R. Tops of Lesser Centaury, six drams.Boiling Water, six ounces.
Infuse and strain. (Niemann)
Form. Hop. Fr. ; and Disp. Cha. Parisprescribe one ounce of tops, and one poundof water. — To be taken by glassfuls.
SYRUP OF LESSER CENTAURY. (WlRTEM.)
of each,one pound.
R. Fresh Flowers of LesserCentaury,Boiling Spring Water,Infuse for one night ; then express, andpour the liquor upon
Fresh Flowers of Lesser Centaury,
one pound.Macerate for one night ; then express,clarify with white of egg, and add to everynine ounces of the liquor
White Sugar, sixteen ounces.
Make a syrup.
TINCTURE OF LESSER CENTAURY.
Tinctura sen Essentia Centaurii minoris.(Bruns. ; Dan. ; Wirtem.)
R. Flowering Tops of Lesser Centaury,
four ounces.Alcohol, two pounds.
Digest, express, and pour the tinctureupon
Tops of Lesser Centaury, two ounces.Digestagain,express,andfilter. (Bruns. ;Wirtem.)
Dan. prescribes one part of herb, fourparts of alcohol, and three days' digestionin a moderate heat.
It is esteemed stomachic and anthelmintic,and is also prescribed in intermittent fevers.— Dose, one dram or more. — Two drains ofit have been known to excite diarrhoea.
bitter essence. (Wirtem.)
R. Herb of Tansey, one ounce.---------- Scolopendrium, -.
---------- Blessed Thistle, of each,
---------- Lesser Centaury, > three
---------- Gentian, drams.
---------- Patience, J
Fresh Peel of unripe Oranges,
half an ounce.
Alcohol, twelve ounces.
Digest, express, and filter.
It is tonic, stomachic, carminative, and
anthelmintic. — Dose, from fifty to seventy
drops, in wine.
aqueous extract of lesser centaury.
Eœtractum Centaurii minoris. (Amst. ;Ant.; Austr. ; Bata v. ; Bavar. ;Belg. ; Dan. ; Hisp. ; Gall.; Ferr. ;Form. Hop. Fr.; Fuld. ; Genev. ;Hann. ; Lipp. ; Olden. ; Palat. ; Pol. ;Borus. ; Ross. ; Sax. ; Sard. ; Suec. ;Wirtem. ; Van Mons)
R. Tops of Lesser Centaury, one pound.Cold Water, two pounds.
Macerate for two days, stirring fromtime to time ; then strain, set aside, decant,and evaporate the liquor to the consistenceof an extract. (Pol.)
R. Tops of Lesser Centaury, 1 of each,Cold Water, J one part.
Macerate for twelve hours, then add
Boiling Water, four parts.
Strain and clarify the liquor when cold,then place it over the fire, and when it be-gins to thicken, pass it through a sieve, andfinally evaporate it, constantly stirring.(Van Mons)
R. Tops of Lesser Centaury, any quantity.Bruise it in a mortar, and express the