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GENTIANA .—GENTIAN.
Dried Orange Peel,
one dram and a half.Fresh Lemon Peel,
half an ounce.Proof Spirit, four fluid ounces.Boiling Water,
twelve fluid ounces.
First, add the spirit to the threeformer ingredients, then, at the endof three hours, add the water, mace-rate four days, and strain. (Dubl.)
R. Gentian, sliced, half an ounce.
Dried Orange Peel, ) ofeach
Coriander Seeds, > , ', . , I one dram,
bruise»!, J
Diluted Alcohol, four ounces.
Water, one pound.
First, add the spirit to the threeformer ingredients, then, at the endof three hours, add the water ; theninfuse without heat, for twelve hours,and strain. (Edinb.; Amer.; Coxe)
R. Gentian, two drams.
Herb of Lesser Centaury, 1 ofeach,
J three drams,one pound,and strain.
- Buckbean,
Boiling Water,Infuse for several hours,(Fuld.)
R. Gentian, one dram.
Leaves of Cichory, half an ounce.
Chamomile Flowers, half a dram.
Boiling Water, two pounds.
Infuse for half an hour, and strain. (Ca-det de Gassicoürt)
R. Gentian, half an ounce.
Dried Orange Peel, two drams.
Boiling Water, twelve ounces.
Macerate for twelve hours, and add to the
strained infusion
Tincture of Orange Peel, six drams.Mix. (Swediaur)
R. Gentian, half an ounce.
Root of Zedoary, one dram.
Orange Peel, two drams.
Boiling Water, a sufficient quantityto obtain, after two hours' maceration,twelve ounces of strained infusion ; add tothis
Spirit of Orange Peel, two drams.
Mix. (Saunders)
R. Gentian, two drams.
Tops of Lesser Centaury,
half an ounce.Boiling Water, one pound.
Infuse for four hours, strain, and addCinnamon Water, half an ounce.
Mix. (Genev.)
It is tonic, and is recommended in atonyof the stomach. — Dose, three ounces, twicea day.
TONIC INFUSION.
Infusum roborans. (Saunders)
R. Gentian,
Herb of Buckbean,
Tops of Milfoil,
Root of Dandelion,
Water,
Heat gradually to the point of ebullition ;then digest for three hours, and strain withexpression. Add to six ounces of the in-fusion
three drams,half an ounce.
}of each,one ounce,eight ounces.
Acetate of Potass,Spirit of Cinnamon,Mix.
two drams,three drams.
ALKALIZED BITTER INFUSION.
Infusum amarum cum Natro. (Augustin)
R. Gentian, two drams.
Unripe Oranges, one dram and a half.
Lesser Cardamoms, half a dram.
Carbonate of Soda, one dram.
Boiling Water, six ounces. '
Infuse for six hours. — Dose, a spoonful,thrice a day, in dyspepsia, and atonic gout.
EMMENAGOGUE INFUSION.
Infusum amarum et Rorismarinigustin)
Root of Sweet Flag, 1---------- Gentian, J
(Au-
R.
of each,
one ounce.
six drams.
two drams.
four pounds.
Tops of Lesser Centaury,Herb of Rosemary,Boiling Water,Infuse for six hours, and add
Compound Tincture of Cinchona,
four ounces.
Dose, three ounces, twice a day.
COMPOUND DECOCTION OF GENTIAN.
Decoctum amarum. (Gall. ; Ferr. ;Form. Hop. Fu. ; Brera ; Cadet deGassicourt)
R. Gentian, one dram.
Water, two pounds and a half.
Boil for a quarter of an hour, and add
Bitter Species, two drams.
Infuse for two hours, and strain withoutexpression. (Gall. ; Cadet de Gas-sicourt)
Form. Hop. Fr. directs one part of gentian