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INULA.
Liquid Storax, eleven drams.
Powdered Mastic, six drams.
Stir till cold. (Hisp.)It has been recommended in itch.
OFFICINAL THERIAC.
(Lipp.)
R. Elecampane,
two ounces.
Zedoary,
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Myrrh,
Round Birthwort,
Angelica,
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one ounce anda half.
Rob of Juniper,
six ounces.
Despumated Honey
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of each,
Syrup of Poppies,
eight ounces.
Mix. — Dose, from one dram to half an
ounce.
pastilles of elecampane. (Bories ;Cadet de Gassicoubt)
R. Powdered Elecampane, half an ounce.
—--------- Florentine Iris, one dram.
Mucilage of Tragacanth,
a sufficient quantity.
They are recommended in scurvy, dropsy,and chlorosis, in the dose of half an ouncedaily.
II. Preparations which contain only a partof the Constituent Principles of Elecam-pane.
A.
Extraction by Distillation.
distilled water of elecampane.(Gall.)
R. Fresh Root of Elecampane, one part.Water, five parts.
Distil two parts.
anti-asthmatic liquor. (bruns. ;Palat. ; Wirtem. ; Spielma.nn)
R. Root of Elecampane,
------ 1 — Liquorice,
Florentine Iris,
of each,two ounces.
Herb of Ground Ivy, of each,
---------- Coltsfoot, V half
---------- Jerusalem Oak, J a pound.
---------- Hyssop,
---------- Horehound, I of each,
---------- Pennyroyal, [ three ounces.
—;---- Sage, J
Fennel, } of each ' one ounce -
Alcohol, one pound.
Spring Water, ten pounds.
Digest for three days, and distil six orseven pounds. (Wirtem.)
R.
Root of Elecampane,---------- Burnet Saxi-frage,
Florentine Iris,
Herb of Hyssop.
---------- Horehound
Sage,
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two ounces.
of each,
one ounce
and a half.
of each,two ounces.
of each, one ounce.
of each,half an ounce.
Anis,
Fennel,
Juniper,
Bay Berries, J
Lesser Cardamoms,
Cinnamon,
Ginger,
Storax, six drams.
Alcohol, twelve pounds.
M r ater of Acacia, eight pounds.
Digest for three days, distil twelvepounds, and add to the product,
two pounds.
Rose Julep,Fennel Water,
Mix. (Brdns.)
Root of Elecampane,
---------- Liquorice,
---------- Florentine Iris, _
---------- Angelica,
---------- Burnet Saxifrage, J
Herb of Maidenhair,
---------- Hyssop,
---------- Lung-wort,
---------- Ground-Ivy,
---------- Sage,
---------- Coltsfoot,
Seeds of Anise,
---------- Fennel,
---------- Nettle,
Saffron,Alcohol,Water of Scabious,
------------- Horehound,
------------- Speedwell,
eight pounds.
of each,one ounce.
of each,six drams.
of each,half an ounce.
two scruples,one pound.
of each,half a pound.
Digest for three days, and distil in a wa-ter-bath. (Palat.)
R. Root of Elecampane, two ounces.
---------- Florentine Iris,
one ounce and a half.
Herb of Hyssop,---------- Rosemary
Sage,
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of each,one ounce.
of each, half an ounce.
Anise,
Fennel,
Cinnamon,
Lesser Cardamoms, two drams.
Saffron, two scruples.
Alcohol, twelve ounces.
Hyssop Water, twenty-four ounces.
Digest for three days and distil. (Spiel-mann)
It is recommended in the mucous coughsof aged people. — Dose, one or two ouncesin the morning.