HS
INULA.
CORDIAL DIURETIC POTION. (RaTIEr)
R. Decoction of Elecampane, four ounces.Tincture of Digitalis, half an ounce.
---------------- Potass, eighteen drops.
Compound Syrup of Smallage,
one ounce.Mix. — It is stimulant and diuretic. — Tobe taken by spoonfuls.
ALTERATIVE BROTH. (PiERO.UIN)
K. Neck of Mutton,Root of Elecampane,
---------- Wild Patience,
Bruised Crabs,Leaves of Cicliory,
------------- Fumitory,
------------- Cress,
four ounces.
half a dram.
one dram.
two.
of each,one handful.
Boil in a sufficient quantity of water.
PECTORAL OXYMEL. (BrUNS. ; CADET
de Gassicourt; Spielmann;
R. Root of Elecampane, one ounce.
---------- Florentine Iris, half an ounce.
Spring Water, thirty-six ounces.
Boil down to twenty-four ounces, strain,set aside, and add
Honey, sixteen ounces.
Gum Amoniae, one ounce.
Dissolved in
Vinegar, eight ounces.
Boil to the consistence of honey.
It is recommended in humid cough andasthma. — Dose, a spoonful frequently.
D.
Extraction by Vinegar.
THERIACAL VINEGAR.
Acetum t/ieriacale. (Falat.)
Root of Elecampane,
---------- Angelica,
---------- Cyperus,
---------- Zedoary,
---------- Avens,
---------- Contrayerva,
------— Master-wort,
---------- Valerian,
---------- Viper's Bugloss,
Fresh Orange Peel, ")
of each,half
■ Lemon Peel,
Cloves,Cinnamon,Galanga,Juniper Berries,Bay Berries,Tops of Sage,
---------- Rosemarv,
----------■ Rue,
Vinegar,
of each,two drams.
seven pounds.
Macerate for a month in a warm place ;then express strongly, and add
Theriac, seven ounces.
Macerate for one month, and filter.
It is recommended internally, in the doseof from half a spoonful to one spoonful, asa sudorific and as a preservative againstcontagion ; it is also applied externally as acorroborant.
E.Extraction by Wine.
WINE OF ELECAMPANE.
Vinum Enulm sen emdatum. (Form. Hop.Fr. ; Sard.; Niemann; Van Mons)
R. Fresh Root of Elecampane, one part.White Wine, sixteen parts.
Digest without heat for several days ;then express, and filter. (Van Mons)
Sard, prescribes two ounces of driedroot, four pounds of white wine, and twenty-four hours' maceration.
R. Tincture of Elecampane, one part.
Red Wine, ten or twenty parts.
Mix. (Form. Hop. Fr.)
F.
Extraction by Alcohol.
TINCTURE OF ELECAMPANE.
Tinctura Helenii. (Amst. ; Austr. ; Ant. ;Batav. ; Palat.)
R. Root of Elecampane, one part.
Alcohol (15 degrees) , six parts.
Digest for three days in a moderate heat,and filter. (Batav.)
Austr. prescribes one part of root andsix parts of alcohol (0.910).— Amst. — oneof root and six of alcohol (0.917).— Palat.— one of root and four of alcohol.
R. Root of Elecampane, one ounce.
Alcohol (20 degrees), four ounces.
Infuse in a water-bath for four days ;strain, and pour upon the residue
Alcohol (20 degrees), two ounces.
Macerate again for two days, strain, mix,and filter.
It is stimulant, carminative, and dia-phoretic, and is principally recommended inaffections of the chest. — Dose, from sixdrops to one dram.