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TANACETUM — TANSEY.

Bay Berries, two ounces.

Lesser Cardamoms, one ounce.

Anise, of each,

Caraway, J one ounce and a half.Mace, half an ounce.

Cut, and bruise.

AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF TANSEY.

Extraction Tanaceli aquosum. (Bruns. ;Fuld. ; Lipp. ; Sard.; Sax.; Wir-tem. ; Van Mons)

R.

Herb of Tansey,Spring Water,

one pound,six pounds.

Digest for four days in a warm place, andboil a little. Evaporate the expressed liquorto the consistence of an extract. (Bruns.;Fuld. ; Wirtem.)

Lipp. directs one pound of herb, to beboiled with eight pounds of water, and ex-pressed ; a little cold water to be pouredupon the residue, and expressed again : theliquors to be mixed and then evaporated.

Herb of Tansey,Water,

one part.

eight parts.

Macerate for twenty-four hours, thenboil for a quarter of an hour, and express ;boil the residue with

Water, four parts.

Mix the decoctions, set apart for twenty-four hours, and evaporate the decanted li-quor to the proper consistence. (Sax.)

R. Herb of Tansey, bruised, eight pounds.

Macerate for three days in an alembic ;then having distilled off about two ouncesof liquor, pour upon the herb,

Water, twenty-four pounds,

and boil till reduced to one third. Clarifyand strain the liquor, and evaporate to theconsistence of an electuary, adding the dis-tilled water to this when nearly cold.(Sard.)

Ferr. directs one pound of herb to beboiled in three pounds of water; the straineddecoction to be clarified with white of egg,and evaporated.

R. Leaves of Tansey, any quantity.

Bruise them, and triturate them with alittle water for a considerable time ; thenexpress, coagulate, and set apart the fécula :then infuse the residue at a moderate heatin the limpid juice, express again, clarify,and evaporate to the consistence of an ex-tract ; finally, having added the fécula, con-tinue the evaporation till the mass has ac-quired a proper consistence. (Van Mons)

Dose, from six to twenty grains.

ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF TANSEY.

Extraction Tanaceti alcohottcum. (Herbip.)

" ai u i f of each, one pound.

Water, eight pounds.

Digest for three days at a gentle heat, andexpress ; then, having set aside and decant-ed the liquor, distil off the alcohol, andevaporate to the proper consistence.

vermifuge liniment. (Van Mons)

R. Fresh Green Fécula of Tansey,

one part.Lard, one part and a half.

Melt gradually, wash the mixture withhot water, and decant ; then by successivemeltings and décantations, free it as muclias possible from water.

infusion of tansey.

Infusum Tanaceii. (Niemann)

R. Herb of Tansey, half an ounce.

Boiling Water, ten ounces.

Infuse, and strain.

It is diaphoretic. — Dose, a cupful everytwo hours. — The infusion made with milk,and administered as a lavement, is useful toexpel ascarides.

vermifuge lavement.

Enema ad Ascarides. (Swediaur)

R. Herb of Tansey, half an ounce.

Water, eight ounces.

Boil down to six ounces, and strain.tincture of tansey.Tinctnra Tanaceti. (Fuld.)

R. Tops of Tansey, one part.

Alcohol, four parts.

Digest for three days, at a moderate heat,and express.

Dose, from thirty to sixty drops.vermifuge essence.

Essentia contra Vermes. (Bruns. ; VanMons)

R. Herb of Tansey,

■--------- Wormwood,

---------- Lesser Centaury,

Root of Gentian,Flowers of Tansey,Semen Contra,Myrrh,Spirit of Mint,

of each,

half

an ounce.

of each,two drams.

one pound.

Digest, express, and filter. (Bruns.)