This section is from the book "The Druggist's General Receipt Book", by Henry Beasley. Also available from Amazon: The druggist's general receipt book.
1. White's Aromatic Powder. Caraway 6 oz., pimento 4 oz., ginger 2 oz., liquorice 2 oz.; mix; dose, 6 to 8 dr.
2. Common Sorse Spice. Caraway, aniseed, coriander seeds, of each 16 oz., turmeric 32 oz., cumin seeds, liquorice, and ginger, of each 8 oz.; mix.
3. This is inserted, not as a desirable form, but as a specimen of what is used in the trade. Cayenne 2 oz., bean flower 45
mustard hulls 45
cumin seed 15
caraway 15
turmeric 9
bay-berries 3
ivory-black 1
- Geay's Supplement, The cordial powder of Lebas contains 26 ingredients,
1. Carbonate of soda 2 to 4 dr., ginger 1 dr., calumba 2 to 4 dr. - White.
2. Prepared chalk 4 dr., gentian 2 to 4 dr., aromatic powder (above) 1 or 2 dr.
 
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