Tinctures, Solutions, Etc

Solution of Aloes. Aloes 1 part, water 7 parts, proof spirit 1 part; dissolve the aloes in water by means of a water-bath, and when removed, add the spirit. - Morton.

Anodyne Carminative Tincture. Opium 1 oz., cloves 1 oz., ginger 1 oz., old brandy (rum or gin) 1 quart; digest in a corked bottle, shaking daily. - White.

Ethereal Tincture of Opium. Turkey opium 1 spirit of nitric ether 8 ; macerate for a month. Dose, 1/2 oz. to 1 oz., in spasmodic colic. - Dickens.

Gripe Tincture. Tincture of Pimento. Ground pimento 1 rectified spirit, and soft water, of each 3 pints; digest for some days and strain: give 4 fl. oz. at once, and repeat every hour till relieved. - B. Clark.

Tincture of Foxglove. Digest 3 oz. of dried foxglove in a quart of any spirit. - Youatt.

Infusion of Foxglove. Infuse 1 oz of powdered foxglove in a quart of boiling water till cold. - YOUATT.

Tincture of Myrrh. Myrrh 2 oz., sand 2 oz., rectified spirit and soft water, of each 1/2 pint. - B. Clark.

Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh. Aloes 12 oz., myrrh 6 oz., rectified spirit 1 gallon, water 1/2 gallon; digest 14 days, frequently shaking, and filter. For outward use, rectified wood naphtha may be substituted for the spirit. - V. C.

Tincture for Colic. Opium 1 dr., horseradish 2 oz., capsicum 1 oz., spirit of nitric ether 1 macerate 14 days; dose, 1 oz., with 2 oz. of spirit of nitric ether, every 2 hours as long as necessary. - Gregory.

Tincture of Croton. Bruised croton seeds 1 oz.; rectified spirit 16 oz. Digest for 7 days, and filter. Dose, 1/2 oz. to 1 oz. in water.

Tincture of Iodine. Iodine 1 part, rectified spirit 8 parts; dose, 1 to 2 drs. - V. C. The following is preferable:

Compound Tincture of Iodine. Iodine 1 oz., iodide of potassium 2 oz., spirit of wine 12 oz.

Solution of Chloride of Lime. 1. Chloride of lime 1 dr., water 8 oz.; mix in a mortar, and filter. - Clater

2. Chloride of lime 1 part, water 10 parts. - Cheval-