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℞ Radicis sarsae concisae......℥ vij
Aquae fontanae........ lb lxxij
Digest for 24 hours, then add, tied up in a piece of linen: Sacchari albi,
Aluminis..........āā 3 vj
Calomelanos.......... 3 iv
Antimonii sulphured.......3 j
Simmer down to 12 quarts Towards the close of the simmering add: Seminis anisi contusi, Seminis foeniculi contusi . . āā ℥ ss
Florum sennae.........℥ iij
Radicis glycyrrhizae concisae ... ℥ jss Press and strain, and after standing until cool, decant the clear liquid and bottle twelve quarts. (Weak.)
10,082. To the dregs of the strong decoction add:
Radicis sarsae concisae......℥ vj
Aquae fontanae........ lb lxxij
Simmer down to 12 quarts, and towards the close of the simmering add:
Corticis fructus citri contusi, Cardamomi minori contusi, Radicis glycyrrhizae contusi . āā 3 iij Squeeze and strain, and after standing until cool, decant the clear liquid and bottle the twelve quarts.
One bottle of the stronger decoction is to be taken warm before 12 o'clock in the day, and the bottle of the weaker decoction cold between 12 o'clock and bed time. The treatment is commenced with an active purge of
 
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