266. Sweet Elixir Of Vitriol. (Elixir Vitrioli Dulce.)
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266. Sweet Elixir Of Vitriol. (Elixir Vitrioli Dulce.)
*Aromatic tincture, 1 pint.
**Dulcified spirit of vitriol, 8 troyounces
Mix them together. (New Dispensatory, London, and London Pharmacopoeia, 1770.)
Cinnamon, 6 drachms.
Cardamom seeds, 3 drachms.
Long pepper, 2 drachms.
Ginger, 2 drachms.
Diluted alcohol, 2 pints.
Digest without heat, and then strain.London Pharmacopoeia, 1770.
* AROMATIC TINCTURE.
**DULCIFIED SPIRIT OF VITRIOL. This was made by distilling a mixture of sulphuric acid and alcohol. Its substitute now is Hoffmann's Anodyne, which even at that day the elixir was designed to imitate. We quote: " It is not essentially different from the celebrated anodyne liquor of Hoffmann."New Dispensatory, 1770.
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