4547. Tincture of Catechu

4547.    Tincture of Catechu. Take 3 troy ounces catechu, and 2 troy ounces cinnamon, both in moderately coarse powder. Mix, and moisten with 1 fluid ounce diluted alcohol; pack it into a conical glass percolator, and displace, with diluted alcohol, 2 pints of tincture. (U. S. Ph.)

4548. Tincture of Cinnamon

4548.    Tincture of Cinnamon. Mix 2 measures alcohol with 1 of water; moisten 3 troy ounces finely powdered cinnamon with 1 fluid ounce of the mixture; pack it in a conical percolator, and displace with the mixture 2 pints of tincture. ( U. S. Ph.)

4549. Tincture of Colchicum

4549.    Tincture of Colchicum. Moisten 4 troy ounces colchicum seed, in moderately fine powder, with 1 fluid ounce diluted alcohol; pack it in a cylindrical percolator, and displace, with diluted alcohol, 2 pints of the tincture. (U. S. Ph.)

4550. Tincture of Columbo

4550.    Tincture of Columbo. moisten 4 troy ounces columbo, in moderately one powder, and percolate 2 pints tincture in the same manner as the colchicum in last formula. (U.S. Ph.)

4551. Tincture of Cubeb

4551.    Tincture of Cubeb. Percolate 2 pints tincture from 4 troy ounces cubeb, following the formula laid down for colchicum. (See No.4549.) (U. S. Ph.)

4552. Tincture of Tar

4552.     Tincture of Tar. Macerate 2 ounces tar in 16 ounces alcohol, until dissolved.

4553. Hamilton's Tincture of Dog-Wood

4553.     Hamilton's Tincture of Dog-Wood. Bark of dogwood, 1 ounce; rectified spirit, 12 fluid ounces; mix, macerate for 14 days, and filter.

4554. Tincture of Colocynth

4554.    Tincture of Colocynth. Colo-cynth, 8 parts; star anise, 1 part; alcohol, 96 parts. Macerate for 3 days, and filter. Dose, 15 to 20 drops.

4555. Compound Tincture of Squills and Benzoin

4555.    Compound Tincture of Squills and Benzoin. This is also known as Wedel's Elixir. Take of squills, orris root, and elecampane, each 25 drachms; liquorice root, 2 drachms; aniseed and myrrh, of each 4 scruples ; saffron, 18 grains; dilute alcohol, 22 fluid ounces. Macerate for 15 days, express and filter. Dose, 40 to 60 drops, in catarrh, asthma, etc..

4556. Wood's Tincture of Kino

4556.   Wood's Tincture of Kino. Kino in fine powder, 11/2 ounces; alcohol (.835), 8 fluid ounces; water, 4 fluid ounces; glycerine, 4 fluid ounces. Mix the alcohol, water, and glycerine together, and, having mixed the kino with an equal bulk of clean sand, introduce in a percolator and pour on the menstruum. This menstruum seems to thoroughly exhaust the drug of its astringent principle, and also makes a nice-looking preparation that will not deteriorate by exposure.

4557. Compound Tincture of Kino

4557.    Compound Tincture of Kino. This is made in the same way as other tinctures (see No. 35 (To Prepare Tinctures)), with the following ingredients : 1 drachm each powdered opium, kino, and cochineal; 11/2 drachms each camphor and cloves; 1 fluid ounce aromatic spirit of ammonia, and 1 pint alcohol.