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Balsam of Horehound
Dis- by a gentle heat black resin, 1 pound; remove solve 2 ounces each extract of horehound and extract of liquorice, in pint hot water; when cold, add pint paregoric, 6 ounces oxymel of squills, 2 ounces tincture of benzoin, and 10 ounces honey. Mix well and strain through flannel. Dose for an adult, to 1½ tea -spoonfuls, accompanied by a dose or two of aperient medicine. is the product of the Canadian balsam fir, a