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Baume de Vie

Socotrine aloes, 2 drachms; rhubarb, 6 drachms; saffron, 2 drachms; liquorice root, 1 ounce; proof spirit, 8 ounces. Digest for 8 days and filter.

The original Swedish form is this: Aloes, 9 drachms; rhubarb, gentian, zedoary, saffron, theriaca, agaric, of each 1 drachm; proof 5373. Thirlault's Glycero-pomade of spirit, 2 pints. (Sce No. 5337.)