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Compound Tincture of Pellitory
1½ ounces; diluted alcohol, 1½ pints. Digest Take of bruised pellitory, 4 drachms; cam- for 10 days in a closed vessel, and then filter. phor, 3 drachms; oil of cloves, 2 drachms; The tincture, as thus prepared, is of a beautipowdered opium, 1 drachm; rectified spirit, ful red color with the predominating smell of 6 fluid ounces; digest for 8 days. The pro- the valerian-taste bitter and slightly astringduct is a most serviceable form of toothache-ent; may be given in doses of a dessert spoondrops. ful every 3 hours. 4533. Ethereo-alcoholic Tincture of 4543. Dover's Tincture. Pulverized Pellitory for Tooth and Face-ache. Take ipecacuanha and opium, of each 8 grains; diof bruised pellitory, 1 ounce; pure ether, 2 luted alcohol, 1 fluid ounce. Macerate for 14 fluid ounces; strongest rectified spirit, 3 fluid days and filter; or macerate 6 hours and dis- 6 hours and disounces; digest them together in a stoppered place 1 fluid ounce with diluted alcohol, 1 bottle, in a cool place, for a week, with frequent agitation, then express the tincture, but avoid filtration. Some persons use equal parts of ether and spirit, but the product does not then keep so well. An excellent remedy for tooth-ache and face-ache, often giving almost immediate relief in the former case.