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Elixir de Garus
Digest 2 parts by weight each of aloes and myrrh, and 1 part Spanish saffron, in 24 parts of 60 per cent. alcohol, and 2 of diluted sulphuric acid.
Filter .
Or: Digest for some hours 3 parts by weight each of aloes and myrrh, and 2 parts each of nutmegs and cloves, in 576 parts rectified spirit diluted with an equal weight of water. Then add 864 parts orange-flower .
Then add 864 parts orange-flower ounces syrup, and filter. Each fluid ounce represents 16 grains pyrophosphate of iron and 30 grains gentian. (Newark P. A.) grains Hawley's pepsine in 4 ounces sherry