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Hufeland's Anticatarrh Elixir
Take 60 parts extract of blessed-thistle, 20 parts extract of bitter-sweet, dissolve them in 480 parts fennel water and 60 parts bitteralmond water. Dose, 60 drops 4 times a day. (Hager.) day.
Take 125 grains compound extract of colo- 5456. Birch's Constipation Pill. cynth and 40 grains extract of henbane.
Mix and divide into 20 pills. This is an excellent pill for occasional use, especially for constipation in old age.