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Hufeland's Pectoral Elixir

Take 3 parts saffron, 4 parts each benzoin, stipation. Take drachm alcoholic extract myrrh, gum-ammoniac, aniseseed, and puri- of rhubarb , 24 grains extract of taraxacum, fied liquorice-juice; 8 parts each sneezewort and 2 grains sulphate of quinine. Mix toroot, Florentine orris-root, and squill-bulbs; gether and make into 12 pills. One to be macerate for a week in 93 parts rectified taken either on rising in the morning or at spirit, stirring frequently, then filter.

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