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Persian Balsam
This is also 5408. Delioux's Wine for Rheuma-known under the names of Traumatic Elixir, tism, Gout, and Neuralgia. Take 5 parts Balm of the Innocents, and Baume du Comof the Innocents, and Baume du Comtincture of colchicum seed, 2 parts tincture of mandeur. Digest 1 ounce angelica root and aconite leaves, 1 part tincture of fox-glove, 2 ounces St. John's wort, for 8 days in 5 and 200 parts white wine. Dose to com- pints 80 per cent. alcohol. Strain, and digest mence with, & table-spoonful 3 times a day. with 1 ounce each gum myrrh and gum Take 2 olibanum. Then add 6 ounces each balsam of tolu and gum benzoin; macerate for 2 weeks; then filter.