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Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh

then sufficient water to make the whole weigh Take 3 troy ounces each socotrine aloes and 14 troy ounces. The above is an improvemyrrh, both in moderately fine powder; 1 ment on the preparation in the Prussian Ph., troy ounce saffron in moderately coarse pow- but are in officinal proportions, and yield a der; mix together, moisten with 2 fluid ounces strictly officinal result.

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