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Tincture of Tobacco

Take a 4530. Ammoniated Tincture of convenient quantity of the expressed juice of Opium. Digest 6 drachms benzoic acid, fresh-gathered tobacco leaves; mix it with an 6 drachms hay saffron, 4 drachms sliced equal quantity of rectified spirits, and filter opium, and 1 drachm oil of aniseed, in 1 the mixture. This tincture, diluted with half quart spirit of ammonia for a week, and its weight of spirits of nitric ether, is a speci- filter. Stimulant, anti-spasmodic, and anofic for cramps or spasms of the bladder. For dyne. Dose, 20 to 80 drops. this purpose it is administered in doses of 10 4531. Squibb's Compound Tincture to 20 drops, at intervals of about 2 hours. of Opium. This mixture is composed of 4522. Tincture of Rhubarb. Mix to- tincture of opium, tincture of capsicum, gether 3 troy ounces rhubarb in moderately spirit of camphor, each 1 fluid ounce; puri- 3 troy ounces rhubarb in moderately spirit of camphor, each 1 fluid ounce; puricoarse powder, and troy ounce cardamom | fied chloroforin, 3 fluid drachms; and a sufficient quantity of stronger alcohol to make alcohol, pack it moderately in a conical perthe whole measure 5 fluid ounces. Each colator, and displace, with alcohol, 2 pints of fluid drachm, or tea-spoonful, contains about the tincture. This tincture may also be pre 100 drops, consisting of 12 minims of each of pared by maceration for 14 days with 2 pints the first three ingredients, and 41 minims or alcohol, and filtering through paper. (U.S. 18 drops of chloroform. Dose, for persons Ph.) over 18 years of age, a tea-spoonful; 2 to 6,