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Tricopherous

Castor oil, 1/2 pint; 95 per cent. alcohol, 1/2 pint; tincture cantharides, 1/2 ounce; oil of bergamot, 2 drachms. Color a pale pink with alkanet root. (See No. 1233.)

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