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Citrate of Quinine

From Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide, 1882

Serves 8

Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

  • Citrate of quinine 5 to 10 grains.
  • Syrup of orange peel 1 ounce.
  • Simple syrup 1 ounce.

Method

  1. Mix—Half tea-spoonful every four hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Syrup of orange peel i ounce. Tincture of cinchona 2 ounces. Mix— Take a tea-spoonful of the above before each meal. A very good tonic for an adult. TONIC FOR CHILDREN. Tincture of cinchona 4 ounces. Syrup of ginger }4 ounce. Dilute sulphuric acid 30 drops. Mix — Tea-spoonful to be given before each meal to induce an appetite and assist digestion. ANOTHER. Especially good in cases of great debility with restlessness or low delirium. Quinine 2 grains. Tincture of opium 5 drops. Aromatic spirits of ammonia ^ ounce. Tincture cinchonae 3 ounces. Mix — Tea-spoonful before each meal, or three times daily. l8 DOMESTIC GUIDE. ANOTHER. Citrate of quinine 5 to lo grains. Syrup of orange peel i ounce. Simple syrup i ounce.
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