Tincture of Cochineal

Ingredients

• Cochineal in powder 2.34 ounces
• Proof spirits 1 pint

Method

1. 1

   Macerate for 7 days in a closed vessel, with occasional agitation, strain, press, filter, and add sufficient proof spirits to make 1 pint.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 53. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Proof spirits i pint. * Mix and let stand I day, occasionally agitate, and then filter through paper. This is a tonic tincture and may be given in the dose of i or 2 drams 3 or 4 times a day. TINCTURE OF CATECHU. Catechu in moderately fine powder 3 ounces. Cinnamon in moderately coarse powder 2 ounces. Dilute alcohol a sufficient quantity. Mix the powders and having moistened the mixture with an ounce of dilute alcohol pack it in a conical glass percolator and gradually pour on dilute alcohol until 2 pints of the tincture is ob- tained. This is a grateful astringent tincture, useful in all cases in which catechu is indicated and in which small quantities of spirits is not ob- jectionable. In cases of diarrhea combined with some mucilaginous mixture it may be given in 10 or 30 drop doses. COMPOUND TINCTURE OF CHLORO- FORM. Chloroform 2 ounces. Rectified spirits 8 ounces. Compound tincture of cardamoms 10 ounces. Mix the whole. This is a convenient form of chloroform for in- ternal use. Dose is from 20 to 60 drops. MEDICAL DIVISION. 1 59 TINCTURE OF CINCHONA OR PERUVI- AN BARK. Yellow cinchona in moderately fine powder 6 ounces. * Dilute alcohol, a sufficient quantity. Moisten the powder with 2 ounces dilute alco- hol, pack it firmly in a glass percolator, and gradu- ally pour dilute alcohol on until 2 pints of the tincture is obtained. This tincture is used chiefly as an adjunct to the infiision or decoction of bark, or the solution of sulphate of quinine, to a dose of which it may be added in the quantity of from i to 2 fluid drams. It is tonic in its character, and may be used with that view. TINCTURE OF CINNAMON. Cinnamon in fine powder 3 ounces. Alcohol, a sufficient quantity. Water, a sufficient quantity. Mix the alcohol and water in the proportion of 2 measures of the former to i of the latter, then moisten the powder with i ounce of the mixture, pack it moderately in a conical percolator, and gradually pour the mixture on it until 2 pints of the tincture is obtained. This tincture has the aromatic and astringent properties of cinnamon, and may be used as an adjuvant to infusions and decoctions. Dose is i to 3 drams. l6o DOMESTIC GUIDE. TINCTURE OF COCHINEAL. Cochineal in powder 234 ounces

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.