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Source: The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . by Bullman, E; University of Glasgow. Library (1810), narrative-offset-373539.
Ingredients or materials as extracted
- Elixir: roots of valerian and cassamunair, each two ounces : black hellebore, four ounces : digest 219 Of Melancholy. for twenty-four days in two pints of rectified spirit of wine or good French brandy, then
Method as extracted
- Distill according to the source passage: Take roots of valerian and cassamunair, each two ounces : black hellebore, four ounces : digest 219 Of Melancholy. for twenty-four days in two pints of rectified spirit of wine or good French brandy, then strain and press it out well and put to it extract of saffron, one ounce : salt of steel, half an ounce : distilled vinegar, eight ounces : let them steep all together several days in a close vessel, pour it off and strain through a thick cloth : the dose is from twenty to forty drops in a cup of lavender or rosemary tea, once or twice a day, and should be continued some time as it is a most efficacious medicine in all melancholy and hypocondriacal affections in either sex.
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Primary and supporting references
- The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory . — The medical directory : or, family physician ... Which contains an appendix and dispensatory .Primary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-373539.