Sacred Tincture, or Tincture of Hiera picra

Documented historical use

The extracted preparation passage does not state a specific intended use. Related use records, when shown above, come from separate same-plant documentation.

Preparation summary

Materials as extracted

• of succotorine aloes in powder, one ounce
• Virginian snake-root and ginger, of each two drachms

Method as extracted

1. Take of succotorine aloes in powder, one ounce;
2. Infuse in a pint of mountain wine, and half a pint of brandy, for a week, frequently shaking the bottle, then strain off the tincture.

Preparation

Tincture

Route

Internal use

Plant part

Root

Primary-source transcription

Take of succotorine aloes in powder, one ounce; Virginian snake-root and ginger, of each two drachms. Infuse in a pint of mountain wine, and half a pint of brandy, for a week, frequently shaking the bottle, then strain off the tincture.

This is a safe and useful purge for persons of a languid and phlegmatic habit; but is thought to have better effects, taken in small doses as a laxative.

The dose, as a purge, is from one to two ounces.

Safety and interpretation

Toxic / do not self-use. Historical ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk, terminology and route may differ from modern practice. This archive record is educational and is not dosage or treatment guidance.

• Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
• Do not use this record as dosage or treatment guidance. Every ingredient, route and contraindication requires qualified editorial verification.
• The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.

Source record

Domestic Medicine by William Buchan. Published 1784. paragraph-3005.

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