Tincture of Catechu {Tinctura Catechu)

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Source: Pharmacopœia of India [electronic resource] : prepared under the authority of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India in council by Waring, Edward John, 1819-1891; University of Glasgow. Library (1868), paragraph-822.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• of Catechu, in coarse powder, two ounces and a half
• Cinnamon Bark bruised, one ounce
• Proof Spirit, one pint
• Macerate for seven days in a closed vessel with occasional agitation; press, strain, filter, and add sufficient proof spirit to make one pint

Method as extracted

1. Take of Catechu, in coarse powder, two ounces and a half;
2. Macerate for seven days in a closed vessel with occasional agitation; press, strain, filter, and add sufficient proof spirit to make one pint.

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