Tincture of opium

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Historical use wording: © recent coughs, in doses to an adult of not less than thirty drops, with ten drops of laudanum, which is equal to thirty | drops of the latter

Source: The Edinburgh new dispensatory : containing I. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. II. The materia medica ... III. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions. Including translations of the Edinburgh pharmacopoeia published in 1809 ... Illustrated and explained in the language, and according to the principles of modern chemistry ... by Duncan, Andrew, Jun., 1773-1832; University of Leeds. Library (1811), narrative-offset-1690010.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• opium: Take of | Henbane leaves, dried, four ounces ; : Proof-spirit, two pints. | Macerate for fourteen days, and filter. | Tuis tincture, now come into very general use, is a valua- ble anodyne, and in many cases may be substituted with ad- vantage for the tincture of opium, especially where the lat- ter produces obstinate constipation, or, instead of its usual soporific and sedative effects, causes uneasiness, restlessne

Method as extracted

1. Macerate according to the source passage: Take of | Henbane leaves, dried, four ounces ; : Proof-spirit, two pints. | Macerate for fourteen days, and filter. | Tuis tincture, now come into very general use, is a valua- ble anodyne, and in many cases may be substituted with ad- vantage for the tincture of opium, especially where the lat- ter produces obstinate constipation, or, instead of its usual soporific and sedative effects, causes uneasiness, restlessness, and universal irritation. | An anonymous correspondent observes, that it is useful in © recent coughs, in doses to an adult of not less than thirty drops, with ten drops of laudanum, which is equal to thirty | drops of the latter.

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