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Tincture of Peruvian root

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It does not establishModern effectiveness, an individual dose, diagnosis or personal suitability.
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Source: The Dispensatory of the United States of America by Wood, George B. (George Bacon), 1797-1879 (1843), narrative-offset-4372376.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Peruvian root: Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter through paper. 3 ‘‘This ‘Tincture may also be prepared by thoroughly moistening the Valerian, in powder, with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for twenty- four hours, then transferring it to an apparatus for displacement, and gra- dually pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.” U7, 8, The London College takes five ounces of

Method as extracted

  1. Macerate according to the source passage: Macerate for fourteen days, express, and filter through paper. 3 ‘‘This ‘Tincture may also be prepared by thoroughly moistening the Valerian, in powder, with Diluted Alcohol, allowing it to stand for twenty- four hours, then transferring it to an apparatus for displacement, and gra- dually pouring upon it Diluted Alcohol until two pints of filtered liquor are obtained.” U7, 8, The London College takes five ounces of bruised valerian, and two pints [Imperial measure] of proof spirit, and macerates for fourteen days; the Dublin, four ounces of the powdered root, and two pints of proof spirit, and macerates for seven days; the Edinburgh, five ounces of the former and two pints (Imp. meas.] of the latter, and proceeds by percolation or digestion as for the tincture of Peruvian bark. ‘This tincture possesses the properties of valerian, but cannot be given in ordinary cases, so as to produce the full effects of the root, without stimu- lating too highly in consequence of the large proportion of spirit. ‘The dose is from one to four fluidrachms.

Live editorial status

This record was published without a human-review gate by site policy. Automated flags at publication: no primary ingredient taxon link, title ingredient mismatch, not marked promotable. Publication makes the source extraction inspectable; it does not verify identity, completeness, efficacy or safety.

Modern safety boundary

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  • Unreviewed automated import: this record is public for live editorial inspection and has not passed manual identity, formula or safety review.
  • 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.
Sources & editorial standard

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Primary and supporting references

  1. The Dispensatory of the United States of America — The Dispensatory of the United States of AmericaPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-4372376.
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