Elixir of Myrrh. Syn. Elixir myrrhæ, L. See Tincture of Savine (Comp.),—Ph. L. 1788.
Elixir d’Or. See Elixir of Gold.
Elixir of Or′ange Peel. Syn. Elixir aurantiorum compositum, L. Prep. 1. (Ph. Bor. 1847.) Orange peel, 6 oz.; cinnamon, 2 oz.; carbonate of potassa, 1 oz.; Madeira wine, 4 lbs.; macerate 6 days, express the tincture, and add of extracts of buckbean, cascarilla, gentian, and wormwood, of each, 1 oz.; dissolve, and after repose for subsidence, decant and filter. An excellent aromatic bitter and stomachic.
2. (Moscati.) Orange peel, 1 oz.; cascarilla, 1⁄2 oz.; waters of citron peel and wormwood, and rectified spirit, of each 1⁄2 pint; digest a week. Resembles the last.—Dose (of either). A table-spoonful to a wine-glassful.
Elixir, Parego′ric. Syn. Elixir paregoricum, L. See Tincture of Camphor (Comp.).
Elixir, Paregoric (Scotch). Syn. Elixir paregoricum Scoticum, L. See Tincture of Opium (Ammoniated).
Elixir, Pec′toral. Syn. Elixir pectorale, L. (Ph. E. 1745.) Balsam of tolu, 2 oz.; gum benzoin, 11⁄2 oz.; saffron, 1⁄2 oz.; rectified spirit, 32 fl. oz.; digest in a gentle heat for 4 days and filter.—Dose, 1⁄2 to 1 teaspoonful. (See above.)
Elixir, Pol′ychrest. Syn. Elixir polychreston, L. Prep. (Ph. E. 1745.) Guaiacum (gum), 6 oz.; balsam of Peru, 1⁄2 oz.; rectified spirit, 23 fl. oz.; digest as last, strain, and add oil of sassafras, 2 fl. dr. Pectoral and anti-rheumatic.—Dose, 10 to 60 drops, or more.
Elixir, Paracelsus’s. See Elixir Proprietatis (below).
Elixir Proprieta′tis. [L.] Syn. Paracelsus’s elixir of propriety; Elixir de propriété de Paracelse, Fr. An old preparation, nearly corresponding to the compound tincture of aloes of modern pharmacy, and which is now sold for it. Prep. 1. (Soubeiran.) Tincture of myrrh, 4 oz.; tinctures of aloes and saffron, of each 3 oz. (‘Trait. Pharm.’ 1847.)