Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I

by Arnold James Cooley; Richard Vine Tuson

2. (Elixir Proprietatis cum Acido.)—a. The last, slightly acidulated with oil of vitriol, and filtered.

b.—Ph. Bor. 1847.—Aloes and myrrh, of each 2 oz.; saffron, 1 oz.; spirit (sp. gr. ·900), 2 lbs.; dilute sulphuric acid (1 to 5), 2 oz.; macerate 4 days, and filter.

3. (Elixir Proprietatis Tartarizatum; E. P. Alkalizatum.) From elixir proprietatis, alkalised with salt of tartar, and filtered. The last two are old preparations, now seldom inquired for in this country, except in places remote from London.

Elixir, Radcliffe’s. Prep. 1. From socotrine aloes, 6 dr.; rhubarb, 1 dr.; cinnamon (cassia), cochineal, and zedoary root, of each ¹⁄₂ dr.; syrup of buckthorn, 2 fl. oz.; brandy, 1¹⁄₄ pint; digest 10 days and strain.

2. As the last, but substituting proof spirit, 1 pint, and water, ¹⁄₄ pint, for the brandy. Aromatic, stomachic, and aperient.—Dose, 1 to 4 dr.; in similar cases to those in which ‘Daffy’s Elixir’ is taken.

Elixir of Ro′ses. Syn. Elixir Rosæ, L. Prep. 1. Eau de rose, 2 fl. oz.; spirits of horseradish and scurvy grass, of each 1 fl. oz.; otto of roses, 3 drops; camphor and cochineal (both in powder), 12 gr.; powdered sugar-candy, ¹⁄₂ oz.; digest, with frequent agitation, for a week, and after repose decant the clear, and strain through a piece of muslin. Used as an elegant application in scurvy of the gums, and also to perfume the breath.

2. (Beasley.) Cinnamon, 3 oz.; ginger, 2 oz.; cloves, 1 dr.; essence of peppermint, 1 oz.; oil of orange peel, 1 dr.; otto of roses, 15 (? 25) drops; rectified spirit, 2¹⁄₂ pints; digest 15 days and filter. Used as a tooth cosmetic.

Elixir Sa′crum. Tincture of aloes and rhubarb.

Elixir Salu′tis. Syn. Elixir of health. The compound tincture of senna of old pharmacy. See Elixir, Daffy’s.

Elixir of Scam′mony. Syn. Elixir scammonii, L. Prep. (Guibourt.) Scammony (pure), 2 dr.; proof spirit, 8 fl. oz.; mix in a suitable vessel, apply heat, set the spirit on fire, and add of sugar, 4 oz.; when the whole is dissolved (melted down), extinguish the flame, and further add of syrup of violets, 2 fl. oz.; mix well, and after sufficient repose decant the clear portion from the dregs. The product should be 12 oz., containing 12 gr. of scammony per oz.—Dose, 1 to 2 dessert-spoonfuls in milk or aromatised water; or made into an emulsion with aromatics; in worms, &c.