3. (Ph. D.) Cayenne pods, bruised, 11⁄2 oz.; proof spirit, 1 pint; macerate for 14 days. This is of fully twice the strength of the preceding.
Tincture of Capsicum (Concentrated). See Essences.
Tincture of Capsicum with Veratria. Syn. Tinctura capsici cum veratria. (Dr Turnbull.) Prep. Dissolve 4 gr. of veratria in 1 oz. of concentrated tincture of capsicum.
Tincture of Card′amoms. Syn. Tinctura cardamomi (Ph. E.), Tinct. amomi repentis, L. Prep. (Ph. L. 1836.) Cardamom seeds, 31⁄2 oz. (41⁄2 oz.—Ph. E.); proof spirit, 1 quart; digest for 14 days (or percolate—Ph. E.).
Obs. The shells should be sifted from the seeds before maceration, and the latter are preferably ground in a pepper-mill instead of being bruised in a mortar. Aromatic and carminative.—Dose, 1 to 2 fl. dr., as an adjunct to purgative mixtures.
Tincture of Cardamoms (Compound). Syn. Stomachic tincture; Tinctura cardamomi composita
(B. P., Ph. L., E., & D), Tinctura stomachica, L. Prep. 1. (B. P.) Cardamom seeds, freed from their pericarps, bruised, 1; caraway, bruised, 1; raisins, freed from their seeds, 8; bruised cinnamon, 2; cochineal, in powder, 1⁄2; proof spirit, 80; macerate 48 hours with 3⁄4 of the spirit, agitating occasionally, pack in a percolator, and let it drain, pour upon it the remainder of the spirit, and, when it ceases to drop, press, wash the marc with spirit to make up 80.—Dose, 1⁄2 to 2 dr.
2. (P. L.) Cardamoms (without the shells), caraways, and cochineal, of each, bruised, 21⁄2 dr.; cinnamon, bruised, 5 dr.; raisins, stoned, 5 oz.; proof spirit, 1 quart; macerate 7 days, then strain, with expression.
3. (Ph. E., and Ph. L. 1836.) As the last, but using only 1 dr. of cochineal, and macerating 14 days; or, “it maybe prepared by the method of displacement.” (Ph. E.)
4. (Wholesale.) From cardamoms and caraway seeds, of each 4 oz.; cochineal (s. g.), 6 oz.; cassia, 8 oz.; sultana raisins, 5 lbs.; proof spirit, 4 galls. (or rectified spirit and water, of each, 2 galls.); macerate, &c., as before.