Tisane, Antivenereal. Various compound decoctions of sarsaparilla are known by this name.
Tisane of Arnica. (P. Cod.) As elder flower tisane.
Tisane of Arnica Flowers. (P. Cod.) Prep. Arnica flowers, 1⁄2 oz.; boiling water, 6 pints. Infuse half to an hour and filter through paper. Prepare in the same manner saffron tisane.
Tisane of Asparagus. (P. Cod.) Asparagus root, 3⁄4 oz.; boiling water, 2 pints. Infuse 2 hours, and strain. Tisanes are prepared in the same way from the roots of elecampane, comfrey, strawberries, rhatany, soap-wort, spruce-fir buds, Peruvian bark, dulcamara and burdock root.
Tisane of Bread. Syn. Decoctum album. (P. Cod.) Prep. Prepared hartshorn, 1 oz.; bread crumb, 2 oz.; gum Arabic, 1 oz.; water, sufficient quantity to yield 5 pints; boil for 1⁄2 hour, strain through a coarse sieve, and add white sugar, 6 oz.; orange-flower water, 1 oz.
Tisane of Cassia. (P. Cod.) Prep. Extract of cassia, 1 oz.; dissolve in 5 pints of water at 140° F.
Tisane, Common. A decoction of pearl-barley and couch-grass, flavoured with liquorice root.
Tisane of Couch Grass. (P. Cod.) Prep. Root of couch grass, sliced, 6 dr. Boil for 1⁄2 hour with water sufficient to yield 2 pints.
Tisane of Elder Flowers. (P. Cod.) Prep. Elder flowers, 1 dr.; boiling water, 11⁄4 pint. Macerate for 1⁄2 hour, and strain.
Tisane of Gentian. (P. Cod.) Prep. Gentian, sliced, 1⁄2 oz.; cold water, 5 pints. Infuse 4 hours, and strain. In the same manner prepare tisanes of quassia, simaruba, and rhubarb.