2. (Ph. B.) Rhubarb, in coarse powder, 5 oz.; canella, in coarse powder, 2 dr.; proof spirit, 5 fl. oz.; sherry, 13⁄4 pint; macerate for 7 days, press, and filter.
3. (Ph. D.) Rhubarb, 3 oz.; canella, 2 dr.; sherry, 1 quart; macerate 14 days. Weaker than the last.—Dose. As a stomachic, 1 to 3 fl. dr.; as a purgative, 1⁄2 to 1 fl. oz., or more. It does not keep well.
Wine of Sarsaparilla. Syn. Vinum sarsaparillæ (Beral). Prep. Alcoholic extract of sarsaparilla, 1 oz.; white wine, 16 oz.
Wine of Senna. Syn. Vinum sennæ (Ph. Swed.). Prep. Senna, 4 oz.; coriander seed, 2 dr.; fennel seed, 2 dr.; sherry, 21⁄2 lbs.
Digest for 3 days, add stoned raisins, 31⁄2 oz. Macerate for 24 hours, and strain with expression.
Wine of Squills. Syn. Vinum scillæ (P. Cod.). Prep. Dried squills, 3 oz.; Malaga wine, 21⁄2 pints. Macerate for 10 days.
Wine of Squills, Bitter. Syn. Vinum scilliticum amarum (P. Cod.). Pale Peruvian bark, 6 oz.; winter’s bark, 6 oz.; lemon peel, 6 oz.; swallow-wort, 11⁄2 oz.; angelica root, 11⁄2 oz.; squill, 11⁄2 oz.; wormwood, 3 oz.; balm, 3 oz.; jumper berries, 11⁄2 oz.; mace, 11⁄2 oz.; white wine, 21⁄2 galls.; proof spirit, 1 pint. Macerate for 10 days.
Wine of Squills, Compound. Syn. Vinum scillæ compositum (Richter). Prep. Dried squill, 1 oz.; orange peel, 3 dr.; juniper berries, 2 dr.; white wine, 21⁄2 pints. Digest for 3 days, filter, and add 2 oz. of oxymel of squills.
Wine of Stramonium. Syn. Vinum stramonii (Ph. Bat.). Prep. Stramonium seeds, 2 oz.; Malaga wine, 8 oz.; rectified spirit, 1 oz. Digest and filter.
Wine of Tobac′co. Syn. Vinum tabaci (Ph. E.), L. Prep. (Ph. E.) Tobacco, 31⁄2 oz.; sherry, 1 quart; digest 7 days, strain, with strong pressure, and filter. A powerful sedative and diuretic.—Dose, 10 to 30 drops; in dropsy, lead colic, ileus, &c.