SARSAPARILLA.
Each fluidounce of Ayer’s sarsaparilla represents
| Sarsaparilla root | 10 parts |
| Yellow dock root | 8 parts |
| Licorice root | 8 parts |
| Buckthorn bark | 4 parts |
| Burdock root | 3 parts |
| Senna leaves | 2 parts |
| Black cohosh root | 2 parts |
| Stillingia root | 4 parts |
| Poke root | 1 part |
| Cinchona red bark | 2 parts |
| Potassium iodide | 4 parts |
Solvent.—Alcohol, 10 1/2 minims to each fluidrachm; glycerin, syrup, water.
This is the formula as given by Dr. Charles H. Stowell, of the Ayer Company, to the daily papers, for advertising purposes.
Sarsaparilla Flavoring.—
| Oil wintergreen | 6 parts |
| Oil sassafras | 2 parts |
| Oil cassia | 1 1/2 parts |
| Oil clove | 1 1/2 parts |
| Oil anise | 1 1/2 parts |
| Alcohol | 60 parts |
Sarsaparilla Syrup.—
| Simple syrup | 40 ounces |
| Sarsaparilla flavoring | 1 drachm |
| Caramel to color. |
SARSAPARILLA EXTRACT: See Essences and Extracts.