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Show 398 CINNAMON TREE. most drugs, and in some instances renders medicines extremely pleasant ; which under certain circumstances is a great recommendation. 2. Tincrure or Cinnamon. (Tinctura Lauri Cinnamomi. E.) Take of cinnamon, bruised, three ounces; diluted alcohol, two pounds anda half: Digest for seven days, and strain through paper. Tincrure of Cinnamon. (Tinctura Cianamomi. L. D.) Take of cinnamon, bruised, one ounce and a half (three ounces anda half, D.); proofspirit of wine, one pint (two pints, D.): Digest for seven days, and strain. The tincture of cinnamon possesses the astringent virtues of the cinnamon, as well as its aromatic cordial ones; and inthis respect it differs fromthe spirit prepared bydistillation. This is added by wayof covering the taste of drugs, and as a cordial adjunct, in the dose of two drachms. 3. Compounn Trycrurr or CINNAMON, FORMERLY AROMATIC Tincture. (Tinctura Cinnamomi Composita, olim Tinctura Aromatica. E,) Take of cinnamon, bruised, ———— lesser cardamomseeds, bruised, each one ounce; long pepper, in powder, two drachms ; diluted alcohol, two pounds andahalf: Digest for seven days, and filter through paper. Lond. Dub. Take of cinnamon, bruised, six drachms ; — lesser cardamom seeds, without the capsules, three drachms ; long pepper, in powder, ginger, in powder, of each two drachms ; proof spirit, two pints: Mix anddigest for seven days; thenstrain. Tn their formula the Dublin and London colleges diminish the quantity of cardamom seeds, andsubstitute for it a proportion of ginger. This makes no alteration on the virtues of the pre- paration, which is a very warm aromatic, too hot to be given without dilution. A teaspoonful or two maybe taken in wine, CINNAMON TREE. 399 or any other convenient vehicle, in languors, weakness of the stomach, flatulencies, and other similar complaints ; and in these cases it is often employed with advantage. Like the last, it is an useful adjunct to medicines, especially aperient medicines, or thosecalled stomachic, and is generally ordered in the quantity of two drachins. 4, Seirir or Cinnamon. (Spiritus Cinnamomi. Take of ciunamon, bruised, one pound; proof spirit of wine, one gallon ; water, sufficient to prevent empyreuma : Drawoff one gallon. This is used as thelast. |