Decoction of Guaiac′um

Syn. Decoctum guaiac′i (Ph. E.), D. g. compos i tum (Ph. D. 1826), L. Prep. 1. (Ph. E.) Guaiacum shavings, 3 oz.; raisins (chopped), 2 oz.; water, 8 pints; simmer down to 5 pints, adding towards the end, sa afras (rasped or sliced), and liquorice root (bruised), of each 1 oz. 2. (Ph. D.) Guaiacum wood, 3 oz.; sa afras, 10 dr.; liquorice root, 2 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; water, 10 pints, as the last; to strain 5 pints. Obs. The above form the once celebrated ‘Decoction of the Woods,’— Dose. A teacupful 3 or 4 times daily, or oftener, in chronic rheumatism, cutaneous diseases, after a course of mercury, . Although its virtues are of a very dubious kind, there is no doubt that it frequently does good, especially when persevered in with a sudorific regimen.