Infusion of Dandeli′on

Syn. Infusion of taraxacum ; Infusum taraxaci , L. 1. From the sliced root. Stimulant, resolvent, and tonic. 2. (Concentrated; Infusum taraxaci con centra tum , L.) From the root (sliced), 1 lb.; exposed to a current of warm dry air until crisp, then coarsely pulverised, and digested for a week in a mixture of rectified spirit, 12 fl. oz.; cold water, 1 1 ⁄ 2 pint. 8 times the usual strength. 3. (Compound; Infusum taraxaci compos i tum , L.—Meigs.) Infusion of dandelion, 4 fl. oz.; extract of do., 2 dr.; sesquicarbonate of soda, 1 ⁄ 2 dr.; tartrate of pota a, 3 dr.; tincture of rhubarb, 3 fl. dr.; tincture of henbane, 20 drops. In dropsical and visceral affections.— Dose. One third part thrice daily. See Decoction , Extract , .