Elixir, Stoughton’s

Prep. 1. Raisins (stoned and bruised), 1 lb.; gentian root, 3 ⁄ 4 lb.; dried orange peel, 6 oz.; serpent ary, 1 ⁄ 4 lb.; calamus aromatic us, 1 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; cardamoms, 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; sugar colouring, 1 ⁄ 4 pint; brandy or proof spirit, 2 galls.; digest a week and strain. 2. Tincture of gentian (compound), and brandy or proof spirit, of each 1 quart; tincture of serpent ary and syrup of saffron, of each 1 pint; tinctures of aloes and rhubarb, of each 1 ⁄ 4 pint; bitter almonds (bruised), 8 in no.; digest as before. 3. (Foy.) Aloes and cascarilla, of each 1 dr.; rhubarb, 4 dr.; gentian, germander, dried orange peel, and wormwood, of each 6 dr.; rectified spirit, 32 fl. oz.; as before. Stimulant, tonic, and stomachic.— Dose , 20 drops to a teaspoonful.