Elixir, Garus’s

Syn. Elixir Gari , L.; Elixir de Garus , Fr. Prep. 1. Myrrh, 1 oz.; aloes and saffron, of each 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, of each 1 dr.; proof spirit, 1 quart; digest a week, add water, 5 fl. oz., and distil over 1 quart; to the distillate ( alcool at de Garus ) add of syrup of maidenhair, 2 lbs.; orange-flower water, 1 1 ⁄ 2 fl. oz. 2. (Foy.) Compound tincture of saffron, 8 pints; syrup of maidenhair, 10 pints; mix; add caramel, q. s. to colour, di olved in orange-flower water, 1 ⁄ 2 pint. 3. (P. Cod.) Aloes and saffron, of each 1 oz.; myrrh, cinnamon, and cloves, of each 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; nutmeg, 1 ⁄ 2 dr.; proof spirit, 12 pints; orange-flower water, 16 fl. oz.; macerate 2 days, distil 6 pints, and add to the distillate ( alcool at de Garus ), of syrup of capillaire, 7 1 ⁄ 2 pints; and colour with saffron q. s. 4. (Soubeiran.) Socotrine aloes and saffron, of each 1 oz.; myrrh, canella alba, citron, and nutmegs, of each 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; spirit (sp. gr. ·923), 20 lbs.; orange-flower water, 16 fl. oz.; macerate as last, distil 10 lbs., and add to the distillate ( alcool at de Garus ), of syrup of capillaire, 12 1 ⁄ 2 lbs.; orange-flower water, 8 fl. oz.; with saffron q. s. to colour. 5. (Thierry.) Aloes, myrrh, and saffron, of each 2 dr.; nutmeg, 4 dr.; canella alba and cloves, of each 1 oz.; spirit (·864), 13 lbs.; draw over 12 lbs. of ‘alcool at,’ add to the residue of the distillation rose water, 10 lbs.; distil 6 lbs., and add as much of this aromatic water to the alcool at as will raise its sp. gr. to ·890. Then to every 11 lbs. of the above mixed liquor add of simple syrup, 15 lbs.; tincture of vanilla and orange peel, of each 2 1 ⁄ 2 fl. oz.; fresh milk (skimmed), 1 lb.; and tincture of saffron q. s. to colour; digest with agitation for two days, and filter. Used as a stomachic, carminative, and stimulant, in doses of a wine-gla ful. That prepared without distillation forms an excellent stomachic purge. With the exception of that from the 2nd formula, the products may be regarded as agreeable cordial liquors rather than medicines. It is much employed on the Continent.