ASTHMA. ELIXIR ASTHMATIC:


ASTHMA. ELIXIR ASTHMATIC:

ASTHMA. ELIXIR ASTHMATIC: Take liquorice root, (pounded pretty fine,) one pound; common honey, one pound; Benzoic acid, or flowers, half an ounce; gum opium, (good,) half an ounce; gum camphor, a third of an ounce; oil of anise, two drachmas(3.55 ml) ; common pearlash*, half an ounce; best old spirits, eight pints. To the liquorice, pounded pretty fine, add the other ingredients, taking care to pulverize the opium. When prepared, it should be kept in a warm place ten or twelve days, and decanted clear. The remaining liquor must be squeezed from the roots, and filtered through a piece of unsized paper.
A New Family Encyclopedia, 1833
*Potassium carbonate, potash, or salts of tartar

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Source: Alice Cooke Brown. Early "American Herb Recipes", (1966)

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  • Archaic :Many early herbal remedies are culled from books in the public domain and continue to be of great interest to modern herbalists and others interested in the history and practice of botanical medicine. They are presented here for informational purposes only, and are not meant to be taken without the knowledge required to adapt them to modern herbal practices.
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