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=Tincture of Sesquichloride of Iron.= _Syn._ TINCTURE OF MURIATE OF IRON, TINCTURE OF STEEL, STEEL DROPS; TINCTURA FERRI PERCHLORIDI (B. P.), TINCTURA FERRI SESQUICHLORIDI (Ph. L. & D.), T. FERRI MURIATIS (Ph. E.), FERRI MURIATIS LIQUOR, L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Strong solution of perchloride of iron, 1; rectified spirit, 3; mix.--_Dose_, 10 to 30 minims in water.
2. (Ph. L.) Sesquioxide of iron, 6 oz.; hydrochloric acid, 1 pint; mix, and digest in a sand bath, frequently shaking (with a gentle heat, for a day--Ph. E.), until solution is complete, then add, when cold, of rectified spirit, 3 pints, and (in a short time) filter. Sp. gr. 992. "1 fl. oz., potash being added, deposits nearly 30 gr. of sesquioxide of iron." (Ph. L.)
3. (Ph. D.) Iron wire, 8 oz.; pure hydrochloric acid, 1 quart; distilled water, 1 pint; mix, and dissolve by a gentle heat; next add, in successive portions, of pure nitric acid, 18 fl. dr.; evaporate by a gentle heat to a pint, and, when cold, mix this in a bottle with rectified spirit, 1-1/2 pint; lastly, after 12 hours, filter. Sp. gr. 1237.
_Obs._ This tincture is an active ferruginous tonic.--_Dose_, 10 to 30 drops, gradually increased, taken in water, ale, or wine. In the old tinctura martis, Ph. L., iron filings, and in the T. ferri muriatis, Ph.
E. 1817, black oxide of iron, were used instead of the sesquioxide or carbonate. 'Bestuchef's nervine tincture' of the P. Cod. is prepared by dissolving 1 dr. of dry sesquichloride of iron in 7 dr. of spirit of sulphuric ether. See GOLDEN DROPS.
=Tincture of Sesquini'trate of Iron.= _Syn_. TINCTURA FERRI SESQUINITRATIS, L. _Prep._ (Onion.) Iron filings, 1/2 oz.; nitric acid (15), 2-1/4 oz.; dissolve, add of hydrochloric acid (116), 6 dr., simmer for 2 or 3 minutes, cool, add of rectified spirit, 8 oz., and filter.
Proposed as a substitute for the last preparation, but the name misrepresents its chemical constitution.
=Tincture of Soap.= _Syn._ TINCTURA SAPONIS. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ White soap, 3 oz.; carbonate of potash, 1 dr.; proof spirit, 5 oz. (by weight).
Dissolve.
=Tincture of Soap with Turpentine.= _Syn._ TINCTURA SAPONIS TEREBINTHINATA. BAUMe DE VIE EXTERNE. _Prep._ White soap, 3 oz.; oil of turpentine, 3 oz.; spirit of wild thyme, 2 lb.; white of ammonia, 2 oz.
=Tincture of Squills.= _Syn._ TINCTURA BECHICA, TINCTURA SCILLae (B. P., Ph. L., E., & D.), L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Dried squill, bruised, 1; proof spirit, 8; macerate for 48 hours with 6 of the spirit, agitating occasionally, pack in a percolator, let it drain, and pour on the remaining spirit; when it ceases to drop, press, filter, and make up to 8.--_Dose_, 15 to 30 minims.
2. (Ph. L.) Squills, recently dried and sliced (or in coarse powder), 5 oz.; proof spirit, 1 quart; macerate for 7 days (14 days--Ph. D.; or by percolation--Ph. E.), press and filter. A stimulating expectorant and diuretic.--_Dose_, 10 to 30 drops; in chronic coughs, and other bronchial affections.
=Tincture of Squills (Alkaline).= _Syn._ TINCTURA SCILLae ALKALINA. (Ph.
G.) _Prep._ Squill, 8 parts; caustic potash, 1 part; rectified spirit, 50 parts; macerate, 8 days.
=Tincture of Stavesacre (Concentrated).= _Syn._ TINCTURA STAPHISAGRIae CONCENTRATA. (Dr Turnbull.) _Prep._ Digest stavesacre seeds in twice their weight of rectified spirit. For external use in neuralgic and rheumatic affections, as a substitute for solution of delphinia.
=Tincture, Stomach'ic.= Compound tincture of cardamoms. Compound tincture of gentian is also, occasionally, so called.
=Tincture of Stramo"nium.= _Syn._ TINCTURE OF THORN-APPLE; TINCTURA STRAMONII (B. P., Ph. D. & U. S.), L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Stramonium seeds, bruised, 1; proof spirit, 8; macerate 48 hours with 6 of the spirit, agitating occasionally; pack in a percolator, let it drain, and pour on the remaining spirit. When it ceases to drop, press, filter, and add spirit to make 8.--_Dose_, 10 to 20 minims.
2. (Ph. D.) Stramonium or thorn-apple seeds (bruised), 5 oz.; proof spirit, 1 quart; macerate for 14 days (or by displacement--Ph. U. S.), then press, and filter. Anodyne.--_Dose_, 10 to 20 drops; in neuralgia, rheumatism, &c. Said to be superior to laudanum.
=Tincture, Styptic.= _Syn._ TINCTURA STYPTICA. (Ph. L. 1746.) _Prep._ Calcined sulphate of iron, 1 dr.; French brandy, coloured by the cask, 2 lbs.
=Tincture, Sudorific.= _Syn._ TINCTURA SUDORIFICA. (Ph. E. 1744.) _Prep._ Serpentary root, 5 dr.; cochineal, 4 dr.; castor oil, 1 dr.; saffron, 2 scruples; opium, 1 scruple; spirit of Mindererus, 16 oz. Digest for 3 days and strain.
=Tincture of Sum'bul.= _Syn._ TINCTURA SUMBULI (B. P.) _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Sumbul, bruised fine, 1; proof spirit, 8; digest 7 days and filter.--_Dose_, 15 to 30 minims.
2. From sumbul, bruised, 5 oz.; proof spirit, 1 quart; macerate for a week, and strain, with expression. Stimulant and tonic.--_Dose_, 10 to 30 or 40 drops.
=Tincture of Tartrated Iron.= _Syn._ TINCTURA MARTIS TARTARIZATA. _Prep._ Pure iron filings, 100 parts; cream of tartar, 250, rectified spirit, 50 parts (by weight). Put the filings and tartar into an iron kettle with sufficient water to form a paste, leave them for 24 hours, add 3000 parts of soft water and boil for 2 hours, stirring constantly and supplying the waste of water. Decant and filter the liquor, and evaporate it till it has the density of 1286, and add the spirit.--_Dose_, 3 to 6 drops.
=Tincture of Thorn-apple.= Tincture of stramonium.
=Tincture of Thuja.= _Syn._ TINCTURA THUJae. Fresh leaves of thuja, 1 part; spirit (90 per cent.), 10 parts. Macerate for 10 days, and filter.--_Dose_, 10 drops in water. The leaves of thuja are collected in June and July. Those of the _T. orientalis_ and _T. occidentalis_, have the reputation in Belgium of curing smallpox.
=Tincture of Tobac'co.= _Syn._ TINCTURA NICOTIANae, TINCTURA TABACI, L.
_Prep._ From pure manufactured tobacco, 1-1/4 oz,; proof spirit, 1 pint; macerate for 7 days. Compound spirit of juniper is often used instead of proof spirit. Sedative and narcotic.--_Dose_, 10 to 30 drops. A tincture is also made from the fresh leaves. See VEGETABLE JUICES and TINCTURES (Ethereal).
=Tincture of Tol'u.= _Syn._ TINCTURA TOLUTANUS (B. P.), TINCTURA TOLUTANA (Ph. L. & D.), T. BALSAMI TOLUTANI, T. TOLUIFERae BALSAMI, L. _Prep._ 1.
(B. P.) Balsam of Tolu, 1; rectified spirit, 8; dissolve, filter, and make up to 8.--_Dose_, 15 to 30 minims, mixed with mucilage or syrup.
2. (Ph. L.) Balsam of Tolu, 2 oz. (3-1/2 oz.--Ph. E.); rectified spirit, 1 quart (1 pint--Ph. D.); dissolve (by the aid of a gentle heat--Ph. E. & D.), and filter.
_Obs._ This tincture is reputed pectoral and expectorant; but it is chiefly used as an adjuvant in mixtures, on account of its flavour.--_Dose_, 10 to 60 drops.
=Tincture, Tooth.= _Prep._ 1. (Greenhough's.) From bitter almonds, 2 oz.; Brazil wood, cinnamon, and orris root, of each 1/2 oz.; alum, cochineal, and salt of sorrel, of each 1 dr.; spirit of scurvy grass, 2 fl. oz.; proof spirit, 1-1/2 pint; macerate a week.
2. (Hudson's.) From the tinctures of myrrh and cinchona, and cinnamon water, equal parts, with a little arquebusade and gum Arabic.
3. (Ruspini's.) From orris root, 8 oz.; cloves, 1 oz.; ambergris, 20 gr.; rectified spirit, 1 quart; digested for 14 days. The above are used as cosmetics for the teeth and gums. The last has long been a popular dentifrice.
=Tincture, Toothache.= Odontalgic tincture. See also DROPS, ESSENCE, &c.
=Tincture of Turmeric.= _Syn._ TINCTURA CURCUMae. (Dr Wood.) _Prep._ Turmeric, 1 oz.; proof spirit, 6 oz.
=Tincture of Turpentine.= _Syn._ TINCTURA TEREBINTHINae. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Venice turpentine, 4 oz.; rectified spirit, 1 pint.
=Tincture of Tuyaya.= _Syn._ TINCTURA TUYAYae. _Prep._ Tuyaya root, in powder, 12 oz.; proof spirit, 36 oz.; macerate for 14 days. If for internal use it must be diluted with four times its volume of spirit.--_Dose_, 1 to 10 minims. In syphilis.
=Tincture of Vale'rian.= _Syn._ TINCTURA VALERIANae (B. P., Ph. L., E., & D.), L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Valerian bruised, 1; proof spirit, 8; macerate the valerian 48 hours with 6 of the spirit, agitating occasionally; pack in a percolator, let it drain, pour on the remainder of the spirit; when it ceases to drop, press and filter, washing the marc with spirit to make up 8.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 dr.
2. (Ph. L.) Valerian root, bruised, 5 oz.; proof spirit, 1 quart; macerate 7 days (14 days--Ph. D.; or by percolation--Ph. E.), press, and filter.
Tonic and antispasmodic.--_Dose_, 1 to 3 fl. dr.; in hysteria, epilepsy, &c.
=Tincture of Valerian (Compound).= _Syn._ AMMONIATED TINCTURE OF VALERIAN, VOLATILE T. OF V.; TINCTURA VALERIANae COMPOSITA (Ph. L.), T. V. AMMONIATA (B. P., Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Valerian, bruised, 1; aromatic spirit of ammonia, 8; macerate the valerian 7 days, press, filter, and add spirit to make up 8.--_Dose_, 1/2 to 1 dr.
2. (Ph. L.) Valerian root, bruised, 5 oz.; aromatic spirit of ammonia (simple--Ph. E.), 1 quart; macerate for 7 days (or by percolation--Ph.
E.), then press, and filter. Stimulant, tonic, and antispasmodic.--_Dose_ and _use_, same as those of the simple tincture, than which it is thought to be more powerful. The tincture of the shops is generally made with only 1 lb. of the root to the gallon.
=Tincture of Vanilla.= _Syn._ TINCTURA VANILLae. (Ph. G.) _Prep._ Vanilla pods, 1 part; rectified spirit, 5 parts. Macerate 8 days.
=Tincture of Veratria.= _Syn._ TINCTURA VERATRIae. (Magendie.) _Prep._ Veratria, 4 gr.; rectified spirit, 1 dr.
=Tincture of Vera'trum.= _Syn._ TINCTURE OF WHITE HELLEBORE; TINCTURA VERATRI VIRIDIS; TINCTURA HELLEBORI ALBI, T. VERATRI (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Green hellebore root, in coarse powder, 4; rectified spirit, 20; macerate the powder with 15 of the spirit 48 hours, agitating occasionally, pack it in a percolator, let it drain, pour on the remainder of the spirit, when it ceases to drop, press, filter, wash the marc with spirit to make up 20.--_Dose_, 5 to 20 minims.
2. (Ph. E.) White hellebore, 4 oz.; proof spirit, 1 pint; digest or percolate.--_Dose_, 10 drops, 2 or 3 times a day, gradually increased; in gout, rheumatism, &c., as a substitute for colchicum; also, externally.
=Tincture of Virginian Snake Root.= Tincture of serpentary.
=Tincture of Vittie-vayr.= _Syn._ TINCTURA VETIVERIae, L. _Prep._ From vittie-vayr (roots of _Andropogon muricatis_), 2-1/2 oz.; proof spirit, 1 pint; macerate a week. Stimulant, tonic, and sudorific.--_Dose_, 15 to 30 drops.
=Tincture, Vulnerary.= _Syn._ TINCTURA VULNERARIA. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Fresh leaves of wormwood, angelica, basil, calamint, fennel, hyssop, marjoram, balm peppermint, origanum, rosemary, rue, savory, sage, wild thyme, St John's wort tops, lavender tops, of each 1 oz. (all cut up); rectified spirit, 20 oz. (by weight). Digest 10 days.
=Tincture of Walnuts.= _Syn._ TINCTURA INGLANDIS. (Ph. Dan.) _Prep._ Green shells of walnut, 6 oz.; proof spirit, 24 oz. Digest for 6 days.
=Tincture of Walnut Leaves.= _Syn._ TINCTURA INGLANDIS FOLIORUM. (Mr Ince.) _Prep._ Dried walnut leaves, 16 oz.; macerated for 7 days in a gallon of proof spirit.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls. To prevent sickness, or to cover the taste of cod-liver oil.