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=EL'EMENTS.= _Syn._ ELEMENTARY BODIES, SIMPLE B.; ELEMENTA, L. In _chemistry_, those substances or bodies which have hitherto resisted every attempt which has been made to decompose them, or to resolve them into simpler forms of matter. Earth, air, fire, and water, were regarded by the ancients as simple bodies, of which all others are composed, and they still constitute the 'four elements' of the vulgar. The imaginary principles or elements of the alchemists were termed salt, sulphur, and mercury. About sixty-four different kinds of matter are at present recognised as elementary bodies. They are substances having the most diverse characters. The great majority exist in the solid state; bromide and mercury are liquid; while oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and chlorine, are gaseous. About four fifths of the elements are metallic, as instanced by gold, silver, copper, iron, &c.; the remainder are non-metallic, as instanced by carbon, sulphur, phosphorus, &c. A list of the known elements is given under the head of ATOMIC WEIGHTS (which _see_).
=EL'EMI.= _Syn._ GUM ELEMI; ELEMI (B. P.). "A terebinthinate concretion, from an uncertain plant." (Ph. L.) MEXICAN ELEMI is known to be the produce of a species of the genus _Elaphrium_. MANILLA ELEMI is probably the product of _Canarium commune_.
_Prop., &c._ The elemi of commerce is of a pale-yellow colour, brittle without, but soft and tough within; it has a warm bitter taste, and a fragrant aromatic smell, partaking of fennel and juniper. It is only partially transparent even in thin plates, is very fusible, and has a density a little greater than that of water. It contains 12-1/2 per cent. of volatile oil (oil of elemi). It is used to give toughness to lacquers and varnishes, and in medicine in the preparation of ELEMI OINTMENT.
_Pur._ The elemi of the shops is often adulterated, but more frequently a factitious kind is sold for the genuine gum. This fraud may be detected by exposing the suspected article to heat, along with a little water, when the factitious fragrance of the spurious article evaporates, and the coarse terebinthinate smell of the resin used to adulterate it, or which is sold for it, becomes readily distinguishable.
=Elemi, Facti''tious.= _Prep._ 1. Yellow resin, 8 lbs.; melt, add Canada balsam, 2 lbs; withdraw the vessel from the heat, and further add of oil of juniper, 2 dr.; oil of sweet fennel, 1 dr.; oil of nutmeg, 1/2 dr.
2. Yellow resin, 7 lb.; Canada balsam, 1 lb.; juniper oil bottoms, 4 dr.; oil of mace, 3 dr.; mix as before.
=EL'EMIN.= The crystalline resin of gum elemi.
=ELIX'IR.= In _pharmacy_, a name formerly applied to various compound tinctures, and to preparations supposed to contain the quintessence of other substances. (It is still applied to several popular remedies.) The elixirs of the alchemists were solutions employed in their fruitless attempts to transmute the baser metals into gold.
=Elixir, Ac'id.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ACIDUM, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dippell's) Sulphuric acid, 1 part, dropped gradually into rectified spirit of wine, 5 parts; placed in a large flask, and afterwards coloured by digestion on animal kermes and saffron, of each 1 part.
2. (Haller's,--Ph. Sax. 1837.) From sulphuric acid and rectified spirit, of each 1 part; as before.
3. (Vogler's.) From sulphuric acid and nitrous ether, equal parts, as above. Astringent and antiseptic.--_Dose._ A few drops, in water.
=Elixir of Al'oes.= _Syn._ COMPOUND TINCTURE OF ALOES; ELIXIR ALOËS, L. See TINCTURE.
=Elixir of Aloes (Compound).= _Syn._ ELIXIR OF ALOËS COMPOSITUM, L. _Prep._ (Dr Copland.) Acetate of potassa, inspissated ox-gall, socrotine aloes, and myrrh, of each 2 dr.; hay saffron, 1 dr.; brandy (or proof spirit), 2-1/2 fl. oz.; digest a week, and strain. Stomachic and laxative.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, or more; in dyspepsia, constipation, &c.
=Elixir, Anti-asthmat'ic.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ANTI-ASTHMATICUM, L. _Prep._ 1. Oil of aniseed, camphor, and balsam of tolu, of each 1 oz.; cochineal, 1 dr.; proof spirit, 1 gal.; digest a week, and filter.
2. As the last, adding powdered opium, 1-1/4 oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful to allay irritation, assisted by an occasional dose of aperient medicine; in asthma, chronic coughs, &c.
3. (Boerhaave's.) Aniseed, asarabacca, elecampane, liquorice root, orris root, and sweet flag (calamus), of each equal parts; made into a tincture, with brandy.--_Dose_, 20 to 40 drops.
=Elixir Antigoutteux de Villette= is a tincture of 100 parts brown cinchona bark, 50 parts poppy petals, 25 parts sassafras, 50 parts guaiacum in 4,000 parts rum, mixed with 2,500 parts syrup of sarsaparilla. (Hager.)
=Elixir, Anti-scrof'ulous.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ANTI-SCROFULOSUM, L. _Prep._ 1. (P. Cod.) The ammoniated tincture of gentian. See TINCTURE.
2. (Desforges.) Guaiacum, 5 oz.; cinchona bark and pellitory of each 3 oz.; cloves, 5 dr.; orange peel and benzoin, of each 2 dr.; hay saffron, 1/2 dr.; rectified spirit and brandy, of each 1/2 pint; digest a week, and filter. Used as an application to scorbutic gums.
=Elixir, Bitter.= _Syn_. ELIXIR AMARUM (Ph. Germ.) _Prep._ Extract of buckbean, extract of orange peel, of each 2 parts; peppermint water, alcohol (68 per cent.), of each 16 parts; spirit of ether (made of 3 parts of alcohol and 1 part of ether), 1 part. Dissolve and mix.
=Elixir, Boerhaave's Asthmat'ic.= See ELIXIR ANTIASTHMATIC (_above_).
=Elixir, Boerhaave's Vis'ceral.= _Syn._ ELIXIR BOERHAAVII, E. B. VISCERALE, L. _Prep._ (Ph. Han.) Aloes, myrrh, and saffron, of each 1 oz.; tartrate of potassa, 2 oz.; alcohol (strongest rectified spirit), 14 oz.; water, 1 oz.; macerate 3 days, and filter. This preparation "has been highly praised in visceral obstruction." (Dr Griffith.)--_Dose_, 1 to 3 teaspoonfuls.
=Elixir of Celery= (Dr Wilkinson's.) For increasing, preserving, and producing virility. Juniper berries, angelica root, lovage root, of each 1 part; spirit, 12 parts; orange-flower water, rose water, of each 4 parts; spring water, sufficient. Distil 20 parts, and mix the distillate with 12 parts clarified honey. (Hager.)
=Elixir, Claude's.= _Syn._ ELIXIR CLAUDERI, L. 1. (Pideret.) Salt of tartar, sal-ammoniac, strained aloes, and myrrh, of each 1 oz.; elder-flower water, 1-1/4 pint, digest, with agitation, for 24 hours, and filter.
2. (Parrish.) Carbonate of potassa, 1 oz.; aloes, guaiacum, myrrh, saffron, and rhubarb (contused), of each 2 dr.; water, 18 fl. oz. Macerate a few days, and decant.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls; in amenorrh[oe]a, constipation, scurvy, visceral obstructions, &c.
=Elixir, Cough.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ANTI-CATARRHALE, L. _Prep._ 1. See ANTI-ASTHMATIC ELIXIR.
2. (Hufeland.) Extracts of blessed thistle and dulcamara, of each 1 dr.; cherry-laurel water, 1 fl. dr.; fennel-water, 1 fl. oz.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls, 3 or 4 times a day. It is a most useful remedy in coughs occurring in nervous, hysterical, or irritable patients. See ELIXIR OF IPECACUANHA, ELIXIR LETTSOM'S, &c. (_below_).
=Elixir, Daffy's.= _Syn._ ELIXIR SALUTIS, E. SENNÆ COMPOSITUM, TINCTURA SENNÆ COMPOSITA, L. This is an aromatised and sweetened tincture of senna, to which other cathartics are generally added. Nearly every drug-house has its own formula for this article. The following are those employed in the London trade:--
_Prep._ 1. East India senna, 1-1/2 lb.; jalap, 5 oz.; coriander seed and aniseed, of each 1/2 lb.; rhubarb, 1/4 lb.; red sanders wood, 2 oz.; salt of tartar, 2 oz.; treacle, 7 lbs.; rectified spirit of wine, 2-1/2 galls.; water, 3-1/4 galls. All the solids are well bruised, and macerated in the mixed fluids for 14 days, when the whole is pressed, and strained through a flannel bag. It is too glutinous to run through filtering paper.
2. Senna, rhubarb, and aniseed, of each 2 lbs.; jalap and caraways, of each 1 lb.; red sanders wood, 1/2 lb.; brown sugar, 7 lbs.; proof spirit, 10 galls.; as the last.
3. Senna, 56 lbs.; aniseed, 7 lbs.; rhubarb (East India), 14 lbs.; coriander seed, 6 lbs.; caraway seed and red sanders wood, of each 5 lbs.; cassia bark and jalap, of each 3 lbs.; proof spirit, 100 galls.; digest for 14 days, press, strain, and add molasses, 84 lbs.; mix well, and either clarify or strain through flannel.
4. For proof spirit in the last two formulæ, equal parts of spirit of wine and water are employed by the smaller houses.
5. (Redwood.) Senna, 1/2 lb.; aniseed, caraways, and jalap, of each 1 oz. 2 dr.; juniper berries, 2-1/2 oz.; proof spirit, 6 pints; macerate for 14 days, then add of treacle, 10-1/2 oz.; water, 1 lb. 5 oz.; mix and strain.
6. (Dicey's.) Senna, 1 lb.; guaiacum shavings, elecampane root (dried), aniseed, caraway seed, coriander seed, and liquorice root, of each 1/2 lb.; stoned raisins, 2 lbs.; proof spirit or brandy, 9 quarts; macerate for 10 days.
7. (Swinton's.) Senna, 1 lb.; jalap, 3 lbs.; coriander seed, caraway seed, liquorice root, and elecampane root, of each 4 oz.; moist sugar, 2 lbs.; rectified spirit of wine and water, of each 1 gal.; as the last.
_Obs._ Daffy's elixir is a favorite purge with drunkards, and is a common and very popular remedy in flatulent colic, dyspepsia, diarrh[oe]a, &c.--_Dose_, 1 to 4 table-spoonfuls, or more.
=Elixir de Pepsin Digestif.= (Grimault & Co.) For loss of appetite and disordered digestion. Contains pepsine, in quantities not at all proportionate to the price of the article.
=Elixir Deslauriers Toni-Febrifuge au Quinquina et Caffé.= A tonic febrifuge. Yellow cinchona (Köningschina), 20 grammes; brown cinchona, 8 grammes; powdered coffee beans, slightly roasted, 16 grammes; wine, 250 grammes; sugar, 15 grammes; citric acid, 2·5 grammes. Boil once after standing some time in a warm place, and filter. Add to the filtered liquid 85 grammes sugar and 15 grammes spirit.
=Elixir de St. Hubert pour les Chasseurs= is a solution of 2 parts carbolic acid in 50 parts spirit. (Casselmann.)
=Elixir, Devil's.= _Syn._ ELIXIR CAPSICI COMPOSITUM, L. _Prep._ From pods of capsicum, and cloves (bruised), of each 1 oz.; ginger and saffron, of each 3 oz.; cantharides, 5 dr.; proof spirit, 7 lbs.; digest for 10 days.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr. to 3 dr., in mixtures. It is stimulating, anti-choleraic, and aphrodisiac.
=Elixir of Garlic.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ALLII, L. _Prep._ From garlic roots (bruised), 80 in no.; rectified spirit, 1 pint; digest, distil to dryness, and repeat the process with the same spirit from fresh roots, a second and a third time; lastly, add camphor, 2 dr. Diaphoretic and pectoral.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, twice a day; in asthma, old coughs, diarrh[oe]a from debility, &c.
=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 (ALCOOLAT 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, dissolved 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 (ALCOOLAT 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 (ALCOOLAT 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 'alcoolat,' add to the residue of the distillation rose water, 10 lbs.; distil 6 lbs., and add as much of this aromatic water to the alcoolat 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-glassful. 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.
=Elixir of Gold.= _Syn._ ELIXIR AURII, L.; ELIXIR D'OR, Fr. _Prep._ 1. De la Motte's Golden Drops.
2. Terchloride of gold, 20 gr.; rectified spirit, 6 fl. dr.; ether, 3 fl. dr.; dissolve.--_Dose_, 5 to 15 drops, taken in distilled water; in gout, scrofula, nervous diseases, cancer, indurated glands, secondary syphilis, &c. This last preparation is often confounded with the _gouttes d'or du Général de la Motte_; but the two are evidently distinct articles. See DROPS.
=Elixir, Haller's.= See ELIXIR ACID (_above_).
=Elixir, Hoffman's Visceral.= _Syn._ ELIXIR HOFFMANNI, E. H. VISCERALE, L. _Prep._ 1. As ELIXIR OF ORANGE-PEEL,--Ph. Bor. 1847.
2. Thin outside peel of orange (dried), myrrh, and centuary, of each 2 dr.; extracts of carduus benedictus, cascarilla, and gentian, of each 1 dr.; white wine (sherry), 1 quart. Aromatic and stomachic.--_Dose._ A dessert-spoonful, or more.
=Elixir for Impotence in Males= (Dr Ludwig Tiedemann). Prepared from directions given in the Puntsaou from genuine ginseng root. 135 grammes of a dark brown aromatic vinous liquid, prepared by digesting orange berries in wine. The embrocation is an equal quantity of a pleasantly-smelling liquid consisting of spirit with tincture of storax and a small admixture of volatile oils. (Hager.)
=Elixir of Ipecac'uanha.= _Syn._ ELIXIR IPECACUANHÆ, L. _Prep._ (Cadet.) Powdered ipecacuanha and balsam of tolu, of each 4 dr.; flowers of benzoin, opium, and saffron, of each 2 dr.; oil of aniseed, 1 dr.; camphor, 40 gr.; alcohol (rectified spirit), 1-1/2 pint; digest a week and filter.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 dr., as a stimulant, diaphoretic, expectorant, and stomachic; in chronic coughs, asthmas, and old colds, and in certain forms of deficient appetite, dyspepsia, diarrh[oe]a, &c.
=Elixir of Jal'ap.= _Syn._ ELIXIR JALAPÆ COMPOSITUM, L. _Prep._ From jalap, 4 oz.; scammony, 4 dr.; gamboge, 2 dr.; proof spirit, 1 quart.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr. to 3 dr., as a purgative; especially in worms.
=Elixir Karoly pour les Fourrures.= A solution of camphor and carbolic acid in strong spirit, mixed with a clear brown acrid tincture, perhaps tinct. pyrethri rosei. (Casselmann.)
=Elixir, Lettsom's.= _Prep._ (Augustin.) Oil of aniseed, 1 dr.; camphor, 1-1/2 dr.; benzoic acid, opium, and saffron, of each 2 dr.; ipecacuanha and balsam of tolu, of each 4 dr.; rectified spirit, 2 lbs.; digest 10 days and filter.--_Dose_, 5 to 15 drops, for a child; 1/2 to 1 teaspoonful, for an adult; in ordinary coughs, hooping-cough, &c.
=Elixir of Life, Bitter= (Jacob Wolff). For strengthening the constitution. A brandy prepared from 1 gramme aloes, 10 grammes cinnamon, 2·5 grammes sweet flag, 5 grammes angelica root, ·6 grammes cake saffron, 10 grammes caramel, 215 grammes glycerin, 180 grammes spirit, 350 grammes water. (Hager.)
=Elixir, Live-long.= _Syn._ ELIXIR OF LONG LIFE; E. LONGÆ VITÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. See TINCTURE OF RHUBARB AND ALOES.
2. (ELIXIR VITÆ MATTHIOLI.) A mixture of several aromatics and stimulants, made with rectified spirit.
=Elixir of Myrrh.= _Syn._ ELIXIR MYRRHÆ, L. See TINCTURE OF SAVINE (Comp.),--Ph. L. 1788.
=Elixir d'Or.= See ELIXIR OF GOLD.
=Elixir of Or'ange Peel.= _Syn._ ELIXIR AURANTIORUM COMPOSITUM, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. Bor. 1847.) Orange peel, 6 oz.; cinnamon, 2 oz.; carbonate of potassa, 1 oz.; Madeira wine, 4 lbs.; macerate 6 days, express the tincture, and add of extracts of buckbean, cascarilla, gentian, and wormwood, of each, 1 oz.; dissolve, and after repose for subsidence, decant and filter. An excellent aromatic bitter and stomachic.
2. (Moscati.) Orange peel, 1 oz.; cascarilla, 1/2 oz.; waters of citron peel and wormwood, and rectified spirit, of each 1/2 pint; digest a week. Resembles the last.--_Dose_ (of either). A table-spoonful to a wine-glassful.
=Elixir, Parego'ric.= _Syn._ ELIXIR PAREGORICUM, L. See TINCTURE OF CAMPHOR (Comp.).
=Elixir, Paregoric (Scotch).= _Syn._ ELIXIR PAREGORICUM SCOTICUM, L. See TINCTURE OF OPIUM (Ammoniated).
=Elixir, Pec'toral.= _Syn._ ELIXIR PECTORALE, L. (Ph. E. 1745.) Balsam of tolu, 2 oz.; gum benzoin, 1-1/2 oz.; saffron, 1/2 oz.; rectified spirit, 32 fl. oz.; digest in a gentle heat for 4 days and filter.--_Dose_, 1/2 to 1 teaspoonful. (See _above_.)
=Elixir, Pol'ychrest.= _Syn._ ELIXIR POLYCHRESTON, L. _Prep._ (Ph. E. 1745.) Guaiacum (gum), 6 oz.; balsam of Peru, 1/2 oz.; rectified spirit, 23 fl. oz.; digest as last, strain, and add oil of sassafras, 2 fl. dr. Pectoral and anti-rheumatic.--_Dose_, 10 to 60 drops, or more.
=Elixir, Paracelsus's.= See ELIXIR PROPRIETATIS (_below_).
=Elixir Proprieta'tis.= [L.] _Syn._ PARACELSUS'S ELIXIR OF PROPRIETY; ELIXIR DE PROPRIÉTÉ DE PARACELSE, Fr. An old preparation, nearly corresponding to the compound tincture of aloes of modern pharmacy, and which is now sold for it. _Prep._ 1. (Soubeiran.) Tincture of myrrh, 4 oz.; tinctures of aloes and saffron, of each 3 oz. ('Trait. Pharm.' 1847.)
2. (ELIXIR PROPRIETATIS CUM ACIDO.)--_a._ The last, slightly acidulated with oil of vitriol, and filtered.
_b._--Ph. Bor. 1847.--Aloes and myrrh, of each 2 oz.; saffron, 1 oz.; spirit (sp. gr. ·900), 2 lbs.; dilute sulphuric acid (1 to 5), 2 oz.; macerate 4 days, and filter.
3. (ELIXIR PROPRIETATIS TARTARIZATUM; E. P. ALKALIZATUM.) From elixir proprietatis, alkalised with salt of tartar, and filtered. The last two are old preparations, now seldom inquired for in this country, except in places remote from London.
=Elixir, Radcliffe's.= _Prep._ 1. From socotrine aloes, 6 dr.; rhubarb, 1 dr.; cinnamon (cassia), cochineal, and zedoary root, of each 1/2 dr.; syrup of buckthorn, 2 fl. oz.; brandy, 1-1/4 pint; digest 10 days and strain.
2. As the last, but substituting proof spirit, 1 pint, and water, 1/4 pint, for the brandy. Aromatic, stomachic, and aperient.--_Dose_, 1 to 4 dr.; in similar cases to those in which 'DAFFY'S ELIXIR' is taken.
=Elixir of Ro'ses.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ROSÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. Eau de rose, 2 fl. oz.; spirits of horseradish and scurvy grass, of each 1 fl. oz.; otto of roses, 3 drops; camphor and cochineal (both in powder), 12 gr.; powdered sugar-candy, 1/2 oz.; digest, with frequent agitation, for a week, and after repose decant the clear, and strain through a piece of muslin. Used as an elegant application in scurvy of the gums, and also to perfume the breath.
2. (Beasley.) Cinnamon, 3 oz.; ginger, 2 oz.; cloves, 1 dr.; essence of peppermint, 1 oz.; oil of orange peel, 1 dr.; otto of roses, 15 (? 25) drops; rectified spirit, 2-1/2 pints; digest 15 days and filter. Used as a tooth cosmetic.
=Elixir Sa'crum.= Tincture of aloes and rhubarb.
=Elixir Salu'tis.= _Syn._ ELIXIR OF HEALTH. The compound tincture of senna of old pharmacy. See ELIXIR, DAFFY'S.
=Elixir of Scam'mony.= _Syn._ ELIXIR SCAMMONII, L. _Prep._ (Guibourt.) Scammony (pure), 2 dr.; proof spirit, 8 fl. oz.; mix in a suitable vessel, apply heat, set the spirit on fire, and add of sugar, 4 oz.; when the whole is dissolved (melted down), extinguish the flame, and further add of syrup of violets, 2 fl. oz.; mix well, and after sufficient repose decant the clear portion from the dregs. The product should be 12 oz., containing 12 gr. of scammony per oz.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 dessert-spoonfuls in milk or aromatised water; or made into an emulsion with aromatics; in worms, &c.
=Elixir, Squire's.= _Prep._ 1. (Original Formula.) Aurum musivum, 3 oz.; opium, 2 oz.; camphor, 1 oz.; cochineal, 1/2 oz.; sweet fennel, 1/4 oz.; tincture of serpentary, 1 pint (old meas.); spirit of aniseed, 1 gal. (old meas.); sugar, 1 lb.; dissolved in water, 1 pint (old meas.); digest 10 days and filter.
2. Powdered opium, 2 oz.; ginger, red sanders wood, and camphor, of each 1 oz.; oil of aniseed, 1/2 oz.; oil of sweet fennel, 1/2 dr.; tincture of serpentary, 1 pint; proof spirit, 5 pints; water, 1 quart; as last. Stimulant, anodyne, diaphoretic, and pectoral.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls; in chest affections, nervous headaches, &c., in the absence of inflammatory symptoms.
=Elixir, Stomach'ic.= Compound tincture of gentian was formerly so called.
=Elixir, Stoughton's.= _Prep._ 1. Raisins (stoned and bruised), 1 lb.; gentian root, 3/4 lb.; dried orange peel, 6 oz.; serpentary, 1/4 lb.; calamus aromaticus, 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 serpentary 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.
=Elixir, Ton'ic.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ROBORANS. See TINCTURE OF CROWN BARK (Comp.,--Ph. Bor. 1847).
=Elixir Tonique Antiglaireux de Guillé.= A stomachic tonic for diarrh[oe]a. Calumba root, 90 parts; orris root, 60 parts; gentian root, 8 parts; jalap root, 1500 parts; aloes, 13 parts; saffron, 60 parts; sulphate of quinine, 16 parts; tartar emetic, 2 parts; nitre, 16 parts; yellow sandal, 30 parts; syrup prepared from barley sugar, rectified spirit, and water, of each 11,000 parts. Macerate the drugs in spirit for 24 hours, and dissolve the salts in the water. Filter the liquids, mix and leave for 24 hours, then add the syrup, stand and filter next day. (Reveil and Hager.)
=Elixir, Tooth.= _Syn._ ELIXIR DENTIFRICUM, L. _Prep._ 1. (Lefandinière's.) Guaiacum raspings and cloves, of each 1 oz.; pellitory of Spain and nutmeg, of each 2 dr.; oil of rosemary, 20 drops; bergamotte, 10 or 12 drops; brandy, 1 quart; macerate a fortnight, and filter.
2. Cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, of each, 1 dr.; vanilla, 1/2 dr.; camphor, 10 gr.; tincture of pellitory, 2 fl. oz.; brandy or proof spirit, 1/2 pint; digest as before. See ANTISCROFULOUS and ROSE ELIXIRS (_above_).
=Elixir Valerianatis Ammonici (Goddard).= Valerianic acid, 3 grammes dissolved in 40 grammes distilled water and neutralised with ammonium carbonate. Add this to 35 grammes spirit, 50 grammes syrup, 1 drop bitter almond oil, 2 drops oil of orange peel, 30 grammes diluted bitter almond water, 12 grammes tincture of red sandal, 3 grammes tincture of orange peel, 2 grammes burnt sugar, and filter.
=Elixir, Vis'ceral.= _Syn._ ELIXIR VISCERALE, L. See ELIXIRS, BOERHAAVE'S and HOFFMAN'S (_above_).
=Elixir of Vit'riol.= 1. The old name for aromatic SULPHURIC ACID (which _see_).
2. (Mynsicht's.) See TINCTURE (Acid Aromatic).
3. (Scourer's.) Dilute sulphuric acid 1 to 5). Used to scour metals.
4. (SWEET E. OF V.; E. VITRIOLI DULCI, L.) The old name for aromatic SPIRIT OF ETHER (which _see_).
5. (Virgani's). _Prep._ From spirit of sulphuric ether, 2 lb.; aromatic tincture, 3 lb.