DECOCTION OF MARSHMALLOWS

Take of marshmallow roots, bruised, 4 oz.

sun raisins, stoned, 2 oz.

water, 7 pints.

Boil down to five pints; strain the decoction, and after

the grounds have subsided, pour off the clear liquor.

Marshmallow roots contain nothing soluble in water except mucilage,

which is very abundant in them. This decoction is therefore to be

considered merely as an _emollient_, rendered more pleasant by the

acidulous sweetness of the raisins.