COMPOUND DECOCTION OF SARSAPARILLA.

Take of sarsaparilla root, cut and bruised, 6 oz.

the bark of sassafras root,

the shavings of guaiacum wood,

liquorice root, each 1 oz.

the bark of mezereon root, 3 drams,

distilled water, 10 pints.

Digest with a gentle heat for six hours, then boil down

the liquor to one half (or 5 pints) adding the bark of the

mezereon root towards the end of boiling. Strain off the

liquor. The dose is the same as the last, and for the same

purposes.