Tinctura Aloes (U. S. P.)—Tincture of Aloes.
Related entry: Aloe.—Aloes - Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh
Preparation.—"Purified aloes, in moderately fine powder, one hundred grammes (100 Gm.) [3 ozs. av., 231 grs.]; liquorice root, in No. 40 powder, two hundred grammes (200 Gm.) [7 ozs. av., 24 grs.]; diluted alcohol, a sufficient quantity to make one thousand cubic centimeters (1000 Cc.) [33 fl℥, 391♏︎]. Mix the powders, and, having moistened the mixture with eighty cubic centimeters (80 Cc.) [2 fl℥, 339♏︎] of diluted alcohol, macerate for 24 hours; then pack it firmly in a cylindrical percolator, and gradually pour diluted alcohol upon it, until one thousand cubic centimeters (1000 Cc.) [33 fl℥, 391♏︎] of tincture are obtained"—(U. S. P.).
Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage.—This is a cathartic and tonic, but is seldom used on account of its disagreeable taste, aloes being preferred in the pill form. As a cathartic, the dose is from ½ to 1 ½ fluid ounces. As a local application, on lint, it has been found useful in old sores, ulcers, wounds, etc.
