Catechu Lozenges
Product Description
This recipe is taken directly from the book, "Lee's Priceless Recipes: 3000 Secrets for the Home, Farm, Laboratory, Workshop and Every Department of Human Endeavor" by Dr. N.T. Oliver. Published in Chicago by Laird & Lee, Publishers. Circa 1895.
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Catechu Lozenges.
1. Extract of catechu 4 ounces, sugar 16 ounces, mucilage of gum tragacanth sufficient quantity; make into 10-grain lozenges.
2. Magnesia 2 ounces, powdered catechu 1 ounce, sugar 13 ounces, mucilage of gum tragacanth (made with cinnamon water) sufficient quantity to mix. These are taken in diarrhea, in relaxation of the uvula, in irritation of the larynx and to disguise a fetid breath; the one containing magnesia is also sucked in dyspepsia, acidity and heartburn.
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Catechu Lozenges.
1. Extract of catechu 4 ounces, sugar 16 ounces, mucilage of gum tragacanth sufficient quantity; make into 10-grain lozenges.
2. Magnesia 2 ounces, powdered catechu 1 ounce, sugar 13 ounces, mucilage of gum tragacanth (made with cinnamon water) sufficient quantity to mix. These are taken in diarrhea, in relaxation of the uvula, in irritation of the larynx and to disguise a fetid breath; the one containing magnesia is also sucked in dyspepsia, acidity and heartburn.
