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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Cantharides Tincture.
Cantharides, in coarse powder, 1 part, proof spirits 80 parts; macerate, agitating occasionally, for days in a closed vessel; strain, press, filter, and add sufficient proof spirits to make up 80 parts. Dose, 5 to 20 minims.