THE STANDARD REMEDIES

The following formulas are designed for making a complete line of
Standard Proprietary Remedies, which may be prepared and put up by
druggists, or others, for local trade or for the market.
It is well known to all who are conversant with the business that the
making of Proprietary or "Patent" Medicines requires no knowledge nor
facilities which are not ready at hand or readily obtainable by the
average druggist,
With reliable formulas and outfits of wrappers, cartoons, and labels,
which may now be had specially designed for the purpose, druggists
may prepare and put up a line of Proprietary medicines or articles, such
as they may select, with but a slight outlay and with an abundant
reward in the way of profits.
It is needless to urge the advantages to druggists of putting up and
furnishing, as far as is possible, their own "Patent" Medicines in place of
manufacturers. The profit of several hundred per cent., the reputation
which naturally comes of putting before the people their own
preparations, the constantly increasing trade in this line, and the
satisfaction of furnishing reliable articles worth the money, should be
inducement enough for any enterprising druggist to make the attempt
to run a line of his own preparations.
The formulas which follow in this department are mainly original, and
intended to make preparations similar to those which have been best
received or which possess the greatest merit. They are not, however,
given as the exact formulas of particular proprietary preparations now
in the market or made by any particular manufacturer.
Some formulas, not original, for old and well-known preparations, are
also given as selected from the best authorities. Besides the formulas
given in this section, many others that may be put up as proprietary
remedies are given in various departments of this work, and may be
found by referring to the index.

ALTERATIVES.
Although most of the Blood Purifiers and Sarsaparillas on the market
are also known as Alteratives, a few preparations which are Supposed
to have an especially alterative action on the various organs of secretion
are known particularly as Alteratives. The following are representative
of this class of preparations :
3919. Alterative Compound.
Blood and Liver Syrup.
Stillingia, in No. 40 powder, 8 ounces av.
Sarsaparilla, in No. 30 powder, 8 ounces av.
Burdock Root, in No. 30 powder, 3 ounces av.
Blue Flag Root, in No. 20 powder, 11/2 ounce av.
Mandrake, in No. 50 powder, 11/2 ounce av.
Senna, in No. 20 powder, 11/2 ounce av.
Prickly-Ash Bark, in No. 50 powder, 3/4 ounce av.
Sarsaparilla Flavoring, 1/2 ounce av.
Diluted Alcohol, 4 pints.
Sugar, 5 pounds av.
Water, a sufficient quantity.
Mix the drugs, moisten them with 2 pints of diluted Alcohol and
macerate in a covered vessel in a warm place for 24 hours, transfer to
the water-bath percolator, pack moderately, pour upon them 2 pints of
diluted Alcohol and set in a warm place for one day; then heat
moderately and, after one hour, begin to percolate slowly, adding Water
to the drugs after the liquid has ceased to drop, and continuing the heat
and percolation until 51/2 pints have passed. To this add the
Sarsaparilla Flavoring and, after standing a few days, filter, adding through the filter enough Water to make 51/2 pints, then dissolve the
Sugar in the filtrate by agitation and add, if necessary, Water sufficient
to make 1 gallon, of the preparation. One ounce Iodide of Potassium
may be added if desired.
This is an excellent alterative compound, which may be put up under
many names — as Blood Purifier, Sarsaparilla Alterative, Medical
Discovery, etc.
The dose is from 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls, three times a day. Many other
formulas of similar composition will be found under other headings
throughout this work. This preparation may be put up under the title
designated in the heading, or under other names, as Sarsaparilla
Compound, Blood Purifier, or other similar titles.

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