Menthol Cough Drops
Gelatin………………… 1
ounce
Glycerine (by weight) 2 ˝ ounces
Orange-flower water… 2 ˝ ounces
Menthol……………….. 5 grains
Rectified spirits………. 1 drachm
Soak the gelatin in
the water for 2 hours, then heat on a water bath until dissolved, and add 1
˝ ounces of glycerine. Dissolve the menthol in the spirit, mix with the
remainder of the glycerine, add to the glycol-gelatin mass, and pour into an
oiled tin tray (such as the lid of a biscuit box) When the mass is cold
divide into 10 dozen pastilles.
Menthol pastilles
are said to be an excellent remedy for tickling cough as well as laryngitis.
They should be freshly prepared, and cut oblong, so that the patient may
take half of one, or less, as may be necessary.
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