As an antidote, the best when the poison is in solution is the hydrated sesquioxide of iron, formed by precipitating tinctura ferri perchloridi with excess of ammonia, or carbonate of soda. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Who does not remember that on the suppression of the _Illuminés_ was found, amongst other poisons, a _tinctura ad abortum faciendum_. ❋ Nesta H. Webster (1918)
The tincture of green soap (tinctura saponis viridis) is especially valuable for cleansing purposes in psoriasis of the scalp. ❋ Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1886)
At the beginning of the sickness a vomitium of ipecacuanha and tartarus stibiatus was administered (though on the march no real medical treatment was attempted); later on aether vitrioli with tinctura valerianae, tinctura aromatica and finally tinctura chinae composita aurantiorum with good wine, etc., were given. ❋ Achilles Rose (1877)
Forty days and forty nights had the process gone on successfully; the old man's hopes were constantly rising, and he now considered the glorious moment once more at hand, when he should obtain not merely the major lunaria, but likewise the tinctura solaris, the means of multiplying gold, and of prolonging existence. ❋ Washington Irving (1821)
From this time to the 24th February, 1833, we continued occasionally taking out the seton, but returning to it every two or three days; applying the canker lotion until we were driven from it, mixing with it variable quantities of tinctura opii, having recourse to mercurial ointment, and trying a solution of the sulphate of copper. ❋ William Youatt (1811)
I have successively been drugged with Spanish licorice, opium, ipecacuanha, paregoric, and tincture of foxglove (tinctura purpurae digitalis of the ancients). ❋ Mary Lamb (1805)
Shelley Torgove founded apothecary tinctura, an herbal extract company, in 1998 with a ❋ Unknown (2010)
I can't prove it, but my guess is that Ms. Phillips wanted us to ponder all the many meanings of the ancient and wonderful word "tincture," which comes from the Latin tinctura, a dyeing. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Middle English, from Latin tinctura act of dyeing, from tinctus, past participle of tingere to tinge ❋ Unknown (2009)
Instead of the proprietary name above, Prof. Duhring has suggested that of tinctura picis mineralis comp.] ❋ Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1886)
