Specification of Marc Antoine François Mannons : elixir.

  • Mennons, Marc Antoine François.
Date:
1862
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Credit: Specification of Marc Antoine François Mannons : elixir. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2 Complete Specification. Mentions' Improved Odontalgic Elixir. seal fully describes and ascertains the nature of the Invention, and the mannei in which the same is to be performed, that is to say The Invention communicated to me consists in the preparation of a medi¬ cinal extract applicable to the treatment of caries and other diseases of the teeth. This extract is obtained as follows To about ten imperial quarts of good Cognac brandy, or an equivalent of any other alcoholic spirit, are added, Cochlearia, two and a quarter pounds (avoirdupois); Milfoil, thirteen and a half ounces; Pulverised cloves, one ounce ; Pulverised cinnamon, one ounce ; Pulverised cochineal, two ounces. The mass is left to infuse for fifteen days, after which it is filtered and com¬ pleted by the addition of,— Tincture of quinquina, ten ounces ; 15 Concentrated essence of aniseed, one and two-thirds ounces ; Concentrated essence of mint, two-thirds of an ounce. The extract prepared as above applied to the diseased tooth gives in most cases almost instantaneous relief from pain, and by continued use completely checks the progress of the caries and the neuralgic affections to which it often 20 gives rise. Having now described the nature of the said Invention, and the manner of carrying it into effect, I declare that I claim the preparation substantially as above laid down, of a medicinal extract or elixir applicable to the treatment of caries and other diseases of the teeth. In witness whereof, I, the said Marc Antoine Francois Mennons, have hereto set my hand and seal, this Third of August, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. M. F. MENNONS. (l.s.) LONDON: Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode,