5 Results for tag "The Apothecary Apprentice"

• Compounding Conserve of Mint

  Conserves are one of the varied forms of medicine compounded by 18th-century apothecaries. They are plant matter ground with sugar. Conserve of mint, one such medicine, was prescribed to settle the stomach and stop vomiting.

• Compounding Chalk Decoction

  Eighteenth-century apothecary apprentices compounded many different forms of medicine during their training. As a present-day apothecary assistant learning the trade, I do the same using 18th-century formulas and techniques. Today I am making a “decoction,” a form of medicine in which matter is boiled in water.

• Compounding Tincture of Cinnamon

  Eighteenth-century apothecary apprentices compounded many different forms of medicine during their training.

• Compounding Simple Bitter Infusion

  Eighteenth century apothecary apprentices compounded many different forms of medicine during their training. As Apothecary Assistant learning the trade I do the same, using 18th-century formulas and techniques. Today I am making an “infusion.”

• Compounding Vinegar of Roses

  Eighteenth-century apothecary apprentices compounded many different forms of medicine during their training. As Apothecary Assistant learning the trade, I do the same, using period formulas and techniques. Recently, I made Acetum Rosatum, or Vinegar of Roses.This medicine is compounded from just two ingredients: vinegar and red rose petals. Vinegar of …