Note 147 — Chapter IV · OF THE PROGRESS OF CHEMISTRY UNDER PARACELSUS AND HIS DISCIPLES.
Reading edition
There were two laudanums of Paracelsus; one was red oxide of mercury, the other consisted of the following substances: Chloride of antimony, 1 ounce; hepatic aloes, 1 ounce; rose-water, ½ ounce; saffron, 3 ounces; ambergris, 2 drams. All these well mixed.