| Description Of Item | Huxham’s Tincture Bark, prepared by Duncan, Flockhart & Company. Devised by Dr John Huxham (c.1692-1768) to treat fevers, Huxham’s Tincture contained cinchona bark, orange peel, serpentary root, saffron, cochineal and alcohol. Huxham’s original publications on fevers gave him an excellent reputation and his tincture was credited with having saved the life of the Queen of Portugal. |