Vienna Drink

Vienna Drink, a complex infusion of senna, Infusum Sennae compositum, Inf. laxativum, Potio Viermensis sive Vindobonensis, was first used in Vienna, which is why it is called Vienna Drink. It is prepared (according to Formula VII) as follows: from 15 parts Alexandrian leaf, 15 parts Glauber's salt, and 20 parts purified honey, 100 parts of the infusion are prepared. Vienna Drink is a red-brown, transparent liquid with a sweet-salty, slightly bitter taste; it easily sours and gives a white precipitate of tartar, which is why it is prepared in reserve for only a short time. It must be kept in well-sealed bottles in a cool place. It keeps well when sterilized in bottles plugged with cotton stoppers. It is prescribed as a laxative: for children, a teaspoonful or dessertspoonful; for adults, 1-2 tablespoonfuls, and sometimes also 50.0-100.0 per dose. Vienna Drink can cause side effects - pain in the intestines. When chrysophanic acid, contained in Alexandrian leaf, is excreted in the urine, the urine turns red. No consecutive constipation has been observed after Vienna Drink.