The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of London [1824] / A translation ... by Richard Phillips.

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1824
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    114 DECOCTUM HORDEI. Decoction of Barley. Decoction Hordei, P.L. 1788, P.L. 1809, P.L. 1824. Take of Barley [Pearl Barley] two ounces and a half, Water four pints and a half; First wash away with cold water the foreign matters from the Barley Seeds ; afterwards, half a pint of the Water being poured upon them, boil the Seeds a little while. This Water being thrown away, pour on that which is left, first made hot; then boil down to two pints, and strain. DECOCTUM HORDEI COMPOSITUM. Compound Decoction of Barley. Decoctum Hordei Composition, P.L. 1788, P.L. 1809, P.L. 1824. > Take of Decoction of Barley two pints, Figs, sliced, two ounces and a half, Liquorice [Root], sliced and bruised, five drachms, Raisins two ounces and a half, Water a pint; Boil down to two pints, and strain. Medicinal Uses.—This and the simple decoction are useful demulcents in fever, phthisis, gonorrhoea and strangury, given ad libitum. DECOCTUM MALVtL COMPOSITUM. Compound Decoction of Mallow. Decoctum Malvce Compositum, P.L. 1809, P.L. 1824. Take of Mallow, dried, an ounce, Chamomile, dried, half an ounce, Water a pint; Boil for a quarter of an hour, and strain. Medicinal Uses.—Employed in fomentations and enemas.