Thesaurus medicaminum. A new collection of medical prescriptions, distributed into twelve classes, and accompanied with pharmaceutical and practical remarks, exhibiting a view of the present state of the materia medica and practice of physic in this and other countries / By a member of the London College of Physicians [i.e. R. Pearson].

  • Richard Pearson
Date:
1804
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Credit: Thesaurus medicaminum. A new collection of medical prescriptions, distributed into twelve classes, and accompanied with pharmaceutical and practical remarks, exhibiting a view of the present state of the materia medica and practice of physic in this and other countries / By a member of the London College of Physicians [i.e. R. Pearson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a few grains, and repeated several evenings toge- ther, it may be employed to procure a pretty large watery discharge from the nose; which sometimes continues for several days together. In particular, it has proved very useful in tooth-ach and ophthalmia. The Edinburgh formula con- tains a larger proportion of the asarum, without any of the marum syriacum. Pulvis Nicotiane; Comnon snuff. For remarks on the use of snuff, see Practical Synopsis of the Mat. Med. Vol. I. p. 112. Powder with Vitriolated Quicksilver. R. Hydrarg. vitriol. gr. x. Pulv. Glycyrrhiz. 3ss. Myristice ras. 9). O]. Rorismar. gutt. ij, M. F, Pulvis. A very small quantity to be used as snuff, in a morning. FULLER, The hydrargyrus vitriolatus, Ph. Lond. (Tur- peth mineral, as it was formerly called) is the sub- sulphas hydrargyri flavus, Ph. Ed. The above powerful errhine prodtices a very. copious. flow of thin mucus from the nose. It. should be used with caution ; for, if repeated too often, it will fret, and perhaps exulcerate the membrane of the nostrils. On this account it may not be amiss to direct some watm milk, or other mild fluid, to be snuffed up the nose after each time of using the powder, A similar mer- B2 Sage, sy
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