The pocket formulary, and synopsis of the British & foreign pharmacopœias : comprising standard and approved formulæ for the preparations & compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry
Date:
1851
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Credit: The pocket formulary, and synopsis of the British & foreign pharmacopœias : comprising standard and approved formulæ for the preparations & compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ApozEMA DriureEticum. The 5 roots (species diuretics) 3j, boiling water 3xvj. Infuse half an hour, strain, an add nitre Dj, syrup of the 5 roots 3j. A wine- -glassful. a ApoZEMA EMETO-cATHARTIOUM, Emetic tartar gr. j, sul- phate of soda Ziv, veal broth f ¥xvj. By glassfuls till it operates. The Eau de Trevez (Fr. H.) consists of sulphate of magnesia 3j, emetic tartar gr. ss, water Oij. — ApozEMA FEBRIFUGUM. Decoctum Cinchone. APOZEMA DICTUM DE FEeELTzZ. WDecoctum Sarze cum Icthyocolla. . ApozEMA Pureans. See Mistura Purgans. P. be APpozZEMA DicTuM Prisana Ruaauis. P. Senna “Ziv, sule phate of soda Ziv, aniseed 4j, cinnamon 4j, fresh chervi 3iv, cold water Oj#, one lemon, sliced. Macerate for 2 hours, stirring occasionally ; strain, press, and filter. By glassfuls, in the morning, till it operates. APozEMA SuporiFicum. Decoctum Guaiaci Compositum, ApozENA VERMIFUGUM. Decoctum Granati Vermifugum. Agus Destituatez. Simple Distilled Waters. Ther plants, &c. are put into the still with twice as much water as is intended to be drawn off. Some recommend a previous maceration, but this is not directed by the British Colleges. E. directs f Ziij of rectified spirit to be added to each gallon of the product, but the utility of this: addition is very questionable. The colleges permit the waters to be prepared from the essential oils instead of the plants. I. directs the oil to be rubbed with pulverized flint, then with the water, which is afterwards filtered, D. directs solutions of the oils in spirit [essences ]. Wate carefully distilled from the herbs are generally to be pre- ferred. The following list of MrepicatEp WaTERS cons tains, besides the Distilled Waters, imitations of the prin-_ cipal Mineral Waters (Aque Minerales Factitie); and a) few saline Solutions, &c., to which the name 4qua is coms. monly applied, though the L. college now restricts the) term to Distilled Waters. For the Distilled Spirits, fore merly called waters [AQuH® Spirirvuos#] see Spiritus. Many other formule for perfumed waters, and factitious| mineral waters, will be found in the Druggists’ General, Keceipt Book,
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