Thomson's Conspectus of the British pharmacopoeias.

  • Anthony Todd Thomson
Date:
1852
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    Use. In a dyspeptic state of the stomach, attended with acid eructa- tions. Dose. 3ss. to 3ij. PULVIS SALINUS COMPOSITTUS. E. Compound Saline Powder. (Sodce Muriatis purioris, Magnesice Sulphatis utriusque partes jv., Potasses Sulphatis partes iij. First rub the dried salts separately into fine powder, then rub them together, and preserve the mixture in a closely-stopped bottle.) Oper. Purgative, resolvent. Use. In all cases in which sea water is ordered ; externally applied in scrofulous tumours. Dose. From 3iij. to 3yj. dissolved in a large quantity of water; for ex- ternal use, a saturated solution. PULVIS SCAMMONII COMPOSlTUS. L, E. D. Compound Powder of Scammony. (Scammonii, Ext. Jalapce duri, sing, gij., Zingiberis Bad. 3ss. Rub each separately to a tine powder, and then mix. L. Scammonit Pulveris Jalapce Composition}. D. Scammonii, Potassce Bitartratis sing, partes cequales, E.) Oper. Cathartic. Use. In hydropic and worm cases; and to remove mucous obstructions in children. Dose. Gr. viij. to gr. xx. PULVIS STANNI. D. E. Powder of Tin. (Stanni purissimi quan- tum velis. Melt the tin in a black lead crucible, and while it is cool- ing stir it with a rod of iron until it is reduced to powder. Let the finer particles be separated by means of a sieve, and when, after having been several times in succession shaken with distilled water, the decanted liquor appears quite clear, let the product be dried and preserved for use.) Oper. Mechanically, anthelmintic. Use. In worm cases, in which the taenia and lumbricus teres are to be dislodged. Dose. From 3j. to 3ij- in treacle, on an empty stomach, for several suc- cessive mornings, increasing the dose to 3iij- or 3jv. — It should be followed by a purgative. PULVIS TRAGACANTHiE COMPOSITUS. L. E. Compound Powder of Tragacanth. {Tragacanthce cont., Acacice cont., Amyli sing. 3jss , Sacch. Pur. 3iij. Rub the starch and sugar together, then add the tragacanth and acacia gum, and mix.) The starch might be omitted, as it is not soluble in cold water. Oper. Demulcent. Use. In hectic fever; catarrh attended with tickling cough; combined with nitre, in gonorrhoea and strangury; and with ipecacuanha powder, in dysentery. Dose. 3ss. to 3iij. in distilled water, or any bland fluid. Gr. x. render f3ii- of fluid mucilaginous. PUNiCA GRANATUM. See Granatum. PYRETHRUM. L. E. Anthemis Pyrethrum, radix, D. Pellitory of Spain. (Anacyclus Pyrethrum, Class and Order oj Anthemis Nobilis. Syngenesia Superjlua. N. O. Compositce. (Asteracece, Lindley.) Ara- bia. <?.) Prop. Inodorous; taste hot and acrid, its acrimony depends on an acrid resin, Pyrethrin (Parisel); the dried root is more acrid than the recent. Oper. Stimulant, sialogogue. Use. Chewed, it excites a copious flow of saliva; hence it has been found useful in some affections of the head : in strumous swellings of the tonsils; tooth-ache, neuralgia, rheumatism, and palsy of the mouth and throat. It is also used in infusion as a gargle. PYROLA UMBELLATA. D. Pyrola, E. Chimaphila, L. The Her- baceous part of Winter Green. (Chimaphila umbellata. Decandria Monogyn. N. O. Pyrolacece. North America. If.)
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