Thomson's Conspectus of the British pharmacopoeias.

  • Anthony Todd Thomson
Date:
1852
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    in warm water, strain; evaporate by a gentle heat, and form into troches.) Oper. Demulcent. Use. To allay tickling cough. Dose. Two, or more, occasionally. TROCHISCI LACTUCARII. E. Lactucarium Lozenges. {Prepared in the same manner as Opium Lozenges.) Oper. Anodyne. Use. In chronic bronchitis, and coughs. Each lozenge contains gr. l-7th of lactucarium. TROCHISCI MAGNESLE. E. Magnesia Lozenges. {Carb.ofMag- nesia 3vj., Pure Sugar 3iij-> Nutmeg 9j. Reduce to powder, and beat into a proper mass with mucilage of Tragacanth.) Oper. Antacid, laxative. Use. In cardialgia, and atonic dyspepsia. TROCHISCI MORPHLE. E. Morphia Lozenges. (Mur. ofMorphia 9j., Tinct. of Tolu f3jv., Pure Sugar 3*xv. Dissolve the muriate in a little hot water, mix it and the tincture of tolu with the sugar, and form into lozenges with mucilage.) Each lozenge should weigh gr. xv., and contain about gr. l-40th of muriate of morphia. Oper. Anodyne, soporific. TROCHISCI MORPHLE ET IPECACUANHA. E. Morphia and Ipecacuanha Lozenges. {Mur. of Morphia 9j., Ipecacuanha in powder 3j., Tinct. of Tolu fjss., Pure Sugar 3xxv. Make into lozenges weighing gr. xv., containing gr. l-40th of muriate of morphia, and gr. 1-12th of ipecacuanha each.) Use. A substitute for Dover's powder. Dose. One, three or four times a day. TROCHISCI OPII. E. Opium Lozenges. (0/m 3ij., Tinct. Toluiferce f3jv., Syr. Sim. 3viij., Ext. Glycyrrhizce, Aq. Calida Molliii, Acacice pulv. sing. 3v. First rub the opium with the tincture; then add, by degrees, the syrup and extract; afterwards mix in the powdered gum arabic; lastly, dry them into a mass, and divide into troches, each weighing gr. x.) Oper. Demulcent, anodyne. Use. For allaying the irritation of the fauces producing cough, in pro- tracted catarrhs. Dose. One, allowed to dissolve slowly in the mouth, now and then. Seven troches contain gr. j. of opium. TROCHISCI SODJE BICARBONATIS. E. Lozenges of Bicarbonate of Soda. {Bicarb, of Soda Pure Sugar liij., Gum Arabic 3jv. Pulverize and beat into a mass with mucilage.) Use. As an antacid in cardialgia. ULMUS. L. The inner Bark of Elm. {Pentand. Digynia. N. O. Cupuliferce. {Ulmacece, Lindley.) Europe, f?.) Comp. Tannic acid in small proportions, ulmic acid, and mucus. Prop. Inodorous ; taste bitter, austere, mucilaginous. Oper. Tonic, alterative, diuretic. Use. In lepra, and other cutaneous affections; it is generally combined with mercurials, as Pilula hydrargyri chloridi comp. Dose. See Decoction. Off. Prep. Decoctum Ulmi, L. UNGUENTUM ACIDI NITROSI. E. Ointment of Nitrous Acid. {Adipis Suis Scrofce Ibj., Acidi Nitrosi 3vj. Melt the fat, and rub into it the acid gradually, until the mixture is cold.) Prop. Colour yellow, consistence firm. It contains a small portion of adipocire, fixed oil, and nitric and acetic acids. Oper. Stimulant. Use. Applied to foul ulcers and herpetic eruptions. UNGUENTUM iERTJGi'NIS. E. Unguentum Cupri Subacetate, D. Ointment of Subacetate of Copper. Verdigris Ointment. {Unguentt Resinosipartes xv., Subacetatis Cupri partem unam. Melt the oint-
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