Thomson's Conspectus of the British pharmacopoeias.

  • Anthony Todd Thomson
Date:
1852
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    ft Pulveris kino compositi, gr. xv. Pulvis ex cyatho aquae menthae viridis sexta quaque hora sumatur. In chronic diarrhoea and intestinal haemorrhages EMETIC, ft Pulveris ipecacuanha?, 3j. Antimonii potassio-tartratis, gr. j. Fiat pulvis emeticus. CATHARTIC, ft Jalapae pulveris, gr. xij. Hydrargyri chloridi, gr. iij. Sulphatis potassae, gr. vij. Fiat pulvis, hora somni, pro re nata, sumendus. A useful purgative in diminished action of the liver, ft Hydrargyri chloridi, gr. iij. Pulveris jalapae, Sacchari, sing. gr. x. Sit pulvis, vespere vel primo mane sumendus. In bilious fevers, and slimy and obstructed bowels, ft Hydrargyri chloridi, gr. iij. Pulveris scammonii compositi, gr.xij. Sit pulvis quamprimum sumendus. In worm cases. DIURETIC, ft Bitartratis potassae, 3ss. Pulveris scillae siccatae, gr. ij. zingiberis, gr. jv. Sit pulvis, octava quaque hora sumendus. In ascites. DIAPHORETIC, ft Pulveris ipecacuanhas comp., gr. v. tragacanthae comp., gr. x. Sit pulvis, quarta vel sexta quaque hora sumendus. In the commencement of febrile diseases, after emptying the stomach and bowels. ft Antimonii potassio-tartratis, 3j. Sacchari albi, gr. xxx. Intime misceantur, et divide in doses aequales decern, quarum su- matur una tertia quaque hora. In the pyrexiae, after bleeding and the exhibition of a clyster. EXPECTORANT, ft Pulveris ipecacuanhas, gr. vj. potassae nitratis, 3jss. myrrhae, gr. xij. Misce, et distribue in doses aequales quatuor, quarum sumatur una quartis horis. In asthma, and the earlier stage of phthisis pulmonalis. PILLS, NARCOTIC, ft Opii, gr. j. Fiat pilula, hora somni sumenda. To procure sleep in ordinary cases, ft Pulveris digitalis, gr. jv. Camphorae, gr. xij. Extracti hyoscyami, gr. xviij. Fiant pilulae sex. Sumantur ij. hora somni quotidie. In maniacal and spasmodic affections.
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