Thomson's Conspectus of the British pharmacopoeias.

  • Anthony Todd Thomson
Date:
1852
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    SEDATIVE. R Plumbi ace^atis, gr. xxx. Pulveris colchici, gr. xx. opii, gr. iij. Misturae acacia?, q. s. Misce optime, et divide in pilulas aequales decern, quarum sumat unam sexta quaque hora. In active haemorrhages, washed hown with 3j. of distilled vinegar in fjj. of water. They may also bs given in phthisis: one pill twice a day, after bleeding. R Aconiti extract!, gr. j. Anthemidis extracti, gr. xvj. Fiant pilulae quatuor aequales. Sumatur una sexta quaque hora. In enlargement of the joints in chronic rheumatism. ANTISPASMODIC. R Opii, gr. ss< Castorei, gr. vjss. Pulveris digitalis, gr. j. Syrupi, q. s. Fiant pilulae duae, bis vel ter die sumendae. In spasmodic asthma, and dyspnoea. R Cupri ammonio-sulphatis, gr. ij. Micae panis, q. s. Fiant pilulae quatuor. Sumatur una bis quotidie. In epilepsy, gradually increasing the dose. R Argenti nitratis, gr. ij. Micae panis, q. s*. Fiant pilulae aequales quatuor. Sumatur una sexta quaque hora. In chorea, and other spasmodic affections. *** These pills should be washed down with 1H\viij. of diluted nitric acid in f Sjss. of water, in order to prevent the blue colour of the skin which the nitrate is apt to cause. STIMULANT. Ifc Assafcetidae, 3jss. Pulveris zingiberis, 3ss. Syrupi, q. s. Ut fiant pilulae, triginta, quarum tres tertia quaque hora sumendus. In palsy. Ifc Strychnia?, gr. j. Acidi acetici, 1Uj. Micae panis, 9j. Fiant pilulae aequales decern. Sumatur una sexta quaque hora. In paralysis from poisoning by carbonate of lead. TONIC. R Pulveris rhei, zingiberis, a a 3ss. Extracti anthemidis, 3j. Fiat massa, in pilulas aequales triginta dividenda, quarum capiat tres ante prandium quotidie. In dyspepsia and chlorosis. I£ Ferri sesquioxidi, Extracti conii, a a 3j. Distribue in pilulas aequales viginti-quatuor. Sumantur duae bis quotidie. In fluor albus and scrofula.
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