A universal formulary : containing the methods of preparing and administering officinal and other medicines. / by R. Eglesfeld Griffith.

  • Robert Eglesfeld Griffith
Date:
1851
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Credit: A universal formulary : containing the methods of preparing and administering officinal and other medicines. / by R. Eglesfeld Griffith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    t SOD^E PHOSPHAS-SODiE SULPHAS. 384 _ gygaj. twenty-three ounces Dissolve the salt in the water, add the sugar, and form syrup. Dose, from one to two ounces, twice a-day. Mouchon. SODiE PHOSPHAS. Phosphate op Soda. R. Powdered burnt bones ten pounds Sulphuric acid six pounds Carbonate of soda sufi&cient Mix the powdered bone with the acid in an earthen vessel, add a gallon of water, and stir. Digest for three days, occasion- ally adding a little water, then pour in a gallon of boiling water, strain; adding boiling water till the liquid passes almost tasteless. Let settle, decant, and boil down to a gallon. After settling, pour it into an iron vessel, heat, and gradually add the carbonate of soda dissolved in hot water, as long as there is effervescence, then filter, and let crystallize. More crys- tals will be obtained by adding carbonate of soda in excess, and again evaporatmg to crvstallization. Keep in a well-stopped bottle. ^- A mild purgative, in doses of four drachms to one ounce. R. Acid of phosphate of lime at will Add carbonate of soda to saturation, let settle, decant, evaporate, and crystallize. Guihourt. CoRiPOTJND Powder o? Phosphate of Soda. R. Phosphate of soda two drachms Carbonate of soda one drachm Fennel sugar talf an ounce Mix Two to three teaspoonfuls a-day, to aid digestion. Berand.'^. Mixture of Phosphate of Soda. R. Phosphate of soda half an ounce Decoction of carrageen six fl. ounces Syrup of orgeat Mix. As a purgative. R. Phosphate of soda Syrup of marsh mallow, each. Water Mix. As a purgative. Tartar emetic Opium, each, one grain Grum Arabic Powdered liquorice, each, one drachm ^ Mix, to be taken in water, in divided dosea^ during the day, as a purgative and diuretic. ; Swediaur.. half an ounce Radius. half an ounce four fl. ounces Aagusiin. SODiE SULPHAS. Sulphate of Soda. Powder of Sulphate of Soda and Tartar Emetic. R. Sulphate of soda two ounces Powder of Sulphate of Soda and Nitre. R. Dried sulphate of soda eighteen drachms Nitre half a drachm Tartar emetic one grain Mix. One third in water or broth. Beashy. Powder of Sulphate of Soda and Opium. R. Sulphate of soda four scruples Powdered opium two grains Mix. Li hemorrhagies and inflammations, after bleeding. Radivs. Compound Pills of Sulphate of Soda. R. Sulphate of soda half a drachm Bitter almonds one drachm Ipecacuanha two grains | Extract of madder sufficient Beat into mass, and make sixty pills. Three, morning and evening, in obstinate cutaneous affections. ^^y- Electuary with Sulphate of Soda. R. Dried sulphate of soda half an ounce Pulp of tamarinds one ounce Syrup of lemon juice sufficient Mix. Two spoonfuls every hour, till it operates. Phxhm. Compound Solution of Sulphate of Soda. R. Sulphate of soda fourteen drachms Acetate of potassa twenty-four grains Nitre eighteen grains Tartar emetic quarter of a graml Water two pints| Dissolve, and filter; in wineglassfuls, u habitual constipation. Sotiheiran] Emulsion with Sulphate of Soda R. Sulphate of soda one ounce Oil of almonds one fl. ounce Yolk of eggs t^^J Syrup of manna two fl. ouncei Fennel water six A.o^noei Mix. Dose, two spoonfuls. Phcehv^ Lemonade with Sulphate of Soda. R Sulphate of soda one ounce and a-hall Lemon juice half an ounoe Sugar three ounoBf 0 Oil of y0 Hod liiailpi Hotffi [•wire, a