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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    1' 400 TILIA EUROPiEA—TOLUTANUM. White of egg Wheat flour Sugai- Honey Brandy Olive oil, each, one ounce Mix the turpentine and honey, gradually adding the other ingredients, rubbing well. As an application to painful ulcers. St. Marie. Compound Turpentine Plaster. R. Turpentine eight parts guet twenty-four parts Yellow wax thirty-two parts Essence of mint cloves, each, one part Oil of mace six parts Powder benzoin eight parts olibanum sixteen parts Mix, witb the assistance of heat. Useful in diarrhoea, dyspepsia, flatulence, colic. Ph. Sued. Turpentine Mixture. R. Turpentine two drachms Yolk of egg Rub together, and add Extract of rhubarb Sal prunelle, each. Add gradually Infusion of liquorice Syrup of marsh mallows one fl. ounce Mix. A spoonful every hour, in gonor rhoea. Turpentine Mixture R. Turpentine o^ie ounce Mint water four fl. ounces Gum Arabic sufficient Simple syrup one ounce Extract of belladonna one gram Mix, and make emulsion. Used in go- norrhoea, after the reduction of the mflam- matory stage; when it acts too powerfully on the bowels, it must be intermitted lor a few days. B Spirit of turpentine one fl. ounce Oil of mint one fl. drachm Mix. In flatulent colic, and gout in the stomach. Dose, a teaspoonful. Dcwec^. Linn. Sp. PI. 733. Lindley, Flor. Med. 147. The part used is the flowers, which, wheiij dried, have a faint but agreeable odor, and sweetish, mucilaginous taste. They are antisps modic, and diaphoretic, and are much used France. It is probable that the flowers of ot native species have the same properties. Infusion op Linden Flowers. R. Linden flowers two drachi Boiling water two pini Infuse for half an hour, and strain, mild antispasmodic. Par. Cot CojVipound Infusion op Linden Flowers. R. Linden flowers Chamomile Orange leaves, each, two drachi Boiling water two pint Infuse for half an hour, strain, and add Svrup two fl. ounces] Foy. one one drachm ten fl. ounces A small cupful, occasionally. little! of Soi TILIA EUROPiBA. Linden. Thelindcn is a handsome tree, a native of the north of Eiiropp. and much cnltivnted m the United States f«.r oriminent and Sy«t. Polyand. moiiog. Nat. bytt. im- accae. TOLUTANUM Balsam of Tolu. This is the concrete balsamic juice of ^^W^] spermum toluiferum, a large tree, of which is known, growing in several parts America. Sex. Syst. Diadelph. decand. Nat. Syst. ba C63B Decandolle, Prod. ii. 95. Griffith, MeA. Bot^ 250. At first, the balsam is soft and tenacious, but gradually becomes hard and brittle, when it i' transparent, shining, of a yellowish, or reddi' brown color, of a fragrant odor, and a sweet warm taste. It is a stimulating expectoranl The dose is from ten to thirty grains. Lozenges of Balsam of Tolu. R. Balsam of Tolu one oun Alcohol one fl. outt Dissolve, and add Water t^o fl. oun Heat in a water-bath, and filter; add, Tragacanth four scrupl Sugar sixteen oun Beat into paste, and make lozenges twelve grains. Tincture of Balsam of Tolu R. Balsam of Tolu three ou Alcohol two p- Macerate till dissolved, then filter. U. S. A highly stimulating expectorant, to two fl. drachms. Compound Tincture of Balsam of Tolu. B. Balsam of Tolu two ouncciM (1,