The American medical formulary : based upon the United States and British pharmacopoeias : including also numerous standard formulae derived from American and European authorities : together with the medical properties and uses of medicines, poisons, their antidotes, tests, etc. : designed for the medical and pharmaceutical student / by John J. Reese.

John J. Reese

Date:: 1850

Credit: The American medical formulary : based upon the United States and British pharmacopoeias : including also numerous standard formulae derived from American and European authorities : together with the medical properties and uses of medicines, poisons, their antidotes, tests, etc. : designed for the medical and pharmaceutical student / by John J. Reese. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Aqua Creasoti. Creasote 3j, distilled water gx; shake to- gether, and filter. Med. Prop, and Use. Those of Creasote. Aqua Cupri Sulphatis Camphorata. Bates's Camphorated Lotion. Sulphate of copper gr. xv, bole gr. xv, powdered cam- phor gr. iv, boiling water f^iv; when cold, filter. [As a col- lyriuin, this requires dilution.] Aqua Florum Aurantii. L. [Aurantii Aqua, E.~\ Orange Flower Water. Orange flowers Ibx, proof spirit ^vij, water Cong, ij; distil Cong. j. Use. As a perfume. Aqua Funiculi. U. S., L., E., D. From oil of fennel, as Aqua Cinnamomi. Med. Prop, and Use. Those of Aquse Medicatae. Aqua Goulardi. See Liquor Plumbi Subacetatis. Aqua Hydrocyanica Vegetabilis. (Schrader.) Essential oil of bitter almonds 3j, rectified spirit 3jss, distilled water ^xvj; mix well, and filter through wet filtering paper. [Intended as a substitute for Aqua Lauro-cerasi.] Aqua Lauro-cerasi. E., D. Cherry-Laurel Water. Fresh leaves of cherry laurel chopped small Ibj, water Oijss; distil Oj; agitate the distilled liquor well, filter it through wet paper, and add compound spirit of lavender gj. [It contains an uncertain amount of prussic acid. Dose, tt^xxx to f5j.] Med. Prop, and Use. Similar to those of Hydrocyanic Acid. Aqua Lavandula. P. Flowering tops of lavender Ibij, water q. s.; distil by steam Ibiv. [The simple and perfumed Spirit of Lavender are also named Lavender Water. See Spiritus Lavan- dulae.] Aqua Marina Factitia. Artificial Sea Water. To Cong, iv of water, add the following salts in crystals : chloride of sodium gxvj, sulphate of soda gvij, chloride of calcium |jss, chloride of magnesium gvj, iodide of potassium 9j, bromide of potassium$

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