A formulary of selected remedies with therapeutic annotations : adapted to the requirements of general practice, hospitals, dispensaries, parish infirmaries, lunatic asylums, and other public institutions, with index of diseases and remedies, diet tables, etc. / by E.A. Kirby.

  • Kirby, Edmund Adolphus, active 1867.
Date:
1874
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Credit: A formulary of selected remedies with therapeutic annotations : adapted to the requirements of general practice, hospitals, dispensaries, parish infirmaries, lunatic asylums, and other public institutions, with index of diseases and remedies, diet tables, etc. / by E.A. Kirby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    (65.) Coloc. Co. et Rliei. Co. ]£> Pil. Coloc. Co., Pil. Rhei Co., aa. gr. ijss. M. ft. pil. A favourite combination of some practitioners. (66.) Jalapinse et Aloes. Ext. Aloes Soc., gr. J; Jalapime, gr. i ; Pulv. Ipecac, gr. Saponis Mollis, q.s. M. ft. pil. An effective aperient for infants and children. See also 51A and Aloetic Granules, F. 171. (67-) Aloes et Nucis Vomicse. ljl> Ext. Aloes Soc., gr. j.; P. Ipecac., gr. jf; Ext. Nucis Vom., gr. T'j. M. ft. pil. Jalapine, formerly in this formula, is now omitted, and the pure Extract of Aloes used,—thus the efficiency of this pilule has been increased, and its bulk reduced considerably. A very suitable medicine for children suffering with habitual constipation. (63.) Aloes et Myrrh, c. Ferro. P= Pil. Aloes et Myrrhae, gr. iij.; Fend Sulph. Exsic., gr. jss; Ext. Nucis Vom., gr. M. ft. pil. This form has been improved by the addition of a small dose of Nux. It will be found exceedingly useful in chlorosis, amenorrhoea, hysteria, debility, etc. Dose—One twice or thrice daily after food, or two every night at bedtime. (69-) Ferri Iodid. et Assaf. $> Pil. Ferri Iodid., gr. iij.; Pil. Aloes et Assafcetidae, gr. iij.; Ext. Aloes Barb., gr. j. M. ft. pil. 2. A useful tonic, alterative and laxative, in the treatment of chlorosis and amenorrhoea in strumous patients. AWt— One or two, three times a day, with food.