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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    ELIXIRS. A popular form of medicine largely employed in the United States, being exceedingly pleasant to the taste, and at the same time pos- sessing considerable medicinal value. The following are selected from formula; recommended by the committee of the College of Pharmacy of Philadelphia. The simple elixir contained in the following formulae is a pre- paration containing cinnamon, orange, and other flavouring ingredi- ents, which being sweetened, effectually disguises the taste of the medicines. They contain a good portion of Alcohol, which may ac- count in a measure for their popularity. Elixir of Yellow Peruvian Bark. Tinct. Cinchonse Flav. Cone., jxxij.; Elixir Simplicis, q. s. ft. fgxvj. M. ft. Elixir. This is an exceedingly pleasant and energetic tonic, febrifuge, and restorative. Each fluid dram contains the active principles of io grains of Bark. \ Elixir Bark and Iron. |ie Ferri Ammon. Cit., 128 grs.; Aquae Dest., |j.; Elixir Cin- chonas Flav., gxv. M. ft. Elixir. This valuable preparation excites languid appetite, gives zest to food, improves digestion, increases the strength, removes the pallor of debility, and gives firmness and precision to the action of the nervous system, with power to endure fatigue and resist disease. One fluid dram contains one grain of Iron Salt and the active principles of nearly 10 grains of Bark. Elixir Pepsin. Pepsinse, 256 grs. ; Vini Xerici, gxiv. ; Syrupi, 3ij.; Ext. Zingib. Fluid., gtt. xxv. M. ft. Elixir. This contains the active principle of the gastric juice in solution, forming an agreeable and elegant preparation. One fluid dram con- tains 2 grains of pure Pepsina Porci. Elixir Bismuth. ]Jo Bismuthi Amm. Citratis, 256 grs. ; Aqua; Destillatac, 5j. ; . Elixir Simplicis, gxv. M. ft. Elixir. This agreeable elixir contains 2 grains of soluble Citrate of Bismuth in one fluid dram, and is highly efficient in many painful affections of the stomach and bowels, being more active in smaller doses than the insoluble salts.