The physician's vade-mecum: containing the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of diseases. Accompanied by a select collection of formulae, and a glossary of terms / By Robert Hooper ... From the London copy. This Philadelphia edition is improved by a translation of all the Latin prescriptions, and is enlarged by an alphabetical list of all the medicines now in use, with their names in both Latin and English: and by other valuable addenda.

  • Robert Hooper
Date:
1809
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Credit: The physician's vade-mecum: containing the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of diseases. Accompanied by a select collection of formulae, and a glossary of terms / By Robert Hooper ... From the London copy. This Philadelphia edition is improved by a translation of all the Latin prescriptions, and is enlarged by an alphabetical list of all the medicines now in use, with their names in both Latin and English: and by other valuable addenda. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    R. Decocti cinchonz dr.xij. Tincture ejusdem dr.ij. Pulveris cinchone ser}. Syrupi zingiberis dr.j M. f. haustus quavis vel secunda vel tertia vel quarta quaque hora sumendus. Mix into a drau ght to be taken every second, third, or fourth hour. R. Extracti cinchonz gr. xv. Decocti cinchonze dr.xiij. Tincture cinchone comp. dr.jfs. Syrupi corticis aurantii dr.j. M. f. haustus quavis vel secunda vel tertia ve] quarta quaque hora sumendus. Mix into a draught to be taken every second, third, or fourth. hour. SYRUPUS CINCHON A.’ R. Extracti cinchonz dr.ij. . Syrupi corticis aurantii dr.xiv.. M. ut fiant syrupus. Mix and make a syrup. » This syrup is to be given to giieren when they refuse other forms of bark ; it may be acidulated with suJphuric acid, which makes it very crateful to the palate. The dose is ome tea-spoonful or more, every one, two, three, or four hours.. R. Extracticinchone cum resina dr.j. F. massula in pilulas xij dividenda, quarum capiat duas secun- dis vel tertiis vel-quartis horis, superbibendo haustulum alicujus Jiquoris idonei. Make a small mass to be divided into twelve: pills, of which two are to be taken every second, third, or fourth hour, taking after them a small draught of any proper liquid,