The book of prescriptions : containing 3000 prescriptions, collected from the practice of the most eminent physicians and surgeons, English and foriegn, comprising also, a compendious history of the materia medica, lists of the doses of all officinal or established preparations, and an index of diseases and remedies / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry
Date:
1859
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Credit: The book of prescriptions : containing 3000 prescriptions, collected from the practice of the most eminent physicians and surgeons, English and foriegn, comprising also, a compendious history of the materia medica, lists of the doses of all officinal or established preparations, and an index of diseases and remedies / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II Mist. Assafoetidre, fjvss. Spir. Lavandulae comp. Jss. Spir. Ammonia; arom. f 31'j. Misce : sumat coclilearia tria ter quotidic. In Nervous Indigestion, Hysteria, <S(c.—Dr. Ainslie. H Tinct. Assafcctid®, Sss. Tinct. Opii, f 3J. Decojti Hordei, Oss. Fiat enema. In Flatulent Colic.—Dr. Hooper. II Assafoetidse, gr. vj—viij. 01. Amygdalae dulc. ipjv. Tere simul, et adde Pulv. Acacia;, 359. Infusi Antliemidis, Jj. Fiat enema. In Flatulent Colic.—Dr. Ure. [This is for an Infant. For older children, use one scruple to half a drachm of Assafcetida.] 699 9, Assafcetid®, 3ij. Campliorm rasse, gr. xij. Tere cum Decocti Avense, Jviij.; dein adde Olei Terebinthime, gss. Misce, et fiat enema. In Pestilential Cholera.—Dr. Copland. 700 9 Assafoetidre, 3ij. Tere cum Decocti Papaveris, lb.j. Coletur: signctur: The clyster. In Spasmodic and Hysterical Affections.—Radius. 701 9 Assafoetidre, 3iij. Tere cum Lactis Vaccini, 3V. Cola per linteum, ut fiat enema. In Ascarides.—Rudolphi. AURANTIUM. Orange. The dried rind of the Seville or Bitter Orange, C. Bigaradia, is a light bitter tonic, stomachic, and slightly astringent. It is much prescribed as an accompaniment to other medicines ; particularly the stronger hitters, quinine, neutral salts, &c., to render them less offensive to the palate or the stomach. Al- though regarded as a very safe remedy, large quantities of the peel have proved fatal to children. Dose of the powdered peel, 5 to 30 grains; Confectio Aurantii, 1 to 4 drachms; Infusum Aurantii, 1 to 2 ounces; Elixir Aurant. comp, a drachm ; Syrupns Aurantii, a drachm 110 696 607 698