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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    443 9 Liq. Vol. Cornu Cervi, 31V. Acid. Succinici, q. s. ad sat. Sp. iEtlieris Sulpliurici, 31V. Misce. Twenty to forty drops in a glass of sugared water two or tlwee times a day. [Eller’s Liquor Artliriticus] In Gout and Inveterate Rheumatism.—Niemann. ■144 9 Ammonia! Pliospliatis, 3ss. Aquas Cinnamomi, f Jj. Fiat liaustus, ter die sumendus. In Acute and Subacute Rheumatism.—Dr. Buckler (U.S.) AMMONIACUM (Gummi). Gum Ammoniac is the concrete juice of an umbelliferous plant, Dorema Ammoniacutn. It is stimulant, expectorant, deobstrueut, diuretic, diaphoretic, and emmenagogue; and is chiefly used as an expectorant in affections of the chest not attended with inflammation; and in visceral obstructions. Externally, it is applied as a discutient and resolvent to indo- lent tumours. Dose of the gum, 5 to 30 grains; of Mistura Ammoniaci, 4 to 8 drachms. Emplastrurn Ammoniaci, and Emp. Ammon, cum Hydrarg. are the usual forms for outward application. 445 9 Misturre Ammoniaci, f 3viij. Vini Antimonii Potassio-tart. f 3j. Fiat mistura: dosis, coclil. ij. vet iij. . Expectorant.—Dr. Pearson. 446 R Mist. Ammoniaci, f 3V. Oxymel. Scillaj, f 3SS. Vini Antimon. lqxxvj. Aceti destillati, f 3ii,j. M. Sumat cochleare amplum subinde. In Humoral Asthma, Chronic Cough, 1Sfc.—Dr. Ainslie. 447 9 Pulv. G. Ammoniac. 53. Oxymellis Scillie, 3ij. Tere simul, et adde Ovi unius vitellum, Aquie Mentli. Puleg. 3VJ. Aquae Mentli. pip. 3‘V. M. To be taken during the day by a tablespoonful at a tunc. In Catarrh.—Trousseau and Reveil.