Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics / by Sir William Whitla.

  • Whitla William, Sir, 1851-1933.
Date:
1910
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Credit: Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics / by Sir William Whitla. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Hirudo Australis—Hirudo quinquestriata, the five-striped or Aus- tralian Leech. Australasian Colonies. Hygrophila—The dried herb and root of H. spinosa. Diuretic. Decoction (i in 10). Dose—| to 2 ozs. India and Eastern Colonies. Ispaghula—The dried seeds of Plantago ovata. (Spogel seeds.) Demulcent. Decoction (120 grs. to i pint.) Dose—\ to 2 ozs. India and Eastern Colonies. Jalapse Tinctura Composita—A tincture of jalap (i in 13), contain- ing also scammony and turpeth. Purgative. Dose—^ to i dr. IndiAj Eastern and North American Colonies. Kaladana or Pharbitis]Nil—The dried seeds of Ipomcea hederacea. Purgative like jalap. Dose—30 to 50 grs. Compound Powder (i in 3). 2Q to 60 grs. Tincture (i in 5). ^ to i dr. India and Eastern Colonies. Kaladanse Resina or Pharbitisin—The resin from Ipomoea hede- racea. Purgative like jalap resin. Dose—2 to 8 grs. India and Eastern Colonies. Kavse Rhizoma—The dried decorticated rhizome of Piper methy- sticum without the roots. Spinal Depressant. See p. 572. Ext. Liq. (i in i). Dose—30 to 60 mins. Australasian Colonies. Kino Eucalypti—An exudation from the stem of various species of Eucalyptus (Botany Bay Kino), identical with B.P. Kino. Astrin- gent. Dose—5 to 20 grs. Australasian Colonies. Mylabris—The dried beetle M. phalerata or other species of M. Vesicant like cantharides. Plaster (i in 3 nearly). Warming Plaster (i in 24). Blistering Liquid (i in 2). Ointment (i in 10). Vinegar (i in 10). Corresponding to the B.P. Cantharides preparations. India, African, and Eastern Colonies. Myrobalanum—The dried immature fruits of Terminalia Chebula. (Chebulic myrobalans.) Astringent like galls. Dose—^ to i dr. Ointment (i in 5). Ointment with opium (7-5 per cent, opium).