Formulæ of medicines specially prepared for medical practice by H. & T. Kirby & Co.

  • H. & T. Kirby & Co.
Date:
[between 1890 and 1899]
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Credit: Formulæ of medicines specially prepared for medical practice by H. & T. Kirby & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    composed of the same active ingredients as the Compound Pill, viz., Aloes, Colocynth, and Scammony, the Pill contains nearly twice as much Scammony, and by many it is preferred as the most reliable cathartic. The Compound Extract contains nearly twice the quantity of Aloes. The Extract may therefore be prescribed when an aloetic purge is desired, and the Compound Pill when a smaller dose of Aloes and a larger one of Scammony is required. Dose—Two at bedtime. For the same with Pit. Coloc. Co.^ see F. 6i. The following formulae, with F. 46a, 61, 6ia, 141 and 141a, will be found sufficient to meet the requirements of most cases. 296a. Pil. Hydrargyri et Ext. Coloc. Co. Pil. Hydrarg., Ext. Coloc. Co., aa. gr. ijss. M. ft. pil. Dose—Two at bedtime. 297. Pil. Hydrargyri et Coloc. Co. R Pil. Hydrarg., gr. ij ; Pil. Coloc. Co., gr. iij. M. ft. pil. Dose—Two at bedtime. 297a. Pil. Hydrargyri et Ext. Coloc. Co. R. Pil. Hydrarg., gr. ij.; Ext. Coloc. Co., gr, iij. M. ft. pil. Dose—Two at bedtime. 298. Pil. Calcii Sulphidi, Guaiaci, et Rhei. R Calcii Sulphidi, gr. i-ioth ; P. Guaiaci, gr. iv. ; Ext. Rhei, gr. j. M. ft. pil. A useful medicine for aged persons suffering with gouty and rheu- matic pains. Dose—One three times a day. 299. Pil. Aconiti c. Dovero. R Ext. Aconiti Ale., gr. i-32nd; P. Doveri, gr. ijss. M. ft. pil. Aconite increases the diaphoretic property of Dover’s Powder, and stimulates the action of the kidneys, which the Opium alone has sometimes a tendency to check. This pill furnishes us with a very useful remedy for catarrh and slight feverish attacks, j^ose—One or two pills, which may be repeated at intervals of three, four, or six hours, according to age and condition. 300. Pil. Capsici et Nucis Vomicae. R Capsici, gr. v. ; Ext. Nucis Vom., gr. ]. M. ft. pil. A substitute for alcohol in dipsomania. Mr. Wills, of Chester,
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