The medical formulary : comprising standard and approved formulae for the preparations and compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Besley.

  • Beasley, Henry
Date:
1856
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    Extractum Ulmi. Soubeiran. By percolation with proof spirit. Extractum Valeriana Fluidum. U. S. Valerian in coarse powder ^viij, ether f^iv, rectified spirit f^xij. Mix the valerian with half the ether and spirit, previously mixed : put it into a percolator, and add the rest gradually, then add proof spirit until f^xvj of liquid have passed. Let it evaporate spontane- ously in a shallow vessel to f^v. Pour more proof spirit into the percolator until f^x have passed, to which add the former f^v, taking care to dissolve in rectified spirit any oleo-resinous deposit. Let the mixture stand 4 hours, with occasional agita- tion, then filter, and add rectified spirit to make up f^xvj. [fjj contains 3ss of valerian.] Extracta Sicca vel Pulverata. Prus. Ph. These are made by mixing 4 parts of the extract with 1 of powdered sugar of milk, setting the mixture in a warm place until dry. Triturate the mass to powder, adding more of the sugar if necessary, to make the weight the same as that of the extract used. These are consequently of the same strength as the extract. Farina Tritici Tosta. Wheat flour slightly baked, so as to acquire a pale buff tint; as a food for infants and invalids, par- ticularly in diarrhoea. Farini Hordei Pr^eparata. Prus. Ph. Into a tin cylinder compress barley-flour till the vessel is two-thirds full. Suspend it in the body of a still two-thirds filled with water) fit on an alembic, and let the water be kept boiling for 2 days, 15 hours each. Remove the upper layer, powder the rest, and keep it in a dry place. Ferri Chloridum Hydratum. Ferri Proto-murias. Digest sulphuret of iron in excess, with diluted muriatic acid; filter, and evaporate, that crystals may form. Keep them from the air. Ferri Per-chloridum. P. Dissolve red oxide of iron (Ferri Peroxydum) in hydrochloric acid, evaporate the solution to dry- ness by a water-bath; and preserve it in well-closed bottles. Ferri et Magnesia Citras. Yanden Corput. Dissolve hy- drated peroxide of iron in citric acid, as for Ferri Citras, and neutralize the solution with carbonate of magnesia. Filter, evaporate, and dry as Ferri Ammonio-citras. Dose, gr. iij to viij, in solution or in pills.