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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    Infusum Dracontii. Skunk-cabbage-root 3J, boiling water Oss. Infusum Eupatorii Cannabini, may be made as Infusum Eu- patorii. Infusum Erasers. American Colombo ^j, boiling water f^xvj. Dose, 3j to g ij. Infusum Fuliginis Alkalinum. Wood-soot 01, hickory ashes Oj, boiling water Oiv; infuse 24 hours, and decant. A popular American remedy for dyspepsia with acidity; f^iss 3 times a day. Infusum Guaco. Simmonds. Bruised leaves and stems of guaco (Mikania Guaco) ^j, boiling water Oj. Infusum Marrubii. Dried horehound [3iv, Dr. Pereira; 3j, Dr. Royle], boiling water Oj. Dose ^j to ^ij. Infusum Parietarlze. Ratier. Dry pellitory of the wall ^j, boiling water Oiss : infuse half an hour, and strain. By wine- glassfuls, in calculous disorders, dropsies, &c. Infusum Polygal^e. D. Bruised polygala root (Senega) ^ss, boiling water f^ix. Digest 1 hour, and strain. Infusum Salicis. Dr. Royle. Bark of the more bitter and astringent kinds of willow ^j, boiling water Oj. A wineglass- ful every 2 or 3 hours. Infusum Saponarle. Tisane de Saponaire. P. Soap wort- root 3J, liquorice-root ^ij, boiling water f^xxxvj ; macerate for 4 hours. Infusum Sarz^e Acidum. Dr. Hancock. Sarsaparilla 5X> boiling water Oj, muriatic acid ttjjxxx to ■njjxl. Infuse in a glass vessel for some hours, and strain. Dr. H. says the efficacy of the infusion is greatly increased by the acid. Infusum Sarsaparilla Compositum. D. 1826. Sarsap. gj [cold], lime water f^xvj; macerate in a closed .vessel for 12 hours, and strain. Dr. O'Beirne prescribes ^ij of sarsaparilla, Jij of liquorice root, to Oj of lime water; to macerate 24 hours. Dose, f^iv to f|jvj, twice a day. Infusum Sarza Frigidum. Guy's H. Sarsa ^ij, lime water Oij : rub the sliced sarsaparilla with the lime water, in a marble mortar with a wooden pestle, for \ of an hour; then macerate, with occasional stirring, for 6 hours. Dose f^ij to f^iv. 40*