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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    Oleum Tabaci [Empyreumaticum]. U. S. Put Sbj of tobacco, in coarse powder, into a retort of green glass, connected with a refrigeratory, with a tube for the escape of incondensible pro- ducts ; then heat the retort by sand-bath gradually to dull red- ness, and keep it so until empyreumatic oil ceases to pass over; separate the oily liquid from the watery portion, and keep it for use. Poisonous. Oleum Tanaceti. By distillation from the fresh tansy. Oleum Terebinthin^ Sulphuratum. Sulphurated linseed oil 1 part, oil of turpentine 8 parts. Oleum Thtmi. The oil of common thyme is sold in the shops as Oleum Origani. Olivina. Olivine. Landerer. Treat olive-leaves with acidu- lated water, concentrate, precipitate with ammonia, redissolve the washed precipitate in a diluted acid, purify with animal charcoal, filter, and reprecipitate with ammonia. Opii Murias. See Liquor Opii Muriaticus. Oxygenium. P. Oxygen Gas. Heat chlorate of potash in a small retort or flask of green glass, as long as gas is disengaged, and collect the gas in a proper apparatus. [The process is much expedited by mixing the chlorate with an eighth part (in bulk) of black oxide of manganese.] Oxymel Soiled Compositum. Manch. H. Oxymel of squills f^j, spirit of nitric ether ^ss, tincture of tobacco f^ss. Pasta Gutt^: Perch^e Styptica. Mr. Beardsley. Gutta percha ^j, Stockholm tar §iss or ^ij, creasote Jj> shell-lac ^j, or q. s. to render it sufficiently hard. To be boiled together, with constant stirring, till it forms a homogeneous mass. For alveolar haemorrhage, and as a stopping for teeth in toothache. To be softened by moulding with the fingers. Pessi. The following Medicated Pessaries are used by Dr. Simpson :— Pessus Aluminis. Alum, catechu, wax, each 3J> lard 3VSS- Pessus Belladonnas. Extract of belladonna 9ss, wax gr. xxiiss, lard, 3iss; in eacn pessary. Pessus Hydrargyri. Strong mercurial ointment 3ss, wax 3SS> lard gj. Mix. Pessus Plumbi. Acetate of lead gr. viiss, white wax gr. xxiiss, lard 3iss-