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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    Pessus Plumbi Iodidi. Iodide of lead gr. v, wax gr. xxv, lard 3iss. Pessus Tannini. Tannin 9ss, wax gr. xxv, lard 3iss. Pessus Zinci. Oxide of zinc gr. xv; white wax gr. xxiiss, lard 3iss. Phillyrin^ Sulphas. M. Jachelli. From the leaves and twigs of Phillyrea latifolia, nearly as for Quinae sulphas [D.], for which it is said to be a substitute. Dose, gr. xij—xv. Phosphorus Ruber. Red, or Amorphous Phosphorus. This is an allotropic modification of phosphorus, produced under cer- tain conditions. It is less inflammable, less soluble, and less active than the common phosphorus. It is produced when phosphorus is exposed in closed glass tubes to the action of a continued heat. Pilule Acidi Carbonici. Mr. Morson. Mix 3ss of bicar- bonate of soda, add gr. xxv of tartaric acid, coarsely powdered, with the smallest possible quantity of syrup and mucilage to form a mass. Divide into 12 pills. Pilul^e Aloes et Hydrargyri. Gl. H. Abernelhy's Pills. Mercurial pill, aloetic pill, of each Jss, syrup q. s. Mix, and divide into 12 pills. Pilula Aloes cum Sapone. L. Powdered extract of Barba- does aloes, soft soap, extract of liquorice, of each equal parts, treacle q. s. [Probably intended as a substitute for Pilulae Aloes Dilutee.] Dose, gr. v—xv. Pilule Anticholeric^ Arabics. Assafoetida, asclepias gi- gantea, and opium, of each gr. iss, in each pill. One every J or | hour, broken down in a spoonful of brandy and water, till the symptoms yield. After vomiting and purging have ceased, if prostration and spasms are urgent, give % or J doses. Black pepper is substituted for asclepias in this country. Pilulje Antimonii Comp. St. B. H. Tartarized antimony gr. j, guaiacuni 3SS? pill °f aloes and myrrh 3ss, treacle q. s.; make 16 pills. Pilules Argenti Chloridi. Mialhe. Nitrate of silver gr. xv, chloride of sodium 3J? starch gr. xlv, gum gr. xv, water q. s. Divide into 100 pills. Mialhe affirms that the fresh pre- cipitated chloride is partially soluble in chloride of sodium.