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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    f^v of sulphuric aether. [This is almost identical with Spiritus jEtheris Compositus.] Spiritus Calami. P. Calamus root Ibj, sp. of wine (-863) ifoviij; macerate 4 days, and distil nearly to dryness. Spiritus Colchici Ammoniatus. Tinct. CoWhici Composita. Spiritus Cceruleus. Han. Ph. Wormwood, scordium, savin, lavender-flowers, of each ^iiss; proof spirit Ov; distil Oiiss, and add 5vj of verdigris, water of ammonia %ix. For out- ward use. Spiritus Dilutior. E. See Spiritus Tenuior. Spiritus Febrifugus Cluttoni. See Spiritus JEtheris Muri- atici. The original form is—Oil of sulphur by the bell, oil of vitriol, and sea salt, of each ^j, spirit of wine ^vj. Let them digest for a month, then distil to dryness. Spiritus Ferri Chlorati ^Ethereus. Prus. Ph. See Tinct. Ferri Chloridi iEtherea. Spiritus Formicarum. Prus. Ph. Ants (fresh collected and clean) Ifoij, spirit of wine (at -900) Ibiv, water q. s. Distil Ibiv. Dose, 20 to 60 drops; also used outwardly. Spiritus Fortior. D. Carbonate of potash (heated to low red- ness and reduced to powder in a warm mortar) ^viij, rectified spirit Oiv; let them be shaken in a bottle occasionally for four hours, at about 100° F. After settling for 20 minutes, sepa- rate the upper layer (about 74 fl. ounces) by a syphon, and distil it with a Liebig's condenser, and chloride of zinc bath, until the product amounts to 72 fl. ounces (sp. gr. -818). Spiritus Pyroxylicus. Wood Spirit. When the acid liquor obtained by the dry distillation of wood (beech or birch), after separating the tar, is distilled, the first portions which come over are chiefly wood spirit, which is rectified by one or more distillations. It is further purified by redistilling it over lime. D. states its sp. gr. to be -846, but it may be obtained as low as -813. The purest kinds of pyroxylic spirit constitute Dr. Hastings's Medicinal Naphtha. Dose, ttjjxij—xv, 3 times a day, increased as the patient can bear it. In consumption. Spiritus Spilanthi. Beral. Bruised Para cress (Spilanthes oleracea) in flower 1 part, spirit of *863 sp. gr. 2 parts; mace- rate 2 or 3 days, and distil 2 parts.