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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    Tinctura Atjrantiorum Immaturorum. Unripe orange-berries ^iv, proof spirit Oj. Tinctura Atropine. Mr. W. Cooper. Dissolve gr. j of atro- pine in fjj of rectified spirit^ and add f3^ij of distilled water. Dose, from irgxv. One drop applied to the eye, morning and night, to keep up dilatation of the pupil. Bouchardat di- rects one grain of atropia to 100 of spirit. Dose, from 1 to 5 drops. Tinctura Extracti Belladonna. Mr. Blackett. Extract of belladonna %x, proof spirit Ibj. Dose, rrj?ij—iij. Tinctura China Corticis. See Tinctura Cinchonae. Tinctura Chiretta. D. Chiretta herb ^v, proof spirit Oij; macerate for 14 days, strain, express, .and filter. Tinctura Cocci Cacti. D. Cochineal in fine powder Sjij, proof spirit Oj. Macerate for 14 days, strain, express, and filter. [Probably intended chiefly as a coloring tincture; but it is also prescribed as an antispasmodic and sedative. Dose, f3ss -ij] Tinctura Colchici e Radice. P. Macerate 1 part of the dried cormi in 4 parts by weight of proof spirit. Tinctura Cynara. Fresh artichoke leaves, bruised, tbij, rec- tified spirit fbj; digest for 7 days, express, and filter. Tinctura Colocynthidis. Prus. Ph. Dahlberb's Tincture. Colocynth pulp (cut small and free from seeds) ^j, aniseed 3J? proof spirit ifoj. Digest for 8 days, express, and filter. Dose, 6 to 20 drops. Tinctura Copalchi Corticis. Bruised copalche bark ^j, proof spirit Oj. 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls 2 or 3 times a day. Tinctura Coptis. Dr. Wood. Gold-thread root ^j, proof spi- rit f^xvj. Dose, 3j. Tonic. Tinctura Elaterina. Morries. Elaterine gr. j, nitric acid 4 drops, rectified spirit, f^j. Dose, f^ss. Tinctura Erigeronis. Dried Canada flea-bane (Erigeron Cana- dense) ^iv, proof spirit Oj. Macerate, express, and filter. Tinctura Ferri Potassio-Acetatis. Mr. Donovan. Mix in a matrass ^ij of precipitated carbonate (sesquioxide) of iron, and f^xvj of acetic acid; when the effervescence is over, boil the mixture till reduced to f^xij, and when cold filter. Expose