Purity, activity, beauty : medicinal fluid extracts / manufactured by John Wyeth & Brother ; with doses, remedial attributes, and formulae for extemporaneous preparations.

  • John Wyeth & Brother
Date:
1892
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Credit: Purity, activity, beauty : medicinal fluid extracts / manufactured by John Wyeth & Brother ; with doses, remedial attributes, and formulae for extemporaneous preparations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    PREPARATIONS. Tincture of Blood Root, U. S. P., 1880. Fluid Extract 1% fluid ounces (67.50 c. c.) Alcohol 12 fluid ounces ( 360. c. c.) Water 2 fluid ounces ( 60. c. c.) M. and filter. Dose.—20 to 40 minims (1.25—2.50 c. c). Infusion of Blood Root. Fluid Extract 1 fluid ounce ( 30. c. c.) Hot Water 15 fluid ounces (450. c. c.) M. Dose.—X ^ol/2 fluid ounce (7.50—15. c. c). Syrup of Blood Root (Acetic). Fluid Extract 1 fluid ounce ( 30. c. c.) Acetic Acid No. 8 '. 1 fluid ounce ( 30. c. c.) Simple Syrup . 14 fluid ounces (420. c. c.) M. Dose.—yi, to 1 fluid drachm (1.90—3.75 c. c). Vinegar of Blood Root. Fluid Extract 1% fluid ounces ( 52.50c. c.) Dilute Acetic Acid 14^ fluid ounces (427.50 c. c.) M. and filter. Use externally for cutaneous diseases. No. 46. BLUE COHOSH. The Rhizome and Rootlets of Canlophyllum Thalictroides. Natural Order.—Berberidaceae. Habitat.—North America (Southern part). Common Names.—Squaw Root, Papoose Root. Active Constituent.—Resinous extractive. The medicinl virtue ascribed to this root is that of an eni- menagoue, antispasmodic and diuretic. Dose.—20 to 40 minims (1.25—2.50 c. c). PREPARATIONS. Tincture of Blue Cohosh. Fluid Extract 3 fluid ounces ( 90. c. c.) Alcohol 10 fluid ounces (300. c. c.) Water 3 fluid ounces ( 90. c. c.) M. and filter. Dose.—]/2 to 1 fluid drachm (1.90—3.75 c. c).