The pharmacopoeia of King's College Hospital / compiled by a committee of the staff.

  • King's College Hospital
Date:
1901
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Credit: The pharmacopoeia of King's College Hospital / compiled by a committee of the staff. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cataplasma Lini, Linseed Poultice. Take of Crushed Linseed ... 4 ounces. Boiling water ... ... 10 fluid ounces. Add the crushed linseed gradually, with con- stant stirring, to the water. Spread not more than 5-inch thick on tow or calico. Cataplasma Panis, Bread Poultice. Take pieces of stale bread about J an inch thick and 2 inches square, and pour boiling water over these in a strainer. Allow to stand under cover for a few minutes, then beat up the bread well with a fork, drain off all water, and spread. Cataplasma Sinapis, Mustard Poultice. (For an adult.) Take of Mustard i part. Crushed Linseed ... 2 or 3 parts. Boiling Water—A sufficient quantity. (For a child.) Take of Mustard ... ... .. i part. Crushed Linseed 5 parts. Boiling Water—A sufficient quantity. Mix the mustard into a thick cream with luke- warm water; then mix the linseed .separately as for a linseed poultice ; finally stir the two mixtures well together, and spread.
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