The druggist's general receipt book : comprising a copious veterinary formulary, with numerous recipes in patent and proprietary medicines, druggists' nostrums, etc. : perfumery and cosmetics; beverages, dietetic articles, and condiments : trade chemicals, scientific processes, and an appendix of useful tables / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry
Date:
1871
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Credit: The druggist's general receipt book : comprising a copious veterinary formulary, with numerous recipes in patent and proprietary medicines, druggists' nostrums, etc. : perfumery and cosmetics; beverages, dietetic articles, and condiments : trade chemicals, scientific processes, and an appendix of useful tables / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Mercurial Ointment. Applied to callous swellings, en- larged joints, mange, scab in the sheep, &c. The weaker ointment is generally sufficient. Mercury with Chalk. Alkalized mercury. A mild pre- paration. Dose, from 1 to 3 dr., in farcy, glanders, &c. Mercury, Subchloride of. See Calomel. Mercury, Bichloride (or Chloride, B. P.). See Corrosive Sublimate. Mercury with Sulphur. Black Sulphuret of Mercury. See Ethiops Mineral. Mercury, Red Sulphuret of. See Cinnabar. Mercury, Nitric Oxide. See Red Precipitate. Mercury, Black Oxide. Dose, 1 to 2 dr. [Morton.] Mercury, Ammonio-Chloride. See White Precipitate. Mercury, Nitrated Ointment of. See Ointment, Citrine. Mercury, Acid Nitrate of. Used as a caustic. See Caus- tics, y. Formulary. Milk. Sometimes given in quantities of 1 to 3 quarts, in acute inflammations, coughs, and all internal irritations, especially those occasioned by acrid and corrosive poisons. It is a convenient vehicle for administering medicines to the dog or cat. MiNDERERUs' Spirit. See Acetate of Ammonia. Mint, and Peppermint. Carminative, cordial, and sudorific. A strong infusion of the plant, or the distilled water, may be given in flatulent colics. Dose, 1 or 2 pints; used chiefly as vehicles for more active remedies. Dose of the oil of peppermint, 20 to 30 drops, or to 60 drops of oil of spearmint. A few drops of the oil are added to purgative medicines, to prevent griping. The other mints have similar properties. Mithridate. Cordial and anodyne. ^ oz. to 1 oz. may be given in flatulent colic, but would be injurious in inflamma- tion. Mullein. An infusion of the flowers is given as a demul- cent for the same purposes as linseed tea. A decoction of the leaves is used in emollient fomentations and cata- plasms.