Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics. / By William Whitla.
- William Whitla
- Date:
- 1882
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics. / By William Whitla. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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![DECOCTUM. Aloes Co. . . Cetrarise . . Cinchonse Flavse Granati Radicis Hsematoxyli, Hordei . . . Papaveris. , Pareirae. . , Quercus . , Sarsse. . . . Sarsse Co. . . Scoparil. . , Taraxaci . , Ulmi .... COMPOSITION. Extract of socotrine aloes 120 grs., myi-rh and saffron, of each 90 grs., carbonate of pot- ash 60 grs., e.xti'act of liquor- ice 1 oz., compound tincture of cardamoms 8 oz., water q.s. Boil all for 5 minutes, except the saffii-on and tinctiore, iu 1 piut of water; mid the saffron, and when cooled add the tinctm-e 2 hours be- fore straining, and m.ike up to 30 oz. with water. Washed Iceland moss 1 oz, boiled for 10 minutes in 1 pint water, strained while hot, and made to measure 1 pint. Powdered btirk 1^ oz., Boiled for 10 minutes in 1 pint water, strained when cold, and made to measure 1 pint. Bark of pomegranate root 2 oz., boiled in water -10 oz., down to 1 pint. Logwood chips 1 oz., and cin- uamou 60 grs., boiled for 10 min- utes in 1 piut water, and made to measure 1 pint. Washed barlej' 2 oz., boiled in ■water 14 pint, for 20 minutes, and strained. It is not ordered to be made up to any quantity, as is done iu tlie others, hence it is really stronger than 1 iu 16, pei*- haps 1 in 10. Bruised poppy capsules 2 oz., boiled for 10 minutes iu IJ piut water, and made to measure 1 pt. Pareii'a root IJ oz., boiled for 15 minutes iu 1 pint of water, and made to measure 1 pint. Oak bark IJ oz., boiled for 10 miuutos in 1 pint water, and made to measure 1 pint. Sarsaparilla 2^ oz., digested in li piut boiling water for 1 hour, then boiled for 10 minutes, and made to measure 1 pint. Sarsaparilla 2.^ oz., .s.assafras root, guaiacum wood and liquorice j-oot, of eacli \ o/_, niezercon bark GO grs., boiling water li pint, di- gested for 1 hour, then boilctl foi 10 minutes, and made to measure 1 pint. Dried tops of broom 1 oz boiled for 10 niiuiites in 1 pint water, and nuide to measure 1 pt. Dried, sliced, and bruised dan delion root 1 oz-, boiled for 10 niiTuites in 1 ]>iut water, strained, and made to measure I i>int. Elm bark (cut) 2^ oz., boiled in water 1 pint, for 10 minutes, strained, and made to measuro 1 pint. STEENGTH. 4 grs. to 1 OZ, 1 OZ. to 1 pt. \\ OZ. to 1 pt. 2 OZ. to 1 pt. 1 oz.to 1 pt. 1 oz.to 15 oz. 2 oz. to 1 pt. 1J oz.to 1 pt. li oz. to 1 pt. 2J oz. to 1 pt. 2J oz. to 1 pt. 1 oz. to 1 pt. 1 oz. to 1 pt. 2Joz.tolpt.| 2to4oz,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21507296_0076.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
