A treatise on the diseases of negroes as they occur in the island of Jamaica with observations on the country remedies / [James Thomson].

  • Thomson, James, active 1814-1820.
Date:
1820
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Credit: A treatise on the diseases of negroes as they occur in the island of Jamaica with observations on the country remedies / [James Thomson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “160 | Forms of Medicines. L AUDANUAT SLICED « ath 10 Ml ckcna Tain; prone 22, one pint? Digest for dhe days in the hot sun-shinej andsstrain.? I would always’ recommend having laudanum procured from home,.as the strength is much more ac- curate and regular than what we can.prepare, and the cases‘in which it As generally ia ed are of an Paget in aaa -VINoUs TINCTURE, OF OPIUM. “Exket of opium, one ounce ; bruised cinnamon, a drachm; ret wine, a ore : Macerate for eight days, and strain. | AQUEOUS: SOLUTION OF OPIUM. Opium, six grains ; water, three ounces: Rub them together in a Slade mortar for ten minutes; strain, and add a wine-glagsful of sweet spirits of via if necessary: A tab! le-spoonful a dose. This preparation will ot. nd ~ ~«-he made as required. ‘TIMONIAL WINE. bles boiling water, two ounces ; Madeira.” “sonful, so as to excite vomiting. WDERS. “wee drachme - -
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