Materia medica, pharmacy, pharmacology and therapeutics / by W. Hale White.
- William Hale-White
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Materia medica, pharmacy, pharmacology and therapeutics / by W. Hale White. 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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![MATERIA MEDICA -20-90111. Thp™'fii f 1 ^^^'y^^g composition. lUey are all prepared by distillation. The B P contams five, viz.: . . Dose. bpiritns Ammonite \ Fetidns „„ — Armoraeira [ 20-90iii. nvn o?'f ^<^«tificatus, and Spiritus Vini GalHci (Brandy) nre also pharmacopccial. ^ ^'^^'j;. Succi.—These are the expressed juices of plants, to which a third of their volume of alcohol (90 per cent ) IS added to preserve them. The B. P. contains six • Spiritus J3theris •! Dose Co. • Nitrosi — Amnioniffi Aro maticus > Dose. Succus Belladonnro 5—15iii.. — Conii ^ ^ ^—ls5. Succus Hyoscyami ] Dose — Scoparii j.i i Taraxaci ^5- Succus Limonis contains no alcohol.' Suppositoria.—Suppositories are conical soHd bodies containing active drugs for introduction into the rectum or vagina. The basis of all is oil of theo- broma, except Sap. Glycerini in which it is gelatin. The B J', contains seven, viz. Sup. Acidi Carbolici, Acidi iannici BelladonntB, Glycerini, Morphinro, lodoformi, and Plumbi Co. In hot countries if the Suppositories would otherwise be too soft, some of the Oil of Theobroma may be replaced by White Beeswax. ^ c j Syrupi.—Syrups are fluid preparations of drugs flavoured with sugar. Examples: Sy. Aurantii, Sy. Ehei. The dose of all is about I5 or rather more. Tabellse.—Tablets of chocolate, each weighing ■ five grains. The B. P. contains only one : Tabella Trinitrini (each contains gi-, pm-e i^jt^.Q. glycerin). Dose 1—2. Tincturse.—Tinctures are solutions of the active principles of drugs in alcohol. They are closely allied to spirits, from which most of them differ in their mode of preparation. They are prepared by—](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21507260_0044.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
