Domestic medicine; or, A treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines ; With an appendix containing a dispensatory. For the use of private practitioners / By William Buchan.

  • Buchan, William, 1729-1805.
Date:
1790
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Credit: Domestic medicine; or, A treatise on the prevention and cure of diseases by regimen and simple medicines ; With an appendix containing a dispensatory. For the use of private practitioners / By William Buchan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6 53 APPENDIX. ternally to remove coughs, aflhmas, and other complaints of the breath It is fait] to eafe the colic, cleanfe the kidnies, and to heal internal ulcers, See. The dofe is from twenty to fixty drops. This, though a medicine of tome value, does not deferve the extravagant encomiums which have been beftowed on it. It has been celebrated under the different names of The Commander's Balfam, Per fian Balfam, Balfam of Berne, IVade's Balfam, Friar's Balfam, Jefuit's Drops, ‘Turlington s DropSy be. BOLUSES. AS bolufes are intended for immediate ufe, volatile fajts and other ingredients improper for being kept, are ad- mitted into their compofifion. They are generally com- pofed of powders, with a proper quantity of fyrup, con- ferve, or mucilage. The lighter powders are commonly made up with fyrup, and the more ponderous, as mercury, &c. with conferve ; but thofe of the lighter kind would be more conveniently made up with mucilage, as it increafes their bulk lefs than the other additions, and Jikewife occafions the medicine to pals down more eafily. /ijlringent Bolus. Take of alum, in powder, fifteen grains ; gum kino, five grains \ fyrup, a fufficient quantity to make a bolus. In an exceflive flow of the vienfes, and other violent dif- char^es of blood, proceeding from relaxation, this bolus may be given every four or five hours, till the difchaFge abates. Diaphoretic Bolus. Take of gum guaiacum, in powder, ten grains p flowers of fulphur and cream of tartar, of each one fcruplc ; fitriple fyrup, a fufficient quantity. In rheumatic complaints, and diiorders of the ffiin, this bolus may be taken twice a day. It will alfo be of fervic© in the inflammatory quinfey. Mercurial Bolus. Take of calomel, fix grains; conferve of rofes, half a rachm. Make a bolus. . . , . , Where mercury is neceffary, this bolus may be taxen wice or thrice a week. It may be taken over night; and if : does not operate, a few grains of jalap Will bt proper next lly to «rrj it off. '