A pharmacopoeia, including the outlines of materia medica and therapeutics : for the use of practitioners and students of veterinary medicine / by Richard V. Tuson.

  • Tuson, Richard Vine.
Date:
1869
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Credit: A pharmacopoeia, including the outlines of materia medica and therapeutics : for the use of practitioners and students of veterinary medicine / by Richard V. Tuson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    TINCTURA ALOES COMPOSITA. COMPOUND TINCTURE OF ALOES. Take of— Barbadoes Aloes, in coarse | drachms. powder 3 Myrrh 5 drachms. Methylated or Eectified Spirit . 14 fluid ounces. Water 6 fluid ounces. ]\:[acerate the aloes and the myrrh in the spirit and the water, previously mixed, for fourteen days in a closed vessel, and shake frequently. Filter and add sufficient proof spirit to make one pint. Uses.—Externally:—Excitant to wounds, obstinate ulcers, and excoriations. TINCTURA ARNICiE. TINCTUEE OF ARNICA. Take of— Arnica Root, bruised 1 ounce. Proof Spirit 1 pint. Macerate the arnica for forty-eight hours in fifteen fluid ounces of the spirit, in a closed vessel, agitating occa- sionally ; transfer to a percolator, and, when the fluid ceases to pass, continue the percolation with the remaining five ounces of spirit. Then subject the contents of the perco- lator to pressure, filter the product, mix the liquids, and add sufficient rectified spirit to make one pint. Uses,—■Externally:—Stimulant to sprains and bruises, and iu chronic rheumatism. 16