The pocket formulary and synposis of the British & foreign pharmacopoeias : comprising standard and approved formulae for the preparations & compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry
Date:
1877
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Credit: The pocket formulary and synposis of the British & foreign pharmacopoeias : comprising standard and approved formulae for the preparations & compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C'ontfiius about 92 per cent, -per volume of pure ether. Dose, mxx to f^j; usually a small teaspoonful, in water. U. S. sp. gr. O-'750. P. 0-723. G. 0-728. .Ethee rcTju s. B. (Ether free from alcohol aud water.) Put ether Oij with distilled water Oj into a bottle, and shake together. Let them rest for a few minutes, and when separated decant off supernatant ether; mi.x with Oj more water, again let them separate, and decant. Put the washed ether with fresh burnt lime 5.J, aud chloride of calcium ^iv into a retort, with receiver closely' attached, let them stand for 24. hours, then distil with a gentle heat. Sp. gr. not above -720. U. S. same {JEther fort.) Mm-ER SuLPmjEicus CUM Alcohole. See Spiritus iEthe- ris Sul|)huricus. .Ether PnospnoEATUS. P. Macerate 1 part of phospl lorus with 50 of ether, for a month, in a dark place, shaking occa.sionally. Decant the clear solution and keep it in a durk place. Dr. Copland directs 2 grains of pure phos- phorus, aiul 9) of oil of peppermint, or oil of valerian, to be digested with 3] of other. Dose, 5 to 10 drops, with some mucilaginous liquid. iETnER TEEEBiNTniNATus. DuEANDE. Ether 3 parts, rectified oil of turpentine 1 part. From 20 to 40 drops in whey, as a solvent for biliary calculi. OUier ISthereal pre^mralions will he found amonc] [he Tlnclures, Solutions, and Sjjirits. yETniors Agsorbens. Hydrargyrum cum Creta. ^Etiiiops Antimonialis. Guiboet. Levigated black sulphuret of antimony 2 oz., mercury 1 oz. Mix. Alterative. Dose S to 15 grains. Dr. Plummee's .Ethiops was pre- pared from equal parts of golden sulphuret of antimony and calomel. Pour. Ph. directs 3 parts of precipitated sulphuret ol antimony, and 2 of purified mercury. /bTHiopS Geapjiiticus. Triturate 2 parts of plumbago with 1 oi quicksilver. Dose, gr. vii] /Exniops Maetialis. P.lack ^xidc of iron. See IVrri Uxuhim Nigrum. 'ETnioPS MiNEEALis. Sec Ilydrargyri Sniphurctum cum Sulphure. ' -E-rmopfi SACcnAEATUS. SonnEiEAN. Quicksilver ] ]iart, wlnlc sugar 2 p;u-ts. Triturale together with a few drops