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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    and let the mixture simmer over a slow fire for 3 hours. Wheu cool, add Oss of yeast, and let it work for 36 liours, then strain. Dose, a wiueghissful before every meal. In broucliial diseases, iucipieut consumption, Sec. Ceeeyisia Saksje. Spanish Jarave. Pour 4 -allons of boiling water ou ftij ilio Negro sarsaparilhi, gviij powdered guaiacuui bark, 5iv each of rasped guaiacum wood, auise seed, and liquorice root; .^ij of bark of mezereon root, itjij ■ of treacle, and 12 bruised cloves. Shake it thrice a day, and keep it in a warm place. When fermen- tation has set in, it is fit for use. Dose, a small tumblerful. Ceeevisia Stomachica. Quincy. Centaury tops, Eomau wormwood, of each 4 haudfuls ; gentian root gij, tliin peels of 6 Seville oranges. Spanish angelica root, and Winter's bark bruised, of each 5], new ale Cvj. Ceeevisia Zingibeeis. Donovan. Infuse giiss bruised ginger in Civ of boiling water. 'Wheu cold, strain, and add tbiv of loaf sugar, Oss of solid yeast, and ^ij of cream of tartar. Ferment in a warm situation. When the fer- mentation subsides, rack off the clear liquor, and return it • into the cooler, previously cleaned. In a day or two bottle it. [For Dr. Lane's fermented jireparations, see Liquores Vinosi.] Ceeevisia Feementum. B. Yeast. The ferment obtained in brewing beer. Ceeii Oxalas. B. It may be obtained as a precipitate by adding a solution of oxalate of ammonia to a soluble salt of cerium. Dose gr. j to ij. Becommended by Dr. Simpson in the vomiting of pregnancy. Cetaceum Saccuaeatum. G. Spermaceti ^j, powd. white sugar giij. Cbteaeinum. Digest bruised Iceland moss in rectified spirit, express, distil off most of the spirit, and filter the solution whilst hot. Purify the cetrariu which is deposited, by again dissolving it in spirit. Febrifuge ; dose, gr. ij to v, every 3 hours. Chaeia Antieheumatica. M. Beeg. Euphorbium 30, cautharides 15, alcohol 150 parts. Digest 8 days, filter, and add resin 60, turpentine 50 parts. Tiiin paper to be brushed over 2 or 3 times with tliis varnish. The follow