Medicines, their uses and mode of administration : including a complete conspectus of the three British pharmacopoeias, an account of all the new remedies, and an appendix of formulae / by J. Moore Neligan.
- John Neligan
- Date:
- 1849
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Medicines, their uses and mode of administration : including a complete conspectus of the three British pharmacopoeias, an account of all the new remedies, and an appendix of formulae / by J. Moore Neligan. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![of tartar.—Pilula Cambogia composite, D. L. (Gamboge, powdered, 3i. ; aloes (hepatic, P.), 3iss. ; ginger, powdered, 3ss. ; soap, 3ij.; mix the powders together, add the soap, and (with the aid of treacle, D ), beat them into a mass). A useful cathartic combination, operating effectually in doses of from pr. x. to gr. xx.—Pilula Cambogim, E. (Gamboge ; East Indian or Barbadoes aloes; and aromatic powder, of each, one part ; Castile soap, two parts ; pulverize the aloes and gamboge separately, mix all the powders, add the soap, and with the aid of syrup beat into a proper pill mass) : Properties and dose same as last.—Tmctura Gambogice, Voigtel. (Gamboge, powdered, §ss. ; carbonate of potash, §i. ; brandy, fgxij.; mix the powders intimately, add the spirit and digest for four days with a gentle heat). An excel- lent diuretic. Dose, f3ss. to f3i. In cases of poisoning with gamboge, emollient and demulcent drinks should be given, and similar enemata administered ; to be followed by small but repeated doses of opium, blood-letting, and the warm bath. Cassia pulpa, E. [Cassia fistula, U. S.] Cassia, L. Cassia fistula, pulpa leguminis, D.—Cassia pulp. Pulp of the pods of Cassia fistula. This tree originally a native of Africa, is now gener- ally diffused over the East and West Indies ; it belongs to the Natural family Leguminosx (Fabacetz, Lindley), and to the Linnaean class and order Decandria Monogynia. Botanical Characters.—A handsome tree, about thirty feet in height; with alternate, pinnate, leaves ; bright-yellow papilionaceous flowers in ra- cemes; and cylindrical legumes or pods, about one or two feet long, of a blackish-brown colour. Preparation.—The pulp of the pods is the part employed in medicine. It is usually prepared by pouring boiling water on the bruised pods, so as lb wash out the pulp, pressing through a sieve, and evaporating the solution thus obtained to the consistence of a thick extract. Properties.—Cassia pulp is of a reddish-black colour, and has a sweetish mucilaginous taste, but no odour. It consists of sugar, gum, mucilaginous extractive and colouring matter ; no principle possessing purgative properties has been as yet discovered in it. It is almost entirely soluble in both alcohol and water. Adulterations.—The pulp is not liable to adulteration; those pods only should be chosen, which are heavy, and in which the seeds do not rattle. Therapeutical Effects.—Cassia pulp is a mild laxative, at pre- sent but seldom employed ; it is only adapted for febrile or inflamma- tory affections occurring in persons of delicate habit or in children. Combined with manna, its cathartic properties are said to be much increased. Dose and Mode of Administration.—Of the pulp, §ss. to §iij.— Elcctuarium Cassia, D. Confectio Cassia, L. (Cassia pulp, (recently expressed, D.), tbss. ; manna, §ij, ; tamarind pulp, §i. ; syrup of orange (of roses, L.), Ibss. ; bruise the manna and dissolve it (with a gentle heat, D.), in the syrup, then add the pulps and evaporate (slowly D.), to a proper consistence). Dose, 3'j- to £i. COLCHICI CORMUS ET SEMINA, E. L. [CoLCHICI RADIX ET SEMEN, U. S.] COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE, BULBUS ET SEMINA, D. The COWIUS](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21143602_0094.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
