A dispensatory and therapeutical remembrancer : with a full and distinct version of every practical formula, as authorized by the London, Edinburgh and Dublin royal college of physicians, in the latest editions of their several pharmacopias ... / By John Mayne ... Rev., with the addition of the formulæ of the United States pharmacopia, etc. By R. Eglesfeld Griffith.
- Mayne, John
- Date:
- 1848
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A dispensatory and therapeutical remembrancer : with a full and distinct version of every practical formula, as authorized by the London, Edinburgh and Dublin royal college of physicians, in the latest editions of their several pharmacopias ... / By John Mayne ... Rev., with the addition of the formulæ of the United States pharmacopia, etc. By R. Eglesfeld Griffith. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.
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![and divide into pills of grs. v. each. The peppermint oil maybe omitted if preferable, e. Use.—In constipation attending dyspepsia ; chlorosis, and cases alluded to under Rheum ; much employed as a mildly stimulating remedy for females. pilule rhei et ferri, e. Pills of Rhubarb and Iron. Prep.—Beat into suitable pill mass, dried sulphate of iron 4 parts, extract of rhubarb 10 parts, and conserve red-roses 5 parts ; then divide into pills of grs. v. each. Use.—In cases where costiveness and debility co-exist. Dose, grs. v.—grs. x.—grs. xv. pulvis rhei compositus, e. (Gregory's Powder.) Prep.—Mix thoroughly together magnesia fbi., ginger finely powdered ^ii., and rhubarb in fine powder %iv.; preserve in well- stopped bottles. Use.—This is a well known, and valuable preparation; em- ployed in constipation, irregular conditions of bowels, &c. Dose, 9i.—§L f°r adults,—grs. iii.—grs. x. for young patients. [SYRUPUS RHEI, U. S. Prep.—Bruised rhubarb oii-» boiling water 0i., sugar ibii.; macerate the rhubarb in the water 24 hours, strain, add sugar, and evaporate to proper consistence. Use.—[Intl.) a mild cathartic, well suited to infants, for whom dose f5i.—f5ii* SYRUPUS RHEI AROMATICUS, U. S. Prep.—Bruised rhubarb §ijss., bruised cloves and cinnamon, each |;ss., bruised nutmeg 3ii-> diluted alcohol Oii., syrup Ovi. ; macerate the rhubarb and spices in the alcohol 14 days, strain, evaporate by water bath to 0i., while hot add syrup heated. Use.—(Intl.) a warm stomachic laxative, well suited for child- ren. Dose, f3i. pro re nata.] tinctura rhei, u. s. e. Tincture of Rhubarb. Prep.—Mix together rhubarb moderately powdered ^iiiss (liii. u.s.), cardamom seeds bruised 3ss.—and with pf. spirit (diluted alcohol, u.s.) Oii., proceed by the process of percolation (v. per Index). This tincture may also be prepared by digestion. Use.—(Intl.) see the following. Dose, 3ss.—3*i. tinctura rhei composita, l. d. Compound Tincture of Rhubarb. Prep.—Digest during 14 days rhubarb sliced 3*iiss., liquorice 10](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21013950_0115.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
