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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![Saccharum, U. S. L. SACCHARUM COMMUNE, E. SACCHARUM offici- narum, d. Sugar of Saccharum Officinarum refined, u. s. Sugar (l.)—Impure Muscovado Sugar from S. officinarum (e.)—Common sugar-cane. The concrete juice [a. unre- fined, b. refined (sugar). Molasses] (d.) saccharum pur- um, e. Pure or White Sugar, from the foregoing. Use.—(Intl.) though laxative, it is never prescribed for that purpose; but on account of its nutrient properties, or to sweeten and cover the taste of medicines. Dose, ad libitum. (Extl.) dusted over some fungous sores ; and blown into the eye for the removal of specks from the cornea. sacchari FjEX, l. e. The prepared juice from S. Officinale, (l.)—Concentrated uncrystallizable juice of S. Officina- rum, (e.) Treacle. Molasses. Use.—(Intl.) it generally moves the bowels, but is never given with this intention in medicine; chiefly employed for massing pills, and as an excellent vehicle (probably the best that could be chosen) for powders. Dose, ad libitum. syrupus, u. s. l. syrupus simplex, e. d. Syrup. Prep.—Dissolve sugar ibiiss., in water Oi., with the aid of heat, remove scum, and strain while hot, u. s.—or—At a gentle heat dissolve sugar ifex., in water Oiii., l. e.—or—Gradually add purified sugar in fine powder ^xxix., to water Oi.; digest (so as to dissolve) by moderate heat in a close vessel; stir frequently; pour off from any dregs that may be present, d. Use.—See preceding. Dose, ad lib. Saml)UCllS, u. s. l. e. sambucus nigra, d. The flowers of S. Canadensis, (u. s.) The flowers of S. Nigra, (l. d.) The flowers. Berries. Inner Bark, (d.) Use.—(Intl.) the berries and inner bark are purgative, the flowers diaphoretic, &c, but the employment of Elder in any way is now obsolete. Dose, grs. v.—%i. of the powdered bark, or %\.—§ii. of berry-juice. Sapo, u. s. l. sapo durus, e. d. Soap made from Olive Oil and Soda. Hard, Spanish, or Castile Soap. Use.—(Intl.) in jaundice, constipation—but rarely given alone. It promotes the action of medicines, with which it is often com- bined to form pills, on account of its plastic consistence. Dose, grs. v.—9i. Scammonium, u. s. l. e. d. The concrete juice of the root of Convolvulus Scammonia, u. s. The gum-resin obtained from Convolvulus Scammonia. Scammony.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21013950_0118.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
