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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![Use.—(Intl.) the same as above. Dose, grs. ii., to be gradually- increased.] pilule conii composite, l. Compound Pills of Hemlock. Prep.—Beat together so as to incorporate ext. of hemlock ^v., ipecacuan powdered 3i., and mixture of acacia, q. s. Use.—In the beginning of phthisis ; pertussis, &c. ; neuralgic affections; it is employed for its anodyne and slightly narcotic qualities. Dose, grs. v., 2ce or 3ce daily. tinctura conii, u. s. l. e. d. Tincture of Hemlock. Prep.—Digest hemlock leaves ^iv., in diluted alcohol, 14 days, express and filter, u. s.—or—Macerate during 14 days dried hemlock leaves %v., cardamom bruised ^i., in pf. spirit Oii.; strain, l.—or—Bruise fresh leaves of conium ^xii.; express the juice strongly; bruise the residuum, and pack it in a percolator. First transmit tincture of cardamom Oss., then rectif. spirit Oiss., allowing the spirituous fluids to mingle with the expressed juice as they pass through; gently add water enough to the pen) colator for pushing through the spirit remaining in the residual mass; shake, then filter, e.—or—Macerate during 7 days dried hemlock leaves §ii., and cardamom seeds bruised 51., in pf. spirit Oi.; strain, D. Use.—(Intl.) in cancerous, scirrhous, scrofulous, and pulmo- nary diseases ; to allay irritation during the passing of calculi from the kidneys, &c. Dose, m. xv., by slow, and minute gra- dations, to 5i» unguentum conii, d. Ointment of Hemlock. Prep.—Boil together fresh leaves of hemlock, and prepared lard, each ifeii.; when the leaves are crisped, express through a linen cloth. Use.—An application for irritable, cancerous, and other sores. Digitalis, u. s. e. digitalis folia, et d. semina, l. digitalis purpurea, d. Foxglove, (v. Diuretics.) Use.—(Intl.) in certain nervous affections ; pulmonary diseases (when acute inflammation has been subdued) to control immode- rate action of the heart; general irritability, &c. Dose, gr. i.— grs. ii., as a pill, or in powder. See remarks as to Foxglove and its preparations, at page 146. Digitalis. nocte, (in maniacal, and R Digitalis tetanic affections.) Camphorae R Infusi digitalis Ext. hyoscyami F. pi- Aquse anethi lulae sumat omni Potassae acetatis Tr. opii M. f. mistura.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21013950_0205.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
