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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![[Monarda, u. s. Herb of Monarda Punctata. Horsemint. Use.—(Intl.) as a stimulant and carminative in infusion, given in flatulent colic, but principally used to obtain the following:— oleum monarda, u, s. Oil of Horsemint. Use.—(Intl.) as a carminative. Dose, gtts. ii.—gtts. iii., with sugar and water. (Extl.) v. Epispastics.] Myi'isticSB Adeps, e. The concrete expressed oil from the kernel of the fruit of Myristica Officinalis. Concrete oil of Nut- meg. Use.—As a gentle stimulant, and emollient application for sprains, &c. NllX Vomica, u. s. l. e. d. The seeds of Strychnos Nux Vomica. Nux Vomica, or Koochla tree. Ratsbane. Use.—(Intl.) in gout, rheumatism, dyspeptic complaints ; as an excitant of the nervous system in paralysis, whether from absorption of lead, or otherwise. Dose, grs. iii.—grs. xii. (Extl.) in paralytic affections of the extremities, &c, it is sometimes ad- ministered by dusting it in powder over (previously blistered) parts of the spinal region. extractum nucis-vomice, u. s. e. d. Extract of Nux Vo- mica. Prep.—Expose (in a proper vessel) to steam any convenient quantity of nux vomica; when perfectly softened slice, then dry it completely; and immediately grind it in a coffee-mill; exhaust the powder either by percolating (v. process) with rectif. spirit, or by boiling with successive portions of rectif. spirit until said spirit comes off free of bitterness. Distil away the greater part of the spirit; evaporate what remains (in the vapour-bath) to due consistence, u. s. e.—or—Digest in a closed vessel during 3 days nux vomica rasped ^viii., in pf. spirit Oii.; strain, and then ex- press the residual mass by a press ; to this mass add pf. spirit ifciss. ; digest during 3 days, and again express ; mix the liquors, distil off to 1 part, then reduce to proper consistence, d. Use.—(Intl.) same as foregoing. Dose, gr. ss., very gradually raised to grs. iii. Nux Vomica. R Nueis vomicae R Nucis vomicae Confect. rosae gal. q. s. M. Acaciae f. pil. Sacchari, pur. Di- vide in chartulas quar. sumat.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21013950_0242.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
