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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![water q. s.; macerate the bark in the alcohol for 4 days ; then percolate, and when the liquid ceases to pass, pour on sufficient water to keep the bark covered ; when Oiv. pints are obtained, set it aside, and proceed till Ovi. of infusion are obtained ; distil off the alcohol from the tincture and evaporate the infusion till both are the consistence of thin honey, mix them and evaporate to proper consistence, v. s.—or—With either of the above varieties of bark §xv., and distilled water cong. iv., proceed as follows :— boil down in cong i. of the water, to Ovi.; and strain while hot. Proceed thus with the bark, and a fresh cong. i. of water till it is all consumed, (i. e. 4 times,) then strain ; lastly, mix all the liquors, and evaporate to due consistence, l.—or—Percolate any of the varieties of cinchona (especially the yelloiv or red) finely powdered $i\T., in pf. spirit ^xxiv. ; distil off most of the spirit, then evaporate in an open vessel what remains to proper consist- ence, by means of the vapour-bath, e.—or—Boil (in a vessel nearly covered) during | hour lance-leaved cinchona roughly powdered ibi., in water; strain while hot through linen, and set aside ; boil the bark a second time in a new supply of water; this may be repeated a third time, Ovi. of water being consumed in all: finally, mingle the liquors together, and evaporate to suitable consistence. This extract should be kept soft to form pills, and hard that it may be reducible to powder, d. Use.—{Intl.) see Cinchona; forms an excellent basis for some pills. Dose, grs. x.—grs. xxx. [Quinine has all but displaced this extract, as well as other preparations of cinchona, from modern medical practice.] ixFusmi cixcHOX.dE, u. s. l. e. d. Infusion of Peruvian Bark. Prep.—Macerate for 2 hours in a covered vessel, Peruvian bark bruised §i., in boiling water Oi.; and strain, u. s.—or—Infuse in a lightly covered vessel during 6 hours lance-leaved cinchona bruised ^i., in boiling distilled water Oi.; strain, l.—or—Mace- rate in a covered vessel during 4 hours, powder of einchona (any variety according to prescription) 3i., in boiling water Oi. ; then strain through linen or calico, e.—or—Triturate roughly powdered lance-leaved cinchona bark ^i., with a small quantity of water, and whilst rubbing pour on cold water (until there has been added in all) £xii. ; macerate during 24 hours, agitating occasion- ally; then decant the pure liquor, d. Use.—(Intl.) in dyspeptic cases, where delicacy of stomach prevents the exhibition of energetic remedies; sometimes em- ployed as a vehicle for other medicines. Dose, §i.—^n-—3i'i- > the tincture is a suitable adjunct.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21013950_0266.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
