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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![LIMONIS CORTEX, IT. S. LIMONUM CORTEX, L. E. (v. CITRUS medica), d. Lemon Peel. Rind of the fruit. Use.—(Intl.) as an aromatic tonic ingredient in several officinal preparations. OLEUM LIMONIS, IT. S. LIMONUM OLEUM, L. E. (v. CITRUS ME- dica), d. The oil expressed from the seeds, (l.)—from the rind of the fruit, (e.) Oil of Lemons. Use.—(Intl.) as an aromatic contribution to tonic and stomachic remedies. Dose, m. i.—m. v. (Extl.) has lately been employed as an application in certain cases of ophthalmia; the value of oil of lemons as a perfume is well known. SYRUPUS LIMONIS, U. S. D. SYRUPUS LIMONUM, L. E. Syrup of Lemons. Prep.—Add sugar Ibii., to strained lemon juice Oi; and proceed as for syrup, u. s.—or—Dissolve at a gentle heat, sugar ifciiss., in lemon-juice strained Oi.; set aside during 24 hours, and then re- move the scum; now pour off the clear liquor from the dregs, if there be any, l. e. Take the juice of fresh lemons Oii.; let the dregs subside ; then place the juice in a mattrass, and apply a gen- tle heat during ? of an hour ; when cold, strain through a sieve, and form it into a syrup. Use.—(Intl.) as an agreeable sweetening contribution to mix- tures or draughts, where no alkalis, carbonates, or alkaline earths are to be ingredients. Dose, q. s. [Liriodendron, u. s. Bark of L. Tulipifera. Tulip tree Bark. Use.—(Intl.) stimulant tonic, used in same cases as Peruvian bark, and also in dyspepsia and chronic rheumatism. Dose, powder 3ss.—3ii., in infusion (^i., boiling water Oi.), f£i.—^iii., in tincture f5i.] [Magnolia, u. s. Bark of M. Glauca. M. Acuminata. M. Tri- petela. Magnolia. Use.—(Intl.) gently stimulant, tonic, and aromatic ; beneficial in chronic rheumatism, and in periodic fevers. Dose, powder 3ss. to %i., often repeated, also given in infusion and tincture, the latter generally made from the cones or fruit, and given in chronic rheumatism.] Matricaria, u. s. Flowers of M. Chamomilla. German Chamo- mile. Use.—(Intl.) similar in all respects to chamomile, and suited to the same cases; it is given in the same manner and doses.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21013950_0282.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
