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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![aqua menth^ pulegii, l. aq. pulegii, e. d. Pennyroyal Water. [Prepared by same process as Peppermint Water, l. e. d.] Uses, and Dose. See Aq. Menth. Pip. oleum menth^ pulegii, l. ol. pulegii, e. d. The essential oil obtained from Mentha Pulegium. Oil of Pennyroyal. Use.—{Intl.) in same cases as Oil of Peppermint. Dose, m. i. —m. v., its former specific reputation as an emmenagogue is now little credited. spiritus Mentha pulegii, l. spiritus pulegii, d. Spirit of Pennyroyal. Prep.—Proceed in same way as for Spirit of Peppermint, l. —or—Mix together essential oil of pennyroyal 3vi., and pf. spirit cong. i., and by means of convenient apparatus apply heat, so that the mixture may distil, d. Uses, and Dose. Same as Spirit of Peppermint. Mentha viridis, u. s. l. e. d. Spearmint. The Herb. Use.—[Intl.) for same purposes as peppermint; the latter is more grateful and pungent. Dose, grs. x.—3'*> rarely employed thus. aqua Mentha viridis, u. s. l. e. d. Spearmint Water. [Prepared in same manner as Peppermint Water, l. e. d.] Uses, and Dose. See Aqua Menth. Pip. infusum Mentha simplex, d. Infusion of Spearmint. Prep.—Infuse leaves of spearmint dried 3ii., in boiling water a sufficiency to afford 3*vi. (by measure) when strained. Use.—[Intl.) as a vehicle for other medicines chiefly. Dose, 3ss.—^iss. INFUSUM MENTHA COMPOSITUM, D. Compound Infusion of Spearmint. Prep.—Digest, during half an hour, the same proportion of the ingredients stated in the preceding; when cooled, strain the liquor, and add refined sugar ^n.', and then add oil of spearmint m. iii. dissolved in compound tincture of cardamom 3ss.; mix. Use.—(Intl.) in nausea, anorexia, &c, and as a vehicle for other remedies. Dose, 3*ss.—oiss., every 2d or 3d hour. oleum menth^ viridis, u. s. l. e. d. The essential oil ob- tained from Mentha Viridis. Oil of Spearmint. Use.—(Intl.) in dyspeptic flatulency, &c. Dose, m. i.—til. v., dropped on, or rubbed up with, sugar. 8](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21013950_0091.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
