Lectures on the American eclectic system of surgery / by Benjamin L. Hill.

  • Hill, B. L. (Benjamin L.)
Date:
1850
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Credit: Lectures on the American eclectic system of surgery / by Benjamin L. Hill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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    For. No. 16 (C). Expectorant Tincture (King's).—Take Lobelia seeds, Ictodes, Sang. Asclepias and Assarum can., of each, 1 oz.; one qt. eacli of Wat^^r and Alcohol. Make a tincture and mix with half the quantity of simple syrup. Dose, a tea spoonful every three or four hours, or every two hours if the cough is bad. This may be taken in alternation with the syrup above given. For. No. 17 (A.). Green Salve.—Take Rosin, 8 oz.; IJeeswax, 4 oz.; Lard, 6 oz.; Verdigris ground in oil, thick as tar, ^ oz. Melt all together and stir until cold. Excellent for indolent ulcers. For No. 17 (B). Lard, 4 oz; Beeswax, 2 oz; Bayberry tallow, 3 oz. For. No. 17 (C). Compound Tincture of Guaiac.—Take Gum Guaiac, pulverized, 4 oz.; Alspicc, 4 oz; Saleratus, 6 oz.; Alcohol, 2 qts. Digest one week and filter. Dose, 1 table spoonful, three times a day. For Rheumatism, add tinctures of 31acrotys and Xanthoxylum, equal parts. For. No. 1R. Hydragogue Cathartics.—See Formula No. 3 (A. B. C. and D). For. No. 19 (A). Rheumatic Liniment.—Take Tinct. of Capsicum, 2 oz.; Oil Origanum, 2 dr; Oil Cinnamon, 1 dr.; Tinct. of Opium and Spirits ammonia, of each, 3 dr.; Tincture of Camphor, 1 dr.: mix. For. No. 19 (B). Take Aqua ammoniac and Spirits of Turpentine, of each, 4 oz.; Olive Oil and Gum Camphor, of each, 2 oz.: Castile Soap, finely pulverized, G oz.: mix. For. No. 19(C). Take of the Oils of Cedar, Cloves and Sassafras, equal parts—to be rubbed on the affected parts two or three times a day. For. No. 20. Sudorific Powder, see Formula No. 9. For. No. 21. Wine Bitters.—Take Hydrastis canad., Whitewood, (Lirioden. tulipif.,) Apocynum canab., Orange peel, of each, 1 dr.; Xan- thoxylum berries, pulv., |- dr.; Boiling water, -J pt., when nearly cold, add Malaga wine, 1-^ pt. Dose, -J to a wine-glass full, 3 times a day. For. No. 22 (A). Adhesive Strengthening Plaster.—Take Bur- gundy Pitch and Mutton Tallow, of each, 3 oz ; Rosin and Beeswax, 2^ oz.—melt together, and add. while hot. 1 oz. of Sweet Oil; and when only blood-warm, 1 oz. of powdered Cam])hor, and ^ oz, each of the Oils ■of Cedar and Sassafras. This is an excellent article for the purposes for which it is ordinarily made, and may be used instead of any other adhe- sive plaster. For. No. 22 (B). Simple Cerate.—Take equal quantities of Lard and Beeswax,—melt them together. For. No. 23. Diuretic Drops.—Take Sweet Spirits of Nitre and Oil of Sweet Almonds, of each, 2 oz.; Balsam Copabia and Alcohol, of each, 1 oz.; Oil of Juniper, Oil of Spearmint, and Oil of Turpentine, of each, ^ oz. Dose from 1 to 2 fluid drs., or teaspoonfuls. To Make Gum-Shellac Splints. Take Gum-Shellac, finely pulverized, 1 lb.; 90 per cent. Alcohol, 1 qt.—mix, and let it stand exposed to a moderate heat for forty-eight hours, when the gum will all be dissolved. Then saturate woollen cloth in the solution, and let it dry to evaporate the alcohol. To apply and fit the cloth to any part, first cut it the proper shape, then hold it before a fire or hot stove, or dip it in boiling water, when it will be as soft and pliable as any cloth. Apply it to the part as soon as it is cool enough not to burn. You can then fit it in any shape you please, and hold it a