The pocket formulary and synopsis of the British & foreign pharmacopoeias : comprising standard, approved, and most recent formulae for the preparations and compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry.
Date:
1886
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Credit: The pocket formulary and synopsis of the British & foreign pharmacopoeias : comprising standard, approved, and most recent formulae for the preparations and compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    I Jebetisi^ Feementum. B. Beer Yeast. The ferment obtained in brewing beer. Dose, g f. oz. to 1 f. oz. ^EEEVisiA Picis. Dtthamel. Tar Beer. Bran Oij, tar Oj, honey Oss, water Ovj. Mix them in an earthen pipkin, and let the mixture simmer over a slow fire for 3 hours. When cool, add Oss of yeast, and let it work for 36 hours, then strain. Dose, a wineglassf ul before every meal. !!!eeevisia SAESiE. Spanish Jarave. Pour 4 gallons of boiling water on ibij Rio Negro sarsaparilla, gviij powdered guaiacum bark, Jiv each of rasped guaiacum wood, anise seed, and liquorice root; §1] of bark of mezereon root, tbij of treacle, and 12 bruised cloves. Shake it thrice a day, and keep it in a warm place. When fermentation I has set in, it is fit for use. Dose, a small tumblerful. ;!eeevisia Stomachica. Qtjincy. Centaury tops, Roman wormwood, of each 4 handfuls; gentian root ^ij, thin peels of 6 Seville oranges, Spanish angelica root, and Winter's bark bruised, of each 5j) new ale Cvj. I!eeetisia ZiNaiBEEis. Donovan. Infuse giiss bruised ginger in Civ of boiling water. When cold, strain, and add ftiv of loaf sugar, Oss of solid yeast, and gij of cream of tartar. Ferment in a warm situation. When the fer- mentation subsides, rack off the clear liquor, and return it into the cooler, previously cleaned. In a day or two bottle it. For Dr Lane's fermented preparations, see LiQTTOEES ViNOSI. Z'Esii Oxalas. B. It may be obtained as a precipitate by adding a solution of oxalate of ammonium to a soluble salt of cerium. It usually contains some oxalate of lanthanum and oxalate of didymium. Dose, 1 to 2 grains. B. 1867. Same. :;:!etaceitm Sacchaeatum. G. Spermaceti sj, powd. white sugar 5iij. Ceteaeintjm. Digest bruised Iceland moss in rectified spirit, express, distil off most of the spirit, and filter the solution whilst hot. Purify the cetrarin which is deposited, by again dissolving it in spirit. Dose, 2 to 5 grains every 3 hours. Chaeta Antieheumatica. M. Bee(j. Euphorbium 30, cantharides 15, alcohol 150. Digest 8 days, filter, and add resin 60, turpentine 50. Thin paper to be brushed over 2 or 3 times with this varnish. The following