Rub them together until they are thoroughly
mixed. The bitartrate by being rubbed with the
jalap is thought to favor its more minute division,
while it increases its hydragogue effect. A combina-
tion of these two ingredients, though, with a larger
proportion of cream of tartar forms a good cathar-
tic in dropsy and scrofulous diseases of the joints
and glands. The dose of the powder is from 30
grains to ^ dram 3 or 4 times a day if necessary.
POWDER OF KINO AND OPIUM.
Kino in fine powder 3^ ounces.
Opium in fine powder one-fourth ounce.
Cinnamon bark in fine powder i ounce.
Mix them thoroughly, pass the powder through
a fine sieve and finally rub it lightly in a mortar.
Keep it in a well stopped bottle. This is an ano-
dyne astringent powder, useful in some forms of
diarrhoea. The dose is from 5 grains to 60 grains.
Twenty grains contains i grain of the opium. The
dose for a child may be about one-half the above
dose.
COMPOUND POWDER OF OPIUM.
Opium in fine powder i }4 ounces.
Black pepper in fine powder 6 ounces.
Ginger in fine powder 5 ounces.
Caraway seed in fine powder 6 ounces.
Tragacanth in powder }4 ounce.
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Mix them thoroughly, pass the powder through
a fine sieve, and finally rub lightly in a mortar.
Keep in a well stopped bottle.
Dose fi-om 5 to 30 grains. Applicable to many^
forms of bowel troubles, where there are frequent,
watery discharges.
COMPOUND POWDER OF TRAGA-
CANTH.
Tragacanth in powder i ounce.
Gum arable in powder i ounce.
Starch in powder i ounce.
Refined sugar in powder 3 ounces.✪ Compound Powder of Tragacanth
Rub them well together.
This is applicable to the general purposes of
demulcents. The dose is from 10 to 60 grains 3
or 4 times daily.
COMPOUND SPIRITS OF HORSE RAD-
DISH.
Horse radish root scraped 2 ounces.
Bitter orange peel cut small and bruised 2
ounces.
Nutmeg bruised one-half ounce.
Alcohol I gallon.
Water I quart.✪ Compound Spirits of Horse Radish
Mix and distil a gallon with moderate heat
This may be used advantageously as an addition
to diuretic remedies, in dropsy attended with de-
bility, especially in cases of drunkards. The dose
is from i to 4 drams.
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COMPOUND RHUBARB POWDER.
Rhubarb in fine powder 4 ounces.
Magnesia 12 ounces.
Ginger in fine powder 2 ounces.✪ Compound Rhubarb Powder
Rub them together until they are thoroughly
mixed. This is a good laxative antacid, well
adapted to bowel complaints, especially in chil-
dren. The dose for an adult is from 10 to 60
grains.
SYRUP OF GARLIC.
Garlic sliced and bruised 6 ounces.
Sugar refined in coarse powder 24 ounces.
Dilute acetic acid i pint.✪ Syrup of Garlic
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Rub them together until they are thoroughly mixed. The bitartrate by being rubbed with the jalap is thought to favor its more minute division, while it increases its hydragogue effect. A combination of these two ingredients, though, with a larger proportion of cream of tartar forms a good cathartic in dropsy and scrofulous diseases of the joints and glands. The dose of the powder is from 30 grains to ^ dram 3 or 4 times a day if necessary.
POWDER OF KINO AND OPIUM.
Kino in fine powder 3^ ounces.
Opium in fine powder one-fourth ounce.
Cinnamon bark in fine powder i ounce.
Mix them thoroughly, pass the powder through a fine sieve and finally rub it lightly in a mortar. Keep it in a well stopped bottle. This is an anodyne astringent powder, useful in some forms of diarrhoea. The dose is from 5 grains to 60 grains. Twenty grains contains i grain of the opium. The dose for a child may be about one-half the above dose.
COMPOUND POWDER OF OPIUM.
Opium in fine powder i }4 ounces.
Black pepper in fine powder 6 ounces.
Ginger in fine powder 5 ounces.
Caraway seed in fine powder 6 ounces.
Tragacanth in powder }4 ounce.
Mix them thoroughly, pass the powder through a fine sieve, and finally rub lightly in a mortar. Keep in a well stopped bottle.
Dose from 5 to 30 grains. Applicable to many forms of bowel troubles, where there are frequent, watery discharges.
COMPOUND POWDER OF TRAGA- CANTH.
Tragacanth in powder i ounce.
Gum arable in powder i ounce.
Starch in powder i ounce.
Refined sugar in powder 3 ounces.
Rub them well together.
This is applicable to the general purposes of demulcents. The dose is from 10 to 60 grains 3 or 4 times daily.
COMPOUND SPIRITS OF HORSE RAD-
DISH.
Horse radish root scraped 2 ounces.
Bitter orange peel cut small and bruised 2 ounces.
Nutmeg bruised one-half ounce.
Alcohol I gallon.
Water I quart.
Mix and distil a gallon with moderate heat This may be used advantageously as an addition to diuretic remedies, in dropsy attended with debility, especially in cases of drunkards. The dose is from i to 4 drams.
COMPOUND RHUBARB POWDER.
Rhubarb in fine powder 4 ounces.
Magnesia 12 ounces.
Ginger in fine powder 2 ounces.
Rub them together until they are thoroughly mixed. This is a good laxative antacid, well adapted to bowel complaints, especially in children. The dose for an adult is from 10 to 60 grains.
SYRUP OF GARLIC.
Garlic sliced and bruised 6 ounces.
Sugar refined in coarse powder 24 ounces.
Dilute acetic acid i pint.
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