℞ Eupatorii perfoliati ℥ j. Aqua bulientis Oj.
Infuse for thirty minutes in a covered vessel; then decant and take a wineglassful every hour till there is free perspiration. The infusion must be taken hot as it can be drunk, otherwise it may produce vomiting.
121. DECOCTION OF BARLEY WATER WITH NITRE.
℞ Decocti hardei Oj. Nitratis potassæ ʒ ij. Succi limonis ℥ j. to ℥ ij. Fiat potus.
Take barley water one pint. Salt petre two drachms. Lemon juice one ounce to two ounces.
Make a drink to be drank warm by the patient.
Errata. On page 172 for (F. 122) read (F. 108.)
℞ Opii pulv ʒ j. Ipecac pulv ʒ ss. Camphor pulv ʒ ij. Saccharum ʒ iv. Mix thoroughly.
This and the following prescriptions in doses of from two to eight grains may be used as a
℞ Morph. sulph. ʒ j. Camphoræ, Oreta prep., Saccharum aa. ʒ xx.
℞ Potass citrat. ℥ j. Suc. limonis f. ℥ jss. Syr. ipecac. f. ℥ ss. Tr. opii camph. f. ʒ iij. Syrupi q. s. ad. f. ℥ iij. M.
S. Dessert spoonful every two hours. For colds and coughs.
℞ Potassa nitratis grs. 60. Spiritus juniper f. dr. 1. Spiritus œtheris nitrici f. dr. 3. Decocti chimaphilæ ad. f. oz. 8. Mix.
℞ Potassæ tartratis ʒ iij. Infus. buchu f. ℥ viij. Mix.
127. FOR CYSTITS—IRRITABLE CONDITION OF THE BLADDER.
℞ Acidi benzoici, Sodii biboratis aa. gr. x. Inf. buchu ℥ ij. M.
℞ Uva ursi foliorum ℥ j. Aqua bulientis Oj.
Pour the water boiling hot on the leaves and let them macerate for several hours. To be taken cold, from half a pint to a pint daily. Chiefly used for irritable bladder and strangury.
129. FOR SUBACUTE AND CHRONIC RHEUMATISM.
℞ Potass iod. ʒ ij. Vin. calc. rad. f. ʒ ij. Tinct. guiac ammon. f. ℥ iij. Fld. ext. belladonna min. xx. Aqua cinnamon ℥ iij. M.
A teaspoonful in water three times a day.
℞ Potasii iodide ʒ j. Vini colchici rad. f. ʒ ij. Morphia sulphatis gr. iij. Syrupi f. ℥ j. Aquæ f. ℥ iij. M.
℞ Fld. ext. apocynum Canabinum ʒ ij. Spts. lav. comp. ℥ ss. Syrup simplex ℥ iij ss. M.
S. A teaspoonful every three or four hours.
℞ Tinct. gelsemii ʒ ss. Potassii bromidi ʒ ijss. Potass. bicarb. ℥ ss. Aqua ℥ iv. M.
S. Dessert spoonful in water three times a day.
℞ Pulvis ipecacuanha ℈ ij. Divide into two doses.
Signa. One to be taken in a little sweetened water or warm water. If one powder does not produce the desired effect within thirty or forty minutes, the second to be taken in like manner. It may be followed by a draught of tepid water after vomiting commences.
