~ FER—FER 
No.3. R Myrrhe pulvy. Shi 
Ferri ammoniati, gts. vj 
Triturated together, 
and add 
-Syrupi Zingiberis, q. 2 
_ Make an electuary, of which a portion, the size 
, of a nutmeg, may be taken twice daily. 
No. 263—Ferrum TARTARIZATUM. L.& U.S. Tar- 
- _ tras Potasse et Ferri.E. Tartarum ferri.D.. 
Cabinet specimen, Jeff. Coll. No, 297. 
Quvarrrizs. A brownish-green, inodorous powder, of slightly 
‘styptic taste, attracting moisture from the air, but not de- 
= liquescing. According to Mr. Philips, it is, as frequently — 
fol prepared, a mere mixture of metallic iron, with cream of 
“ tartar, coloured by oxide of iron; but carefully made, is 
ae either a triple salt, or one of those combinations which” 
ie crem. tart. forms with metals. Soluble readily in water— 
8 not undergoing any decomposition fora length of time, 
~ S except depositing tartrate of lime, which is an accidental 
as impurity in the cream of tartar. ay 
5 2 _ Mepicat Properties anv Uszs..- A diuretic tonic. Dose, 
< §vs. x to 3ss—should be used in solution, because of the 
Be tendency of the salt to a semi-deliquescence, when pre- 
scribed in powders ; suitable, from its mildness, to the dis- 
me eases of children—sits easily on the stomach—a remedy 
: in dropsy. 
Formule— 
No, 1, R Ferri tartarizati, grs. x2 
as Puly. Calumbz, gr. xv § 
Make a powder—to be taken twice a day. 
No, 2. R_ Potassx super-tartratis, Zij 
Fern tartarizati, 1iy 
Zingib. j 
Sirupi simp. gq. 8.) 
Dose, 3ij—three times a day, Cathartic. 
No. 264.—Ferri puospias. U, S. Phosphate of 
Iron. 
Cabinet specimen, Jeff. Coll. No. 298. 
_ For mode of preparation, see Phar. U.S. There are two 
preparations, the yellow and the blue. Recommended in 
sia, amenorrhea, cutaneous diseases, chronic rheu- 
Matism; and by Carmichael, for scrofulous and cancer- 
9us ulcerations, Tonic, Dose of blue phosp. grs x to 3j- 
“a Pa a o ae. ¥ - 
