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10. USED IN THE STAGGERS 



Barbadoes Aloes . ; . 4 to 6 drachms 



Common Salt . . . . .6 ounces. 



Flour of Mustard . . / . . 1 ounce. 



Water . . . ... .2 pints. Mix. 



11. A GENTLY COOLING DRENCH IN SLIGHT ATTACKS OF COLD 



Epsom Salts . . . . . 6 to 8 ounces. 

 Whey . . , . . ..*;. . 2 pints. Mix. 



12. PURGATIVE CLYSTER 



Common Salt 4 to 8 ounces. 



Warm Water 8 to 16 pints. 



ASTRINGENTS. 

 (For Diarrhoea and Dysentery.) 



ASTRINGENTS appear to produce contraction on all living ani- 

 mal tissues with which they come in contact, whether in the 

 interior or on the exterior of the body ; and whether immediately 

 applied or by absorption into the circulation. But great doubt 

 exists as to the exact mode in which they act; and, as in many 

 other cases, we are obliged to content ourselves with their effects, 

 and to prescribe them empirically. They are divided into astrin- 

 gents administered by the mouth, and those applied locally to 

 external ulcerated or wounded surfaces. 



1. FOR BLOODY URINE 



Powdered Catechu . . , . J ounce. 

 Alum ...... ounce. 



Cascarilla Bark in powder . . 1 to 2 drachms. 

 Liquorice Powder and Treacle enough to form a ball, to be given twice 



a day. 



2. FOR DIABETES 



Opium drachm. 



Ginger powdered . . .2 drachms. 

 Oak Bark powdered . ... 1 ounce. 

 Alum, as much as the tea will dissolve. 

 Chamomile Tea . . , . . 1 pint. 

 Mix for a drench. 



3. EXTERNAL ASTRINGENT POWDERS FOR ULCERATED SURFACES 



Powdered Alum , . . ..=; .4 ounces. 

 Armenian Bole . ..., . i . 1 ounce. 



4. White Vitriol 4 ounces. 



Oxide of Zinc : . v . . . 1 ounce. Mix. 



5. ASTRINGENT LOTION 



Goulard Extract ; . 2 to 3 drachms. 



Water . ; . . . r ^ . pint. 



6. Sulphate of Copper . = , t . ' . . 1 to 2 drachms. 

 Water . . . ... . pint. Mix. 



