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DIURETICS. 



(To increase the Flow of Urine.) 



DIURETICS are medicines which promote the secretion and dis- 

 charge of urine, the effect being produced in a different manner by 

 different medicines; some acting directly upon the kidneys by 

 sympathy with the stomach, while others are taken up by the 

 blood-vessels, and in their elimination from the blood cause an 

 extra secretion of the urine. In either case their effect is to 

 diminish the watery part of the blood, and thus promote the absorp- 

 tion of fluid effused into any of the cavities, or into the cellular 

 membrane in the various forms of dropsy. 



1. STIMULATING DIURETIC BALL 



Powdered Resin ... .3 drachms. 



Sal Prunelle . . . . .3 drachms. 



Castile Soap . . . . .3 drachms. 



Oil of Juniper . . . . .1 drachm. Mix. 



2. A MORE COOLING DIURETIC BALL 



Powdered Nitre . . . . to 1 ounce. 



Camphor ...... 1 drachm. 



Juniper berries ..... 1 drachm. 



Soap ...... 3 drachms. 



Mix, adding linseed meal enough to form a ball. 



3. DIURETIC POWDER FOR A MASH 



Nitre . . . . . . to f ounce. 



Resin . . . . . . to f ounce. Mix. 



4. ANOTHER MORE ACTIVE POWDER 



Nitre ...... 6 drachms. 



Camphor ...... 1^ drachm. Mix. 



EMBROCATIONS, OR LINIMENTS. 



EMBROCATIONS, OR LINIMENTS, are stimulating or sedative 

 external applications, intended to reduce the pain and inflamma- 

 tion of internal parts when rubbed into the skin with the hand. 



1. MUSTARD EMBROCATION 



Best Flour of Mustard . . ,6 ounces. 

 Liquor of Ammonia .... l ounce. 

 Oil of Turpentine . . . l| ounce. 



Mix with sufficient water to form a thin paste. 



2. STIMULATING EMBROCATION 



Camphor ...... ounce. 



Oil of Turpentine . . . l ounce. 



Spirit of Wine ij ounce. Mix. 



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