EXPECTORANTS 651 



86. Anoiiieii more active Emulsion — 



Simple Enmlsion, No. 85 7 ounces. 



Camphor 1 drachm. 



Opium in Powder i drachm. 



Oil of Aniseed 30 drops. 



Rub the three last ingredients together in a mortar with some white sugar ; then add 

 the emulsion by degrees. 



When bismuth and chalk and other heavy and insoluble agents are to 

 be given as draughts they are suspended in mucilage of acacia, or traga- 

 canth, glycerine, syrup, or treacle ; they are not strictly emulsified, but 

 " held up " with shaking until they can be administered. Such arts as 

 emuJsification belong to the j)harmacist, whose skill is but poorly re- 

 munerated, and they are only referred to hero for the benefit of those 

 readers who have not the advantage of a dispensary at which to get their 

 medicines prepared. 



EXPECTORANTS 



Expectorants excite or promote a discharge of mucus from the lining 

 membrane of the bronchial tubes, thereby relieving inflammation and 

 allaying cough. 



87. Expectorant Ball in Ordinary Chugii without Inflammation — 



Gum Ammoniacum ^ ounce. 



Powdered Squill 1 drachm. 



Castile Soap 2 drachms. 



Honey enough to form a ball. 



88. In Old Standing Cough (Stomach) — 



Asafoetida 3 drachms. 



Galbanum 1 drachm. 



Carbonate of Ammonia ^ drachm. 



Ginger li drachms. 



Honey enough to form a ball. 



89. A Strong Expectorant Ball— 



Emetic Tartar J drachm. 



Calomel 15 grains. 



Digitalis i drachm. 



Powdered Squills ^ drachm. 



Linseed meal and water enough to form a ball, which is not to bo repeated without 

 great care. 



FEBRIFUGES 



Generally called fever medicines, are given to allay the arterial and 

 nervous excitements which accompany febrile action. They do this partly 

 by their agency on the heart and arteries through the nervous system, and 

 partly by increasing the secretions of the skin and kidneys. 



90. Fever Ball— 



Nitre 4 drachms. 



Camphor 1^ drachms. 



Calomel and Opium, of each 1 scruple. 



Linseed meal and water enough to form a bail. Or, 



91. Emetic Tartar 1^ to 2 drachms. 



Compound Powder of Tragacanth 2 drachms. 



Linseed meal as above. Or, 



