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Another. 



Powdered aloes, 3 drachms, 



" mandrake, .... 2 drachms, 

 Soap, 4 drachms. 



Croton Purge. 

 Pulverized croton seed and farina are frequently used as pur- 

 gatives by the profession; the former in doses varying from 

 fifteen to thirty grains, and the latter from twenty-five to forty- 

 five grains. 



Alterative Drench. — (To change morbid action.) 



Sulphur, 1 ounce, 



Powdered mandrake, .... 2 drachms, 

 Thin gruel, 1 pint. 



Antispasmodic Drench. — (For spasmodic action, either nervous 



or muscular.) 



Tincture of assafcetida, ) _ , , „,,„„„ 

 valerian, \' each 1 ounce, 



Sirup of garlic, 3 ounces, 



Gruel, 1 pint. 



Another. — (For spasmodic cough.) 



Balsam copaiba, £ ounce, 



Sweet spirits of nitre, .... 3 drachms, 



Sulphuric ether, £ drachm, 



Tincture of musk, | ounce. 



Half of the above quantity to be given, night and morning, in 



gruel. 



Tonic Drench. — (For weakness and debility.) 



Port wine, 3 ounces, 



Tincture of cinnamon, . . . . £ ounce, 

 Powdered goldenseal, .... 4 drachms. 



To be given in thin gruel. Should the bowels be torpid, omit 

 the port wine, and substitute one and a half ounce of pale 

 brandy. 



Astringent Drench. — (See Diarrhoea.) 



Diuretic Drench. 



Fir balsam, £ ounce, 



Sweet spirits of nitre, ... 2 drachms, 

 Tincture of assafoetida, ... 1 ounce. 



To be given in a thin mucilage of slippery elm. 



