Drugs and Medicines, 501 



Potash, Bitartrate of {Cream 0/ ^ar^lar).— Cooling, laxa- 

 tive and diuretic. Dose 2 or 3 ounces, well diluted in water. Nos. 108. 

 161. ' 



. Potash, Bromide of.— l^ose ^ ounce to 1 ounce. A seda- 

 tive, to allay nervous excitement. Nos. 25, 187. 



Potash, Bicarbonate and Carbonate.— Dose l 



ounce to 1 ounce. An alkali, sometimes used in indigestion. 



Potash, Iodide of.— Dose ^ ounce to 1 ounce. Prescribed 

 in chronic rheumatism, scrofulous enlargements, chronic coughs, and to 

 cause absorption in pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs. Nos. 75, 

 81, 140, 170, 173. 



Potash, Nitrate of (-^'^>c, Saltpetre).— Do^q^ ounce to 1 

 ounce. An alterative, febrifuge and diuretic. Much used in condition 

 powders, febrile complaints, dropsy and inflammations. Externally, it 

 is added to cooling lotions. Nos. 78, 79, 160. 



Potash, Chlorate of.— Dose 2 to 4 drachms. Useful in 

 fevers, inflammation and sore throats. Externally as a wash to foul 

 ulcers, etc. Nos. 66, 84, 106, 311. 



Quinine — see Cinchona. 



Salicylic Acid. — Dose, 1 to 2 drachms. A valuable antiseptic 

 and febrifuge. In all descriptions of wounds it arrests putrefaction, 

 lessens pain and hastens healing. A convenient solution for external 

 use is — 



No. 490. Salicylic acid, 



Borax, each, 10 grains. 



Water, 1 oz. 



Apply on rags, tow or oakum. 



In acute rheumatic fever the dose above given, repeated three or four 

 times a day, will generally greatly hasten the cure. No. 192. 



Saltpetre — see Potash nitrate. 



Silver, Nitrate of {Lunar caustic). — Dose, internally, 5 1«0 6 

 grains, made into a ball. For external purposes small sticks of the fused 

 nitrate are sold ; or an ointment may be made, 5 to 10 grains to the ounce 

 of water ; or a solution, of any desired strength. The antidote is common 

 salt, which should be at hand to check the over-action of the caustic. 

 Internally, it is a tonic, stimulant and astringent, useful in diarrhea, 

 dysentery, cholera and wasting fevers. It is generally used externally. 



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