INDEX OF RECEIPTS OF MEDICAL COMPOUNDS. 



I8 5 



Indigestion Pills. 



Extract of Dandelion 



Golden Seal . . 



Gum Myrrh . . 



Turkey Rhubarb 



Valerian Root 



Cayenne 



Oil of Spearmint 



Mix and form into pills. 



Dose, 2 after dinner and 2 at bedtime. 



1 oz. 



4.. 

 I*. 



4 „ 

 4 m 



4 M 



20 drops. 



Wm. Fox, M.D. 



Indigestion Pills (Compound Pill of Chamomile.) 



Rhubarb (in powder) . . . . . . . . J oz. 



Cayenne ,, ,, 



Lobelia ,, ,, 



Valerian ,, ,, 



Oil of Cloves 

 Extract of Chamomile 



Form a mass, and divide into 4-grain pills. This pill is given 

 in dyspepsia, spasmodic attacks of wind, pain in the stomach 

 and abdomen. 



J. G. Hatfield. 



.. 4m 



.- 4 M 



.. 4m 



. . 1 dr. 



a sufficient quantity. 



Leptandrin, Compound Powder of. 



Leptandrin . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 dr. 



Podophyllin . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 gms. 



Ginger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £ dr. 



Hydrastin .. .. .. .. .. .. J ,, 



Triturate and mix well. 



Dose, from 2 to 3 grains in a little roast apple three times a 

 day immediately after meals. 



This is most excellent in disease of the liver, pancreas, and 

 spleen, mesenteric disease, jaundice, and constipation of the 

 bowels. 



J. Skelton, Sen., M.D. 



Lobelia Pills. 



Lobelia Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . J oz. 



Cayenne Pepper .. .. .. .. .. J ,, 



Valerian Powder .. .. .. ... .. J ,, 



Gum Myrrh .. .. .. .. .. .. J ,, 



Mix well together and add sufficient water to make a mass ; 

 divide into 96 pills. 



These pills are valuable in chronic diseases, asthma, consump- 

 tion, affections of the liver, &c. 



A. I. Coffin, M.D. 



