PHARMACY. 



Unguentum oxidi plumbi albi, Edin. 

 ointment of oxide of white lead. 



Unguentum acetitis plumbi, Edin. the 

 acetite of lead, saturnine ointment. 



Unguentum cerussze acetatae, Lond. 

 Dubl. ointment of acetated ceruse. 



Unguentum hydrarg\ ri, Edin. ointment 

 of quicksilver. 



Unguentum hydrargyri fortius, Lond. 

 Dubl. ointment o'f quicksilver, stronger. 



Unguentum hydrargyri mitius, Lond. 

 Dubl. oi i rtment of quicksilver, milder. 



Unguentum calcis hydrargyri albi, Lond. 

 ointment of white precipitate. 



Unguentum calcis hydrargyri rubri, 

 Lond. ointment of red precipitate. 



Unguentum nitratis hydrargyri, Edin. 

 citrine ointment. 



Unguentum subacititis cupri, Edin. 

 ointment of verdigris. 



Unguentum oxidi zinci impuri, unguen- 

 tum tutise, Lond. Dubl. ointment of tutty. 



Unguentum oxidi zinci, Edin. ointment 

 of oxide of zinc. 



Ceratum simplex, Edin. ceratum sper- 

 matis ceti, Lond. Dubl. cerate of sperma- 

 ceti. 



Ceratum resinze flavx, Lond. Dubl. ce 

 rate of yellow resin. 



Ceratum cantharidis, Lond. Dubl. cerate 

 ofcantharides. 



Ceratum saponis, Lond. Dubl. cerate of 

 soap. 



Ceratum lithargyri acetati compositum, 

 Lond. saturnine cerate. 



Ceratum carbonatis zinci impuri, Edin. 

 cerate of carbonate of zinc. 



Ceratum lapidis calaminaris, Lond. 

 Dubl. cerate of calamine epulotic, Tur- 

 ner's. 



Emplastrum cerx, Dubl. emplastrum 

 cerae compositum, Lond. emplastrum sim- 

 plex, Edin. plaster of wax, drawing. 



Emplastrum picis Burgundies, Dubl. 

 emplastrum picis Burgundies composit. 

 Lond. plaster of Burgundy pitch. 



Emplastrum cumini, Lond. plaster of 

 cummin. 



Emplastrum ladani compositum, plaster 

 of laudanum compound. 



Emplastrum cantharidis, Lond. Dubl. 

 emplastrum meloes vesicatorii, Edin. plas- 

 ter of canthrides. 



Emplastrum meloes vesicatorii compo- 

 Vit. Edin. plaster of cantharides, com- 

 pound. 



Emplastrum oxidi plumbi semivitrei, 

 Edin. emplastrum lithargyri, plaster of 

 common litharge. 



Emplastrum resinorum, Edin. emplas- 



trum lithargyri cum resina, Lopd. plaster, 

 adhesive. 



Emplastrum assafreiida, Edin. emplas- 

 truin gummosum, Lond. plaster of gum 

 or assafoetida. 



Emplastrum lithargyri compositum, 

 Lond. plaster of litharge, compound. 



Emplastrum saponis, Dubl. emplastmm 

 saponaceum, Lond. Edin. plaster of soap. 



Emplastrum thuris compositum, Lond. 

 plaster of frankincense, compound. 



Emplastrum hydrargyri, Edin. plaster 

 of quicksilver. 



Emplaslrum ammoniaci cum hydrargy- 

 ro, Lond. plaster of gum ammoniac with 

 quicksilver. 



Emplastrum lithargyri cum hydrar- 

 gyrOjLond. plaster of litharge with quick- 

 silver. 



Emplastrum oxidi ferri rubri, Edin. 

 plaster of red oxide of iron. 



We shall close tin's article by observing, 

 that the adult dose of the different prepa- 

 rations, and materials of which they are 

 composed, will, for the most part, be 

 found in the article MATSHIA MEDIC A. 



Since writing- the above we have re- 

 ceived a copy of a specimen just printed, 

 and limitedly circulated by the London 

 College of Physicians, as the t 

 work of a new Pharmacopoeia, which it is 

 their intention to bring forward as soon as 

 they may be able to avail themselves of 

 the various hints and suggestions which 

 it is probable will result from a circula- 

 tion of their present pamphlet. As this 

 is a work of high consequence to the 

 medical world, and of curiosity to those 

 who have not had an opportunity of see- 

 ing the specimen before us, and more es- 

 peciallv as we are persuaded that the 

 Royal College, with its usual liberality, 

 will receive with thanks anv important 

 information upon the subject in question, 

 from whatever quarter it may proceed ; 

 we shall endeavour as concisely as possi- 

 ble to sketch an outline of the valuable 

 labours in which thev are engaged, from 

 the specimen before us: which we can- 

 not better commence than in the words 

 of the Committee, to whom the College 

 has chiefly submitted the undertaking. 



In the progression of human knowledge, 

 pharmacy cannot remain stationary, and 

 the College luue accordingly accommo- 

 dated it to existing circumstances, at 

 suitable intervals, and thereby regulated 

 and improved the practice of medicine in 

 this country. Such a revisioa they have 



