DIURETICS-EMBROCATIONS. 457 



DIURETICS. 

 ( To increase the Flow of Urine. ) 



DIURETICS are medicines which promote the secretion and dis- 

 charge of urine, the effect being produced in a different manner by 

 different medicines; some acting directly upon the kidneys by 

 sympathy with the stomach, while others are taken up by the 

 blood-vessels, and in their elimination from the blood cause an 

 extra secretion of the urine. In either case their effect is to 

 diminish the- watery part of the blood, and thus promote the absorp- 

 tion of fluid effused into any of the cavities, .or into the cellular 

 membrane in the various forms of dropsy. 



1. STIMULATING DIURETIC BALL 



Powdered Resin .... 3 drachms. 



Sal Prunelle 3 drachms. 



Castile Soap 3 drachms. 



Oil of Juniper 1 drachm. Mix. 



2. A MORE COOLING DIURETIC BALL 



Powdered Nitre . . . . $ to 1 ounce. 



Camphor 1 drachm. 



Juniper berries 1 drachm. 



Soap 3 drachms. 



Mix, adding linseed meal enough to form a hall. 



3. DIURETIC POWDER FOR A MASH 



Nitre $ to ounce. 



Resin $ to f ounce. Mix. 



4. ANOTHER MORE ACTIVE POWDER 



Nitre 6 drachms. 



Camphor . . . . . l drachm. Mix. 



EMBROCATIONS, OR LINIMENTS. 



EMBROCATIONS, OR LINIMENTS, are stimulating or sedative 

 external applications, intended to reduce the pain and inflamma- 

 tion of internal parts when rubbed into the skin with the hand. 



1. MUSTARD EMBROCATION 



Best Flour of Mustard . . .6 ounces. 



Liquor of Ammonia . . . l ounce. 



Oil of Turpentine . . * . .if ounce. 

 Mix with sufficient water to form a thin paste. 



2. STIMULATING EMBROCATION 



Camphor ounce. 



Oil of Turpentine . . . H ounce. 



Spirit of Wine l| ounce. Mix. 



39 



