400 XI. LIQUID COMPOUNDS.— 



Golden spirits of scuuvy-grass, Sp, cochlearice purgans 

 Spir. coch. simpl. 1 gall., G. G. G. 8 oz. 



Essence of coltsfoot. Tinct. bals. Tolut., bals. traumat. 

 ana 2 oz., S. V. R. 4 oz. ; used as a pectoral for coughs. 



De la Motte''s golden drovs, Bestiicheff'^ nervous tinctiirey 

 FAixir cVor de M. le Gtneral de la Motte, Muriate of iron (ob- 

 tained by distilling pyrites 6lb. with 12lb. of corrosive sublimate) 

 3iij, alcohol 5vj, exposed for some time to the rays of the sun ; 

 much used in gout, hypochondriasis, and nervous diseases. They 

 have the remarkable property of losing their yellow colour in the 

 sun, and recovering it in the shade. 



Tincture of iodine, T. iodii^ T, iodinis. Iodine gr. xl, 

 S. V. R. 3J : used in bronchocele, dose gtt. x, in syrop and water, 

 thrice a day ; the dose is to be gradually increased to gtt. xv. and 

 XX. It will not keep, being soon converted into ioduretted hydro- 

 iodic add, which however is perhaps equally effective. 



Ether sulfurique iodure. Iodine gr. v, ether sulf. 3j": 

 dose at most gtt. x. 



Alcoholic solution of iodine for testing. Iodine 5J, alcohol 5iiij : 

 used to discover starch in vegetables. 



Sol. ALCoHOLiauE de deuto-iodure de mercure. Deuto- 

 iodure of mercury gr. xvj. wine spirit at 36 deg. Baume : dose 



gtt. X. to XX. 



Ether sulfur ique avec le deuto-iodure de mercure, Deuto-iodure 

 of mercury gr. xvj, ether sulf. 3jss: stronger than the alcoholic 

 tincture. 



Tinct. antimonii diaphoretici. Antim. diaph. lb. j, salis 

 petrse lb. iij, mix, keep in a strong melting heat for half an hour, 

 pour into a mortar, powder, add while warm spir. vini tartarizati 

 (alcohol, P. L.) lb. iij ; digest three days: more elegant and fra- 

 grant than any of the other antimonial tinctures. 



Salmon's drops of life, Guttce vitce, Opii ^iiij, water 

 lb. viij, dissolve, simmer for three days, strain, evaporate to lb. ij. 

 Take croci in fceno s], cast. Ross. 5Jss, coccinellae, - rad. serp. 

 Virgin, ana isss, nuc. mosch., -zedoarise ana 3ij, camphorae 3j, 

 tinct. antim. diaphoretici lb. j ; digest three or four days, then add 

 the solution of opium, digest two days and decant : may be given 

 from gtt. X to xl. A most excellent opiate. 



2. T. castor 3 viij, vini antim. aq. ana lb. j, opii, croci, ana 3SS, 

 cocci 5ij ; very inferior. 



Tinct. succini. Amber ^iiij, in very fine powder, S. V. R. 

 3xviij ; digest in hot sand for several days, distil off half the 

 spirit. 



