PHARMACY. 
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gar half an ounce; boiling distilled water 
one point. Rub the camphor first with 
the spirit, then with the sugar; add gra- 
dually the water, and strain the mixture. 
Do se an ounce. 
^ Mistura mosehata, musk mixture. 
T ake of musk two scruples ; powdered gum 
arabic, refined sugar, of each a drachm ; 
rose-water six ounces. Rub the musk with 
the sugar, then with the gum, and gradually 
add the rose-water. Dose an ounce. 
Lac ammoniaci, milk of gum ammoniac, 
lake of gum ammoniac two drachms; dis- 
tilled water half a pint. Triturate the gum 
with the water poured on gradually. 
Dqse from half an ounce to an ounce. 
Lac assafoetida?, milk of assafcetida. 
Prepared in the same manner. Dose half an 
ounce or more. 
Mucilago amyli, starch mucilage, Ed. 
Mucilago amyli, Lond. 
lake ot starch half an ounce; water one 
pound. Rub the starch, and add gradu- 
ally the water; then boil them for a short 
time. 
Principally employed as a vehicle for 
opium, &c. in enema. 
Mucilago astragali tragacanthas, mucilage 
of gum tragacanth, Ed. Mucilago tragacan- 
tha?, Lond. 
1 ake ot tragacanth gum powdered an ounce ; 
boiling water eight, ounces. Macerate for 
twenty-four hours, and rub carefully the 
gum so that it may be dissolved ; then 
strain it through linen. 
Used chiefly in making troches. 
Mucilago mimosa: niloliea', mucilage of 
gum arabic, Ed. Mucilago gummi arabici, 
Lond. 
Take of powdered gum arabic one part ; 
boiling water one part. Digest with fre- 
quent shaking until the gum is dissolved ; 
then strain through linen. 
Employed principally as a demulcent, 
and as a vehicle for suspending, oils, &c. 
Mucilago seminum cydonii mali, Lond. 
mucilage of quince-seed. 
Take of quince-seed one drachm ; distilled 
water eight ounces. Boil with a gentle 
heat for ten minutes, and strain through 
linen. 
This is seldom employed in medicine. 
Aqua calcis, lime-water, Ed. Aq. calcis, 
Lond. 
Take of lime recently prepared half a pound. 
Place it in an earthen vessel, and sprinkle 
it with four ounces of water, keeping the 
vessel covered while the lime becomes hot 
and pulverizes; then pour on twelve 
pounds of water, and by agitation mix it 
with the lime. This agitation is to be re- 
peated after the lime has subsided, which 
is to be done about ten times, keeping the 
vessel closed to prevent the accession of 
air. Now let the water be strained through 
paper, interposing glass rods between the 
nitre arid the funnel, that it may pass 
through as quickly as possible. It is to be 
kept in bottles well stopped. 
Lime-water is used as a tonic and astrin- 
gent. Dose from one to two pounds daily. 
Decoeta, decoctions. 
Decoctuna, althaxe officinalis, decoction of 
althaea, Ed. 
Take of altlura-root dried four ounces; rai- I 
sins freed from their seeds two ounces; ! 
water seven pounds. Boil down to five j 
pounds; strain; put aside the strained li- ! 
quor until the impurities have subsided, 
and pour oil the clear liquor. 
As a demulcent to be drunk ad libitum. 
Decoctum anthemidis nobilis, decoction of 
camomile. 
lake of dried camomile llowers an ounce; 
caraway-seeds half an ounce; water five 
pounds. Boil for a quarter of an hour, 
and strain. 
The decoctum pro enemate, and decoc- 
tum profomento, of the London Ph.are simi- 
lar to the above, 
Decoctum cinchonas officinalis, decoction 
of Peruvian bark, Ed. Decoctum cinchonas, 
Lond. 
Take of Peruvian bark in powder one ounce; 
water a pound and a half. Boil for ten 
minutes in a closed vessel, and while still 
hot strain. Dose two ounces. 
Decoctum daphnes mezerei, decoction of 
mezereon, Ed. 
Take of the mezereon-bark two drachms ; of 
bruised liquorice-root half an ounce ; wa- 
ter three pounds. Boil with a gentle heat 
down to two pounds, and strain. 
This decoction has chiefly been given in 
cases of syphilis, either with or without mer- 
cury. Dose six or eight ounces. 
Decoctum geoffnra; inermis, decoction of 
cabbage-tree bark, Ed. 
Take of the cabbage-tree bark in powder an 
ounce ; water two pounds. Boil gently 
to one pound, and strain. 
This is sometimes given as an anthel- 
mintic. Dose two ounces. 
Decoctum guaiaci officinalis compositum, 
compound decoction of guaiac. 
Take of the shavings of guaiac-wood three 
ounces ; raisins two ounces ; sassafras-root, 
liquorice-root, of each an ounce ; water 
ten pounds. Boil the water with the guaiac 
and raisins with a gentle heat to five pounds, 
and towards the end of the decoction acid 
the roots ; then strain without expression. 
It is chiefly given in chronic rheuma- 
tism. Dose two or three pints daily. 
Decoctum ordei distichi, decoction of 
barley, Ed. Decoct, hordei, Lond. 
Take of pearl-barley two ounces ; water five 
pounds. First wash off with cold water 
the flour adhering to the barley; then boil 
the barley for a short time with about half 
a pound of water, to extract the colouring 
matter. Put the bai ley thus purified into 
five pounds of boiling water. Boil this to 
one half, and strain. 
A common diluent in fever. In the Ph. 
Lond. a compound decoction is ordered with 
figs, raisins, and liquorice. 
Decoctum polygala; senega:, decoction of 
seneka. 
Take of seneka-root one ounce ; water two 
pounds. Boil to sixteen ounces, and strain. 
Dose two or three ounces. 
Decoctum smilacis sarsaparilla:, decoction 
of sarsaparilla, Ed. Decoct, sarsaparilla;, Lon. 
Take of cut sarsaparilla six ounces ; water 
eight pounds. Digest for two hours in a 
heat of about 195°; then takeout the root 
and bruise it, return it to the liquor, and 
boil it with a gentle fire to two pounds. 
Then express and strain. 
Sarsaparilla in this form is employed in 
combination with mercury in syphilis. 
The decoctions of the London, which are 
not in the Ed. Ph. are the following; 
Decoctum cornu cervi, decoction of harts- 
j horn. 
| Take of burnt and prepared hartshorn two 
ounces; gum arabic six drachms j distilled 
water three pounds. Boil, stirring con- 
stantly, down to two pounds, and strain, 
1 his is a useless preparation. 
Decoctum hellebori albi, decoction of white 
hellebore. 
Take of white hellebore root in powder one 
ounce; distilled water two pints; rectified 
spirit of wine two ounces. Boil the water" 
with the root to one pint, and when the li- 
quor is cold, strain it and add the spirit. 
This is principally employed as a wash 
in psora. 
Decoctum sarsaparilla compositum, com- 
pound decoction of sarsaparilla, 
lake ot sarsaparilla root slit and bruised six 
ounces ; bark of sassafras root, shavings of 
guaiac wood, liquorice root bruised, of each 
one ounce ; mezereon three drachms ; dis- 
tilled water ten pints. Macerate for six 
hours with a gentle heat ; boil to five pints;, 
towards the end of the boiling add the me- 
zereon, and then strain. 
An improvement upon the Lisbon diet- 
drink. Dose four or six ounces, three or 
four times a day. 
Decoctum ulmi, decoction of elm. 
r l ake of the elm bark, fresh bruised, four 
ounces ; distilled water lour pints. Boil to 
two pints, and strain. 
This has been used in cutaneous affections. 
Syrupi, syrups. 
Syrupus simplex, common syrup. 
1 ake ot refined sugar, powdered, fifteen parts ; 
water eight parts. Dissolve the sugar with 
a gentle heat, and boil it a short time, so 
as to form syrup. 
Syrupus acidi acetosi, acidulous syrup. 
I ake ot acetous acid two pounds and a half ; 
refined sugar three pounds and a Half, 
Boil so as to form syrup. 
Syrupus althaxe officinalis, syrup of althaea, 
Ed. Syr. althaea;, Lond. 
lake of fresh althaa root cut, one pound; 
water ten pounds ; relined sugar four 
pounds. Boil the water with the root to 
one-half, and strain it by strong pressure. 
Put aside the strained liquor, that the im- 
purities may subside ; and to the purified 
liquor add the sugar : then boil, so as to 
form a syrup. 
i his is a superfluous preparation. 
Syrupus amomi zinziberis, syrup of gin- 
ger, l. j. Syrupus ziniziberis, Lond. 
Take of ginger root beaten three ounces; 
boiling water four pounds ; refined sugar 
seven pounds and a half. Macerate the 
root in the water in a closed vessel for 
twenty-four hours : then to the strained 
liquor add the pounded sugar, so as to 
make a syrup. 
This is a pleasant and useful syrup. 
Syrupus citri aurantii, syrup of orange- 
peel, Ed. Syr. corticis aurantii, Lond. 
Take of the fresh outer rind of the orange 
six ounces ; boiling water three pounds ; 
