FORMULAS  FROM  JOURNAL  DE  CHIMIE  MEDICALE.  417 
FORMULAS  FROM  JOURNAL  DE  CHIMIE  MEDICALE. 
The  following  formulas,  many  of  which  were  originally  pub- 
lished in  V  Union  Medicate,  are  taken  from  the  above-named 
journal — 1867 — January  to  July. 
Pennh  Antiseptic  Liquid.  Bromhydric  acid,  two  parts  ;  pure 
phenylic  acid,  eight  parts.  Mix  in  a  porcelain  capsule,  placed 
in  a  sand  or  steam  bath,  and  stir  with  a  glass  tube.  When  the 
combination  is  effected,  fill  in  small  glass-stoppered  vials. 
Vulnerary  Ointment,  [Cruerit-tout  des  Anciens,)  by  M.  Ferret. 
Arnica  flowers,  50  parts  ;  flowering  tops  of  St.  John's  wort,  25 ; 
of  vervain,  15  ;  lard,  800  parts. 
Antispasmodic  and  Antineuralgic  pills  of  M.  Mayer.  Extract 
of  valerian,  assafoetida,  galbanum,  castor,  of  each,  one  gramme. 
Make  into  18  pills,  of  which  one  is  to  be  taken  three  times 
daily. 
Confection  of  Cinchona  and  Sulphur  in  Chronic  Bronchitis, 
by  Dr.  De  Smet.  Powdered  cinchona,  flowers  of  sulphur,  of 
each  10  grammes  ;  syrup  of  marsh-mallow,  q.  s.  If  there  is  no 
tendency  to  diarrhoea,  the  cinchona  is  reduced  one-half.  Dose  : 
A  coffee-spoonful  four  times  a  day,  to  be  continued  for  two  or 
three  weeks. 
Application  for  Neuralgia,  by  Dr.  Gray.  Tincture  of  aconite, 
chloroform,  of  each,  five  parts ;  lard,  20  parts.  Mix.  After 
applying  the  ointment,  the  place  is  covered  with  cotton. 
Colombia  in  Dyspepsia,  by  Wittstock.  The  alcoholic  extract 
of  Colombo  is  treated  with  water,  and  agitated  with  an  equal 
volume  of  ether.  The  etherial  solution  is  drawn  off;  the 
greatest  part  of  the  ether  distilled  off ;  the  last  allowed  to 
evaporate  ;  the  crystals  are  washed  with  cold  ether,  and  dried. 
Dose  :  Five  to  fifteen  centigrammes  a  day. 
Copland's  Compound  Confection  of  Cinchona.  Powdered 
Calisaya  bark,  80  parts  ;  confection  of  rose,  15  p. ;  dilute  sul- 
phuric acid,  3-75  p.;  ginger  syrup,  45  p.  Dose  in  intermittent 
fever :  Four  to  eight  grammes  three  or  four  times  a  day. 
Chloroform  Water  (Eau  Chloroformee).    Distilled  water,  200 
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