/ 
; . FORMULAE 
FOR 
NON-OFFICINAL PREPARATIONS 
IN GENERAL USE 
IN THE 
DISTRICT OF COLU MBIA. 
Preoared by a Joint Committee of the Medical Society of the District 
of Columbia, and the National College of Pharmacy. 
Published by E. L. Duvall. 
WASHINGTON: 
Cunningham A Brashears, Printers, 
1875. Extract from minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees 
of the National College of Pharmacy, Tuesday, August 10, 1875. 
“The report of the Committee on Non-Officinal Remedies was received, 
read, and on motion adopted, and ordered to be printed with the con- 
currence of the Medical Society, as the Formulae for non-officinal prepara- 
tions in general use in the District of Columbia.” 
J. C. FILL, Secretary. 
R. B. FERGUSON, President, 
At the regular meeting of the Medical Society of the District of Colum- 
bia, held October 20, 1875, the following resolution was adopted: 
“ Resolved, That the Society accept the report of the Committee appoint- 
ed to co-operate with the Committee of the National College of Pharmacy 
in the revision of local formulae in use in this District, and that the 
formulae, appendix, and recommendations of the Joint Committee be adopt- 
ed as submitted.” 
J. W. H. LOVEJOY, M. D., 
President. 
C. II. A. KLEINSCHMIDT, M. I)., 
Secretary. CONTENTS. 
PAGE. 
PREFACE 5 
FORMULARY: 
Elixirs 11 
Spice Plaster 20 
Fluid Extract of Guarana 20 
Glycerite of Hypophosphites 21 
Liniments 22 
Liquores and Solutions 22 
Lotion of Chloral and Camphor 25 
Mixtures 25 
Oils 27 
Powders 28 
Breast Tea 20 
Spirit of Orange 20 
Syrups v 20 
Tinctures 40 
Ointments 41 
Wines t 48 
APPENDIX: 
Table of Quantities not to be exceeded in prescriptions, without 
the use of the “caution mark.” 47 PREFACE. 
The following circular letter will account for the appear- 
ance of this pamphlet: 
“CIRCULAR LETTER. 
“National College of Pharmacy, 
“Washington, D. C., May 1, 1875. 
uTo the Members of the Medical and. Pharmaceutical Pro- 
“fessions in the District of Columbia : 
“The National College of Pharmacy, impressed with the 
serious disadvantages arising from the notorious multiplicity 
and want of uniformity of certain unofficinal medicinal 
preparations in general use in this District, and believing 
that the employment of materia medica of uncertain kind 
and quality is unworthy of professional sanction, have in- 
vited the Medical Society of the District of Columbia to 
unite with them in an earnest effort to remedy this evil. 
The invitation was courteously accepted, and a joint com- 
mittee from the two bodies instructed to prepare and sub- 
mit a series of reliable formulae for such of these prepara- 
tions as may be deemed of sufficient importance. 
“The Committee—consisting of Doctors James W. H. 
Lovejoy, J. E. Morgan, J. C. Roily, C. H. A. Kleinschmidt, 
and Clias. W. Franzoni on the part of the Medical Society, 
and Messrs. Clias. Becker, F. S. Gaither, W. S. Thompson, 
W. G. Duckett, and Oscar Oldbergfrom the College—after 
determining upon a general plan, and a comprehensive 
schedule of preparations, which, it is believed, should be 
embraced in the forthcoming formulary, agreed to entrust the pharmaceutical part of the work to the gentlemen rep* 
resenting the College of Pharmacy. 
“It is important that these formulae, which, it is hoped, 
will be formally adopted by the Medical Society and the 
College, should meet the approval of all, so far as that is 
possible, for, if adopted, it will be understood that whenever 
any one of the preparations for which a formula has been 
thus established shall be prescribed, the prescriber refers to 
the product obtained by said formula, which should, there- 
fore, invariably be dispensed in such cases, unless otherwise 
specifically expressed. The hope is, moreover, entertained 
that physicians may have no further occasion to prescribe 
remedies prepared by the many, and of too varied quality 
and strength. 
“You are therefore respectfully invited to furnish such in- 
formation or suggestions bearing upon this subject as you 
may think useful; either naming preparations which, in 
your judgment, should have a place in the list, or submitting 
formulae for their facture, accompanied, if practicable, by 
samples. All classes of non-officinal preparations will be 
considered, including elixirs, syrups, wines, mixtures, chem- 
icals, &c. 
“ Very respectfully, 
“Charles Becker, 
“F. S. Gaither, Pliar. D., 
“ W. S. Thompson, 
“W. G. Duckett, 
“ Oscar Oldberg, Phar. D., 
“ Sub-Committee.” 
The committee have finished their labor and beg to pre- 
sent herewith the adopted formulae. These have been care- 
fall}’' selected or prepared, tried, and perfected, and it is be- 
lieved that they will be readily understood and carried out 
with satisfactory results. 7 
The formulary embraces so-called noil-officinal prepa- 
rations in general use in the District of Columbia, with the 
exception of some which it was deemed proper to omit. 
Among the adopted formulae will be found a few which are 
already published in accepted standard works. They were 
reproduced in this collection either because other formulae 
for the same preparations are also in use, or because it was 
thought convenient to include as nearly all of this class of 
preparations as may be in one volume. 
These formulae are virtually officinal so far as the Dis- 
trict of Columbia is concerned. 
“Elixir Aurantii” was selected by the committee as the 
most satisfactory “ simple elixir.” It constitutes the body 
of nearly all the elixirs herein formulated, and it is expected 
that prescribers will employ it as a general vehicle for the 
•soluble salts in preference to any other of a similar char- 
acter. The quantity of the salt to be dissolved in a certain 
quantity of the elixir may be stated in the prescription. 
In all cases the dispenser will follow the directions of 
this formulary, unless otherwise expressly ordered. 
Elixirs, as a rule, should exhibit a perfectly neutral re- 
action on litmus paper, and it is suggested that deodorized 
alcohol be used in their facture. This class of preparations 
are, in the opinion of the committee, best clarified by agita- 
tion with paper pulp, reduced to a minute state of division by 
trituration with a small portion of the elixir, and permitted 
to remain in contact with the whole bulk of the liquid about 
twenty-four hours previous to filtration. Sixty grains of 
filtering paper is sufficient to render one pint of Elixir 
Aurantii perfectly clear and limpid. Clarified Elixir of 8 
Orange should be kept on baud in sufficient quantity to 
meet any emergency. 
It is thought that the formula adopted for the prepara- 
tion of the Calisaya Elixir is more rational, convenient, 
and reliable than any in which the bark is used. 
It affords a product which truly represents the medicinal 
properties of the bark, being based upon the average pro- 
portion of the various alkaloids found in the best samples 
of Calisaya bark, as estimated from the analyses of trust- 
worthy authorities. 
Attention is invited to the fact that, with a single excep- 
tion, all preparations' containing Strychnia embraced in this 
formulary, contain that alkaloid in the proportion of one- 
sixty-fourth grain to each fluidraehm. The “Syrup of the 
Phosphates of Iron, Quinia, and Strychnia” constitutes 
the exception, and in it there is one-thirty-second grain of 
Strychnia in each fluidraehm. 
In the very pleasant intercourse which obtained between 
the representatives of the medical and pharmaceutical as- 
sociations of the District on their joint “ Committee on 
Xon-Officinal Remedies,” it was thought not inconsistent 
with our duties to discuss the question of establishing 
proper precautionary measures in prescribing and dispens- 
ing unusally large doses of potent remedies, and it was 
agreed to recommend that a table of maximum doses, 
similar to the one prescribed in the German Phar- 
macopoeia, (necessarily arbitrary,) be embraced in 
this formulary, (see Appendix;) and that, when any 
agent enumerated in said table is prescribed in quantities 
exceeding such maximum doses, an exclamation point (J) 9 
be put opposite the name of that agent on the left of the 
body of the prescription, to indicate that the prescriber 
is aware of the unusal size or frequency of the dose. It 
is hoped that physicians will make use of this caution sign 
in all cases where a doubt is likely to arise as to the pro- 
priety of dispensing the medicine without previous consul- 
tation with the prescriber. The exclamation point was 
adopted in preference to any other arbitrary sign, because 
legalized for the same use in leading pharmacopoeias of the 
Old World, and as no other sign ever proposed has been 
adopted to any great extent, it is earnestly hoped that other 
medical and pharmacal associations will follow our example, 
and thus help to make this, the caution-mark of Germany 
and Sweden, our common sign the world over. 
It is moreover suggested that when large quantities of 
powerful remedies are prescribed for external use, the pre- 
scriber will so state in writing. 
In conclusion, it is suggested that a permanent joint 
committee of the Medical Society and the College of Phar- 
macy on non-officinal remedies might render important ser- 
vices in the examination of new remedies introduced into 
the practice of medicine, with reports to their respective 
associations on their therapeutical virtues and chemical 
and pharmaceutical character and composition. The facts 
thus arrived at would doubtless be found valuable in the 
contemplated future revisions of this formulary. 
Washington, September, 1875. FORMULARY. 
ELIXIRS. 
ELIXIR AMMONII BROMIDI. 
ELIXIR OF BROMIDE OF AMMONIUM. 
[One fluidraelim contains five grains of the salt.] 
Take of Bromide of Ammonium, six hundred and forty 
grains; 
Elixir of Orange, sixteen fluidounces. 
Dissolve and filter. 
ELIXIR AMMONII YALERIANATIS. 
ELIXIR OF VALERIANATE OF AMMONIUM. 
[One fluidrachm contains two grains of the salt.] 
Take of Valerianate of Ammonium, two bund red and 
fifty-six grains; 
Water, one fluidounce; 
Elixir of Orange, fifteen fluidounces; 
Water of Ammonia, a sufficient quantity. 
Mix tbe Salt with the Water, and add gradually Water 
of Ammonia until a solution neutral to test-paper is ob- 
tained. Mix this solution with the Elixir of Orange, and 
filter. ELIXIR AUMNTIL 
ELIXIR OF ORANGE. 
Take of Spirit of Orange, four fluidounces; 
Stronger Alcohol, twenty-eight fluidounces; 
Simple Syrup, 
Water, of each, forty-eight fluidounces; 
Caramel, four fluidraclnns. 
Mix the Spirit of Orange, Alcohol, Simple Syrup, and 
Water. Clarify the mixture with paper pulp, (see p. 7,) 
filter, and add the Caramel to the filtrate. 
ELIXIR CALISAYA. 
CALISAYA ELIXIR. 
Take of Sulphate of Quinia, seventy-two grains; 
Sulphate of Cinehonia, twenty-four grains; 
Sulphate of Quinidia, twenty grains; 
Sulphate of Cinchonidia, twelve grains; 
Elixir of Orange, eight pints. 
Triturate the mixed Sulphates with one pint of the 
Elixir; pour the mixture into a glass flask and heat in 
\v .ter bath until solution is effected; while still hot, add 
the remainder of the Elixir. When cold, filter. 
ELIXIR CALISAYiE FERRATUM. 
ELIXIR OF CALTSAYA AND IRON. 
[One fluidrachm contains two grains of the Ammonio-Citrate of Iron.] 
Take of Citrate of Iron and Ammonium, two hundred 
and fifty-six grains; 
Calisaya Elixir, sixteen fluidounces. 
Dissolve, and filter. 13 
ELIXIR CALISAYiE, FERRI ET BISMUTHI. 
ELIXIR OF CALISAYA, IRON, AND BISMUTH. 
[One fluidrachm contains two grains of the Ammonio-Citrate of Iron and 
one grain of the Ammonio Citrate of Bismuth.] 
Take of Citrate of Bismuth and Ammonium, one hun- 
dred and twenty-eight grains; 
Elixir of Calisaya and Iron, sixteen fluid- 
ounces ; 
Water of Ammonia, a sufficient quantity. 
Dissolve the Citrate of Bismuth and Ammonium in the 
Elixir; add Water of Ammonia carefully until the reaction 
is perfectly neutral; then filter. 
ELIXIR CHINOIDINI COMPOSITUM. 
n COMPOUND ELIXIR OF CHINOIDIN. 
[One fluidrachm contains two grains of Chinoidin.] 
Take of Chinoidin, two hundred .and fifty-six grains; 
Acetic Acid, four fluidrachms; 
Water, two fluidouuces; 
Fluid Extract of Dandelion, six and one-half 
fluidrachms; in- 
spirit of Nutmeg, two minims; 
Stronger Alcohol, six fluidrachms; 
Brandy, four fluidounces; 
Elixir of Orange, eight fluidounces. 
dissolve the Chinoidin in the Acetic Acid and Water. 
Add the Fluid Extract, Spirit of Nutmeg, Alcohol, and 
Brandy, previously mixed. Filter, and mix the filtrate 
with the Elixir of Orange. ELIXIR CORYDALIS COMPOSITUM. 
COMPOUND ELIXIR OF CORYDALIS. 
Take of Elixir of Orange, ten fluidounces; 
Stronger Alcohol, two fluidounces; 
Fluid Extract of Corydalis, 
Fluid Extract of Stillingia, of each, one fluid- 
ounce ; 
Fluid Extract of Prickly Ash Bark, four 
fluidraclims; 
Fluid Extract of Blue Flag, one and one-half 
fluidounces; 
Iodide of Potassium, three hundred and sixty 
grains. 
Mix the Liquids in the above order; dissolve in the mix- 
ture the Iodide of Potassium; set aside for twenty-four 
hours, and then filter. 
ELIXIR FERRI PYROPHOSPHATIS. 
ELIXIR OF PYROPHOSPHATE OF IRON. 
[One fluidrachm contains two grains of Pyrophosphate of Iron.] 
Take of Pyrophosphate of Iron, two hundred and fifty- 
six grains; 
Elixir of Orange, sixteen fluidounces. 
Dissolve and filter. 
ELIXIR FERR1 ET QUINIA PHOSPHATUM. 
ELIXIR OF THE PHOSPHATES OF IRON AND QUINIA. 
[One fluidrachm contains one grain of Pyrophosphate of Iron and one- 
half grain of the Alkaloid Quinia. ] 
Take of Quinia, sixty-four grains; 
Pyrophosphate of Iron, one hundred and 
twenty-eight grains; 15 
Stronger Alcohol, two fluidounces; 
Water, 
Syrup, of each, three fluidounces ; 
Elixir of Orange, eight fluidounces. 
Dissolve the Quinia in the Alcohol, and the Pyrophos- 
phate of Iron in the Water. Mix the two solutions, and 
add the Syrup and the Elixir. Filter, if necessary. 
ELIXIR FERRI, QUINLE, ET STRYCHNINE PHOSPHATHM. 
ELIXIR OF THE PHOSPHATES OF IROX, QUIXIA AXD 
STRYCHXIA. 
f 
[One fluidrachm contains one grain of Pyrophosphate of Iron, one-hal 
grain of Quinia, and one-sixty-fourth grain of Strychnia.] 
Take of Strychnia, two grains; 
Quinia, sixty-four grains; 
Pyrophosphate of Iron, one hundred and twen- 
ty-eight grains; 
Stronger Alcohol, two fluidounces; 
Water, 
Syrup, of each, three fluidounces ; 
Elixir of Orange, eight fluidounces. 
Dissolve the Strychnia, and afterwards the Quinia, in 
the Alcohol. Dissolve the Pyrophosphate of Iron in the 
Water. Mix the two solutions, and add the Syrup and 
the Elixir. Filter, if necessary. 
ELIXIR GENTIANS. 
ELIXIR OP GEXTIAX. 
Take of Fluid Extract of Gentian, one fluidounce ; 
Elixir of Orange, fifteen fluidounces, 
Mix ami filter, ELIXIR GENTIANS FERRATUM. 
ELIXIR OF GENTIAN AND IRON. 
[One fluidrachm contains one grain of Pyrophosphate of Iron.] 
Take of Pyrophosphate of Iron, one hundred and 
twenty-eight grains; 
Elixir of Gentian, sixteen fluidounees. 
Dissolve and filter. 
ELIXIR GUARANI. 
ELIXIR OF GUARANA. 
[Ten grains to each fluidrachm.] 
Take of Fluid Extract of Guarana, two fluidounees; 
Stronger Alcohol, two fluidounees ; 
Elixir of Orange, eight fluidounees. 
Mix and filter. 
ELIXIR LITHII CITRATIS. 
ELIXIR OF CITRATE OF LITHIUM. 
[One fluidrachm contains two grains of the salt.] 
Take of Citrate of Lithium, two hundred and fifty-six 
grains; 
Elixir of Orange, sixteen fluidounees. 
Dissolve. 
ELIXIR PEPSINJE ET BISMUTHI. 
ELIXIR OF PEPSIN AND BISMUTH. 
[One fluidrachm contains two grains each of Saccliarated Pepsin and 
Ammonio-Citrate of Bismuth.] 
Take of Saccliarated Pepsin, 
Citrate of Bismuth and Ammonium, of each, 
two hundred and fifty-six grains; 17 
Stronger Alcohol, 
Rose Water, of each, two fluidounces; 
Sugar, five troyounees; 
Caramel, thirty minims; 
Water, 
Water of Ammonia, of each, a sufficient quan- 
tity. 
Dissolve the Citrate of Bismuth and Ammonium in eight 
fluidounces of Water, filter and dissolve the Pepsin, and 
then the Sugar in the filtrate, without heat. Mix the 
Alcohol and Rose Water, and add the mixture to the so- 
lution. Neutralize the elixir carefully with Water of Am- 
monia, add the caramel, and strain through Canton flannel, 
without pressure, adding enough Water through the strainer 
to make the finished Elixir measure one pint. 
ELIXIR PEPSINS, BISMUTHI ET STRYCHNLE. 
ELIXIR OF PEPSIN, BISMUTH AND STRYCHNIA. 
[One fluidrachm contains two grains each of Saccharated Pepsin and Am- 
raonio-Citrate of Bismuth, and one-sixty-fourth of a grain of 
Sulphate of Strychnia.] 
Take of Sulphate of Strychnia, two grains; 
Elixir of Pepsin and Bismuth, sixteen fluid- 
ounces. 
Dissolve. 
ELIXIR PICIS LIQUIDS COMPOSITUM. 
COMPOUND ELIXIR OP TAR. 
Take of Wine of Tar, sixteen fluidounces; 
Syrup of Wild Cherry, 18 
Syrup of Tolu, of each, fourfluidounces; 
Refined Wood Naptha, one fluidounce; 
Sulphate of Morphia, four grains. 
Mix. Dose.—Two teaspoonfuls. 
ELIXIR POTASSII BROMIDI. 
ELIXIR ON BROMIDE OF’POTASSIUM. 
[One fluidrachm contains five grains of the salt. ] 
Take of Bromide of Potassium, six hundred and forty 
grains; 
Elixir of Orange, sixteen fluidounces. 
Dissolve and filter. 
ELIXIR PRUNI VIRGINIANS FERRATUM. 
ELIXIR OF WILD CHERRY AND IRON. 
Take of Tasteless Tincture of Iron, ten fluidrachms; 
Fluid Extract of Wild Cherry, one fluidounce; 
Elixir of Orange, fourteen fluidounces. 
Mix. 
ELIXIR RUBI TRIYIALIS COMPOSITUM. 
COMPOUND ELIXIR OE DEWBERRY ROOT. 
Take of Dewberry Hoot, in coarse powder, four troy- 
ounces ; 
Galls, in powder, two hundred and forty grains; 
Kino, in powder, two hundred and forty grains; 
Cinnamon, in powder, one hundred and twenty 
grains; 
Cloves, in powder, sixty grains; 19 
Capsicum, in powder, ten grains; 
Tincture of Opium, one fluidounce; 
Spirit of Peppermint, one and one-half fluid- 
drachms ; 
Brandy, two pints; 
Sugar, fourteen trovounces. 
Digest for fourteen days; express, filter, and dissolve the 
Sugar in the filtrate. 
Dose.—One teaspoonful for an adult. 
ELIXIR SODII BR0MIDI. 
ELIXIR OF BROMIDE OF SODIUM. 
[One fluidrachm contains five grains of the salt.] 
Take of Bromide ot Sodium, six hundred and forty 
grains; 
Elixir of Orange, sixteen fluidounces. 
Dissolve aud filter. 
ELIXIR SUMBUL COMPOSITUM. 
COMPOUND ELIXIR OF SUMBUL. 
Take of Fluid Extract of Sumbul, one fluidounce ; 
Alcohol, two fluidounces; 
Elixir of Valerianate of Ammonium, nine 
fluidounces; 
Elixir of Orange, four fluidounces. 
Mix iu the above order, and filter. 20 
ELIXIR TARAXACI COMPOSITUM. 
COMPOUND ELIXIR OF DANDELION. 
Take of Fluid Extract of Dandelion, six fluidrachms; 
Fluid Extract of Wild Cherry, four fluid- 
drachms ; 
Fluid Extract of Gentian, 
Fluid Extract of Liquorice, of each one fluid- 
drachm ; 
Elixir of Orange, fourteen and one-half fluid- 
ounces. 
Mix and filter. 
PLASTER. 
EMPLASTRUM AROMATICUM. 
SPICE PLASTER. 
Take of Cloves, powdered, 
Cinnamon, powdered, 
Ginger, powdered, of each, sixty grains; 
Capsicum, powdered, 
Camphor, powdered, of each, thirty grains; 
Simple Cerate, three hundred and sixty grains. 
Mix. 
FLUID EXTRACT. 
EXTRACTUM GUARANI FLUIDUM, 
FLUID EXTRACT OF GUARANA. 
Take of Guarana, in fine powder, sixteen troyounces; 
Stronger Alcohol, 
Water, of each, a sufficient quantity. 21 
Mix ten fluidounces of Alcohol with six fluidounces of 
Water, and moisten the powdered Guarana with four fluid- 
ounces of the mixture. Pack it into a conical percolator 
and add the remainder of the mixture. Continue the per- 
colation with Dilute Alcohol until twenty-four fluidounces 
of percolate have been obtained. Set aside the first four- 
teen fluidounces that pass, and evaporate the remainder by 
water-bath to two fluidounces. Mix these with the re- 
served portion, and filter. 
GLYCERITE. 
GrLYCERITUM HYPOPHOSPHITUM. 
GLYCEROLE OE THE HYPOPHOSPHITES. 
Take of Hypophospkite of Calcium, one and one-hall 
troyounces; 
Hypophosphite of Sodium, 
Hypophosphite of Potassium, of each, two 
hundred and forty grains; 
Sugar, eight troyounces; 
Glycerin, sixteen fluidounces; 
Boiling Water, ten fluidounces; 
Orange Flower Water, one fluidounce; 
Oil of Bitter Almond, two minims. 
Dissolve the Salts in the Water and filter. Dissolve the 
Sugar in the solution with the aid of heat. Strain, and 
then add the other ingredients. 22 
LINIMENTS. 
LINIMENTUM ALBUM. 
STOKES’ liniment. 
Take of Oil of Turpentine, three fluidounces; 
Oil of Lemon, one fluidrachm; 
Yolk of Egg, one troy ounce; 
Rose Water, three fluidounces; 
Acetic Acid, one-half fluidounce. 
Mix, and agitate briskly until the mixture shall have be- 
come perfectly homogeueous. 
LINIMENTUM CROTONIS COIVIPOSITUM. 
COMPOUND CROTON LINIMENT. 
Take of Croton Oil, 
Oil of Sassafras, 
Oil of Turpentine, of each, one fluidounce; 
Olive Oil, two fluidounces. 
Mix. 
LIQUORS AND SOLUTIONS. 
LIQUOR ACIDI SALICYLIC! 
SOLUTION OF SALICYLIC ACID. 
[One fluidounce contains twenty grains of the Acid.] 
Take of Salicylic Acid, 
Phosphate of Ammonium, of each, twenty 
grains; 
Glycerin, 23 
Water, of each, four fluidrachms. 
Make a solution, and filter. 
LIQUOR CALCII SULPHURATI. 
SOLUTION OF SULPHURATED LIME. 
Take of Sulphur, seven hundred grains; 
Lime, one thousand four hundred grains; 
Water, sixteen fluidounces. 
Boil together in a porcelain capsule about an hour, stir- 
ring occasionally with a glass rod, replacing from time to 
time the water lost by evaporation. Allow it to settle, de- 
cant the clear liquid, and keep in a well-closed bottle. 
LIQUOR ERGOTS. 
LIQUOR OP ERGOT. 
Take of Ergot, in coarse powder, six troyonnces; 
Water, sixteen fhiidouuces; 
Stronger Alcohol, eight fluidonuces. 
Macerate the Ergot with the Water for twelve hours. 
Then add the Alcohol, and continue the maceration for ten 
days. Filter. 
LIQUOR MORPHLE CITRATIS. 
SOLUTION OF CITRATE OF MORPHIA. 
[One fluidraclim represents two grains of Morphia | 
Take of Morphia, sixteen grains; 
Citric Acid, eight grains; 
Cochineal, one-half grain; 24 
Water, seven fluidrachms; 
Stronger Alcohol, one fluidrachm. 
Triturate together, and filter. 
LIQUOR PEPSINS. 
LIQUID PEPSIN. 
Take of Saccharated Pepsin, sixty-four grains; 
Muriatic Acid, one fluidrachm ; 
Water, five fluidounces; 
Glycerin, three fluidounces. 
Macerate until the Pepsin is dissolved, and strain through 
Canton flannel. 
LIQUOR SODII TARTRO-CITRATIS. 
SOLUTION OF TARTRO-CITEATE OF SODIUM. 
Take of Bicarbonate of Sodium, three hundred and 
ninety grains; 
Tartaric Acid, a sufficient quantity; 
Citric Acid, thirty grains; 
Simple Syrup, one and one-half fluidouncejs 
Tincture of Fresh Lemon Peel, thirty minims; 
Water, ten and one-half fluidounces. 
Dissolve three hundred and sixty grains of the Bicarbon- 
ate of Sodium in the Water; add three hundred and sixty 
grains of Tartaric Acid, or a slight excess. Filter. Add 
the Syrup and the Tincture. Lastly, introduce the 
Citric Acid and thirty grains of Bicarbonate of Sodium, 
and bottle immediately and securely. LOTION. 
LOTIO CHLORALIS CAMPHORATA. 
LOTION OF CHLORAL AND CAMPHOR. 
Take of Hydrate of Chloral, 
Camphor, of each, one troyounce. 
Triturate together until a perfect solution has been ob- 
tained. 
MIXTURES. 
MISTURA CAMPHORS. (Parrish.) 
PARRISH’S CAMPHOR MIXTURE. 
Take of Camphor Water, three fluidonnces; 
Compound Spirit of Lavender, one fluidounce; 
Sugar, sixty grains. 
Dissolve the Sugar in the Camphor Water, and add the 
Compound Spirit of Lavender. 
MISTURA CAMPHORATA. (hope.) 
hope’s camphor mixture. 
Take of Nitrous Acid of Commerce, one fiuidrachm; 
Tincture of Opium, forty minims; 
Camphor Water, eight fluidonnces. 
Mix. 
MISTURA CARMINATIVA. (Dewee.) 
DEWEE’S CARMINATIVE. 
Take of Carbonate of Magnesium, thirty grains ; Tincture of Assafetida, forty minims 
Tincture of Opium, twenty minims; 
Sugar, sixty grains; 
Water, one fluidounce. 
Mix. 
MISTURA HiEMOSTATICA. 
warren’s styptic. 
Take of Sulphuric Acid, three hundred grains ; 
Oil of Turpentine, one hundred and twenty 
grains; 
Dilute Alcohol, five hundred grains. 
Introduce the Acid into a large porcelain capsule ; add 
the Oil of Turpentine carefully, drop by drop. When effer- 
vescence has ceased, add the Dilute Alcohol cautiously. 
MISTURA PHOSPHATICA. 
PHOSPHATIC EMULSION. 
Take of Dilute Phosphoric Acid, one and one-half fluid- 
ounces; 
Yolk of Eggs, three troyounces ; 
Cod Liver Oil, eight fluidounces ; 
Glycerin, two and one-half fluidounces; 
Oil of Bitter Almond, twenty minims ; 
New England Rum, eight fluidounces ; 
Orange Flower Water, a sufficient quantity. 
Reduce the yolk to a smooth paste; add gradually the 
oils with constant trituration; then add eight fluidounces 
of Orange Flower Water during brisk agitation. Lastly, 27 
add the Glycerin, Rum, Phosphoric Acid, and enough 
Orange Flower Water to make the finished emulsion meas- 
ure thirty-two fluidounces. 
OILS. 
OLEUM AMYGrDALiE PRiEPARATUM. 
PREPARED ALMOND OIL. 
Take of Almond Oil, any convenient quantity. 
Heat it gradually, in a glass vessel, on the sand-bath to 
482° E., and keep at that temperature for ten or fifteen 
minutes. Let cool, and filter, if necessary. 
OLEUM MORRHUJE CUM CALCII PHOSPHATE. 
COD LIVER OIL WITH PHOSPHATE OE LIME. 
Take of Phosphate of Lime, two hundred and fifty-six 
grains ; 
Ood Liver Oil, eight Jiuidounces; 
Glycerin, two fluidouuces; 
Mucilage of Gum Arabic, fluidouuces; 
Oil of Bitter Almond, two minims. 
Mix. 
OLEUM PHOSPHORATUM. 
PHOSPHORATED OIL. 
[One hundred grains contain one grain of Phosphorus,] 
Take of Phosphorus (transparent,) ten grains; 
Stronger Ether, one hundred and ninety grains; 
Prepared Almond Oil, eight hundred grains. 
Put the Prepared Almond Oil and the Phosphorus in a 28 
perfectly dry and well-closed bottle capable of holding one 
thousand grains ; heat in water-bath until the Phosphorus 
is melted, agitate until dissolved, and when cool add the 
Ether. 
ISL B.—Keep the preparation in a moderately warm place. 
POWDERS. 
PULVIS GLYCYRRHIZiE COMPOSITUS, (Ph. Germ.) 
COMPOUND LIQUORICE POWDER. 
Take of Senna, powdered, 
Liquorice Root, powdered, of each, two hun- 
dred parts; 
Fennel Seed, powdered, 
Washed Sulphur, of each, one hundred parts; 
Sugar, powdered, six hundred parts. 
Mix. 
PULVIS RHEI CUM MAGNESIA. 
COMPOUND ANISE POWDER. 
Take of Heavy Calcined Magnesia, three hundred and 
sixty grains; 
Rhubarb, powdered, one hundred and eighty 
grains; 
Oil of Anise, forty minims ; 
Stronger Alcohol, one fluidrachm. 
Mix the Powders, and add the Oil dissolved in the Al- 
cohol ; triturate until thoroughly mixed. SPECIES. 
SPECIES PECTORALES, (Ph. Germ.) 
breast tea.—G. Brustthee. 
Take of Marshmallow Root, cut, eight parts; 
Peeled Liquorice Root, cut, three parts; 
Florentine Orris, cut, one part; 
Coltsfoot, cut, four parts; 
Common Mullein Flowers, cut, 
Star-Anise, bruised, of each, two parts. 
Mix. 
SPIRIT. 
SPIRITUS AURANTII. 
SPIRIT OF ORANGE. 
Take of Fresh Oil of Sweet Orange Peel, one fluid- 
ounce; 
Stronger Alcohol, fifteen fluidounces. 
Mix. 
SYRUPS. 
SYRUPUS ACT MM COMPOSITUS. 
COMPOUND SYRUP OF ACTVEA. 
Take of Fluid Extract of Oimicifnga, two fluidounces; 
Fluid Extract of Senega, one fluidounce; 
Fluid Extract of Ipecacuanha, four fluid- 
drachms ; 
Extract of Liquorice, one-half troyounce; Wild Cherry Bark, powdered, two troyounces; 
Water, a sufficient quantity; 
Sugar, thirty-six troyounces. 
Dissolve the Extract of Liquorice in twenty-eight fluid- 
ounces of Water, and mix the solution with the Fluid Ex- 
tracts. Percolate the Powdered Wild Cherry Bark with 
the mixture, returning the percolate until it passes per- 
fectly clear. Add through the percolator as much Water 
as may be required to obtain twenty-eight fluidounces of 
percolate. In this dissolve the Sugar without heat, and 
strain, if required. 
SYRUPUS ASARI COMPOSITUS. 
COMPOUND SYRUP OF CANADA SNAKEROOT. 
Take of Canada Snakeroot, in coarse powder, one troy- 
ounce ; 
Stronger Alcohol, three fluidounces ; 
Powdered Cochineal, ten grains; 
Carbonate of Potassium, twenty grains; 
Wine of Ipecacuanha, one-half fluidounce; 
Sugar, twelve troyounces; 
Water, a sufficient quantity. 
Mix the Alcohol with six fluidounces of Water. Mace- 
rate the Canada Snakeroot in this menstruum for twenty- 
four hours. Strain. Percolate the tincture thus obtained 
through the Root, returning the percolate until it passes 
clear; and displace the menstruum retained by the powder 
with a sufficient quantity of Water to make the liquid 
measure nine fluidounces. To this, add the Cochineal, 31 
Carbonate of Potassium, Wine, and Sugar. Agitate the 
mixture until the Sugar is dissolved. 
SYRUPUS ASSA1 FCETIDiE COMPOSITUS. 
COMPOUND SYRUP OF ASSAFETIDA. 
Take of Assafetida, one troyounce ; 
Carbonate of Magnesium, two troyounees; 
Infusion of Wild Cherry, a sufficient quantity; 
Sugar, twenty-four troyounees. 
Triturate the Assafetida and the Carbonate of Magne- 
sium with sixteen fluidounces of the Infusion, gradually 
added. When a uniform mixture has been obtained, filter, 
and add enough Infusion of Wild Cherry through the filter 
to make sixteen fluidounces of filtrate. Lastly, add the 
Sugar, and dissolve without heat. 
SYRUPUS BALSAMI PERUVIANI. 
SYRUP OP BALSAM OF PERU. 
Take of Balsam of Peru, two hundred and forty grains; 
Stronger Alcohol, four fluidrachms; 
Carbonate of Magnesium, two hundred and 
forty grains; 
Sugar, twelve troyounees; 
Water, eight fluidounces. 
Dissolve the Balsam in the Alcohol. Triturate the solu- 
tion with the Carbonate of Magnesium and one troyounce of 
Sugar, adding gradually the Water. Filter. Dissolve the 
remainder of the Sugar in the filtrate. 32 
SYRUPUS CALCII LACTOPHOSPHATIS. 
SYRUP OF LACTOPIIOSFHATE OF LIME. 
Take of Lactopliosphate of Lime, two hundred and 
fifty-six grains; 
Muriatic Acid, three and one-half fluidrachms; 
Simple Syrup, twelve fiuidouuces; 
Water, four fiuidouuces. 
Dissolve the Lactopliosphate of Lime in the Water and 
Acid, and lastly, add the Syrup. 
SYRUPUS CHONDRI COMPOSITUS. 
COMPOUND SYEUP OF CARRAGEEN. 
Take of Fluid Extract of Ipecacuanha, sixty minims; 
Fluid Extract of Squills, 
Fluid Extract of Senega, of each, two fluid- 
ounces ; 
Irish Moss, sixty grains; 
Sugar, one hundred troyounces; 
Camphorated Tincture of Opium, three and 
one-half fiuidouuces; 
Water, three and one-half pints. 
Make a syrup with the Irish Moss, (previously macerated 
in cold water,) the Sugar, and the Water. Strain, and add 
the Fluid Extracts. When cold, add the Camphorated 
Tincture of Opium. 
SYRUPUS FERRI BROMIDI. 
SYRUP OF BROMIDE OF IRON. 
Take of Bromine, two hundred grains; 33 
Iron Wire, one hundred grains; 
Water, a sufficient quantity; 
Sugar, five troyounces. 
Introduce gradually the Bromine into a flask containing 
the Iron Wire and four and one-half fl uidounces of Water. 
When the reaction has ceased and the characteristic pale 
green color appears, pour the contents of the flask upon a 
filter. Add Water through the filter until the filtrate 
measure four and one-half fluidounces. Dissolve the 
Sugar in the filtrate. 
SYRUPUS FERRI OXIDI. 
SYRUP OF OXIDE OF IRON. 
[ One fluidrachm contains two grains of Saccharated Oxide of Iron.] 
Take of Saccharated Oxide of Iron, (German Pharma- 
copoeia,) two hundred and fifty-six grains; 
% 
Simple Syrup, fourteen fluidounces ; 
Water, two fluidounces. 
Triturate the Saccharated Oxide of Iron with the Water 
until dissolved; then add the Syrup. 
SYRUPUS FERRI, QUINLffi, ET STRYCHNIA PHOSPHATUM. 
SYRUP OF THE PHOSPHATES OF IRON, QUINTA, AND 
STRYCHNIA. 
[One fluidrachm contains one-thirty-second grain of Strychnia.] 
Take of Sulphate of Iron, three hundred grains ; 
Sulphate of Quiuia, one hundred and ninety- 
two grains; 
Strychnia, six grains; 34 
Phosphate of Sodium, one troyounce; 
Sugar, fourteen troyouuces; 
Dilute Phosphoric Acid, fourteen tiuidounces; 
Dilute Sulphuric Acid, 
Water of Ammonia, 
Water, 
Sweetened Water, (1 oz. to 4 tl. ozs.,) of each 
a sufficient quantity. 
Dissolve the Sulphate of Iron in four tiuidounces of 
Sweetened Water, and the Phosphate of Sodium in another 
four tiuidounces thereof. Mix the two solutions; wash the 
precipitate with Sweetened Water, and express the adhering 
liquid. Dissolve the Sulphate of Quiuia in four tiuidounces 
of Water with the aid of Dilute Sulphuric Acid, carefully 
added. Precipitate the alkaloid with Water of Ammonia 
in slight excess; wash the precipitate thoroughly and ex- 
press the water therefrom. Dissolve first the Strychnia, 
and then the Quiuia and the Phosphate of Iron, in the 
Dilute Phosphoric Acid. Add the Sugar, and dissolve. 
Let the finished preparation be made to measure twenty- 
four tiuidounces by the addition of Simple Syrup, if neces- 
sary. 
SYRUPUS HYPOPHOSPHITUM. 
PARRISH’S syrup of hypopiiosphites. 
Take of Hypophosphite of Calcium, one and one-half 
troyouuces; 
Hypopbospbite of Sodium, 
Hypopbospbite of Potassium, of each, two 
hundred and forty grains; Sugar, twenty-five troyouuces ; 
Boiling Water, twenty fluidouuces ; 
Orange Flower Water, one fluidounce. 
Dissolve the Salts in the Water, and filter the solution. 
Add the Sugar, and dissolve it with the aid of heat. Strain, 
and add the Orange Flower Water. 
SYRUPUS HYPOPHOSPHITUM COMPOSITUS. 
THOMPSON’S COMPOUND SYEUP OP I1YPOPHOSPHITES. 
Take of Hypophosphite of Calcium, two hundred and 
fifty-six grains; 
Hypophosphite of Sodium, one hundred and 
ninety-two grains; 
Hypophosphite of Potassium, one hundred 
and twenty-eight grains; 
S.nlphate of Iron, one hundred and eighty-five 
grains; 
Hypophosphorous Acid (Sp. gr. 1,03G,) nine 
fluidrachms; 
Sugar, twelve troyouuces; 
Water, a sufficient quantity. 
Dissolve ninety-six grains of the Hypophosphite of Cal- 
eium in four fluidouuces of Water, with the aid of heat, 
and acidulate the solution with a small portion of the Hy- 
pophosphorous Acid, Dissolve the Sulphate of Iron in 
two fluidouuces of Water. Mix the two solutions, and 
allow the mixture to stand until the Sulphate of Calcium, 
which is precipitated, has subsided, and pour the whole 
upon a paper filter. After the clear solution has passed 36 
through the filter, wash the adhering Hypopliosphite of 
Iron from the Sulphate of Calcium with a small quantity 
of Water, acidulated as before, and reserve the solution. 
Dissolve the remainder of the Hypopliosphite of Calcium 
together with the Hypophosphites of Sodium and Potas- 
sium, in four fiuidounces of Water, with the aid of heat, 
adding the remainder of the Hypophosphorous Acid. 
Mix the solutions, adding enough Water to make the whole 
measure ten fiuidounces, which pour into a bottle contain- 
ing the Sugar, and agitate the mixture occasionally, until 
the solution is complete. 
SYRUPUS INULiE COMPOSITUS. 
COMPOUND SYRUP OF ELECAMPANE. 
Take of Horehound, 
Elecampane, 
Spikenard, 
Oomfrey, of each, two troy ounces; 
Squills, 
Poppy-heads, of each, one hundred and twenty 
grains; 
Boiling Water, four pints. 
Digest for two hours, and strain with gentle pressure. 
Add eighty-five troyounces of Sugar, and dissolve. 
SYRUPUS PECTORALIS. (Jackson.) 
JACKSON’S PECTORAL SYRUP. 
Take of Muriate of Morphia, four grains; 
Oil of Sassafras, two minims; 37 
Syrup of Gum Arabic, sixteen fiuidounces. 
Mix. 
SYRUPUS PHOSPHATUM COMPOSITUS. 
COMPOUND SYRUP OF PHOSPHATES. 
Take of Sulphate of Iron, six hundred grains; 
Phosphate of Sodium, seven hundred and 
twenty grains; 
Phosphate of Calcium, three hundred and 
sixty grains; 
Glacial Phosphoric Acid, seven hundred and 
eighty grains; 
Carbonate of Potassium, sixty grains; 
Carbonate of Sodium, forty grains; 
Sugar, thirty-five troy ounces; 
Cochineal, in fine powder, sixty grains; 
Tincture of Orange Peel, four liuidrachms; 
Muriatic Acid, 
Water of Ammonia, of each, a sufficient quan- 
tity. 
Dissolve the Sulphate of Iron in two fiuidounces of boil- 
ing Water, and the Phosphate of Sodium in one fluidounce; 
mix the solutions, wash the precipitate formed, and drain 
it on a muslin filter. Mix the Phosphate of Calcium with 
four fiuidounces of boiling water, and add a sufficient quan- 
tity of Muriatic Acid to dissolve it; then add a sufficient 
quantity of Water of Ammonia to re-precipitate the Phos- 
phate of Calcium; wash the precipitate; drain it 
on the same filter with the Phosphate of Iron. Dissolve 
the Glacial Phosphoric Acid in about two fiuidounces 38 
of Water, with the aid of heat; add the moist precipitates, 
and when they are perfectly dissolved, add the Carbonates 
of Potassium and Sodium. Transfer the whole to a jar or 
bottle, and allow the precipitate formed to subside. Ab- 
stract the clear solution with a syphon, and preserve it in 
a separate vessel. To the remainder, containing the pre- 
cipitate, add a sufficient quantity of Muriatic Acid to dis- 
solve it, and add it to the other portion of the solution, 
together with a sufficient quantity of Water to make the 
whole measure twenty-four fluidounces. Then add the 
Sugar, Cochineal, and Tincture of Orange Peel, and agitate 
occasionally until the Sugar is dissolved. Lastly, strain or 
filter. 
SYRUPUS PICIS LIQUIDS. 
SYRUP OF TAR. 
Take of Tar, one troyounce; 
Alcohol, eight fluidounces; 
Carbonate of Magnesium, one-half troyounce; 
Sugar, forty-eight troyounees; 
Water, a sufficient quantity. 
Dissolve the Tar in the Alcohol. Triturate the tincture 
thus obtained with the Carbonate of Magnesium, adding 
gradually two pints of Water. Filter, and add enough 
Water through the filter to make the liquid measure two 
pints. Add the Sugar, and dissolve with gentle heat. 
SYRUPUS RHEI ALKALINUS. 
ALKALINE SYRUP OF RHUBARB. 
Take of Rhubarb, cut into small fragments, and free 39 
from powder or dust, three troyounces; 
Carbonate of Sodium, two hundred and ninety 
grains; 
. Sugar, twenty-four troyounces; 
Water, a sufficient quantity. 
Dissolve the Carbonate of Sodium in sixteen fluidounces 
of Water, and macerate the Rhubarb in the solution for 
twelve hours. Strain, and add enough water through the 
strainer to make the liquid measure sixteen fluidounces. 
In this dissolve the Sugar. 
SYRUPUS SANCtUINARLE. 
SYRUP OF RLOODROOT. 
Take of Bloodroot, in coarse powder, eight troyounces; 
Acetic Acid, four fluidounces ; 
Water, five pints; 
Sugar, thirty troyounces. 
Mix the powder with two fluidounces of Acetic Acid 
and one pint of Water. Macerate for three days. Then 
transfer the mixture to a percolator, and displace with a 
mixture of the remainder of the Acetic Acid and Water. 
Evaporate the percolate, by water bath, to eighteen fluid- 
ounces. In this dissolve the Sugar by gentle heat. 
SYRUPUS SENNJE. 
SYRUP OF SENNA. 
Take of Fluidextract of Senna, four fluidounces; 
Simple Syrup, twelve fluidounces. 
Mix when wanted for use. 40 
TINCTURES. 
TINCTURA FERRI CHLORIDI CREUSII. 
TASTELESS TINCTURE OF IRON. 
Take of Solution of Chloride of Iron, four fluidounces; 
Citric Acid, two thousand, one hundred and 
seventy-six grains; 
Carbonate of Sodium, four thousand grains, 
or a sufficient quantity; 
Water, four fluidounces; 
Stronger Alcohol, as sufficient quantity. 
Dissolve the Citric Acid in the Water; heat to the 
boiling point, and neutralize with the Carbonate of Sodium. 
Mix this solution with the Solution of Chloride of Iron, 
and add enough Alcohol to make the finished Tincture 
measure sixteen fluidounces. 
TINCTURA OPII COMPOSITA. 
COMPOUND TINCTURE OF OPIUM, OR SQUIBB’S DIAR- 
RHOEA MIXTURE. 
Take of Chloroform, three fluidrachms; 
Tincture of Opium, 
Spirit of Camphor, 
Tincture of Capsicum, of each, one fluidounce; 
Stronger Alcohol, thirteen fluidrachms. 
Mix. Dose.—A teaspoonful in water. 41 
OINTMENTS. 
UNGUENTUM BELLVILLICUM. 
BELLEVILLE OINTMENT. 
Take of Mild Chloride of Mercury, one hundred and 
twenty grains; 
Acetate of Lead, sixty grains; 
Red Oxide of Mercury, thirty grains ; 
White Wax, two hundred and forty grains ; 
Olive Oil, four hundred grains. 
Melt the Wax in the Olive Oil. Incorporate the other 
ingredients intimately with the fat. 
UNGUENTUM BUTYRI RECENTIS. 
FKESH BUTTEE OINTMENT. 
Take of Fresh Butter, one troyounce ; 
Red Oxide of Mercury, sixty grains; 
Venice Turpentine, sixty grains; 
Olive Oil, a sufficient quantity. 
Triturate the Red Oxide of Mercury with a sufficient 
quantity of Olive Oil to render it perfectly smooth. The n 
add the Butter and the Turpentine. Mix thoroughly. 
UNGUENTUM GLYCERINE 
GLYCEEIN OINTMENT. 
Take of Oil of Sweet Almond, fourteen troyounces; 
White Wax, two troyounces; 
Spermaceti, six troyounces; 42 
Glycerin, one fluidounce; 
Rose Water, six fluidouuces; 
Borax, Powdered, sixty grains ; 
Oil of Cloves, four drops; 
Oil of Rose, twelve drops ; 
Tragacanth, Powdered, thirty-five grains. 
Melt the Wax and the Spermaceti in the Almond Oil, 
by water bath. Dissolve the Borax in the Rose Water, 
and heat the solution to a temperature of one hundred 
and eighty degrees Fahrenheit. Dissolve the Tragacanth 
in the Glycerin. Mix the two solutions and add with con- 
stant stirring, to the melted fat as it cools. Lastly, incor- 
porate the Oils. 
UNGUENTUM HYDRARGYRI OLEATIS. 
OINTMENT OF OLEATE OF MERCURY. 
[Contains ten per cent, of Mercuric Oxide.] 
Take of Red Oxide of Mercury, seven hundred grains; 
Nitric Acid (42°), six hundred and seventy 
grains; 
Water, a sufficient quantity; 
Caustic Potassa, four hundred and forty grains ; 
Dilute Alcohol, eight fluidouuces; 
Oleic Acid, two thousand, two hundred and 
twenty-four grains; 
Cosmoline, a sufficient quantity. 
Dissolve the Red Oxide of Mercury iu the Nitric Acid, 
and add to the solution one fluidounce of Water. Dissolve 
the Caustic Potassa in the Dilute Alcohol and mix with 
the Oleic Acid. Add the Solution of Nitrate of Mercury 43 
to the Solution of Oleate of Potassa, stirring briskly. 
Wash the precipitated Oleate of Mercury well with Water, 
and press out the Water with the pestle until removed as 
far as possible. Transfer the Oleate of Mercury to a tared 
dish, and add to it enough Cosmoline to make the 
total weight of the contents of the dish seven thousand 
grains. Then heat by water bath with occasional stirring 
until dissolved. 
WINES. 
VINUM AROMATICUM. 
AROMATIC WINE. 
Take of Sage, in coarse powder, 
Thyme, in coarse powder, 
Hyssop, in coarse powder, 
Spearmint, in coarse powder, 
Wormwood, in coarse powder, of each two 
hundred grains; 
Red French Wine, a sufficient quantity. 
Moisten the mixed powders with a sufficient quantity ol 
the Wine, and macerate forty-eight hours. Then pack 
into a conical percolator, and percolate with enough of the 
Wine to make the liquid measure sixteen fiuidounces. 
VINUM CALISAYiE. 
Take of Yellow Cinchona, in moderately fine powder, 
one and one-half troyouuces; 44 
Orange Peel, in moderately fine powder, twent y 
grains; 
Cinnamon, in moderately fine powder, 
Nutmeg, in moderately fine powder, 
Cloves, in moderately fine powder, of each ten 
grains; 
Simple Syrup, four fiuidounces; 
Sherry Wine, a sufficient quantity. 
Percolate the mixed powders with Sherry Wine until 
twelve fluidouuces of percolate have been obtained. Add 
the Syrup, and, after a few days’ rest, filter. 
YINUM CIBI FERRATUM. 
WINE WITH BEEF AND IKON. 
Take of Liebig’s Extract of Beef, one troyounce; 
Citrate of Iron (soluble), one hundred and 
ninety-two grains; 
Sherry Wine, sixteen fLuidounces; 
Simple Syrup, two fluid ounces ; 
Bruised Allspice, thirty grains; 
Water, a sufficient quantity. 
Dissolve the Extract of Beef in four fluidouuces of 
Water and add the Allspice. After twenty-four hours’ 
maceration, add the Wine and Syrup, and lastly the Citrate 
of Iron dissolved in two fluidouuces of Water. Filter, and 
add enough Water through the filter to make the filtrate 
measure twenty-four fiuidounces. VINUM FERRI AMARUM. 
BITTER WINE OF IRON. 
Take of Sulphate of Cinehonia, ninety grains; 
Sulphate of Quinia, thirty grains; 
Soluble Citrate of Iron, one troyounce ; 
Citric Acid, sixty grains; 
Sherry Wine, sixteen fluidounces; 
Elixir of Orange, eight fluidounces; 
Boiling Water, eight fluidounces. 
Dissolve the Sulphates and the Citric Acid in six fluid- 
ounces of the Water, and the Citrate of Iron in the re- 
mainder thereof. Mix the solutions, and add the other in- 
gredients. After a few hours rest, filter. 
VINUM PEPSINS. 
PEPSIN WINE. 
Take of Saccharated Pepsin, two hundred and fifty-six 
grains; 
Dilute Muriatic Acid, two fluidrachins; 
Sherry Wine, sixteen fluidounces. 
Triturate the Pepsin with about one-fourth of the Wine 
mixed with the Acid, until dissolved. Filter, and add the 
remainder of the Wine through the filter. 
VINUM PICIS LIQUIDS. 
WINE OP TAR. 
Take of Tar, six troyounces ; 
Carbonate of Magnesium, two troyounces; 
Sherry Wine, a sufficient quantity. Mix the Tar thoroughly with the Carbonate of Mag- 
nesium. Add four pints of Sherry Wine, and digest for 
an hour. Filter, adding enough Sherry Wine through the 
filter to make the finished product measure four pints. APPENDIX. 
TABLE OF QUANTITIES NOT TO BE EXCEEDED IN PRESCRIP- 
TIONS WITHOUT THE USE OF THE CAUTION MARK ! 
It is understood that whenever any of the agents embraced in this table 
are prescribed in larger quantities than here indicated, the “caution mark” 
will be used—i. ethe exclamation point (!)—placed to the left of the article 
in the prescription. The “caution-mark” will be used, also, when other 
articles, not here enumerated, are prescribed in unusually large or frequent 
doses. 
ARTICLES*. 
SINGLE DOSES. 
AGGREGATE IN 
» 
ONE DAY. 
Acid, Arsenious 
1-0 grain 
i grain 
Acid, Hydrocyanic, Diluted 
4 minims.... 
. 20 minims 
Acid, Nilromuriatic 
4 minims.... 
30 minims 
Aconite Leaf, Extract of :. 
li grain 
. 10 grains 
Aconite Root, Fluid Extract of 
3 minims.... 
cS minims 
Aconite Root, Tincture of 
0 minims.... 
. 15 minims 
Aconite Root, Fleming’s Tincture of... 
3 minims.... 
8 minims 
Aconitia and its Salts 
1-50 grain 
.1-10 grain 
American Hellebore, Fluid Extract of.. 
4 minims 
10 minims 
American Hellebore, Tincture of 
5 minims.... 
. 10 minims 
Antimony and Potassium, Tartrate of.. 
2 grains 
Arseniate of Sodium 
i grain 
1 grain 
Arsenic, Solution of Chloride of 
0 minims 
15 minims 
Arsenic, Iodide of 
1-0 grain 
4 grain 
Arsenic and Mercury, Solution of 
Iodides of 
10 minims 
30 minims 48 
Arsenite of Potassium, Solution of... 
Atropia and its Salts 
Belladonna, Extract of 
Calabar Bean, Extract of 
i grain 
1 grain 
.. 2 grains... . 
5 grains 
Conia 
. . 1 -20 grai n 
2 grains.... 
. . 2 minims... 
Cyanide of Potassium 
1 grain 
Digitalin 
. .1 20 grain 
Digitalis Extract of 
\ grain 
1 grai n 
Hyoscyamus, Extract of 
. . 10 grains 
Ignatia, Extract of 
.. 10 grains 
Indian Hemp, Extract of 
1 grain 
3 grains 
Mercury, Corrosive Chloride of 
i grain 
i grain 
Mercury, Iodide of, Red 
1 grain 
Mercury, Iodide of, Yellow 
i grain 
2 grains 
Morphia and its Salts 
2 grains 
Nux Vomica, Extract of 
5 grains 
Opium 
2 grains.... 
8 grains 
Opium, Extract of 
. . 1 grain 
. . 4 grains 
Opium, Tincture of 
.. 25 minims.. . 
.. 100 minims 
Phosphorus,.. 
k grain 
Stramonium Leaves, Extract of 
2 grains.... 
Stramonium Seed, Extract of 
1 grain 
3 grains .. .. 
Strychnia and its Salts 
•• i grain