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CALOMEL.--[_Hydrargyri Chloridum._] One half to one drachm.
CAMOMILE.--[_Anthemis._] Stomachic, carminative, and tonic; one to two ounces.
CAMPHOR.--[_Camphora Officinarum._] Narcotic and irritant; in small doses, sedative and stimulant; one to four drachms.
CANTHARIDES.--[_Spanish Flies._] Internally, stimulant and diuretic; twenty to thirty grains. Externally, vesicant; used in form of ointment, or tincture.
CARAWAY.--[Fruit of the _Carum Carisi_.] Used chiefly for flavoring purposes.
CARDAMOMS.--[Fruit of the _Elettaria Cardamomum_.] Used to communicate an agreeable flavor to other medicines.
CATECHU.--[_Acacia Catechu._] Astringent, and antiseptic; three to six drachms.
CHALK.--[_Carbonate of Lime_; _Calcis Carbonas_.] Two to three ounces.
CHARCOAL.--[_Carbo Ligni._] Antiseptic; one half to one ounce.
CINCHONA.--[_Peruvian Bark._] Astringent and tonic; one to two ounces.
COPPER, SULPHATE OF.--[_Blue Vitriol._] Tonic and astringent; two to four drachms.
CREOSOTE.--[_Creosotum._] A sedative, anodyne, astringent, narcotic, and irritant poison; fifteen to twenty drops.
CROTON OIL.--[_Crotonis Oleum._] Internally, as a cathartic, six to ten drops in linseed-oil; externally, as a counter-irritant.
DIGITALIS.--[_Fox Glove._] Sedative and diuretic; one to two scruples.
EPSOM-SALTS.--[_Sulphate of magnesia._] Cathartic; one pound, combined with ginger.
ERGOT.--[_Spurred rye._] Parturient; two to six drachms.
ETHER.--Stimulant, narcotic, and anaesthetic; one to two ounces.
GENTIAN.--[Root of _Gentiana lutea_.] Stomachic and tonic; one to two ounces.
GINGER.--[_Zengiber officinale._] Stomachic, carminative, and slightly tonic; one to two ounces.
GUM-ARABIC.--[_Gummi Acaciae._] Demulcent and emollient; one to two ounces.
GUM-TRAGACANTH. Same action and same doses as the former.
h.e.l.lEBORE.--[_h.e.l.leborus._] Irritant poison, and sedative; twenty to thirty grains.
HYOSCYAMUS.--[_Henbane._] Narcotic, anodyne, and anti-spasmodic; ten to twenty grains.
IODINE.--[_Iodineum._] Internally, as a tonic; two to three scruples; also as a tincture, and in ointments for reducing enlargements of the soft tissues.
IRON, SULPHATE OF.--[_Ferri Sulphas_; _Green Vitriol_, _Coppera_.]
Irritant, astringent, and tonic; two to four drachms.
KOOSSO. Anthelmintic; two to four drachms.
LIME, CHLORIDE OF.--Antiseptic; dose internally, one to two drachms.
LINSEED OIL.--Cathartic; one pint.
LUNAR CAUSTIC.--[_Nitrate of Silver._] Used as a caustic.
MAGNESIA.--[See EPSOM-SALTS.]
MARSH-MALLOW.--[_Altheae Radix._] Demulcent and emollient; princ.i.p.ally used for poultices and fomentations.
MURIATIC ACID.--[_Hydrochloric Acid_; _Spirit of Salt_.] Tonic, irritant, and caustic; dose internally, one to two drachms.
MUSTARD.--[_Sinapis._] Counter-irritant; used princ.i.p.ally as an external application.
MYRRH.--Stimulating tonic to unhealthy sores; seldom used internally.
NITRIC ACID.--[_Aqua fortis._] Astringent and tonic; one to two drachms in water. Used also as a caustic.
NUX VOMICA.--[Seeds of _Strychnos_.] In large doses, a deadly poison; in medicinal doses, a powerful tonic and anthelmintic; one half to one drachm.
OPIUM.--[_Papaver Somniferum._] Narcotic, sedative, anodyne, stimulant, and anti-spasmodic; two to four drachms.
POTASH, CARBONATE OF.--[_Pota.s.sae Carbonas._] Antacid and diuretic; three to six drachms.
POTASH, CAUSTIC.--[_Pota.s.sa fusa._] Used only as a caustic.
POTa.s.sA, PERMANGANATE OF.--Used externally as a caustic.
ROSIN.--Diuretic; two to three ounces.
SALT, COMMON.--[_Chloride of Sodium._] Irritant, cathartic, stimulant, and antiseptic; one to one and a half pounds.
SALTS, GLAUBER.--[_Sulphate of Soda._] Cathartic and diuretic; one to one and a half pounds.
SALTPETRE.--[_Nitrate of Pota.s.sa._] Diuretic, febrifuge, and refrigerant; one half to one ounce.
SUBLIMATE, CORROSIVE.--[_Protochloride of Mercury._] Seldom used internally; externally, caustic and stimulant.
SULPHUR.--[_Brimstone._] Stimulant and laxative; three to four ounces.
SULPHURIC ACID.--Irritant, caustic, and astringent; two to three drachms.
TARTAR, CREAM OF.--[_Pota.s.sae Tartras._] Cathartic; three to four ounces.
TURPENTINE.--Stimulant, anthelmintic, diuretic, and laxative; one to two ounces.
ZINC, SULPHATE OF.--[_White Vitriol._] Astringent and tonic; one to two drachms.
