Part 64 (1/2)

Mix twenty-four grains of calomel, thirty-six grains of sesquicarbonate of soda, and one drachm of compound chalk powder, together. Divide into twelve powders. One of the powders to be given for a dose when required. Use as a mild purgative for children during teething.

570. Tonic.

Mix one drachm of powdered rhubarb with the same quant.i.ty of dried carbonate of soda, then add two drachms of powdered calumba root.

_Dose_, from ten to twenty grains as a tonic after fevers, in all cases of debility, and dyspepsia attended with acidity.

571. Rhubarb and Magnesia.

Mix one drachm of powdered rhubarb with two drachms of carbonate of magnesia, and half a drachm of ginger.

_Dose_, from fifteen grains to one drachm. Use as a purgative for children.

572. Sulphur and Potash.

Mix one drachm of sulphur with four scruples of bicarbonate of potash, and two scruples of nitre.

_Dose_, from half a drachm to one drachm. Use as a purgative, diuretic, and refrigerant.

573. Anti-Diarrhoeal.

Mix one grain of powdered ipecacuanha, and one grain of powdered opium, with the same quant.i.ty of camphor.

_Dose_, one of these powders to be given in jam, treacle, &c., once or twice a day; but to adults only.

574. Antispasmodic.

Mix four grains of subnitrate of bis.m.u.th, forty-eight grains of carbonate of magnesia, and the same quant.i.ty of white sugar, and then divide in four equal parts.

_Dose_, one-fourth part. Use in obstinate pain in the stomach with cramps, unattended by inflammation.

575. Antipertussal, or against Whooping-Cough.

Mix one drachm of powdered belladonna root, and two ounces of white sugar, together.

_Dose_, six grains morning and evening for children under one year; nine grains for those under two and three years of age; fifteen grains for those between five and ten; and thirty grains for adults.

_Caution_, this should be prepared by a chemist, as the belladonna is a poison, and occasional doses of castor oil should be given while it is being taken.

576. Purgative (Common).

Mix ten grains of calomel, with one drachm of powdered jalap, and twenty grains of sugar.