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Preparations and Compositions. Part III.

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Dub.Take of

Dried leaves of asarabacca, one ounce;

Lavender flowers, two drachms.Powder them together.

These are agreeable and efficacious errhines, and superiorto most of those usually sold under the name of herb snuff.They are often employed with great advantage incases of ob-stinate headach, and of ophthalmia resisting other modes ofcure. Taken under the form of snuff, to the extent of five orsix grains, at bed-time, they will operate the succeeding dayas a powerful errhine, inducing frequent sneezing, and like-wise a copious discharge from the nose. It is, however, ne-cessary, during their operation, to avoid exposure to cold.

PULVIS CARBONATIS CALCIS COMPOSITUS ; dim PlJLVIS CRE-TACEUS. Ed.Compound Powder of Carbonate of Lime, formerly ChalkPowder.Take of

Prepared carbonate of lime, four ounces ;Nutmeg, half a drachm jCinnamon, one drachm and a half.Reduce them together to powder.

Pulvis cretje compositus, Lond.Compound Powder of Chalk.Take of

Prepared chalk, half a pound ;Cinnamon bark, four ounces ;Tormentil root,

Gum arabic, of each three ounces;Long pepper, half an ounce.Reduce them separately to a very fine powder, and mix them.

The addition of the aromatic coincides with the general in-tention of the remedy, which is indicated in weakness andacidity of the stomach, and ia looseness from acidity.

Pulvis CRETiE compositus cum opio. Lond.Compound Powder of « hallc with Opium.Take of

Compound powder of chalk, six ounces and a half jHard opium, in powder, four scruples.Mix them. j