Posological and Prosodial Table.
681
Tanaceti vulgaris herba, 3 fs to i.Teucrii maris herba, g r x to 3 fs.scordii herba, 3 i to 3 i.Toluiferi balsami balsamum, g* v to 3 fs.syrupus, 5 i to iij.tinctura, 3 fs to ij.Tonnentillas erectse radix, 3 i to ij.Tussilaginis farfarse herba, 3 fs to 3 i: g ij to iv oftheexpress'
ed juice.Ulmi campestris cortex interior, 3 i to 3 i.
decoctum, § iv to lb fs.Urticae dioicae herba, § i to ij of the expressed juice.Valeriana officinalis radix, £j i to 3 i.
tinctura, 3 i to 3 ij.
ammoniata, 3 fs to 3 i.extractum, gr x to 3 i.Veratri albi radix, gr iij to gr x.
tinctura, gt v to x.Vinum, gt v to x.
Veronica? beccabungas herba, § ij to iv of the juice daily.Violas odoratae syrupus, 3 i to ij.Winterae aromaticas cortex, gr x to 3 i-Zinci carbonas, g* x to 3 i.oxidum, gr iij to x.sulphas, g r v to 3 fs.N. B. These are in general the doses for adults from twentyto sixty, but they may be diminished for children, and peo-ple past the prime of life, nearly in the following proportions.
B
I
Age:
i.
Proportionate doses.
Months
2
-
-
1
7
-
—
II 2
14
-
-
I
T
28
—
-
1
Years
3
—
-
r
"4"
5
-
-
I
T
7
-
-
1
T
14
-
-
2
T
63
-
-
X rTT
77
-
-
J
S
100
—
-
4
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