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The London Dispensatory, containing : 1. the Elements of Pharmacy ; 2. the botanical Description, natural History, chemical Analysis, and medicinal Properties of the Substances of the Materia Medica ; 3. the pharmaceutical Preparations and Compositions of the Pharmacopoeias of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Colleges of Physicians ; the Whole forming a Practical Synopsis of Materia Medica, Pharmacy, and Therepeutics
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PART lit.

Spirits.

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de-luce, for which it was intended to be a substitute: andtherefore the present formula is given as furnishing a com-pound capable of preserving its milkiness for a very consider-able time. It is employed as a stimulant and antispasmodicin the same cases as the oil of amber; and has been success-fully used in India against the bite of the rattlesnake. Thedose is from tt\ x. to fy's. given in anv convenient vehicle.

SPIRITUS ANISI. Lond. Spirit of Aniseed.*

" Take of aniseeds bruised, half a pound,- proof spirit, a gal-lon ; water, a sufficient quantity to prevent empyreuma. Mace-rate for twenty-four hours; then distil by a gentle fire."

Spiritus Anisi compositus. Dub. Compound Spirit ofAniseed.

" Take of aniseeds bruised, angelica seeds bruised, ofeach, half a pound; proof spirit, a gallon; water, sufficient toprevent empyreuma. Distil one gallon."

These are pleasant carminatives in flatulent colic, and simi-lar affections. The dose is from f5fs. to t^iv. in water.

SPIRITUS ARMORACI^E COMPOSITUS. Lond.Compound Spirit of Horse-Hadish.

" Take of fresh horse-radish, sliced, orange-peel dried, of■each, a pound ; nutmegs bruised, half an ounce; proof spirit, agallon; water, siifflcietit to prevent empyreuma. Macerate fortwenty-four hours; and distil a gallon by a gentle fire."

Spiritus Raphani compositus. Dub. Compound Spirit ofHorse-Radish.

" Take of fresh horse-radish dried, peel of Seville oranges,of each, two pounds; fresh garden scurvy-grass, four pounds;nutmegs bruised, an ounce , proof spirit, two gallons ; water,stifficient to prevent empyreuma. Distil two gallons."

These spirits were formerly used as antiscorbutics, but theypossess little value as such; and are now chiefly used in dropsiesattended with much debility. The dose is from f 5J. to t'5iv.combined with infusion of foxglove or of juniper berries.

SPIRITUS CAMPHORvE. Lond. Spiritus campho-ratus. Dub. Spirit of Camphor. 1

" Take of camphor, four ounces ; rectified spirit, tico pints.Mix, that the camphor may be dissolved."

TixcTuitA Camphors. Edin. Tincture of Camphor.

" Take of camphor, an ounce; alcohol (sp. grav. 835), apound. Mix, that the camphor may be dissolved. It may alsobe made with double or triple the quantity of camphor."

The strength of the spirit renders this preparation unfit to

' Alcohol H'Anis (F.) Aleoole Anisato (/.)

* Alcohol Csmpbre' (F.) Kampfer Spiritus [G.) Alcoole Omfotstn

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