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CALCIUM.
Supertartrate of Potass, 1 of eacîl '
Root of Florentine Iris f T °Tu-'J and a halt.
Gum Lac, a sufficient quantity
to colour the powder. (Ferr.)R. Cuttle-Fish Bone, "I of each,
Supertartrate of Potass, J one ounce.
Florentine Iris, one ounce and a half.
Crab's Eyes, "
of each, two drains.
three drams.
half an ounce.
one ounce.
forty drops.
ten drops.
Red Coral
Catechu,
White Sugar
Gum Lac,
Myrrh,
Oil of Bergamotte,
-------- Cloves,
Mix. (Augustin)
ENGLISH PURPLE POWDER.
Pnlms purpureus Anglicus. (Wirtem.)
II
of each,two ounces.
of each,one ounce.
two scuples.one scruple.
Crab's Eyes,
---------- Claws,
Red Coral,
Mother of Pearl, !
Amber,
Hartshorn, J
Cochineal,
Saffron,
Triturate the two last ingredients withlemon juice or vinegar, and mix them withthe others.
This powder was formerly extolled forthe treatment of small pox and measles. —Dose, from a scruple to half a dram.
count d'isembourg's anti-lyssic pow-der. (Spielmann)
two drams.
one dram.
half a dram.
one ounce.
five.
two.
R. Red Coral,
Oriental Pearls,
Prepared Amber,
Calcined Hartshorn,
Gold Leaves,
Silver Leaves,Mix.
This absurd preparation requires no com-ment.
dentifrice electuary. (Gall. ;Palat.)
Prepared Red Coral,Cuttle-Fish Bone, 1
Cinnamon,Catechu,Honey,Alum,
four ounces.
of each,
one ounce.
half an ounce.
ten ounces.
half a dram.
Triturate for a long time, the catechu andthe alum with a little water, till the mixtureshall have acquired a fine red colour ; thenadd gradually the honey and the other in-gredients powdered, and flavour by addinga drop of essential oil to every dram of thecompound. (Gall.)
R.
Mix
Red Coral,
Cuttle-Fish Bone,
Dragon's Blood,
Cinnamon,
Gum Lac,
OQ of Cloves,
Honey,
. (Palat.)
of each, one dram.
half a dram.
eight grains.
twelve drops.
sufficient quantity.
cretaceous mixture.
Mistura Cretœ seu cretácea, Patio cretáceaseu Carbonatis Calcis, Mucilago crética.(Lond. ; Edinb. ; Dubl. ; Amer. ;Hamb. ; Suec. ; Augustin ; Coxe ;spielmannj
Mistura Cretœ.
R. Prepared Chalk, half an ounce.
Refined Sugar, three drams.
Gum Acacia, powdered,
half an ounce.
Water, one pint.
Mix. (Lond.)Dubl. prescribes one ounce of gum.
Potio Carbonatis Calcis. (Edinb.)
R. Carbonate of Lime, one ounce.
Refined Sugar, half an ounce.
Mucilage of Gum Arabic,
two ounces.
Water, two pounds and a half.
Spirit of Cinnamon, two ounces.Mix.
Amer. ; and Coxe give the same formu-la as Edinb.
Hamb. prescribes one dram each, ofchalk, of gum, two drams of sugar, andone ounce and a half each, of pure waterand of cinnamon water. — Spielmann —one ounce each of chalk and of gum, halfan ounce of sugar, twenty-four ounces ofpure water, and two ounces of nutmeg wa-ter. — Augustin — half an ounce of chalk,two drams of gum, twelve ounces of water,half a dram of nutmeg, and two drams ofsugar.
expectorant lohoch. (Pierquin)
two drams,four ounces,two ounces.
Crab's Eyes,Juice of Dandelion,Syrup of Red Poppies,
super-proto-carbonate of calcium.
Aqua Calcariœ acidula seu Carbonatis aci-dulis Calcis. (Bruns. ; Niemann)
R.
Lime Water,Pure Water,
one pound,two pounds.