DIGITALIS.
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Boiling Water, half a pint.
Spirit of Cinnamon,
half a fluid ounce.Macerate the leaves in the waterfor four hours; then strain, and addthe spirit. ( Lond.)R. Dried Leaves of Digitalis,
one dram.
Boiling Water, eight ounces.
Spirit of Cinnamon, one ounce.
Macerate the leaves in the water
for four hours ; then add the spirit,
and strain. (Edinb.)
Amer. ; SüEC. ; Brugnatelli ; Coxe ;and Ellis give the same formula as Lond.Niemann and Swediaur also give thesame, but allow any other aromatic spirit toenter into it.
Dose, one ounce to adults.
Ypey has recommended an infusion oftwo drams of digitalis in a pound of water,to be taken in doses of a spoonful, ever}'three hours, till it occasions nausea andalv-ine dejections. (Niemann)
expectorant mixture.
Mixtura deprimáis et expectorans. (Brera)
R. Leaf of Digitalis, thirty grains.
Boiling Water, a sufficient quantityto obtain four ounces of infusion. Add toit when strained
Almond Emulsion, three ounces.
Sub-hyrosulphate of Antimony,
six grains.
Syrup of Marshmallows, one ounce.Mix. — To be taken slowly, in pneumoniaand pleurisy.
HYDRAGOGUE POTION. (AUGUSTIN')
R. Digitalis, from half a dram to one dram.
Water, a sufficient quantity
to obtain seven ounces of infusion. Add toit when strained
Vinous Cinnamon Water, two ounces.
Syrup, one ounce.
Mix. — Dose, one or two spoonfuls, everyhour ; in phthysis, dropsy, and particularlyin haemorrhage.
R. Digitalis, one dram.
Cinchona, six drains.
Boiling Water, ten ounces.
Infuse, and add when strained
Borated Tartar, one ounce.
Vinous Cinnamon Water, two ounces.Sydenham's Laudanum, thirty drops.
Mix. — Dose, three spoonfuls, in the day.
DIURETIC INFUSION. (HaMB.)
R. Leaves of Digitalis, two drams.
Boiling Water, eight ounces.
Infuse in a covered vessel, strain whencold, and add
Cinnamon Water, two ounces.
Spirit of Nitric ¿Ether, two drams.Mix.
ANTI-ASTHMATIC HYDROMEL.
Hydromel asthmaticum, (Palat.)
R. Fresh Leaves of Digitalis, half a pound.Boiling Water, two pounds.
Digest, express, and add to one poundand a half of the liquor
Gum Ammoniac, dissolved in four
ounces of Vinegar, one ounce.
Honey, four ounces.
Tincture of Benzoin, two drams.
Mix. — To be taken by spoonfuls. Ani-
sated spirit of ammonia may be added, if
there is occasion.
remer's tincture of digitalis. (Nie-mann ; Van Mons)
R. Leaves of Digitalis, one dram.
Digest for twenty-four hours inSolution of Acetate of Ammonia,
a sufficient quantityto obtain one ounce of strained liquor, tobe expressed strongly. (Niemann)
Van Mons prescribes one part of leaves,and sixteen parts of solution to be digestedfor twenty hours.
It is recommended in spasmodic cough,in the dose of twenty drops.
COMPOUND TINCTURE OF DIGITALIS.
Tinctura Digitalis composita. (Van Mons)
R. Leaves of Digitalis. two ounces.
Spirit of Bitter Almonds,
sixteen ounces.Infuse, express, and filter.
SYRUP OF DIGITALIS.
Oxysaccharam Digitalis, Syrupus Digitalisseu Digitalisaeeticus. (Augustin; Nie-mann ; Swediaur ; Van Mons)
R. Dried Leaves of Digitalis,
one part and a half.
Distilled Vinegar, eight parts.
Infuse in a covered vessel placed in a
warm water-bath, for twelve hours. When
cold, express, and add
White Sugar, one part and a half.
Dissolve with a very moderate heat.(Van Mons)
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