DIGITALIS.

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prepares another tincture with four ounceseach, of fresh herb and of rectified spirit.The dose is the same.

HARLESS'S TINCTURE OF DIGITALIS.

GUSTIN ; Niemann)

(Au-

R.

Leaves of Digitalis,Alcohol,

one ounce,of eachthree ounces.

Cinnamon Water, JDigest for four days, and filter.

Augustin, who prescribes this tinctureunder the name of Tinctura Digitalis semi-spirituosa, gives another, under that ofTinctura Digitalis spirituosa, of which thefollowing is the formula.R. Leaves of Digitalis, one ounce.

Concentrated Alcohol, 1 "í^e'

Vinous Cinnamon Water, f

| ounces.

Strain at the expiration of three days. —Dose, from ten to thirty drops.

sedative mixture.

(Au-

R.

Mixtura Digitalis camphorata.gustin)

Tincture of Digitalis,

one dram and a half.

---------------- Henbane, one dram.

Emulsion of Camphor, four ounces.Mix. — A tea-spoonful to be taken every hour.

(Ellis)

half an ounce,forty drops.

expectorant potion.

R.

Tincture of Digitalis,

•---------------- Opium,

Water, two ounces and a half.

Mix. — A tea spoonful to be taken threeor four times a day, in haemoptysis and in-cipient phthisis.

DIURETIC POTION. (ElLIS ; DlSP. ChA.

Paris; Ratier)

R. Tincture of Digitalis, one dram.

Infusion of Tea, four ounces.

Honey of Squill, one ounce.

Mix. — To be taken in doses of a spoonful.

(Ratier)

R. Infusion of Digitalis,Tincture of Digitalis,Acetate of Potass, J

Tincture of Opium,Mix. — A spoonful to be taken three orfour times a day. (Ellis)R. Decoction of Pellitory of the Wall,

four ounces.Tincture of Digitalis, half a dram.

Wine of Squill, two drams.

Alcoholized Nitric ¿Ether,

twenty-four drops.Compound Syrup of Smallage,

one ounce.Mix. (Disp. Cha. Paris)

four ounces,of each,one dram,ten drops.

trommsdorf's tincture of digitalis.(Olden. ; Niemann)

R. Herb of Digitalis,Alcohol,

one ounce,eight ounces.Digest for eight days, at a temperatureof 10 degrees, R. ; strain, and add

Sulphuric ¿Ether, two ounces

Mix. (Niemann)R. Herb of Digitalis, "1 of each,

Spirit of Sulphuric /Ether, > oneConcentrated Alcohol, J ounce.Digest for four days without heat in acovered vessel, shaking frequently, andfilter.

Dose, from ten to thirty drops or more.flittner's tincture of digitalis.

Tinctura Digitalis aquoso-œtherea. (Au-gustin ; Niemann)

R. Leaves of Digitalis, three ounces.

Water, eighteen ounces.

Macerate for twenty four hours, and thenevaporate the strained infusion in a water-bath till three ounces of it only remain.Infuse the residuum of the preceding ope-ration in

Sulphuric ¿Ether, six ounces,

for twenty-four hours ; then strain withexpression, and mix the liquor with theaqueous tincture.

Dose, from ten to fifteen drops.

^ethereal tincture of digitalis.

Tinctura Digitalis œtherea. (Belg.

Gall. ; Hann. ; Pol. ; Borus. j Sax.Brugnatelli; Cadet de GassicourtVan Moss)

R. Leaves of Digitalis, powdered,

one part.Sulphuric /Ether (46 degrees),

four parts.Macerate for two days, ir. a stopped bot-tle, and pour off. (Belg. ; Gall. ; Hann. ;Brugnatelli ; Cadet de Gassicourt)Van Mons prescribes one part of herband three parts of œther. — Pol. ; Borus. ;and Sax. — one of herb and eight of œther.Dose, twenty drops or more, being gra-dually augmented, thrice a day.

diuretic tincture. (Hufeland)

R

half a dram.

Oil of Juniper,

Nitric /Ether,/Etherial Tincture ofDigitalis,

Mix — Dose, from twenty to thirty drops,every three hours.4 I

of each,three drams.