FERRUM.— IRON.
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R. Iron Filings, fifteen grains.
Galbanum, half a dram.
Gum Ammoniac, one scruple.
Extract of Gentian, one dram and ahalf.
Volatile Salt of Hartshorn, ten grains.
Oil of Mint, six drops.
Make pills of two grains each.—Dose,live, thrice a day or oftener ; in hypochon-dria. (Augustin)
EMMENAGOGUE PILLS. (SaINTE-MaRIe)
R. Iron Filings, one dram.
Black Hellebore, one scruple.
Extract of Gentian, two drams.
Syrup of Saffron, a sufficient quantity.Make sixty pills.
Dose, two, thrice a day, with infusion ofchamomile or of balm.
RESOLVENT PILLS.
(Bruns.)
six drams.
R. Medicinal Soap,
Extract of Black Hellebore,
three drams.
Myrrh, one dram.
Iron Filings, one ounce.
Essential Oil of Car- "1
damoms, I of each,
----------------------- Pep- | eight drops.
permint, J
Mix together.
R. Medicinal Soap, "I e „. „ „ „„_„„T T7-1- r of each, one ounce.
Iron iihngs, J '
Extract of Black Hellebore,"
Bryony,
Lesser Centaury,
of each,one
>- dramanda half.
Opoponax,Sagapenum,Myrrh,Galbanum,Essential Oil of Mint, twenty drops.Make a pilular mass.
stomachic boluses. (piero.uin ;Sainte-Marie)
R. Iron Filings, two drams.
Cinnamon, one dram.
Ox-gall, one ounce.
Syrup of Orange Peel,
a sufficient quantityto make sixteen boluses.
Dose, two daily, with infusion of chamo-mile. — They are principally recommendedin chlorosis.
(Sainte-Marie)
one dram.
of each,three drains.
STOMACHIC PILLS.
R. Iron Filings,
Extract of Gentian
------------- Ox-gall
Rhubarb,
Make a pilular mass
ian, "1all, I
Dose, from sixteen to twenty-four grains,three hours before dinner, and again fouror five hours after.
FERRUGINOUS APERIENT PILLS.
Pihilte aperientes Stahlii. (Spielmann)
R. Iron Filings, two ounces.
Aqueous Extract of Aloes, one ounce.Compound Extract of Colocynth,
half an ounce.Mix. — Dose, fifteen grains. These pillsare rather purgative than tonic.
EMMENAGOGUE BOLUSES.
Bolt martiales emmenagogi seu anti-chloro-tici emmenagogi tonici seu ex Rose marino.(Augustin; Brera)
R. Leaves of Rosemary, half a dram.
Myrrh' "^' } of e&ch ' tea S rains -
Aromatic Powder, two grains.
Syrup of Orange Peel,
a sufficient quantityto make one bolus. (Augustin)
To be taken morning and evening, with acupful of infusion of horse-radish ; in themelancholy and mania produced by ame-norrhoea.R. Iron Filings, one scruple and a half.
Socotrine Aloes, eight grains.
Rob of Elder, a sufficient quantity
to make six boluses. — To be taken in thecourse of the day. (Brera)
R - "on, } of each, two drams.
Iron Filings, one dram.
Extract of Orange Peel,
a sufficient quantityto make twelve boluses. — Dose, one, everyfour hours. (Brera)
chalybeate pills.
Pilulœ Cacheciicœ. (Wirtem. ; Cadetde Gassicocrt)
R. Iron Filings, one ounce.
Cinnamon, six drams.
Aloes, one dram.
Syrup of Saffron, a sufficient quantity.
Make pills of four grains each. — Dose,
from two to six, daily. (Cadet de Gas-
sicourt)
R. Iron Filings, five drams.
Gum Ammoniac, six drams,
Aqueous Extract of Aloes,
half an ounce.
Essential Oil of Anise, \ of each,
--------------------- Cloves, J half a dram.
Alcohol, a sufficient quantity.
Make a pilular mass. (Wirtem.)
Dose, from fifteen grains to half a dram.