210
MAGNESIUM.
ANTACID POTION.
■
l
one scruple.
one dram.
three ounces.
two drams.
Mixtura antacida, Emulsio Amygdalarumcomposita. (Hamb. ; Hann.)
R. Magnesia, half a pound.
Fennel Water, one ounce and a half.AqueousTincture of Rhu- "1 , ,
TT r, .. 'c, | two drams.
White Sugar, J
Mix. (Hann.)
R. Spanish Soap,Magnesia,Distilled Water,White Sugar,Mix. (Hamb.)
R. Sweet Almonds, half an ounce.
Seeds of Henhane, one dram.
Bird Cherry Water, eight ounces.
Make an emulsion, and strain. AddWhite Sugar, six drams.
Subcarhonate of Magnesia, one dram.
Mix. (Hann.)
purgative potion. (amer. ; coxe ;Ellis ; Pierq.uin; Sainte-Marie)
R. Subcarhonate of Magnesia, two drams.Decoction of Chick-peas, four ounces.Syrup of Maidenhair, two ounces.
Mix. (Pierquin)
R. Rhubarb, one dram.
Water, twelve ounces.
Boil down to one half, and add whenstrained
Subcarhonate of Magnesia, one dram.
Spirit of Anise, three drops.Mix. (Sainte-Marie)
R. Magnesia, half a dram.
Rhubarb, six grains.
Sugar, one dram.
Essence of Peppermint, six drops.
Water, one ounce and a half.
Mix. — Dose, a tea spoonful every twohours ; for infants. (Ellis)
R. Subcarhonate of Magnesia,
half a dram.Tincture of Assafcetida, forty drops.
-------------■— Opium, twenty drops.
Sugar, one dram.
Water, one ounce.
Mix. — Dose, twenty-five drops, to an in-fant of from two to four months old.—This is from Dewees.
R. Subcarhonate of Magnesia, one dram.Solution of Subcarbonate of
Ammonia, one ounce.
Cinnamon Water, three ounces.
Water, five ounces and a half.
Mix. (Amer. ; Coxe)
lithontriptic potion. (Ellis)
R. Subcarbonate of Magnesia, one dram.
Infusion of Gentian, six ounces.
Mix. — This is recommended by Brande
in cases of predominancy of uric acid. —
Dose, a glassful thrice a day.
proto-phgsphate of magnesia.Phosphas Magnesia;. (Niemann)
R. Pure Magnesia, any quantity.
Phosphuric Acid, a sufficient quantityto saturate ; filter, and evaporate the solu-tion to dryness.
This salt has been extolled at the com-mencement of rachitis. — Dose, from tengrains to half a dram. In the quantity ofa dram it purges.
proto-sulphate of magnesium.
Magnesia sulphurica seu vitriolata, Salamarum seu Anglicanum sen Anglicumseu Anglicanum catharticum seu cathar-ticum amarum seu Ebshariiense seu Ep- Vksoniense seu Scgdschutzen.se seu Sard-litzensesen Sed/itzense, Sulphas Magnesia,Terra amara sulphurica seu vitriolata,I itriolicum Magnesia;. — Sulphate of Mag-nesia, Epsom Salt.
Sïnonimes :— Sulfate de protoxide de mag-nesium, Sulfate de magnésie, Sel d'Ep-som, Sel de canal, Vitriol magnésien,Fr. ; Bittersalz, Schwefelsaure Talkerde,Germ. ; Engelsk laxeersalt, Dan. ; Sal-amargo, Sal de la higuera, Span. ; Saleamaro, Ital. ; Sol gorzka, Pol. ; Salcathartico ainarzo, Port. ; Bitter salt,Eller engelski salkt, Swed.
I. That îuhich is met with in Commerce.
Lond. ; Edinb. ; Dübl. ; Amer. ; Amst. ;Ant. ; Austr. ; Batav. ; Bavar. ;Br.LG. ; Bruns.; Dan.; Mil. Copen. ;Hisp. ; Gall.; Fenn. ; Ferr.; Fuld. ;Genev. ; Hamb. ; Hann. ; Hass. ;Lipp. ; Olden.; Lusit. ; Pol.; Cast.Borus. ; Ross. ; Sax. ; Suec. ; Wir-tem. ; Herbip. ; Wurceb. ; Coxe ;Guibourt ; Paris ; Piderit ; Spiel-mann ; Swediaur; Van Mons.
It is in four-sided prisms, terminated byfour-sided pyramids, or by a dihedrous apex,white, efflorescent, and capable of aqueoussolution. Its taste is saline and very bitter.
All the pharmacopoeias direct it to bepurified, by dissolving it in boiling water,evaporating the solution till apellide forms,and setting it aside to re-crystallize.
II. Prepared pharmaceutical^.Gall.
R.
Subcarbonate of Magnesia,
any quantity.