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nutritive and tonic; and as a demulcent in phthisis, chronic catarrh,and hooping-cough.

Decoctum Malyje Compositum. L. Compound Decoction of Mal-lows, Common Clyster decoction. Take 5j of mallow dried, Jss ofchamomile flowers, Oj of water ; boil for a quarter of an hour, andstrain.Medicinally it is emollient, and used in enemas and fomentations.

Decoctum Papaveris. L. D. Decoction of Poppies. Take ^iv ofpoppy heads sliced,. Oiv of water; boil for a quarter of an hour, andstrain.Medicinally it is chiefly used as an anodyne fomentation. Dr. Parissays, the seeds should be retained to increase the emollient quality;Mr. Brande says, the seeds should be rejected, because they make ittoo greasy.

Decoctum Pectorale. See Decoct. Hordei Compos.

Decoctum Fyrol^e. D. Decoction of Wintergrcen. Take Jj ofpyrola umbellata and macerate in Ibij of water by measure for sixhours, then bruise the herb and return it into the liquor, evaporate,strain, and express till reduced to ftj by measure.Medicinally it is tonic and diuretic, in doses of Jj to Jij thrice a dayfor dropsy, hysteria, rheumatism, &c.

Decoctum Quercus. L. Decoction of Oak-bark. Take Jj of oak-bark, Oij of water; boil down to Oj, and strain.Incompatible with alkalies and alkaline earths, the salts of iron, sulphateof zinc, acetate of lead, oxymuriate of mercury, and infusions ofPeruvian bark, and solutions of isinglass.Medicinally it is used as an astringent injection in gleets, leucorrhoea,&c, as a fomentation to piles, and as a gargle in atonic sore-throat;and internally in alvine haemorrhages, diarrhoea, &c. As a bath inthe intermittents of infants.

Decoctum Sarsaparili^e. L. E. D. Decoction of Sarsaparilla. Take§iv of sarsaparilla root sliced, Oiv of boiling water, macerate forfour hours in a vessel lightly covered near the fire ; then take outthe root and bruise it. Return the bruised root to the liquor, andin the same manner macerate for two hours; then boil to two pints,and strain. Dr. Paris says, it is not good unless it is long boiled ;and Mr. A. T. Thomson, that long boiling injures it. Mr. Brandeagrees with Dr. Paris.Incompatible with lime water, nitrate of mercury, and acetate of lead.Medicinally it is given in doses of Jiv to Oss thrice a day, with milkor without, as a tonic and demulcent in dyspepsia, and secondarysyphilis.

Decoctum Sarsaparill/E Compositum. L, D. Compound decoction