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T ake of

Camphor, two grains;

Nitre,

Contrayerva root, each tengrains;

Syrup of clove-july-fiowers, asmuch as will make them intoa bolus.

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Take of

Mufk, ten grains;

Cordial confeftion, one fcruple.Make them into a bolus.

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Take of

Muflc, ten grains;

Salt of hartlhorn, or of fal am-moniac, five grains;

Thebaic extract, half a grain ;Syrupof faffron, afuificientquan-tity.

Make them into a bolus.

These bolufes are defignea forlow deprefled fevers, in which me-dicines of this kind are generallyprefcribed, for keeping up the visvitae, raifing the pulfe, and pro-moting a diaphorefis. The compo-fitions differ in ftrength, nearly ac-cording to the order in which theyHand. The two laft are of greatpower, and arc defigned chiefly forcafes accompanied with convulfivefymptoms, which are often abatedby them.

Eolus ex alumine.

Alum bolus.

T ake ofAlum,

Extraft of Peruvian bark,Nutmeg, each ten grains ;Simple fyrup, as much as willreduce them into a propercon-Jiltence for a bolus.

Th is compofitionis a very (Iron gaftringent, and as fuch is ufed withfucgefs ia viplent uterine hxmor-

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Compofitions Part IV.

rhages, and other immoderate fecre-tions which require to be fpeedilyreftrained. It may be taken twicea day; or if the flux is very vio-lent, every four or fix hours, till itabates.

Bolus e camphora.

Camphor bolus.

Take of

Camphor, half a fcruple ;

Gum Arabic, half a dram ;

Syrup of marfhmallows, a fuffi-cient quantity to make theminto a bolus.

This is a very convenient formfor the exhibition of camphor: thisdrug, however, when thus givenby itfelf in large dofes, is apt tonaufeate the ftomach ; and rarelyhas fo good efrefts as when mixedin fmall quantities with nitre orother like fubftances, and frequent-ly repeated.

Bolus e castoreo.

Cajior bolus.

Take of

Caftor, one fcruple ;

Salt of hartlhorn, live grains ;or oil of hartlhorn, five drops;

Simple fyrup, a fuificient quan-tity.

Make them into a bolus.

T his medicine is given in hyfte-rical and hypochondriacal difor-ders, and likewife as an alexiphar-mac in fevers. Its virtues, whichare great and unqueftionable, feenito depend more upon the fetidanimal oii, or volatile fait, than' on the drug from which it takes i' sname.

Bolus catharticus.

Purgative bolus.

Take of i.

Rhubarb, half a dram ;

Solutive fyrup of rofes, a fufa*cient