Organic materia medica : including the standard remedies of the leading pharmacopoeas as well as those articles of the newer materia medica ... and of the preparations made therefrom by Parke, Davis & Co.

  • Parke, Davis & Company.
Date:
1888
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Credit: Organic materia medica : including the standard remedies of the leading pharmacopoeas as well as those articles of the newer materia medica ... and of the preparations made therefrom by Parke, Davis & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    /ALLIGATOR PEAR- Persea gratissima. Gartner. (Seeds.) Synonyms.— Aguacate, Avocado Pear. Properties.—Recommended highly by the residents of Southern Mexico, in intercostal neuralgia and as an anthelmintic: In Intercostal Neuralgia. —Rub the chest and back with a dry towel until a good superficial circu- lation is obtained, then apply from 1 1-2 to 2 ounces of the fluid extract, using gentle friction, and cover the part with a dry flannel to protect the clothing from stain. Great anthelmintic properties are claimed for the seeds by the natives of Tehuantepec. A case is reported by Dr. Henry Froehling, of Balti- more, in which a tapeworm with head attached, was expelled from a man within five hours. Give three separate doses, of a fluid drachm each, in space of one hour, and follow with a dose of castor oil. PREPARATION. Fluid Extract Alligator Pear Seeds. Not miscible with water without some precipitation. Dose, 30 to 60 minims (2 to 4 C. c.) ALOES. Aloe, U. S. P. Inspissated juice of Aloe Socotrina. Lamarck. Synonyms.—Socotrine Aloes, Alods, Fr. -Properties.—Tonic, purgative, emmenagogue, anthelmintic, and cholagogue. Useful in constipation, combining tonic with laxative action; habitual use does not sensibly diminish its activity. Useful in jaundice from hepatic torpor, in ammenorrhcea, in menorrhagia arising from debility, etc. It has a special tendency in its action to the lower portion of the intestinal canal. Note.—A very much larger dose of Aloes can be given in solution than in the solid form. ACTIVE PRINCIPLE. Aloin. Twice the strength of a fair sample of Aloes. Dose, 1-2 to 2 grains (0.03 to 0.13 Grni. PREPARATIONS AND FORMUL/E. Extract*.—Fluid Aloes. 16 fluidounces imperial represent 5 1-4 ozs. av. of Socotrine Aloes. Not miscible with water; incompatible with acid solutions. Dose, 3to20inhiiins(0.2to 1.3 C. c.) Fluid Aloes and Ulyrrli.—One pint represents 6 2-5 ozs. av. each of Aloes and Myrrh; 4 times stronger than Tincture of Aloes and Myrrh, U. 8. P., for the extemporaneous preparation of which it !s specially adapted. Not miscible with water; incompatible with acid solutions. Dose, 15 to 30 minims (1 to 2 (J. c.) Powdered Extract Aloes.—Of the same strength as the recent extract; produced by evaporating, at a low temperature, the solid ex- tract, and replacing the moisture with powdered Sugar of Milk. Dose, from 1 to 5 grains (.00 to .3 Gm.) Solid Extract Aloes, 17. S. P. Dose, from I to5grains (.06to .3 0m.) Pills. Aloea U. S. P., 4 gr. Purified Aloes, 2gr. Soap, 2 gr. Aloes and Asafetlda, IT. S. 1»., 1 gr. Purified Aloes, 1 l-3gr. Soap, I i-3gr. Asafetida, J l-.'J gr. A Iocs and Iron, Purified Aloes, l i?r. Jamaica Ginger, 1-2 gr. Ironsulph. exsic .1 gr. Ext. Ooniumseed, 1-2gr.