The book of health; a compendium of domestic medicine / deduced from the experience of the most eminent modern practitioners. [Anon].

Date:
1840
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Credit: The book of health; a compendium of domestic medicine / deduced from the experience of the most eminent modern practitioners. [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Medecines. Columba root, tincture of infusion of Cheltenbam salt < Crab’s-claws, prepared Cretaceous powder, compound ..,, Contrayerva pow’der, compound .., Cream of tartar Colocynth pill, compound extract, compound Dover’s powder Electuary, lenitive Elixir of vitriol Emetic tartar Epsom salt Foxglove, powder of tincture of infusion of .. . Gentian, extract of compound infusion of ... — compound tincture ..... Ginger, powder of tincture of Glauber’s salt Guaiacum gum .. . ^ ammoniated tincture .., Hartshorn, spirit of Hoffman’s anodyne liquor Hemlock, powder of extract of Hiera picra Jalap, powder of tincture of Ipecacuanha, powder of — wine of Iron, carbonate of —— sulphate of tincture of muriate of Laudanum—See tincture of opium. Lavender drops Logwood, decoction of extract of • .... . Magnesia, carbonate of calcined Manna Mercurial, or blue pill Mercury with chalk Misletoe powder Musk Muriatic acid Myrrh, in powder tincture of Nitre, purified — — sweet spirit of Nitric acid, diluted Nutmeg, spirit of Opiate confection Opium, powder of — purified tincture of Doses. i to 4 drachms 1 to 4 ounces 1 to 6 or 8 drachms .... 20 to 60 grains i to 1 drachm 15 to 30 grains 1 to 8 drachms 5 to 20 grains 3 to 20 grains 8 to 15 grains 1 to 8 drachms 10 to 60 drops 1 to 3 grains 1 dr. to 1 or 2 ounces . .. f to 3 grains 10 to 40 drops f to 1 ounce 5 to 20 grains ........ 1 to 4 ounces 1 to 2 drachms 4 to 25 grains 1 to 2 drachms 2 to 10 or 12 drachms .. 10 to 30 grains 40 drops to 2 drachms .. 15 to 50 drops f to If drachm 2 to 23 grains 4 to 30 grains f to 2 drachms 10 to 30 grains 1 to 4 drachms 6 to 30 grains 2 to 8 drachms 2 to 30 grains 1 to 6 grains 10 drops to f drachm .., 1 to 4 drachms 2 to 3 ounces 12 to 20 grains 20 to 60 grains 10 to 30 grains f to 2 ounces 3 to 6 grains 4 to 10 grains 20 to 60 grains 4 to 20 grains ........ 8 to 20 drops 10 to 60 grains 1 to 2 drachms 8 to 30 grains f to 2 drachms 15 to 35 drops 1 to 4 drachms 10 to 30 grains 1 to 3 grains f to 5 grains 10 to 60 or 100 drops .. How to be taken. in water. in water. ditto. ditto. ditto. ditto. in pills. ditto. in conserve or jelly, alone. in water. ditto. in water. in pill, thrice a day. in water, twice a day. in pill. in water, ditto, ditto, ditto, in pills, on sugar, in water, ditto. in pill, thrice daily. ditto. in water. in water or pills. in water, ditto. in water. in pills, thrice a day. in pills, in water. ditto. in chalk mixture. in water, ditto. ditto. in pills. ditto or jelly. in water. in pills. in water. in pill. on sugar. in water. ditto. ditto. ditto. ditto.