A medical formulary based on the United States and British pharmacopœias, together with numerous French, German, and unofficinal preparations / by Laurence Johnson.

  • Johnson, Laurence, 1845-1893.
Date:
1882
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Credit: A medical formulary based on the United States and British pharmacopœias, together with numerous French, German, and unofficinal preparations / by Laurence Johnson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    Gaegle of Guauc. Take of Ammoniated tincture of guaiac 3 drachms. Sokition of potassa 3 drachms. Tincture of opium 2 drachms. Cinnamon water to 8 ounces. Mix. Use as a gargle every hour, in clergyman's sore throat. Garner. Compound Powder op Gttaiao. Take of Guaiac • • • • Cai-bonate of magnesium. Precipitated sulphur Gum arabic Bicarbonate of potassium Mix. Dose : ^ to 1 drachm. 15 grains. 15 grains. 15 grains. 15 grains. 22 grains. St. George's Hospital. GUAEANA—PAULLINIA. The powdered seeds of Paullinia sorbilis, Maiiius {Nat. ord., Sapindace(s), a climbing vine indigenous to the region of the Amazon. It has a bitter and astringent taste, and contains caffein as its most im- portant constituent. In Brazil it is used in much the same manner and for the same purposes as we use cofifee. When first introduced to the medical profession, it was claimed to possess very important properties, but it is now seldom employed except in nervous and sick headaches. Dose : 10 to 30 grains. Fluid Extract of Guaraka. Take of Guarana 16 parts. Diluted dcohol sufficient. Moisten the guarana with 6 parts of diluted alcohol, and proceed ac- cording to the general formula, page 161. -Dose : 10 to 30 minims. Tincture of Guarana. Take of Guarana 1 P^; , Alcohol sufficient. Moisten, pack, and percolate to 5 parts. Dose : 1 to 2 drachms. J. P. Bemington, Report of Am. Ph. Ass'ru