The pocket formulary and synopsis of the British & foreign pharmacopeias : comprising standard and approved formulae for the preparations and compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry.
Date:
1872
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Credit: The pocket formulary and synopsis of the British & foreign pharmacopeias : comprising standard and approved formulae for the preparations and compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Unguentum Gall.2E cum Camphor a. Galls 3ij, camphor 5ss, lard §j. Unguentum Gallje cum Cupei Sulphate. Galls 3j, sul- phate of copper 9j, lard §j. An Indian remedy for ring- worm of the scalp. Unguentum GalIuE cum Morphia. Dr. Paris. Morphia gr. ij, olive oil f5ij; rub together, and add zinc ointment 5b galls 3j. Mix. •Unguentum Graphitis. Vait Mons. Black lead lard §ij. [Dr. Pereira says 3j or 3ij to §3 of lard.] Unguentum Hemorrhoid ale. (See Ung. Gallse, &c, above.) Dr. Gedding'S. Carbonate of lead 3iv, sulphate of morphia gr. xv, stramonium ointment §j, olive oil q. s- Vallez. Extract of elder leaves gr, xvj, burnt alum gr. viij, poplar ointment 5iv; 4 times a day. See Linimentum Hydrargyri Mtratis, Ung. Calcis Opiatum, &c. UjStguextum HEDERiE. Bruise fresh ivy leaves and boil them with 2 or 3 times their weight of lard until the leaves become crisp; then strain and press. A stimulating^appli- cation to indolent ulcers and to corns. Unguentum 'Hellebori Compositum. Bayer. White hellebore Jj, muriate of ammonia 3iv, lard ^viij. See Ung. Veratri, and Ung. Sulph. Comp. Unguentum Hydrargyri. B. Mercury Ibj, prepared lard Ibj, prepared suet §j. Bub them together until metallic globules cease to be visible. [The extinction of the quick- silver may be greatly facilitated by triturating it with a portion of old mercurial ointment, as recommended by Mr. Higgltstbottom of Northampton in 1814, and as adopted in the last edition of the Prussian Pharmacopoeia ; or otherwise by employing lard which has been long ex- posed in a finely divided state to the action of the air| See Adeps Oxygenatus. Several other modes of abridging the time and labour required in accomplishing this object have been proposed; but none of them are more effectual, or freer from objection, than these.] Unguentum Hydrargyri Compositum. B. Melt yellow wax ^iijj with a gentle heat, add olive oil f giij, and when the mixture is nearly cold add camphor in powder ^iss* and ointment of mercury §vj. Mix thoroughly.