Volume 2

The Edinburgh new dispensatory containing 1. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. 2. The materia medica ... 3. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions. Including translations of the London pharmacopoeia of 1825 ... Edinburgh pharmacopoeia ... 1817; Dublin pharmacopoeia ... 1807 / By Andrew Duncan.

  • Duncan, Andrew, Jun., 1773-1832
Date:
1826
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Credit: The Edinburgh new dispensatory containing 1. The elements of pharmaceutical chemistry. 2. The materia medica ... 3. The pharmaceutical preparations and compositions. Including translations of the London pharmacopoeia of 1825 ... Edinburgh pharmacopoeia ... 1817; Dublin pharmacopoeia ... 1807 / By Andrew Duncan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CoNFECTIO PIPERIS NIGRAE, Lond. _ Confection of Black Pepper. Take of Black pepper ; Elecampane root, of each one pound ; Fennel seeds, three pounds ; . Honey, Purified sugar, of each two pounds. Triturate the dry substances together into a very fine pow- der; then add the honey, and beat the whole into an uni- form mass. WE are told by Dr Paris that this resembles Ward’s Paste for fistula and piles, and that the dose is the size of a nutmeg, three times a-day. It is to be considered as a hot carminative. ELECTUARIUM CASSIZ FISTULE. Ed. Electuary of Cassia. Take of Pulp of cassia fistularis, four parts ; Pulp of tamarinds, Manna, each, one part; Syrup of pale roses, four parts. Having bruised the manna in a mortar, dissolve it with a gentle heat in the syrup; then add the pulps, and evaporate with a regularly continued heat to a proper consistence. ELEcTUARIUM cassiz. Dub. Electuary of Cassia. Take of The fresh extracted pulp of cassia, half a pound ; Manna, two ounces; Pulp of tamarinds, one ounce ; Syrup of orange-peel, half a pound. Dissolve the manna, bruised, with a moderate heat, in the syrup; then add the pulps; and evaporate slowly the mix- ture to a proper thickness. Conrecrio cassiz. Lond, Confection of Cassia. Take of Fresh cassia pulp, half a pound ; Manna, two ounces ; Tamarind pulp, one ounce ; Syrup of roses, half .a pint.