Organic materia medica and therapeutics : in accordance with the sixth revision of the United States Pharmacopoeia / by James Young Simpson.

  • Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870.
Date:
1885
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Credit: Organic materia medica and therapeutics : in accordance with the sixth revision of the United States Pharmacopoeia / by James Young Simpson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    Resin a (Benin). A preparation made by exhausting the substances from •which they are obtained by alcohol, and then precipitating the resinous matter from the tincture, by the addition of water. Spiritus (Spirit). The solution of a volatile principle in alcohol. Suppositorium (Suppository). A preparation, usually made with butter of cacao, of a cylin- drical, conical, or spherical shape for the purpose of introduc- ing remedies into the rectum. Syrupus (Syrup). A solution of sugar in water which contains some medicinal substance. Tinctura (Tincture). The solution of a non-volatile medicinal substance in alcohol, prepared by maceration, digestion, or percolation. Trituratio (Trituration). A preparation made by grinding a medicinal substance with sugar of milk until a fine powder is obtained. Trochiscus (Troche). A flattened mass which consists of a powder incorporated with sugar and mucilage. Unguentum (Ointment). The mixture of a medicinal substance with lard and wax for external application. Vinum (Wine). The solution of one or more medicinal substances in wine.