The proportion of the main ingredients in a single pill is given. It is not considered, therefore, essential to designate the number of pills to be prescribed as a dose. Pilulæ aloës, gr. ij. aloës et assafoetidæ, gr. j} of each. aloës et mastiches (Lady Webster's pills), gr. ij aloes, gr. ss mastich. aloës et myrrhæ, gr. ij aloes, gr. j myrrh. antimonii compositæ, gr. ss, each, of calomel and sulphurated antimony, gr. j guaiac. assafoetidæ, gr. iij. catharticæ compositæ, gr. j comp. extract of colocynth; gr.j ferri compositæ, gr. iss myrrh, gr. each of carbonate of sodium ferri iodidi, gr. iodine, gr. iron wire, gr. reduced iron. galbani compositæ, gr. iss each of galbanum and myrrh, gr. ss of assafoetida. hydrargyri, gr. j mercury in every three grains of the mass. quiniæ sulphatis, gr. j. opii, gr. j. rhei, gr. iij. 66 66 rhei compositæ, gr. ij rhubarb, gr. iss aloes, gr. j myrrh. scillæ compositæ, gr. ss squill, gr. j each of ginger and ammoniac. RESINE (Resins).-But three of these preparations are officinal. Resina jalapæ, gr. v. Resina podophylli (podophylli num), gr. -j. Resina scammonii, gr. v. SPIRITUS (Spirits).-But few of the following articles of this group are used medicinally, the doses of such being mentioned. Some of them are employed as flavoring agents; others are carminative. Spiritus ætheris compositus, mxxx Spiritus juniperi, f3j. -13j. 66 compositus, f3j13 ss. lavandulæ, 13ss-j. SUCCI (juices).--Only two of these are officinal— Succus conii, mxxx-f3j. Succus taraxaci, f Zij-iv. SUPPOSITORIA (Suppositories).-It is desirable that the practitioner should know the strength of such of the articles of this group as he wishes to employ. The quantity of the active ingredient in each suppository is therefore mentioned. Suppositorium acidi carbolici, gr. j | Suppositorium morphiæ, gr. ss. SYRUPI (Syrups).-In the following list the proportion. of the active ingredient is mentioned only in such syrups as are of practical moment to the prescriber: TINCTURE (Tinctures).-The strength and doses of this important group of remedies are given in the following schedule. As the object is to afford a tangible mode of reference to the practitioner for such articles as he may desire to employ, no attempt at classi fication, according to therapeutic qualities or phar. maceutical peculiarities, has been made. The menstruum is usually alcohol or diluted alcohol. benzoini Zuj to Oj. 66 benzoini composita iss benzoin, 3ij aloes, to Oj f3ss. 3j storax, 3ss tolu. f3ss-ij. mx-xv. f3ss. gr. ccclx of extract to Oj. mv-xv. 3j to Oj. f3j-iij. 3vj cardamom, 3ij caraway, to Oiiss. f3ij-f3ss. f3ss-ij. Ziss to Oj. f3j-ij. cinchonæ composita (Huxham's tincture) 66 cinnamomi Zij cinchona flava to Oj. f3j-iv. 3ij colchicum seed to Oj. mx-xxx. 66 gentianæ composita 3j gentian, 3ss bitter-orange peel, 3ij cardamom to Oj. f3j-iij. ammoniata Zij to Oj aromatic spirit of TROCHISCI (Lozenges). This group has been made officinal, as offering an agreeable method of administration, especially to children. The dose indicated is the proportion given of the remedy. Trochisci acidi tannici, gr. j in each troche. cretæ, gr. iv in each. cubebæ, mss oleoresin of cubebs in each. ferri subcarbonatis, gr. v in each. glycyrrhizæ et opii, gr. extract of opium in each. magnesiæ, gr. iij in each. mentha piperitæ, ma oil of peppermint in each. 66 morphiæ et ipecacuanhæ, gr. morphia, gr. ipecacuanha sodii bicarbonatis, gr. iij in each. zingiberis, mij tincture of ginger in each. UNGUENTA (Ointments).-As a number of the officinal ointments contain powerful ingredients, a brief mention of their strength is considered necessary. |