FORMULÆ

Four to six drachms of castor oil, the ordinary black draught, a dose of salts, or a dose of Weir’s Compound Pills.
[Form 2].
The following mixtures lessens the acrimony in making water, abdues the irritability, and tends to diminish the discharge:—
Take of—
Carbonate of potass1drachm.
Nitrate of ditto1drachm.
Mucilage of acacia5½oz.
Hydrocyanic acid10drops.
Syrup of Tolu2drachms.
Mix. Take a tablespoonful in a wineglassful of water twice daily.
[Form 3].
Take of—
Linseed tea½pint.
Spirits of Sweet Nitre2drachms.
Battley’s Sedative60drops.
Mix. Take three tablespoonfuls, twice or thrice daily.
[Form 4].
Where it is inconvenient for a patient to carry a bottle about his person, the following electuary, combining the essential ingredients of the former two, may be substituted:—
Take of—
Lenitive electuary2oz.
Conserve of roses2oz.
Strong mucilage of acacia2oz.
Nitrate of potass2drachms.
Mix. Dose—Two teaspoonfuls twice or thrice a day.
[Form 5].
A good combination, that may be taken even in the inflammatory stage.
Take of—
Cubebs2oz.
Carbonate of magnesia1drachm.
Mix. Dose—A dessert- or tablespoonful twice or thrice daily.
[Form 6].
Take of—
Balsam of copaiba1oz.
Powder of cubebs½oz.
Mucilage of acacia6½oz.
Spirits of sweet nitre2drachms.
Battley’s sedative30drops.
Or—
Hydrocyanic acid (Scheele’s strength)8drops.
Syrup of orange-peel2drachms.
Mix. Dose—Two tablespoonfuls, once or twice daily, in water.
Turpentine Pills.
Take of Venice turpentine 1 drachm, form it into pills by adding as much rhubarb as is necessary, and take two, three times a day.
[Form 8].
Turpentine Mixture.
Take of—
Venice turpentine1scruple.
Mucilage of gum arabic2oz.
Emulsion of bitter almonds4oz.
Syrup of orange-peel½oz.
Mix. Dose—Two tablespoonfuls three times a day. Sedatives may be conjoined with the above preparations, if they produce too much action of the bowels. To the pills may be added one scruple of Dover’s powder to the drachm of turpentine. To the mixture, thirty drops of laudanum.
[Form 9].
Take of—
Terebinthin chiœ1oz.
Extract of rhubarb1½drachms.
Camphor1drachm.
Mix and divide into pills of 5 grains each. Dose—Three, three times a day.
[Form 10].
Take of—
Cahio turpentineOf each, equal parts.
Balsam of copaiba
Oil of amber
Mix, according to art. The turpentine must be dissolved by warmth. The dose is 30 or 40 drops three or four times a day. This medicine is very nauseous, but very serviceable in long standing gleets and obstinate claps. The best way to remove the flavor left in the mouth after taking turpentine, copaiba, and other filthy medicines, is to chew a piece of gingerbread or cheese, or suck a lemon, or put some salt upon the tongue.
[Form 10].
Take of—
Cahio turpentine}
Balsam of copaiba}Of each, equal parts.
Oil of amber}
Mix, according to art. The turpentine must be dissolved by warmth. The dose is 30 or 40 drops three or four times a day. This medicine is very nauseous, but very serviceable in long standing gleets and obstinate claps. The best way to remove the flavor left in the mouth after taking turpentine, copaiba, and other filthy medicines, is to chew a piece of gingerbread or cheese, or suck a lemon, or put some salt upon the tongue.
[Form 11].
Injections to diminish the pain on making water.
Take of—
Rose-water3oz.
Solution of the acetate of morphine2drachms.
Mix.
[Form 12].
Take of—
Goulard water3oz.
Mucilage4oz.
Solution of the acetate of morphine2drachms.
Mix.
[Form 13].
Sedative draught to be taken at bed-time when annoyed with chordee.
Take of—
Acetated liquor of ammonia½oz.
Camphor julep1oz.
Solution of the acetate of morphine20to 25 drops.
Mix.
[Form 14].
Take of—
Dover’s powder12grains.
James’s powder5grains.
Mix.
[Form 15].
Take of—
Compound camphor liniment½oz.
Laudanum½oz.
Mix, to form a liniment.
[Form 16].
Injection for the ulceration of the glans penis.
Take of—
Chloride of soda1oz.
Rose-water5oz.
Mix.
[Form 17].
Take of—
Nitrate of silver1scruple.
Distilled water1oz.
Mix.
[Form 18].
Take of—
Calomel½drachm.
Lime-water4oz.
Mix.
[Form 19].
Emetic Powder.
Take of—
Ipecacuanha powder1scruple.
Emetic tartar1grain.
Mix. To be taken in a glassful of warm water, and repeated in twenty minutes, if it do not produce vomiting.
Iodine.
Take of tincture of iodine twenty drops twice or thrice a day in a little water.
[Form 21].
Take of—
Hydriodate of potass½drachm.
Mucilage of acacia½oz.
Camphor julep5½oz.
Mix. Dose—three tablespoonfuls three times a day.
[Form 22].
Take of—
Extract of Aconitine1grain.
Oil of Olives1drachm.
Mix.
[Form 23].
Or take of—
Extract of Henbane5grains.
Lard or Olive Oil1drachm.
Mix.
[Form 24].
Or take of—
Acetate of Morphine3grains.
Simple Cerate or Oil2drachms.
Mix.
Take of powder of calcined alum, and dust the end of a bougie previously oiled, and introduce it to the stricture in the usual manner, and suffer it to remain until the obstacle be overcome. Occasionally the bougie may be smeared with the balsam copaiba, where the case is chronic, and there happens to be much secretion from the part.
[Form 26].
Take of—
Iodide of potass1drachm.
Mercurial ointment1do.
Simple cerate4do.
Mix. A portion to be rubbed over the scrotum night and morning, as long as it can be borne.
[Form 27].
Strong caustic solution of Dr. Doane.
Take of—
Caustic⅓drachm.
Distilled water1oz.
Mix.
[Form 28].
Wash for Chancres.
Take of—
The solution of chloride of soda2oz.
Rose-water4oz.
Mix.
[Form 29].
Black wash for Chancres.
Take of—
Calomel1scruple.
Lime-water3ounces.
Mix.
[Form 30].
Red wash for Chancres.
Take of—
Bi-chloride of mercury4grains.
Lime-water4oz.
Mix.
Or, [Form 31].
Blue wash for Chancres.
Take of—
Sulphate of copper5grains.
Distilled water1oz.
Mix and strain.
For dressing chancres, lotions and washes generally answer better than ointments; but their alternate use is sometimes serviceable. In cracked sores near the prepuce, the blue ointment has wrought a cure when all the lotions devised were ineffectual.
[Form 32].
Take of—
Red precipitate of mercury4grains.
Ointment of spermaceti1oz.
Mix.—A little to be smeared over the ulcer, twice a day.
[Form 33].
Active aperient in indolent Chancres.
Take of—
Calomel4grains.
Powder of jalap15to 20 grains.
Mix.—To be taken in something thick, as jelly, honey, or tamarinds.
[Form 34].
Active aperient, to be mixed in water and (stirring it) to be drank off quickly.
Take of—
Chloride of mercury, or calomel5grains.
Powder of jalap25grains.
Mix.
[Form 35].
Ointment to promote absorption of Bubo.
Take of—
Iodine of potassium1drachm.
Tincture of iodine1drachm.
Acetate of morphine10grains.
Mix.—Apply constantly a plaister of some of this ointment spread upon rag or lint, over the bubo, and occasionally rub a little of it gently into the skin.—Doane.
Take of blue ointment a similar quantity, and use it in like manner to the preceding. The reliance to be placed on this ointment is precisely the same as the other, namely, to excite absorption. The following ointment may also be used for the same purpose.
[Form 37].
Take of—
Calomel2drachms.
Simple ointment6drachms.
Mix.
[Form 38].
Stimulating ointments to promote the healing of indolent ulcerated Buboes.
Take of—
Red precipitate of mercury5grains.
Ointment of spermaceti1oz.
Mix.—The ulcer to be dressed with a small portion of this ointment spread upon lint. Or the following, which is stronger:—
[Form 39].
Take of—
Red precipitate of mercury5grains.
Yellow basilicon2drachms.
Ointment of spermaceti6drachms.
Mix.—To be used like the preceding.
Take of nitrated ointment of mercury, diluted with an equal proportion of simple ointment.
Or, the unadulterated strong mercurial ointment.
[Form 41].
Styptic application for indolent Ulcers.
Take of—
Caustic½drachm.
Or,Sulphate of copper½do.
Distilled water1oz.
Mix and strain, and smear the surface of the sore with a hair pencil, impregnated with either of the solutions: simple or astringent dressings may be applied afterward.
[Form 42].
Take of—
Chloride of soda2ounces.
Rose-water2do.
Mix.
Preparation of Iron.
Take two drachms of carbonate of iron three times a day, gradually increasing the dose to half an ounce, or even an ounce; the bowels during the taking of this medicine should be kept open.
The following is an excellent combination.
Take of compound iron pill two drachms, to be divided into 24 pills—two to be taken three times a day.
Quinine.
Take three grains of sulphate of quinine three times a day. Or,
[Form 46].
Take of—
Compound tincture of bark2ounces.
Sulphate of quinine12grains.
Muriatic acid20drops.
Mix.—Dose, a teaspoonful three times a day, in water.
[Form 47].
Strengthening Pills.
Take of—
Ioduret of iron½drachm.
Castile soap½do.
Alkaline extract of gentian1do.
Mix.—To form 30 pills—take one twice daily.
[Form 48].
Tonic and Alterative Mixture.
Take of—
Oxymuriate of mercury2grains.
Muriatic acid60drops.
Tincture of bark2oz.
Mix.—A teaspoonful to be taken twice or three times a day in a little water.
These drops are highly serviceable to persons of weak constitutions, whom it is desirable to place under the influence of mercury. They form the basis of most of the advertised anti-scorbutic drops of the patent medicine venders.
[Form 49].
Compound decoction of Sarsaparilla.
Take of—
Sarsaparilla root, sliced4ounces.
Boiling water4pints.
Macerate for four hours in a vessel lightly covered, and placed near the fire; then take out the sarsaparilla and bruise it; return it again to the liquor, and macerate in a similar manner for two hours; boil it down to two pints, strain it, and then add—
Sassafras root, sliced¼ounce.
Guaiacum root, rasped¼do.
Liquorice root, bruised¼do.
Bark of mezeroon root1½drachm.
Boil the whole together for a quarter of an hour, and strain.
Dose, from a quarter to half a pint, three times a day.
To avoid the tediousness of daily preparing the above, many manufacturing chemists evaporate a large quantity, and preserve the extract, which retains all the virtues of the decoction, and is at all times ready for immediate use. Or,
[Form 50].
Take of—
Bruised root of Jamaica sarsaparilla4ounces.
Liquorice root, sliced½ounce.
Lime-water1quart.
Macerate for 24 hours in a dark and cool place—strain and bottle it, and take a pint daily in divided doses. This is a very superior form of administering sarsaparilla. Or,
[Form 51].
Take of—
Oxymuriate of mercury2grains.
Muriatic acid5drops.
Compound extract of sarsaparilla2oz.
Dissolve the same in one quart of water, and take a wineglassful twice a day.
[Form 52].
The Iodide of Potass Mixture.
Take of—
Iodide of potassium1drachm.
Iodine2grains.
Mucilage of acacia3ounces.
Hydrocyanic acid12drops.
Pure water5ounces.
White sugar½ounce.
Mix. Take a dessert- or tablespoonful twice or thrice daily in a wineglassful of water.
[Form 53].
Take of—
Iodide of potassium1drachm.
Acetate of morphine10grains.
Spermaceti ointment1oz.
Mix. Rub a portion, the size of a nut, over the affected part night and morning. If much irritation be produced, it must be disused for a time.
Forms [54], [55], [56], [57] see pages [126]–[128].
[Form 58].
Take of—
Sarsaparilla sliced1oz.
China root1oz.
Dry rind of 20 walnuts.
Antimony2oz.
Pumice stone1oz.
(Tied in separate bags, and boiled with the other ingredients.)
Distilled water10pints.
Boil to one half, and strain.
Dose—An aleglassful twice or thrice daily.
Forms [59], [60], [61], [62] see page [132].
The best aperient for females is certainly a combination of castor oil. The following form is a very good one:—
[Form 63].
Take of—
Castor oil1oz.
Mucilage of acacia2oz.
Spirits of sweet nitre1drachm.
Syrup of orange-peel½oz.
Water1oz.
Mix. Take half for a dose.
Forms [64], [65], [66], [67], [68], [69], [70] see pages [156]–[158].
Forms [71], [72], [73], [74], [75], [76], [77], [78], [79] see pages [158]–[161].