Prescriptions of Eminent Physicians.

ARRANGED AND REVISED BY
FRANK V. LUSE, M. D., Chicago, Ill.

AUTHORITIES.
Agnew.	Hazard.
Atthill.	Hebra.

Bartholow.	Liebreich.
Basham.	Luse.
Beasley.
Bibron.	Mackenzie.
Brande.	Milton.
Browne.	Mitchell, R. W.
Brown-Séquard.
	Pancoast.
Chapman.	Porcher.

Da Costa.	Ricord.
Dewees.	Ringer.

Ellis.	Schafhirt.
	Smith.
Fenner.	Squibbs.

Gerhard.	Tanner.
Getchell.	Thornton.
Gross.	Trousseau.
Guy.
	Waring.
Hartshorne.

Albuminuria (Bright’s Disease).

℞ Tincturæ Ferri Chloridi	f Ʒiij.
Acidi Acetici diluti	f Ʒij.
Syrupi simplicis	f ℥iss.
Liquoris Ammonii Acetatisq. s.	ad f ℥iv.—M.

Sig. Take a dessertspoonful every six hours. Basham.

Alcoholism (Chronic).

℞ Tincturæ Capsici
Tincturæ Zingiberis	āā f ℥j.
Tincturæ Valerianæ ammo
Tincturæ Gentianæ comp	āā f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. Take a dessertspoonful in a teacupful of hop tea three or four times a day. Gerhard.

Amenorrhœa (Absence of Menstrual Flow).

℞ Myrrhæ	gr. viij.
Pulveris Jalapæ	gr. xv.
Ferri Sulphatis exsiccatæ
Pulveris Aloes et Canellæ	āā Ʒj.
Syrupi simplicis	q. s.

Fiat massa et divide in pilulas l.

Sig. Take two or three pills at bedtime, for several nights successively. N. Chapman.

Asthma.

℞ Potassii Iodidi	Ʒiij.
Extracti Belladonnæ fluidi	f Ʒj.
Extracti Lobeliæ fluidi	f Ʒij.
Extracti Grindeliæ fluidi	f ℥ss.
Glycerinæ
Aquæ destillatæ	āā f ℥iss.—M.

Sig. Take a tablespoonful every two, three, or four hours, as necessary. Bartholow.

℞ Foliorum Belladonnæ
Foliorum Hyoscyami	āā gr. iij.
Extracti Opii aquosi	gr. one-fifth.
Aquæ Laurocerasi	q. s.

Moisten the leaves with a solution of the opium extract in the cherry-laurel water. Let them dry thoroughly and roll into a cigarette. Two to four of these cigarettes may be smoked every day. Trousseau.

Biliousness.

℞ Resinæ Podophilli	gr. 1/4
Resinæ Jalapæ
Extracti Colocynthidis compositi
Gambogiæ	āā gr. iiss.
Olei Juniperi	q. s.

Misce et fiant pilulæ No. ii.

Sig. One dose, at bedtime. Guy.

Burns and Scalds.

℞ Plumbi Carbonatis	℥iv.
Olei Lini	q. s.
Tere simul et fiat pinguentum.

Sig. Apply liberally on linen or lint. Gross.

℞ Acidi Salicylici	Ʒj
Olei Olivæ	f ℥viij.—M.

Sig. Apply to burn, covering with linen or lint. Bartholow.

Biliary Calculi (Stone in the Bile Duct).

℞ Chloroformi purificati	Ʒij.
Olei Cinnamomi	gtt. viij.
Spiritus Camphoræ
Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ	āā f Ʒiss.
Spiritus Vini	f Ʒiij.—M.

Sig. Dose, from five to thirty drops, in sweetened water, every hour or two. Hartshorne.

Renal or Vesical Calculi (Stone in Kidney or Bladder).

℞ Liquoris Potassæ	f ℥ss.
Tincturæ Humuli	f ℥iss.
Infusi Calumbæ	f ℥iv.
Syrupi Aurantii Corticis	f ℥ij.

Fiat mistura.

Sig. Take a tablespoonful three times daily. H. Green.

Cancer.

℞ Arsenici Iodidi	gr. j.
Extracti Conii	℈ij.

Fiat massa, et divide in pilulas xvi.

Sig. Take one pill morning and night. Marsden.

Carbuncle.

℞ Quininæ Hydrochloratis	gr. xxiv.
Potassii Chloratis	Ʒij.
Acidi Hydrochlorici	♏ xl (!)
Tincturæ Ferri Chloridi	f Ʒij.
Tincturæ Cardamomi	f ℥iss.
Aquæ destillatæq. s.	ad f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. Take a tablespoonful every three hours, diluted. Gerhard.

Nasal Catarrh.

℞ Sodæ carbonatis
Sodæ biboratis	āā Ʒ ij.
Liq. sodæ chlorinatæ	℥ ss.–Ʒij.
Glycerini	℥ j.
Aquæad	℥ vj.—M.

Sig. Apply cold by means of a hand-spray apparatus. Pugin Thornton.

℞ Borax	Ʒ iij.
Salicylic acid	Ʒ ij.
Glycerine	℥ ijss.
Water, to make	℥ iij.

Sig. From one to two drachms in one-half pint of water, applied by means of a douche. Is especially useful in catarrh with ulceration, usually due to syphilis.

For simple catarrh use the following:

℞ Chloride of ammonium
Borax	āā gr. x.
Aquæ	Οss.—M.

Sig. Use with a douche, spray-producer, or by means of insufflation. Lennox Browne.

Cholera.

℞ Tinct. Opii
Tinct. Capsici
Spts. Camphoræ	āā ℥j.
Chloroformi	f Ʒiij.
Alcoholisq. s.	ad. ℥v.—M.

Sig. Dose five drops to one teaspoonful. Squibbs.

In time of epidemic cholera, or diarrhœa, when any person has two movements of the bowels more than natural within the twenty-four hours, the second one should be followed by a dose of this mixture to be repeated after every movement that follows. If the movements increase in frequency or in copiousness after the second dose of the medicine has been taken a physician should be sent for at once, and a double dose be taken after each movement until he arrives. Immediately after taking the first dose the person should go to bed and remain there for twelve hours after the diarrhœa has entirely ceased.

℞ Acidi Sulphurici	Ʒss.
Morphinæ Sulphatis	gr. 1/3.
Spiritus Vini Gallici	f Ʒiss.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥iij.—M.

Sig. Inject under the skin of the arms, legs, and over the stomach every hour until the symptoms are relieved. (When rice-water discharges, vomiting, cramps, and shrinkage of the extremities supervene.) R. W. Mitchell, Memphis, Tenn.

℞ Creasoti	gtt. j.
Aquæ Camphoræ
Infusi Gentianæ compositi	āā f Ʒvj.—M.

Sig. One dose every two hours. (In the cold stage.) J. T. Jones, Nashville, Tenn.

Cholera Infantum.

℞ Plumbi Acetatis	gr. viij.
Acidi Acetici diluti	gtt. vj.
Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ	gtt. iv.
Syrupi simplicis
Aquæ Menthæ piperitæ	āā f ℥ss.—M.

Sig. Dose a teaspoonful every two or three hours. (For a child two years old.) Da Costa.

℞ Cannabis Indicæ	gr. j.
Pulveris Opii	gr. ss.
Camphoræ	gr. ij.

Misce et fiat pilula.

Sig. Take at bedtime. Lombe Atthill.

Constipation.

℞ Extracti Stillingiæ fluidi	f Ʒv.
Tincturæ Belladonnæ
Tincturæ Nucis Vomicæ
Tincturæ Physostigmatis	āā f Ʒj.—M.

Sig. Dose, twenty drops in water, three times a day before meals. (In habitual constipation.) Bartholow.

℞ Cascara Cordial

℥ij.

Sig. Teaspoonful three times a day before meals. Luse.

General Debility.

℞ Pulveris Aloes Socotrinæ	℥j.
Pulveris Zedoariæ
Pulveris Gentianæ
Croci
Pulveris Rhei
Agarici	āā Ʒj.
Spiritus Vini Gallici	Οij.
Macera per dies septem, cola, et adde—
Syrupi simplicis	f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. Dose, a tablespoonful three times a day in water. (This is the celebrated Baûme de Vie, or Elixir of Life.)

Delirium Tremens.

℞ Quininæ Hydrochloratis	℈ij.
Acidi Hydrochlorici diluti	f Ʒiss.
Syrupi Zingiberis	f ℥iss.
Aquæ destillatæq. s.	ad f ℥iv.—M.

Sig. Dose, a dessertspoonful in hop tea every two hours. (In the preliminary stage known as horrors.) Gerhard.

℞ Chloral Hydratis	Ʒss.
Aquæ destillatæ	f Ʒij.—M.

Sig. One dose. (To enforce sleep.) Liebreich.

℞ Antimonii et Potassii Tartratis	gr. j.
Tincturæ Aconiti Radicis	f Ʒss.
Tincturæ Opii	f Ʒij.
Aquæ destillatæq. s.	ad f ℥iv.—M.

Sig. Dose, a dessertspoonful in porter every two or three hours. (In strong and robust patients with boisterous delirium.) Ringer.

Diarrhœa (Children.)

℞ Bismuthi Subnitratis	gr. x.
Pulveris Calcii Phosphatis	gr. xij.
Sacchari Lactis	Ʒss.

Misce et fiant chartulæ No. x.

Sig. One powder after each evacuation. (In wasting diarrhœa of children.) Hazard.

℞ Sodii Bicarbonatis	Ʒss.
Tincturæ Catechu	f Ʒij.
Syrupi Rhei aromatici
Tincturæ Cinchonæ compositæ	āā f ℥ss.
Tincturæ Opii camphoratæ	f ℥j.—M.

Sig. Dose, for a child two or three years old, a teaspoonful every two or three hours. Getchell.

Diarrhœa (Adults).

℞ Cupri Sulphatis
Morphinæ Sulphatis	āā gr. j.
Quininæ Sulphatis	gr. xxiv.

Misce et fiant pilulæ No. xii.

Sig. Take one pill three times a day. (In chronic cases). Bartholow.

℞ Pulveris aromatici	Ʒiij.
Spiritus Ammonii aromatici	f Ʒiij.
Tincturæ Catechu	f Ʒx.
Tincturæ Cardamomi compositæ	f Ʒvj.
Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ	f Ʒj.
Misturæ Cretæq. s.	ad f ℥xx.—M.

Sig. Dose, eight drachms for an adult; four drachms for a child of twelve years; two drachms for seven years old, after each liquid motion. (General cholera and diarrhœa mixture.) Henery Beasley.

Dysentery.

℞ Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ	f Ʒij.
Vini Ipecacuanhæ	f Ʒij.
Olei Ricini	f ℥ij.
Pulveris Acaciæ
Syrupi simplicis
Aquæ Cinnamomi	āā q. s.

Fiat emulsio, secundum artem, ad f ℥vj.

Sig. Take a tablespoonful every two hours. Gerhard.

℞ Tincturæ Hamamelis	f Ʒss.
Elixiris simplicis	f Ʒiiiss.
Syrupi simplicis	f ℥ss.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥j.—M.

Sig. Dose, a teaspoonful every two or three hours. (Where there is much blood.) Ringer.

Dysmenorrhœa (Difficult Menstruation.)

℞ Camphoræ	℈j.
Alcoholisq. s.	ut fiat pulvis.
Dein adde—
Pulveris Acaciæ
Sacchari albi	āā Ʒj.
Aquæ Cinnamomi	f ℥j.

Fiat mistura.

Sig. Dose, the one-half the instant pain is felt; if not relieved in an hour or two, give the remainder. Dewees.

℞ Extracti Gelsemii fluidi	f Ʒiiss.
Elixiris simplicis	f Ʒvss.
Syrupi Aurantii Corticis	f ℥j.—M.

Sig. Take a teaspoonful every two hours. Porcher.

℞ Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ	f Ʒij.
Extracti Cimicifugæ	f ℥ss.
Syrupi simplicis	f Ʒx.—M.

Sig. Take a teaspoonful every three or four hours. (To restore the menstrual flow after suddenly checked.) Ringer.

Dyspepsia.

℞ Pulveris Radicis Rhei	Ʒj.
Pulveris Aloes	℈ij.
Sodii Bicarbonatis	Ʒij.
Valerianæ contusæ
Serpentariæ contusæ
Gentianæ contusæ
Quassiæ contusæ	āā ℥ss.
Spiritus Frumenti	Οij.

Macera in vaso leviter clauso per horas bis quatuor viginta, et cola.

Sig. Dose, a wineglassful three times a day. Liebreich.

Epilepsy.

℞ Ammonii Bromidi
Potassii Iodidi	āā ℈viij.
Potassii Bromidi	Ʒvj.
Sodii Bicarbonatis	Ʒij.
Tincturæ Calumbæ	f ℥ij.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. Take a dessertspoonful after each meal, and a tablespoonful at bedtime. Brown-Séquard.

Eyes (Inflammation of).

℞ Morph. Sulph	gr. iij.
Zinci Sulph	gr. ij.
Aquæ destillatæ	℥j.—M.

Sig. Apply two drops directly to the eye. Luse.

Frost-bite.

℞ Iodi	℈j.
Potassii Iodidi	gr. iv.
Aquæ destillatæ	♏vj.
Adipis	℥j.—M.

Sig. Apply once daily. (With unbroken skin.) Hebra.

℞ Fellis Bovini recentis	f Ʒiij.
Balsami Peruviani	f Ʒj.—M.

Sig. Apply two or three times a day. (With broken or unbroken skin.) Hugh Smith.

Gonorrhœa and Gleet.

℞ Liquoris Potassæ	f Ʒj.
Balsami Copaibæ	f ℥ss.
Tincturæ Cubebæ	f Ʒvj.
Liquoris Morphinæ Sulphatis	f ℥j.
Aquæ Camphoræq. s.	ad f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. Take a tablespoonful four times a day. D. Hayes Agnew.

℞ Hydrastinæ	Ʒj.
Mucilaginis Acaciæ	f ℥iv.—M.

Sig. A half ounce as an injection. (In chronic gonorrhœa and gleet.) Bartholow.

℞ Zinci Sulphatis
Acidi tannici	āā gr. xv.
Aquæ Rosæ	f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. A half ounce as an injection two or three times daily. (In gleet.) Ricord.

℞ Morphinæ Acetatis	gr. vj.
Plumbi Acetatis
Zinci Sulphatis	āā gr. viij.
Creasoti	gtt. viij.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. As an injection twice daily. H. H. Smith.

℞ Zinci Sulphatis	℥j.
Aluminis	℥iij.—M.

Sig. Dissolve a teaspoonful in one pint of water and inject three times a day. (In females.) Hazard.

Hay Fever.

℞ Potassii arsenitis	gr. xv.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥j.

Solve.

Unsized white paper to be thoroughly moistened with this solution, cut into twenty equal parts, and each part rolled into a cigarette, two or three of which may be smoked daily. Trousseau.

℞ Tincturæ Aconiti Radicis	f Ʒiss.
Glycerini	f Ʒiiss.—M.

Sig. Apply to outside of nose. Ringer.

Headache (See [Liniments]).

℞ Ætheris
Spiritus Ammoniæ aromatici	āā f Ʒj.
Aquæ Camphoræ	f Ʒx.
Tincturæ Cardamomi compositæ	f Ʒj.

Misce pro haustu.

Sig. Take two to three times a day. (In nervous headache.) Brande.

℞ Atropinæ Sulphatis	gr. ss.
Chinoidinæ	Ʒj.

Misce et fiant pilulæ No. lx.

Sig. One pill twice or thrice a day. (In sick headache.) Bartholow.

Hemorrhoids (Piles).

℞ Pulveris Jalapæ
Potassii Bitartratis
Potassii Nitratis	āā ℥ss.
Confectionis Sennæ	℥j.
Syrupi simplicis	q. s.

Misce et fiat electuarium.

Sig. A bolus the size of a hazel-nut three times a day. Ellis.

℞ Fluid Ext. Ohio Buckeye	℥j.
Fluid Ext. Horse Chestnut	℥j.
Alcohol	℥iv.
Water	℥iv.
Simple Elixir	℥vi.

Sig. Dose, one teaspoonful. Mackenzie.

℞ Olei Theobromæ	℥ss.
Extracti Krameriæ	℈ij.
Pulveris Opii	gr. v.

Misce secundum artem, et fiant suppositoria No. x.

Sig. Use one morning and night. J. Pancoast.

Impotence and Sexual Debility.

℞ Pulveris Cantharidis	gr. xviij.
Pulveris Opii
Pulveris Camphoræ	āā gr. xxxvj.
Confectionis Rosæ	q. s.

Misce et fiant pilulæ No. xxxvi.

Sig. Take one pill at night. (From general debility.) Hazard.

℞ Extracti Vanillæ fluidi

f ℥j.

Sig. Dose, a teaspoonful at night. (In old people.) Gerhard.

℞ Phosphori	gr. ss.
Ætheris	f ℥ss.
Solve, et adde—
Tincturæ Cantharidis
Tincturæ Nucis Vomicæ	āā f ℥ss.—M.

Sig. Take thirty drops three or four times a day. Vogt.

℞ Fluid Ext. Damiana1	ounce.
Dialysed Iron 1/2	ounce.
Tinct. Cantharides 1/2	ounce.
Acid Phosphoric (diluted) 1/2	ounce.
Lemon juice 1/2	ounce.
Glycerine2	ounces.
Simple Elixir, q. s. to make1	pint.

Sig. Dose, one teaspoonful three times a day. (Useful in all cases of sexual debility. A most efficient nerve tonic.) Kilner’s Formulary.

Leuchorrhœa.

℞ Zinci Sulphatis
Aluminis	āā Ʒiss.
Glycerini	f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. Add a tablespoonful to a pint of water and inject night and morning. Hazard.

Menorrhagia (Excessive Menstrual Flow).

℞ Tincturæ Ferri Chloridi	f Ʒiiss.
Acidi Phosphorici diluti	f Ʒiiiss.
Syrupi Acidi citriciq. s.	ad f ℥iv.—M.

Sig. Take a dessertspoonful three times a day. (When pale and debilitated.) Gerhard.

℞ Acidi Gallici	gr. xv.
Acidi Sulphurici aromatici	♏xv.
Tincturæ Cinnamomi	f Ʒij.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. One dose, to be taken every four hours until bleeding ceases. (In profuse bleeding.) Hazard.

Neuralgia (See [Liniments]).

℞ Strychninæ Sulphatis	gr. j.
Morphinæ Sulphatis
Acidi arseniosi	āā gr. iss.
Extracti Aconiti	gr. xv.
Quininæ Sulphatis	Ʒj.

Misce et fiant pilulæ No. xxx.

Sig. Take one pill three times a day. S. D. Gross.

Nymphomania (Excessive Sexual Desire).

℞ Potassii Bromidi	Ʒvj.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥v.—M.

Sig. Three teaspoonfuls before dinner and four at bedtime. Brown-Séquard.

Rattlesnake Bite.

℞ Hydrargyri Chloridi corrosivi	gr. ij.
Potassii Iodidi	gr. iv.
Aquæ destillatæ	♏v.
Solve et adde—
Bromi	Ʒv.—M.

Sig. Take ten drops in a tablespoonful of wine or brandy every fifteen or twenty minutes. (Recommended by Bibron, Prince Paul of Wuertemberg, W. A. Hammond, and others.) Bibron.

Rheumatism (See [Liniments]).

℞ Sodii Bicarbonatis	Ʒij.
Acidi Salicylici	Ʒiij.
Glycerini
Aquæ destillatæ	āā f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. One teaspoonful every four hours. N. B. Kennedy.

>℞ Pulveris Guaiaci Resinæ
Potassii Iodidi	āā gr. x.
Tincturæ Colchici Seminis	f Ʒss.
Aquæ Cinnamomi
Syrupi simplicisāā q.	s. ad f ℥j.—M.

Sig. A dessertspoonful to a tablespoonful thrice daily. (In chronic rheumatism.) Philadelphia Hospital.

Sciatica.

℞ Extracti Belladonnæ	gr. one-sixth.
Extracti Stramonii	gr. one-fifth.
Extracti Cannabis Indicæ	gr. 1/4.
Extracti Aconiti	gr. 1/3.
Extracti Opii	gr. 1/2.
Extracti Hyoscyami	gr. 2/3.
Extracti Conii	gr. j.
Pulveris Glycyrrhizæ	q. s.

Misce et fiat pilula.

Sig. Take three, four, and even five pills a day. pro re nata. Brown-Séquard.

Spermatorrhœa (See [Impotence]).

℞ Quininæ Sulphatis	gr. vj.
Acidi Sulphurici diluti	f Ʒj.
Tincturæ Cardamomi compositæ	f Ʒiij.
Aquæ Cinnamomi	f ℥vss.—M.

Sig. Two tablespoonfuls twice daily. Milton.

℞ Pulveris Opii	gr. v.
Camphoræ	℈iv.
Pulveris Acaciæ
Syrupi simplicis	āā q. s.

Fiat massa in pilulas No. xl. dividenda.

Sig. Take two pills three times a day. Waring.

℞ Potassii Bromidi	℥j.
Aquæ destillatæq. s.	ad f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. Take a teaspoonful three times a day. (In the strong and plethoric). Bartholow.

Syphilis.

“Ricord’s Mixture,” which has been so highly recommended in syphilitic affections is composed as follows:

℞ Hydrarg. Iod. rub	gr. iv.
Potass. Iod	℥j.
Fl. Ext. Sarsap. comp	℥j.
Aquæq. s.	ad ℥v.—M.

Sig. Teaspoonful.

℞ Potass. Iodid	Ʒij.
Hydrarg. Biniodid	gr. ss.
Syr. Aurant. Cort	℥j.
Tinct. Aurant. Cort	Ʒj.
Aquæad	℥iv.—M.

Sig. Teaspoonful in water after eating. (Mixed treatment.) Keyes.

℞ Hydrarg. Chlor. Corros	gr. ij.
Potassii Iodidi	Ʒij.
Tr. Cinchona Co	℥ij.
Aquæ dist	℥ij.—M.

Sig. Take one drachm three times a day. Discontinue when gums get sore and resume again when soreness is gone. Luse.

℞ Acidi Nitro-Muriatici diluti	f Ʒiiss.
Syrupi Stillingiæ compositi	f Ʒxiiiss.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. Dose, one to two teaspoonfuls three times a day, with denutrition. (In cases saturated with the approved remedies, but still presenting patches on the skin and mucous membranes.) Bartholow.

Tapeworm.

℞ Granati Corticis Radicis	℥ss.
Seminum Peponis	℥j.
Extracti Filicis maris ætherei	f Ʒj.
Pulveris Ergotæ	Ʒj.
Pulveris Acaciæ	Ʒij.
Olei Tiglii	♏ij.

Thoroughly bruise the granate bark and pumpkin-seed, and with the ergot boil in eight ounces of water for fifteen minutes, and strain through a coarse cloth. Rub up well the croton oil and extract of male fern with the acacia, and form into an emulsion with the decoction. Take at one dose at 10 o’clock in the morning, having eaten no breakfast and having taken a full dose of Rochelle salts the previous night. This expels the worm alive and entire within two hours, the head firmly fastened to the side of its own body. Schafhirt.

℞ Pulveris Kamalæ	gr. v-x.
Syrupi Aurantii Florum	f Ʒss.
Mucilaginis Tragacanthæ	Ʒj.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥j.

Misce et fiat haustus.

Sig. Take early in the morning four hours after a purge. (For a child two to five years. Tapeworm.). Tanner.

SYMBOLS OR SIGNS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS.

♏.	Minim, 1-60 part of a fluid drachm,
gtt.	Gutta, drop; guttæ, drops.
℈j.	Scrupulus vel scrupulum, a scruple=20 grains.
Ʒj.	Drachma, a drachm=60 grains.
f Ʒj.	Fluidrachma, a fluid or measured drachm.
℥j.	Uncia, a troyounce=480 grains.
f ℥j.	Fluiduncia, a fluidounce.
lbj.	Libra, a pound, understood in prescription to apply to an officinal pound of 5,760 grains.
Οj.	Octarious, a pint.
gr.	Granum, a grain; plural grana, grains.
ss.	Semis, half, affixed to signs as above.

PHRASES AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS.

LATIN WORD.	ABBREVIATION.	TRANSLATION.
Ad		To, up to.
Ad libitum	Ad lib.	At pleasure.
Adde	Add.	Let it or them be added.
Ampulla		A large bottle.
Ana	A āā.	Of each.
Aqua-bulliens	Aq-bull.	Water—boiling.
Aqua-fervens	Aq-ferv.	Water—hot.
Aqua-destillata	Aq-dest.	Water—distilled.
Bene		Well.
Bis in dies	Bis ind.	Twice daily.
Bulliat, bulliant	Bull.	Let boil.
Cape. Capiat	Cap.	Take, Let him take.
Capsula	Caps.	Capsule.
Ceratum	Cerata.	A Cerate.
Charta (Karta)	Chart.	A paper (medicated).
Chartula (Kartula)	Chart.	A little paper for a powder.
Cibus	Cib.	Food.
Cochleare magnum	Coch mag.	A tablespoon.
Cochleare parvum	Coch parv.	A teaspoon.
Cola. Colatus	Col.	Strain, Strained.
Collyrium	Collyr.	An eye wash.
Collutorium	Collut.	A mouth wash.
Compositus	Co. Comp.	Compound.
Congius	C.	A gallon.
Confectio	Conf.	A confection.
Cortex	Cort.	Bark.
Cum		With.
Decoctum	Decoc.	A decoction.
Dilute, Dilutus	Dil.	Dilute.
Dimidius	Dim.	One-half.
Divide	D. Div.	Divide (thou.)
Dividendus	Dividend.	To be divided.
Dividatur in partes æquales	D in p æq.	Let it be divided into equal parts.
Dosis	Dos.	A dose.
Emplastrum	Emp.	A plaster.
Enema	Enem.	An enema.
Extende supra	Exten Sup.	Spread upon.
Extractum	Ext.	An extract.
Fac. fiat. fiant	F.	Make, Let be made.
Filtrum	Fil.	A filter, Filter (thou).
Fluidus	Fl. f.	Fluid.
Gargarisma	Garg.	A gargle.
Glyceritum	Glyc.	A Glycerite.
Gutta, Guttæ	Gtt.	A drop, Drops.
Guttatim	Guttat.	Drop by drop.
Haustus	Haust.	A draught.
In dies	Ind.	Daily.
Infusum	Inf.	An infusion.
Injectio	Inj.	An injection.
Instar	Inst.	Like.
Lac		Milk.
Layena		A flask or bottle.
Libra	Lb ℔	A pound.
Linteum		Lint.
Liquor	Liq.	A solution.
Lotio		A lotion.
Mane primo	Mane pr.	Very early in the morning.
Magnus	Mag.	Large.
Massa	Mass.	A pill mass.
Mica panis	Mic pan.	A crumb of bread.
Misce	M.	Mix.
Mistura	Mist.	A mixture.
Mucilago	Mucil.	A mucilage.
Nox. Nocte Maneque		Night; At night and in the morning.
Numems, Numero	No.	A number, In number.
Octarius	O.	A pint.
Ovum, Ovi	Ov.	An egg.
Optimus	Opt.	Best.
Pars	Par.	A part.
Partes æquales	P æ.	Equal parts.
Parvus	Parv.	Small.
Pediluvium		A foot bath.
Pencilium Camelinum	Pencil Cam.	A camel’s-hair pencil or brush.
Per fistulam vitreum		Through a glass tube.
Phiala	Phil.	A vial.
Pilula	Pil.	A pill.
Pro re nata	P r n.	According to circumstances, occasionally.
Pulvis	Pulv.	A powder.
Quantum Sufficiat	Q S.	As much as is necessary.
Quaqua hora	Q h.	Every hour.
Saturatus	Sat.	Saturated.
Scatula	Scat.	A box.
Semissis	Ss.	A half.
Semidrachma	Semidr.	A half drachm.
Sesuncia	Sesunc.	An ounce and a half.
Signa	S Sy.	Sign.
Sine		Without.
Solve, Solutus	Solv.	Dissolve, Dissolved.
Solutio	Sol.	A solution.
Spiritus	Spr.	A spirit.
Statim	Stat.	Immediately.
Suppositoria	Suppos.	A suppository.
Syrupus	Syr.	A syrup.
Talis	Tal.	Such or like.
Tinctura	Tra Tr Tinct.	A tincture.
Trochischus (Trokiscus)	Troch.	A troche.
Tritura	Trit.	Triturate.
Tere Simul	Ter Sim.	Rub together.
Ter in di	T i d.	Three times a day.
Unguentum	Ungt.	An ointment.
Vinum	Vin.	A wine.
Vehichulum	Vehic.	A menstrum.
Vitellus	Vit.	The yolk (of an egg).
Vitello Ovi Solutus	V O S.	Dissolved in yolk of an egg.

APPROXIMATE MEASURES.

A drop=usually about 1/2 minim.
A teaspoonful=60 drops f Ʒj.
A dessertspoonful=f Ʒij.
A tablespoonful=f ℥ss.
A wineglassful=f ℥ij.
A teacupful=f ℥ix.

TABLE TO ASSIST THE BEGINNER IN PRESCRIBING LIQUIDS.

Having fixed upon the bulk of his liquid he will remember that there are in

1 fluid ounce, 8 teaspoonfuls each 1 fluid drachm.
2 fluid ounces, 15 teaspoonfuls each 1 fluid drachm.
4 fluid ounces, 30 teaspoonfuls each 1 fluid drachm.
4 fluid ounces, 15 dessertspoonfuls each 2 fluid drachms.
6 fluid ounces, 20 dessertspoonfuls each 2 fluid drachms.
6 fluid ounces, 12 tablespoonfuls each 1/2 fluid ounce.
8 fluid ounces, 15 tablespoonfuls each 1/2 fluid ounce.
1 pint, 30 tablespoonfuls, each 1/2 fluid ounce.
1 pint, 8 wineglassfuls each 2 fluid ounces.

TABLE FOR CALCULATING THE PERIOD OF UTERO-GESTATION.

NINE CALENDAR MONTHS.			TEN LUNAR MONTHS.
From	To	Days.	To	Days.
January 1	September 30	273	October 7	280
February 1	October 31	273	November 7	280
March 1	November 30	275	December 5	280
April 1	December 31	275	January 5	280
May 1	January 31	276	February 4	280
June 1	February 28	273	March 7	280
July 1	March 31	274	April 6	280
August 1	April 30	273	May 7	280
September 1	May 31	273	June 7	280
October 1	June 30	273	July 7	280
November 1	July 31	273	August 7	280
December 1	August 31	274	September 6	280

The above Obstetric “Ready Reckoner” consists of two columns, one of calendar, the other of lunar months, and may be read as follows: A patient has ceased to menstruate on the first day of July; her confinement may be expected at soonest about the 31st of March (the end of nine calendar months); or at latest, on the 6th of April (the end of ten lunar months). Another has ceased to menstruate on the 20th of January; her confinement may be expected on the 30th of September, plus 20 days (the end of nine calendar months), at soonest; or on the 7th of October, plus 20 days (the end of ten lunar months), at latest.

COMMON NAMES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES.

COMMON NAMES.	CHEMICAL NAMES.
Aqua Fortis	Nitric Acid.
Aqua Regia	Nitro-Muriatic Acid.
Blue Vitriol	Sulphate of Copper.
Cream of Tartar	Bitartrate Potassium.
Calomel	Chloride of Mercury.
Chalk	Carbonate Calcium.
Caustic Potassa	Hydrate Potassium.
Chloroform	Chloride of Gormyle.
Common Salt	Chloride of Sodium.
Copperas, or Green Vitriol	Sulphate of Iron.
Corrosive Sublimate	Bi-Chloride of Mercury.
Diamond	Pure Carbon.
Dry Alum	Sulphate Aluminum and Potassium.
Epsom Salts	Sulphate of Magnesia.
Ethiops Mineral	Black Sulphide of Mercury.
Fire Damp	Light Carburetted Hydrogen.
Galena	Sulphide of Lead.
Glauber’s-Salt	Sulphate of Sodium.
Glucose	Grape Sugar.
Goulard Water	Basic Acetate of Lead.
Iron Pyrites	Bi-Sulphide Iron.
Jeweler’s Putty	Oxide of Tin.
King’s Yellow	Sulphide of Arsenic.
Laughing Gas	Protoxide of Nitrogen.
Lime	Oxide of Calcium.
Lunar Caustic	Nitrate of Silver.
Mosaic Gold	Bi-Sulphide of Tin.
Muriate of Lime	Chloride of Calcium.
Nitre of Saltpetre	Nitrate of Potash.
Oil of Vitriol	Sulphuric Acid.
Potash	Oxide of Potassium.
Realgar	Sulphide of Arsenic.
Red Lead	Oxide of Lead.
Rust of Iron	Oxide of Iron.
Salmoniac	Muriate of Ammonia.
Salt of Tartar	Carbonate of Potassa.
Slacked Lime	Hydrate Calcium.
Soda	Oxide of Sodium.
Spirits of Hartshorn	Ammonia.
Spirit of Salt	Hydrochloric or Muriatic Acid.
Stucco, or Plaster of Paris	Sulphate of Lime.
Sugar of Lead	Acetate of Lead.
Verdigris	Basic Acetate of Copper.
Vermillion	Sulphide of Mercury.
Vinegar	Acetic Acid (Diluted).
Volatile Alkali	Ammonia.
Water	Oxide of Hydrogen.
White Precipitate	Ammoniated Mercury.
White Vitriol	Sulphate of Zinc.