Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I

by Arnold James Cooley; Richard Vine Tuson

2. Infusion of foxglove, 1 fl. oz.; tincture of foxglove, ¹⁄₂ fl. dr.; acetate of potassa, 1 dr.; laudanum, 10 drops.—Dose, 1 table-spoonful twice or thrice a day, carefully watching the effects.

3. Juniper berries, 2 oz.; aniseed, ¹⁄₄ oz.; boiling water, 1 pint; infuse 1 hour; strain, and when cold, add of compound spirit of juniper, 2 fl. oz.; tincture of squills, 1 fl. dr.; nitre, 1 dr.—Dose, ¹⁄₂ a teacupful frequently. All the above are used as diuretics in dropsy. See Infusions of Broom, Foxglove, and Juniper.

Infusion of Dog′wood. Syn. Infusum cornus Floridæ, L. From the bark of American dogwood (Cornus Florida). See Decoction.

Infusion of Dulcamara (B. P.). Syn. Infusum dulcamaræ. Prep. Infuse bruised dulcamara, 1 oz.; in 10 fluid ounces of boiling water in a covered vessel for 1 hour; and strain.—Dose, 1 oz. to 2 oz.

Infusion of El′der Flowers. Syn. Elder-flower tea; Infusum sambuci florum, L. From the picked flowers, ¹⁄₂ oz.; boiling water, 1 pint. Pectoral, expectorant, and diaphoretic, either alone or sweetened with honey.

Infusion of Elecampane. Syn. Infusum inulæ. Prep. Elecampane root, 5 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint; infuse for two hours, and strain.

Infusion of Elm-bark. Syn. Compound inulæ, L. Diaphoretic, expectorant, and tonic. FUSION OF ELM-BARK; Infusum ulmi compositum, L. Prep. (Cadet.) Elm-bark, bitter-sweet, burdock, and fumitory, of each 2 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint; digest for 4 hours, strain, and add of syrup of sarsaparilla, 1 oz. The whole to be taken in 24 hours, in divided doses in the chronic exanthemata. See Decoction.

Infusion of Er′got of Rye. Syn. Infusum ergotæ (B. P.). L. Prep. 1. (B. P.) Ergot, 1, in coarse powder, 1 oz.; boiling distilled water, 40 oz.; infuse ¹⁄₂ an hour in a covered vessel, and strain. Should be made fresh when required.—Dose, 1 to 2 oz. every ¹⁄₂ hour or hour, as a parturient. Also as an injection for gleet.

2. (Concentrated.) See Liquor of Ergot.

Infusion of Eucalyptus. (Griffiths.) Syn. Infusum Eucalypti globuli. Prep. Cut leaves of Eucalyptus globulus, 2 dr.; boiling water, 4 oz.; infuse and strain. Take morning and evening.