Infusion of Fen′nel. Syn. Fennel tea; Infusum fœniculi, L. Prep. From sweet fennel-seeds, 1⁄2 oz.; boiling water, 1 pint. In griping and windy colic of infants; a few drops to 1⁄2 a teaspoonful for a dose, or a little by way of enema.
Infusion of Flax-seed. See Infusion of Linseed.
Infusion of Fleabane. Syn. Infusum erigeromis canadensis. Prep. Canadian fleabane, 1 oz.; boiling water, 16 oz. Diuretic and astringent.
Infusion of Fox′glove. Syn. Infusum digitalis (B. P.), L. Prep. 1. (B. P.) Digitalis, dried, 30 gr.; distilled water, 10 oz.; infuse 1 hour, and strain.—Dose, 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 oz.
2. (Ph. E.) Foxglove (dried), 2 dr.; boiling water, 18 fl. oz.; spirit of cinnamon, 2 fl. oz.
3. (Ph. D.) Foxglove (dried and reduced to a coarse powder), 1 dr.; boiling water, 9 fl. oz.; infuse 1 hour. The product should measure about 8 fl. oz. The last two are of double the strength of the infusion Ph. L., and the dose must consequently be only 2 to
4 fl. dr. “I believe this, when properly made, to be the most effectual of the preparations of foxglove.” (Pereira.) See Foxglove.
Infusion of Fu′mitory. Syn. Infusum fumariæ, L. From the herbaceous portion of common fumitory (Fumaria officinalis). Aperient and diaphoretic; in obstinate skin diseases and chronic obstructions of the liver.
Infusion of Galls. Syn. Infusum gallæ, L. 1. From Aleppo galls, coarsely powdered. In diarrhœa, hæmorrhages, &c.; also freely, in cases of poisoning by the alkaloids; and diluted with 3 or 4 times its volume of water, for injections, embrocations, gargles, &c.
2. (Compound; Infusum gallæ compositum, Mistura gallæ, L.—Ellis.) Infusion of galls, 4 fl. oz.; prepared chalk, 1⁄2 oz.; powdered gum, 1 dr.; tincture of opium, 1⁄2 fl. dr.—Dose, 1 table-spoonful every 2 hours, in diarrhœa, &c.