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. Compound; Infusum maticonis compositum, L.—Watmough.) Matico and senna, of each 2 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint. In hæmorrhagic and other discharges, piles, &c.; a wine-glassful repeatedly.

Infusion of May-weed. Syn. Infusum cotulæ, L. From the dried flowers of may-weed or stinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula). Bitter, stomachic, and diaphoretic; in large doses, emetic and sudorific; chiefly in hysterical affections, scrofula, &c.

Infusion of Mea′dow Rue. Syn. Infusum thalictri flavi, L. From the herb meadow rue (Thalictrum flavum). In hydrophobia, taken plentifully.

Infusion of Mil′foil. Syn. Yarrow tea; Infusum millefolii, L. In dropsies, and as a fomentation to bruises. See Extract, &c.

Infusion of Mint. Syn. Mint tea. 1. (Ph. D.—Infusum menthæ simplex.) From the dried leaves of green or spearmint. Carminative and stomachic; chiefly used as a vehicle for other medicines. A wine-glassful ad libitum.

2. (Compound; Infusum menthæ compositum.) To mint tea 6 fl. oz., add of oil of spearmint, 3 drops, previously triturated with lump sugar, 2 dr., and dissolved in compound tincture of cardamoms, ¹⁄₂ fl. oz. A useful remedy in colic, flatulence, &c.; as the last.

Infusion of Mu′dar. Syn. Infusion of mudar-bark; Infusum corticis mudaris, L. From the root bark of Calotropis gigantea. Resembles infusion of ipecacuanha.—Dose, 1 to 3 teaspoonfuls, as an alterative; a wine-glassful as an emetic. In the East Indies it is highly esteemed in epilepsy, hysteria, syphilis, convulsions, and various spasmodic diseases.

Infusion of Net′tle Seed. Syn. Infusum urticæ seminum, L. Prep. (Garde.) Seed of common nettle (Urtica dioica), 2¹⁄₂ dr.; boiling water, 18 fl. oz.; infuse 3 hours, strain, and add of syrup, 2 fl. oz. Astringent, diuretic, and pectoral.

Infusion of Nux Vom′ica. Syn. Infusum nucis vomicæ, L. Prep. (Hosp. F.) Nux vomica (ground or rasped), 1 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint; digest 3 hours, and strain. It must be taken with caution, and the effects watched. See Extract, Nux Vomica, and Strychnine.

Infusion of Or′ange Peel. Syn. Infusum aurantii, B. P. Prep. 1. Dried bitter orange peel, cut small, 1 oz.; boiling water, 20 oz.; infuse for 15 minutes, and strain.—Dose, 1 to 2 oz. Bitter and stomachic.