2. (Compound; Infusum salviæ compositum, L.—Ellis.) Sage and boneset, of each 1⁄2 oz.; cascarilla, 1 dr.; boiling water, 11⁄2 pint; infuse until cold. A wine-glassful every 3 or 4 hours in hectic fever.
Infusion of Sarsaparil′la. Syn. Infusum sarzæ, I. sarsaparillæ (Ph. U. S.), L. 1. From the bruised root. Dr Hancock adds 1⁄2 fl. dr. of hydrochloric acid to each pint of the water employed, as a menstruum, by which he says the efficacy of the infusion is greatly increased. At St. George’s Hospital a little liquorice root and solution of potassa is added for the same purpose.
2. (Compound; Infusum sarsaparillæ compositum, L.—Ph. D. 1826.) Sarsaparilla root (washed clean with a little cold water, and sliced), 1 oz.; lime water (cold), 16 fl. oz.; macerate for 12 hours, and strain. Inferior to the simple infusion, since both earths and alkalies lessen the solvent action of water on sarsaparilla. Use of both the above, similar to that of the DECOCTION.
Infusion of Sas′safras. Syn. Sassafras tea; Infusum sassafras, L. From sassafras chips. Alterative, stimulant, and sudorific; a popular remedy in various cutaneous, rheumatic, scrofulous, and syphilitical affections. Hufeland recommends the addition of a little liquorice root.
Infusion of Sav′ine. Syn. Savine tea; Infusum sabinæ, L. Prep. (Pereira.) Fresh savine leaves or herb, 1 dr.; boiling water, 8 fl. oz.; infuse in a covered vessel. Stimulant, emmenagogue, and vermifuge; in chlorosis, and suppressed menstruation depending on a torpid action of the uterine vessels; in chronic rheumatism, worms, &c.—Dose, 1 to 2 table-spoonfuls, cautiously administered.
Infusion of Sax′ifrage. Syn. Saxifrage tea; Infusum pimpinellæ, L. From the root of burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella Saxifraga). Astringent; in diarrhœa, and externally as a wash to remove freckles.
Infusion of Scutella′′ria. Syn. Infusum scutellariæ, L. Prep. (Dr Spalding.) Dried herb of Scutellaria lateriflora, in powder, 11⁄2 teaspoonful; boiling water, 1 pint. By teacupfuls, thrice daily, to prevent hydrophobia.
Infusion of Sen′ega. Syn. Infusion of rattle-snake root, Seneka tea; Infusum senegæ (B. P., Ph. E.), I. polygalæ (Ph. D.), L. Prep. 1. (B. P.) Senega, bruised, 1 oz.; boiling distilled water, 20 oz.; infuse 1 hour, and strain.—Dose, 1 to 2 oz.
2. (Ph. E.) Senega snake-root (bruised), 10 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint; infuse for 4 hours in a covered vessel, and strain.
3. (Ph. D.) Polygala root, 1⁄2 oz.; boiling water, 9 fl. oz. Stimulant, expectorant, and diuretic, either alone or combined with ammonia; in catarrhs, &c. See Decoction, Extract, &c.