Decoction of Holly Leaves. Syn. Decoctum ilicis. (Foy.) Holly leaves, 1⁄2 oz.; water, 16 oz.; boil to 12 oz. For three doses.
Decoction of Horehound. Syn. Compound decoction of horehound; Decoctum marubii compositum, L. Prep. (Dr R. E. Griffith.) Dried horehound (Marrubium vulgare), 1 oz.; liquorice root and flax seed (bruised), of each 1⁄2 oz.; boiling water, 11⁄2 pint; macerate for 3 or 4 hours (boil a minute), and strain. An excellent demulcent and pectoral.—Dose, 1 to 2 fl. oz., as required, in coughs, &c.
Decoction of Horse-chest′nut Bark. Syn. Decoctum hippocastanei, L. Prep. (Dr Wood.) Horse-chestnut bark (coarsely powdered), 10 dr.; water, 1 pint; boil 10 minutes, and strain. Used for decoction of cinchona bark. A little liquorice root is frequently added. (See below.)
Decoction of Horse-chest′nut Bark (Compound). Syn. Decoctum hippocastanei compositum, L. Prep. 1. (Phœbus.) Horse-chestnut bark, 11⁄2 oz.; water, 18 fl. oz.; boil to one half, strain, and when quite cold, add of sulphuric ether, 1 to 2 dr.; syrup of orange peel, 1 oz. To be used during the intermission of an ague in wine-glassfuls at a time.
2. (Spielman.) Horse-chestnut bark and willow bark, of each 1⁄2 oz.; calamus aromaticus and root of water avens, of each 2 dr.; water, 16 fl. oz.; boil to one half. As the last.
Decoction of Iceland Moss. Syn. Decoction of liverwort; Decoctum cetrariæ (Ph. L.); D. lichenis Islandici (Ph. D.); D. lichenis (Ph. L. 1824.) Prep. 1. (Ph. L.) Liverwort (Iceland moss), 5 dr.; wecm 11⁄2; pint; boil to a pint, and strain.
2. (Ph. D.) Iceland moss, 1 oz.; water, 11⁄2 pint; boil for 10 minutes in a covered vessel, and strain. Nutritious, demulcent, pectoral, and tonic.—Dose, 1 to 4 fl. oz., every 3 or 4 hours; in chronic affections of the chest and stomach, especially pulmonary consumption, old coughs, dyspepsia, chronic diarrhœa, and dysentery. It may be flavoured and sweetened; milk is frequently added to it. The bitter matter may be removed by steeping the moss for some time in pretty warm water, or in cold water, to which a very little carbonate of potash has been added. Without this is done, it is intensely bitter and nauseous.
Decoction of Indian Ba′el. Syn. Decoction of Ægle marmelos; Decoctum bael, L. From the dried unripe fruit of Ægle marmelos (Indian bael), 2 oz.; water, 1 pint; boil to one third, and strain.—Dose, 2 fl. oz. two or three times a day; in dysentery, diarrhœa, and English cholera.
Decoction of Indian Pink. Syn. Decoctum spigeliæ, L. Prep. Indian pink root, 5 dr; water, 1 pint; boil 5 minutes; add senna, 4 dr.; digest 15 minutes, strain and add of manna, 1 oz.—Dose. A small teacupful, 3 times a day, for an adult; 1⁄2 oz. to 1 oz., or less, for children; as an anthelmintic purge.
Decoction of Indian Sarsaparil′la. Syn. Decoctum hemedes′mi, L. Prep. (Pereira.) Root of Indian sarsaparilla (Hemedesmus Indicus), 2 oz.; water, 11⁄2 pint; boil to a pint. Diuretic, alterative, and tonic.—Dose. By wine-glassfuls, as decoction of sarsaparilla.