Decoction of Marshmal′low. Syn. Decoctum althæ′æ (Ph. D. 1826 and Ph. E. 1813), L. Prep. (Ph. D. 1826.) Dried root and herb of marshmallow, 4 oz.; raisins (stoned), 2 oz.; water, 7 pints (wine measure); boil down to 5 pints, strain, allow it to deposit the sediment and decant the clear liquid. Demulcent.—Dose. A cupful ad libitum, in coughs, colds, calculous affections, and other diseases of the urinary organs. See Mixtures.
Decoction of Matico. Syn. Decoctum matico′nis, L. Prep. (Dr Jeffreys.) Matico leaves, 1 oz.; water, 1 pint; boil 12 minutes, and strain. Astringent.—Dose, 1 fl. oz., 2 or 3 times a day; in hæmorrhagic and other discharges.
Decoction, Mercu′′rial. Syn. Decoctum hydrargyri, D. mercuriale, L. Prep. 1. Quicksilver, 4 oz.; water, 1 pint; boil in a glass or earthen vessel for an hour, adding water to replace that lost by evaporation.—Dose. A teacupful.
2. Mercurial pill, 1 oz.; water, 1 quart; boil to a pint.—Dose. A wine-glassful. Both were formerly taken for worms and the itch.
3. Corrosive sublimate, 1 gr.; (dissolved in) spirit of wine, 30 drops; extract of sarsaparilla, 3 dr.; decoction of sarsaparilla, 8 fl. oz.; mix.—Dose. One large table-spoonful, 3 times a day; in syphilis and obstinate skin diseases.
Decoction of Mezere′on. Syn. Decoctum mezerei (Ph. E. and Ph. D. 1826), L. Prep. (Ph. E.) Root-bark of mezereon, 2 dr.; liquorice root, 4 dr.; water, 1 quart; simmer to 11⁄2 pint, and strain. Stimulant and sudorific.—Dose. A wine-glassful, or more, three or four times a day; in chronic rheumatism, scrofula, secondary syphilis, lepra, and some other cutaneous affections. Much boiling injures the virtues of mezereon. (See below.)
Decoction of Mezere′on (Compound). Syn. Decoctum mezerei compositum, L. Prep. (Van Mons.) Mezereon, 2 dr.; bitter sweet, 4 dr.; burdock, 2 oz.; water, 2 quarts; boil to 3 pints, add of liquorice root, 2 dr., and strain. As the last, and in obstinate diseases of the skin.
Decoction of Mugwort. Syn. Decoctum artemisiæ vulgaris. Mugwort root, 1 oz.; water, 24 oz. Boil for half an hour. In epilepsy.
Decoction of Myrrh. Syn. Decoctum
MYRRHÆ. (Ph. D.) Myrrh, 2 dr.; water, 81⁄2 oz.; triturate the myrrh with the water gradually added; then boil for 10 minutes in a covered vessel, and strain.