Drops, Dalby’s. See Patent Medicines (Dalby’s Carminative).
Drops, Durande’s. Syn. Guttæ ætheris terebinthinatæ, L. Prep. (M. Durande.) Rectified sulphuric acid, 3 parts; oil of turpentine, 1 part.—Dose, 20 to 30 drops, or more; in the passing of gall-stones.
Drops, Dutch. Syn. Haerlem drops, Turpentine drops; Balsamum terebinthinæ, L. The genuine or imported ‘Dutch Drops’ is the residuum of the rectification of oil of turpentine. It is also prepared by distilling resin, and collecting the product in different portions. At first a white, then a yellow, and lastly a red oil, comes over. The last is the balsam. The article commonly sold under the
name in this country is prepared by one or other of the following formulæ:—
1. Oil of turpentine, tincture of guaiacum, and sweet spirit of nitre, of each 1 oz.; oils of amber and cloves, of each 15 drops.
2. Balsam of sulphur, 1 part; oil of turpentine, 5 parts. This last is the form most generally employed. They are all regarded by those who use them as detergent, diuretic, stimulant, and vulnerary.
Drops, Female. Syn. Emmenagogue drops; Guttæ emmenagogæ, L. Prep. (Brande.) Compound tincture of aloes and tincture of valerian, of each, 2 fl. oz.; tincture of sesquichloride of iron, 1 fl. oz.—Dose. A teaspoonful in water or chamomile tea; in obstructed menstruation, &c.
Drops, Fit. Syn. Soot drops; Tinctura fuliginis, Guttæ f., L. Prep. From wood-soot, 2 oz.; sal-ammoniac, 1 oz.; salt of tartar, 1⁄2 lb.; soft water, 4 lbs.; digest a week and filter. Reputed antispasmodic, and also useful in scurvy and certain skin diseases.—Dose. A teaspoonful or more, occasionally, in water.
Drops, Golden. Syn. De la Motte’s g. d.; Bestucheff’s nervous tincture; Guttæ aureæ, L.; Elixir d’or, Gouttes d’or du Général Lamotte, Fr. Prep. 1. (Original.) Chloride of iron (obtained by distilling iron pyrites with twice its weight of corrosive sublimate), 3 oz.; alcohol, 7 oz,; expose the mixture in a closely stoppered bottle to the rays of the sun until it becomes decoloured.
2. Chloride of iron, 1 part; alcohol and ether, of each, 3 parts. These drops have the remarkable property of losing their yellow colour in the sun, and recovering it in the shade. They are taken in gout, hypochondriasis, and nervous complaints, in doses of from 10 to 60 drops.