Drops, Hooping-Cough. Syn. Guttæ anti-pertussicæ, L. Prep. 1. (Dr Graves.) Tincture of assafœtida and compound tincture of camphor, of each 1⁄2 fl. oz.; compound tincture of bark, 5 fl. oz.—Dose. A teaspoonful, 2 or 3 times a day.
2. (Potestates Succini.) Oil of amber, 1 oz.; carbonate (not sesquicarb.) of ammonia, 1⁄2 oz.; strongest rectified spirit (alcohol), 1⁄2 pint; digest 3 or 4 days, and decant the clear portion.—Dose, 10 drops to 1 dr., applied as a friction.
Drops, Infantile. Several anodyne, carminative, and absorbent preparations, which pass by this name, will be found under Mixtures, &c.
Drops, Jes′uits’. Syn. Elixir antivenereum, L. Prep. 1. Gum guaiacum, 7 oz.; balsam of Peru, 4 dr.; root of sarsaparilla, 5 oz.; rectified spirit of wine, 1 quart; digest for 14 days.
2. (Quincy.) Copaiba, 1 oz.; gum guaiacum, 2 dr.; oil of sassafras, 1 dr.; salt of tartar, 1⁄2 dr.; rectified spirit, 5 fl. oz.; digest a week.
3. (Walker’s.) Copaiba, 6 oz.; gum guaiacum, 1 oz.; chio turpentine and salt of tartar, of each, 1⁄2 oz.; cochineal, 1 dr.; rectified spirit, 1 quart; digest a week. See Comp. Tincture of Benzoin.
Drops, Kœchlin’s. Prep. (Augustin.) Solution of ammonio-chloride of copper and mercury, 1 fl. dr.; water, 10 fl. dr. In obstinate venereal affections, scrofula, &c.—Dose. A teaspoonful after each meal.
Drops, Lav′ender. Syn. Red drops; Guttæ lavendulæ, L. The same as compound tincture of lavender.
Drops, Life. Syn. Salmon’s drops of life; Guttæ vitæ, L. Prep. Tincture of castor, 8 fl. oz.; antimonial wine and water, of each 1 lb.; opium, 3 oz.; saffron, 1⁄2 oz.; cochineal, camphor, and nutmegs, of each 2 dr.; digest for 10 days and filter. Anodyne and diaphoretic.—Dose, 20 to 60 drops.
Drops, Mercu′′rial. Syn. Guttæ hydrargyri bichloridi, L. Prep. 1. Bichloride of mercury, 2 gr.; hydrochloric acid, 3 drops; rectified spirit and distilled water, of each, 1⁄2 fl. oz.—Dose, 12 to 20 drops.