8. (With Soda,—P. Cod.) Powdered cinchona, 1 oz.; carbonate of soda, 2 dr.; thin mucilage, q. s. to mix. Tonic, febrifuge, and stomachic.—Dose, 2 dr., 2 or 3 times a day; in agues, complicated with acidity and dyspepsia.
9. (With Sulphur,—Cadet.) Peruvian bark, 1 dr.; sulphur, crabs’ eyes (chalk), and spermaceti, of each 2 dr.; extract of opium, 4 dr.; conserve of roses, 4 dr.; syrup of milfoil, q. s. Highly praised in debility from phthisis.—Dose. A teaspoonful, 2 or 3 times a day, assisted with the liberal use of raw or lightly boiled eggs and cod-liver oil.
10. (With Tin,—Cadet.) Peruvian bark 1 oz.; tin filings and valerian root, of each 1⁄2 oz.; syrup of saffron, q. s. In epilepsy, worms, &c.—Dose. A teaspoonful, morning and evening. See Confection of Bark.
Electuary of Copai′ba. Syn. Electuarium copaibæ, L. Prep. 1. Copaiba and powdered cubebs, equal parts; conserves of roses and orange peel, of each (in equal quantities), q. s.
2. (Caspar.) Blanched almonds, 6 dr.; powdered marsh-mallow root, 1 dr.; catechu, 1⁄2 dr.; balsam of copaiba, 3 dr.
3. (Ricord.) Confection of almonds, 1 oz.; copaiba, 1⁄2 oz.; hard extract of rhatany, 3 dr.; syrup of orange peel, q. s. All the above are excellent in gonorrhœa, gleets, &c. The last two agree better with the stomach than most other like preparations.—Dose, 1 teaspoonful, or more (rapidly increased to 2 or 3 dr.), 3 or 4 times daily. See Confection.
Electuary of Cow′hage. Syn. Electuarium dolichos, E. mucunæ, L. Prep. 1. Dip the pods of dolichos in treacle, allow them to drain a moment, and then scrape off the hairs for use.
2. (Chamberlain.) As the last, nearly.
3. (Correa.) Cowhage (the hairs or setæ), 40 gr.; syrup, 1⁄2 oz.
4. (Ellis.) Cowhage (hairs), 1 dr.; honey, q. s.