Mixture, Ammoni′acum. Syn. Emulsion of ammoniacum, Milk of a.; Mistura ammoniaci (B. P., Ph. L. & D.), Lac ammoniaci, L. Prep. 1. (Ph. L.) Prepared ammoniacum, 5 dr.; distilled water, 1 pint; rub the ammoniacum with the water, gradually added, until they are perfectly mixed.
2. (Ph. D.) Ammoniacum, 1⁄4 oz.; water, 8 fl. oz.; as the last, but straining through muslin.
3. (B. P.) Ammoniacum, 1⁄4 oz.; rubbed down with water, 8 oz., and strain.—Dose, 1⁄2 to 1 gr.
Obs. The last formula produces the best and most effective mixture, owing to the use of the raw instead of the strained drug.—Dose, 1 to 2 table-spoonfuls, either alone or combined with squills or ipecacuanha; as an expectorant and demulcent in chronic coughs, humoral asthma, &c.
Mixture, A′nodyne. Syn. Mistura anodyna, Julepum calmans, L. Prep. 1. Prepared chalk, 2 dr.; syrup of poppies, 1 oz.; fetid spirit of ammonia, 11⁄2 dr.; oils of dill and aniseed,
of each 3 drops; water, 41⁄4 fl. oz.—Dose. A teaspoonful 3 or 4 times a day; in the diarrhœa and colic of infancy.
2. (P. Cod.) Syrup of opium, 2 dr.; syrup of orange flowers, 6 dr.; lettuce water, 4 fl. oz. To allay pain, induce sleep, &c. Dose, 1 table-spoonful.
3. (Vicat.) Ammoniated alcohol, 3⁄4 fl. oz.; powdered opium, 1 dr.; powdered camphor, 1⁄2 dr.; proof spirit, 11⁄2 fl. oz.; digest, with agitation, for 3 or 4 days, and filter. In toothache arising from caries, and as a lotion to the temples in headache.
Mixture, Antac′id. Syn. Absorbent Mixture, Alkaline m.; Mistura Alkalina, M. Antacida, L. Prep. 1. Liquor of potassa and spirit of nutmeg, of each 2 fl. dr.; tincture of rhubarb, 3 fl. dr.; tincture of opium, 1 fl. dr.; water, 5 fl. oz. In dyspepsia, heartburn, &c., accompanied with flatulence.
2. Spirit of sal volatile and orange-flower water, of each 1 fl. oz.; simple syrup, 11⁄2 fl. oz; water, 21⁄2 fl. oz. In acidity, &c., accompanied with languor and low spirits.