2. Tincture of tolu, 1⁄8 fl. oz.; paregoric elixir and tincture of squills, of each 1 fl. oz.; syrup of poppies, 3 fl. oz.; water, 31⁄2 fl. oz.
3. Mixture of ammoniacum, 4 fl. oz.; syrup of squills, 2 fl. oz. In the coughs of old persons.
4. Antimonial wine, 3 fl. dr.; syrup of poppies, 11⁄2 fl. oz.; water, 4 fl. oz. In dry, husky coughs.—Dose (of each of the above), 1 table-spoonful, 2 or 3 times a day, or oftener.
5. (Dr Monro.) Paregoric, 1⁄2 fl. oz.; sulphuric ether and tincture of tolu, of each 1⁄4 oz.—Dose. A teaspoonful in water, night and morning, or when the cough is troublesome.
6. (Dr Radcliff.) Syrup of poppies, syrup
of squills, and paregoric, equal parts.—Dose. As the last. In all cases the bowels should be kept gently moved by some mild aperient.
7. (Dr Wood’s Brown Mixture.) Extract of liquorice, 2 dr.; powdered gum Arabic, 2 dr.; boiling water, 4 oz.; dissolve, and add antimonial wine, 2 dr.; laudanum, 20 minims.—Dose. A table-spoonful occasionally. A popular American remedy.
Mixture, Cre′asote. Syn. Mistura creasoti, M. creazoti (B. P., Ph. E.), L. Prep. 1. (Ph. E.) Creasote and acetic acid, of each 16 drops; mix, then add of compound spirit of juniper and syrup, of each 1 fl. oz.; water, 14 fl. oz.; and agitate well together.—Dose, 1⁄2 to 1 wine-glassful, in nausea and vomiting, especially to prevent or relieve sea-sickness.
2. (B. P.) Creasote, 16 minims; glacial acetic acid, 16 minims; spirit of juniper, 1⁄2 dr.; syrup, 1 oz.; distilled water, 15 oz.; mix.—1 to 2 oz.
Mixture of Cubebs. Syn. Mistura cubebæ. Powder of cubebs, 1 oz.; sugar, 2 dr.; mucilage, 2 oz.; cinnamon water, 6 oz.—Dose, 1⁄2 oz. to 1 oz.