Thomson's conspectus : adapted to the British pharmacopoeia / edited by Edmund Lloyd Birkett.

  • Thomson, Anthony Todd, 1778-1849.
Date:
1875
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    •DECOCTUM G ALL/E. Decoction of Galls. (Gctlhe contusce lb.J ; Aqua; destillatce Oij. Boil to one pint, and strain.) Oper.—Astringent. Use.—In passive haemorrhages; in chronic diarrhoea or dysentery ; in gleet and in leucorrlioea. As an antidote in poisoning with tartar emetic, ipecacuanha, and the vegetable alkaloids generally. DECOCTUM GRANATI RADlCIS. (Granati Radicis Concisce unc.ij.; A quae destillatce Oij. Boil to one pint, and strain.) Prop.—Contains tannic acid, extractive, gum. Oper.—Astringent, anthelmintic. Use.—In tapeworm, dysentery. Dose.—Fl.unc.j. to fl.unc.ij. DECOCTUM HiEMATOXYLI. Decoction of Logwood. (Hcematoxyli concisi unc.j.; Cinnamomi contriti gr.lx.; AqucB destillatce Oj. Boil for ten minutes, adding the cinnamon towards the end, strain, and pour over the strainer sufficient distilled water to make the product mea- sure a pint. Prop.—Taste sweetish, subastringent; nearly inodorous: colour deep red. Oper.—Tonic, astringent. Use.—In diarrhoea, and some cases of dyspepsia, where the secretions of the intestines are acrid. Dose.—Fl.unc.j. to fl.unc.iij. frequently. Incomp.— The mineral acids, solution of alum, sulphates of iron and of copper, acetate of lead, tartarised antimony. DECOCTUM HOBDEI. Decoction of Barley. (Hordei Sem. unc.ij.; Aqua; destill. Ojss. First wash the barley well, then boil it for twenty minutes in Oss. of the water, and strain.) Oper.—Nutritive, demulcent. Use.—As a diluent in febrile affections ; recent gonorrhoea, and stran- gury ; and to form the bulk in enemata. Dose.—Ad libitum. DECOCTUM PAPAVERIS. Decoction of Poppy. (Papav. contusi unc.ij.; Aquae destillatce Ojss. Boil for ten minutes, and strain, passing over the strainer sufficient distilled water to make up a pint.) Comp.—Bimeconate of morphia, and the other soluble salts of opium, with mucilage, extractive, &c., in water. Prop.—Anodyne, emollient. Use.—As a fomentation in painful swellings, excoriations arising from the acrid discharge_of ulcers, and those common to infants. DECOCTUM PAREIR/E. Decoction of Pareira. (Pareirce concisce unc.jss.; Aquce destill. Oj. Boil for fifteen minutes, and strain, pouring over the strainer sufficient distilled water to make up a pint.) Comp.—Peculiar uncrystallisable principle (Cissampelin), soft resin, tannin, starch. Oper.—Slightly tonic and diuretic. Dose.—Fl.unc.j. to fl.unc.ij. DECOCTUM QUETiCUS. Decoction of Oak Bark. (Quercds Cort. unc.ij; Aqua; destillatce Oj. Boil for fifteen minutes, and strain, pouring over the strainer sufficient distilled water to make up a pint ) Oper.—Astringent. Use—As an injection in leucorxhcea, and the gleety discharge which frequently remains after miscarriages; a fomentation in local vitiated ulcer; an application to warts. Incomp. Decoction of cinchona ; gelatine ; metallic salts ; alkalies de- stroy its astringency.