ssary.

551. Common Purgative.

Take of powdered jalap and compound extract of colocynth each four
grains, of calomel two grains, mix as usual, and divide into two
pills.

_Dose_, one or two occasionally.

552. Tonic.

Mix twenty-four grains of extract of gentian and the same of purified
green vitriol (_sulphate of iron_) together, and divide into twelve
pills.

_Dose_, one or two when necessary. Use in debility.

553. Cough.

Mix one drachm of compound powder of ipecacuanha with one scruple of
gum ammoniacum and one of dried squill bulb in powder. Make into a
mass with mucilage, and divide into twenty pills.

_Dose_, one, three times a day.

554. Astringent.

Mix sixteen grains of acetate of lead (_sugar of lead_) with four
grains of opium, and make into a mass with extract of dandelion, so as
to make eight pills.

_Dose_, from one to two. Use as an astringent in obstinate diarrhoea,
dysentery, and spitting of blood.

555. Mixtures.

556. Fever, Simple.

Add three ounces of spirit of mindererus (_Liquor ammonia acetatis_),
three drachms of spirits of sweet nitre, four drachms of antimonial
wine, and a drachm of syrup of saffron, to four ounces of water, or
medicated water, such as cinnamon, aniseed, &c.

_Dose_, for an adult, one or two tablespoonfuls every three hours. Use
as a diaphoretic.

557. Aromatic.

Mix two drachms of aromatic confection with two drachms of compound
tincture of cardamoms, and eight ounces of peppermint water.

_Dose_, from one ounce to one and a half. Use in flatulent colic and
spasms of the bowels.

558. Cathartic.

Dissolve two ounces of Epsom salts in six ounces of compound infusion
of senna, then add two ounces of peppermint water.

_Dose_, from one and a half to two ounces. Use as a warm and active
cathartic.

559. Diuretic.

Dissolve one drachm of powdered nitre in three ounces of camphor
mixture; add five ounces of the decoction of broom, with six drachms
of sweet spirits of nitre, and three drachms of tincture of squills;
mix.

_Dose_, one teaspoonful every two hours, or two tablespoonfuls every
three hours. Use, excellent in dropsies

560. Cough.

Dissolve three grains of tartar emetic and fifteen grains of opium in
one pint of boiling water, then add four ounces of treacle, two ounces
of vinegar, and one pint more of boiling water.

_Dose_, f