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^ TJIK CAMPHOR TREK.

be sai''w * ema * ns i' 1 solution is so small that the liquid can scarcelyits nr' • P ossess more than the flavour and odour of camphor. Hencelt s us 9P a * va hie is as a vehicle for the exhibition of other medicines.

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tgr k J' Ura Camphoeje cum Magnesia, E . D .— (Camphor, gr. x.^Uur't t! ’ Carbonate of Magnesia, gr. xxv. [3ss. D.] ; Water, f 3 v j.Wat er 6 , camphor and carbonate of magnesia together, adding thethe c a K , (iua %). The carbonate of magnesia promotes the solution of«f“p°r in water. This mixture, therefore, holds a larger quantityDesia • , r ln solution than the previous one. A minute portion of mag-

filtrati .° dissolved. As the magnesian carbonate is not separated by

cjualit' D ’ ^ 6* ves to the mixture antacid properties, in addition to thoset° tb C; ' eS "dnch this preparation derives from the camphor. “ In additionvery b USeS ^ ,e simple camphor mixture, this preparation has been foundrie c j. ^eficial i n the uric acid diathesis, and also in irritations of thehy 0scv t quinary bladder, particularly when given in combination withdos e ; a J? Us ” (Dr. Montgomery, Observ. on the Dubl. Pharm.) The

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Canini, c tura Camphobje, L. E.; Tinctura Camphorae, sive SpiritusD.° ro ^us, D.; Camphorated Spirits of Wine, offic.—(Camphor, 3v.i)s s 113 s . ma ll fragments, gj. E.] ; Rectified Spirit , Oij. [ffxyj. E.of qq s 1' Mix, that the camphor may be dissolved.) The principal usebrui Ses i 3re P ara ti on is as a stimulant and anodyne liniment in sprains and^'atel v’ j “Mains, chronic rheumatism, and paralysis. Water imme-hoRlirfr . eeom P oses it, separating the greater part of the camphor, butHeou s ” 111 so frition a minute portion, thereby forming an extempora-part o f C o mphor mixture. By the aid of sugar or mucilage, the greaterform , 6 ca mplior may be suspended in water. Employed in this’ Ae mav mvf ‘ tincture of camphor int ' ° c

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form ^ 16 ca mphor may be suspended in waua. - -

to f ' e may give tincture of camphor internally, in doses of from rqx.

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E. B . ® ctu Ra Camphoeje composita, L.; Tinctura Opii camphorata,

derefl ’r y Te Ooric Elixir, offic.—(Camphor, 9ijss. [9ij. Zb] ; Opium, pow-[jj. i)]. lCed ’ g r - Ixxij. [3j. D. Biv. E.\ ; Benzoic Acid, gr . lxxij.Ueven -^nise, f3j.; Proof Spirit, Oij. Macerate for fourteen

is e xte ’ . •! days, and filter.) This is a very valuable preparation, and'^gi'edienT 6 -^ em Pl°yed both by the public and the profession. Its activen™.™ TKo m-incioal use of it is to allay troublesome

mgre(h 1S * Ve ^ T em ployed both by the public cLllU LUO . _ _

c ° u gh 1S °Pmm- The principal use of it is to allay troublesome

iiisb es (pmonnected with any active inflammatory symptoms. It dimi-air, c j f sensibility of the bronchial membrane to the influence of coldt° f 3 q- profuse secretion, and allays spasmodic cough. Dose, f5j.

given to (.d'bdounce contains nearly two grains of opium. The namethan th°t p S P re P ara tion by the London College, though less correctHiore c °* 9 le Edinburgh and Dublin Colleges, is, I conceive, muchk' 1 °"'le(] nVCn * en *' ’ s * nce d enables us to prescribe opium without the^i^dief “L the : P a , tieUt —no mean advantage in cases where a strong .this i 1T1 Ce e *mts in the mind of the patient or his friends to the use of

s cri 0Us nr f tant narcotic. Furthermore, it is less likely to give rise to

y n a case mentioned by Dr. M. Good

seri lH1 portant narcotic. Furthermore, it is less line v b (j . 00 q0r fatal errors in dispensing. In a case mentioned by Dn * ■

Z St - of Med. 1795, App. p. U) laudanum was served, by an - ^

5 Pen ^ or tincL °P U cam P h - The crr “9 lir0 V e ',...!ww,/™. D.; Cam-

pion

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‘or tinct. ojm carnph. me mm _

ventvm Camphorje, L. E. ; Oleum Camphoratum, D.Anient, offic.—(Camphor, 5j. [5i. D.] ; Olive Oil , fSiv.

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