RHEUM.

821

fjxvj. Mix the powders, and proceed as directed for tincture of(v ' hopa). Stomachic, tonic, and feehly purgative. Dose, as a tonic,

°.P to f6 .

3iij.; as a very mild purgative, f3ss. to fjj.

Uj ■ Rhei, E. — (Rhubarb , in coarse powder, 3ij. ; Canella,

for C ° arse powder, 5j.; Proof Spirit, fjijss.; Sherry, fsxvjss. Digestlin Seven days, strain, express strongly the residuum, and filter thec a$>° rS )' Cordial, stomachic, and mildly purgative. Used in the samefJ.? s as the compound tincture of rhubarb. Dose, as a stomachic, f5j. toh > as a purgative, fSss. to f3j.

(v ' Extractum Riiei, L. E. —(Rhubarb, powdered, *xv. ; Proof Spirit,ai'tp’ ^^illed Water, Ovij. Macerate for four days with a gentle heat,]j n ' ards strain, and set by, that the dregs may subside. Pour off thepp r > and evaporate it, when strained, to a proper consistence, L .—llj e Process of the Edinburgh College is as follows :—Take of Rhubarb,for 1 ’ ^ater, Ov. Cut the rhubarb into small fragments; macerate ittlir ' AVen ty-four hours in three pints of the water; filter the liquori na 0,1 8h a cloth, and express it with the hands or otherwise moderately;l e Cer ate the residuum with the rest of the water for twelve hours atfe . * > filter the liquor with the same cloth as before, and express thel 0 /arum strongly. The liquors, filtered again, if necessary, are thenf] e evaporated together to a proper consistence in the vapour-bath,tract, however, is obtained of finer quality by evaporation in a

p. u,n with a gentle heat).al r le Principles extracted from rhubarb by water and spirit have beennoticed (p. 820). The Edinburgh College, it will be observed,m no s pirit in the above process. Great care is required in the(if Ration of this extract, as both the purgative and tonic propertiess Q)i lu harb are very apt to become deteriorated by the process. I havepr e le ext ract prepared in vacuo more than twenty years ago, which still6S *^ le P r °P er odour and flavour of rhubarb. The dose of extract

'nbarb, as a purgative, is from gr. x. to 5SS.

P 0| ' Pfi.ULM Rhei, E. — (Rhubarb , in fine powder, si.; Acetate of'•la '’ Conserve of Red Roses, 5VSS. Beat them into a properand divide it into one hundred and forty-four pills). Stomachicv en t^ )Ur gative. The acetate of potash is employed, I presume, to pre-tb r ^ le pills becoming hard by keeping. Each pill contains nearlyand a half grains of rhubarb.

4] 0 ' "nvi.m Rhei compositje, L. E.—(Rhubarb , powdered, Si. [Sss.E.] ;Si powdered, 3vi. [siiij. E.] ; Myrrh, powdered, jss. [51]. E .]; Soap ,; [Oil of Caraway, f3ss. L.~\ ; Syrup, q. s. [Conserve of Reddiv-'f’ 3ij. Bj. E.~] Mix them, and beat them into a proper mass, ande .this into one hundred and forty-four pills). Tonic and mildly^ative. Dose, gi. or four pills.

• Pilulje Rhei et Ferri, E.—(Dried Sulphate of Iron, gr. xxiv.;1 1 a °t of Rhubarb , 3i.; Conserve of Red Roses, about 3 ss. Beat

th,

ein

I’ mto a proper pill mass, and divide it into twenty-four pills),f , C ‘ Dose, two to four pills.

) )o Wl ^ ULVIfi Eiiei composites, E.—(Magnesia, lb. i.; Ginger , in finePies 6r ’ > Rhubarb, in fine powder, Siv. Mix them thoroughly, and

iippi ri' e the powder in well-closed bottles). A very useful antacid anda<l ul stor nachic purgative, especially adapted for children. Dose, forLS) ^i. to 5ss.; for children, gr. v. to gr. x.