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ELEMENTS OF MATERIA MKDICA.

potash serves to divide the opium. One pill or (ive grains coid algrain of opium. _ - Q ])•

2. Pilitlje Saponis composite, L. Pilules Saponis cum , r ^ntil(Hard Opium, powdered, 5ss.; Hard Soap, 5ij. Beat them toget i ... t()incorporated).—Employed as an anodyne and soporific. Hose, S” g ^gr. x. Five grains contain one grain of opium. The soap eIlU gj.pills to dissolve readily in the juices of the stomach. From g r - ' -

are sometimes used as a suppository. .

3. Pilvlx Calomelanos et Opii, E. Calomel and O/h#® 1 ^ gU f.(Calomel , gr. xxiv.; Opium, gr. viij.; Conserve of lied Roses*ficiency; beat them into a proper mass, which is to be dividetwelve pills).—Each pill contains two grains of calomel and

of a grain of opium. A valuable compound in rheumatism ana 'other inflammatory diseases. Dose, one or two pills. Is**’''

4. Piltjlje Plumbi 0 pi at a;, E. (Acetate of Lead, g 1 '- n jutoOpium, gr. xij.; Conserve of Red Roses, about gr. xiv. Beat m pilla proper mass, which is to be divided into twenty-four pills. a ] rC ad. vmay be made also with twice the quantity of opium). I have ‘ p(see p. 518) stated, that notwithstanding a mutual decomp obl j p ;ieffected between acetate of lead and opium, the resulting comp 01 ” 1 ,p e lymost efficacious one. The Edinburgh College, therefore, has done t j )t!in countenancing the combination, but the permission to 'strength of the pill is highly objectionable. In haemoptysis* P jpsecretion of bronchial mucus, obstinate diarrhoea, and dyse llteeffects are most valuable. Dose, one to three pills. Each pill c °” j,.three grains of acetate of lead, and half a grain (or one grain) °P e of

5. Truciiisci Opii, E. Opium Lozenges. (Opium, 3ij.; l’ nC * of

Tolu, Sss; Syrup, fSviij.; Powder of Gum-Arabic, and FxtrIjiquorice, softened with boiling water, of each 3v. Triturate the l^ e) ,with the Tincture of Tolu, add gradually the Syrup and Extrac >sprinkle the gum by degrees into the mixture, and beat the wh°* eproper mass, which, when sufficiently dried, is to be divided into 1° ,

of ten grains).—In London the manufacture of lozenges is pr a *nin eF 11a distinct trade. The opium lozenges of the shops usually contaabout one-eightli of a grain of opium; those of the Edinburgh 1 ‘ 0l v-copceia about one-seventh of a grain. Lozenge-makers substitute r^jjdered sugar for the syrup of the pharmacopoeia, and employ asmaller proportion of gum. The tincture of Tolu which they use is . }Vmore concentrated than that of the shops, the spirit of which is °°J eable. Opium lozenges are used to allay troublesome cough.

6. Pzilvis Ciietje composites cum Opio, L. D. Pulvis Crct £ a fAtus, E.—(Compound Powder of Chalk, Svjss. [Svj. E) ; Powder 0 ^Opium, 9iv. Triturate them together thoroughly—Astringent al .jjj-eiitcotic. Employed in diarrhoea. Dose for adults, 3j. to 3ij.; f° r c vV Jef»gr. ij. to gr. x. according to their age. Forty grains of this 1 ^^y-prepared according to the London or Dublin Pharmacopoeias ? ° rseven of the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia, contain one grain of op 11 .-. j,iii>*

7. Confectio Opii, L. D. Electuarium Opii, D. (Hard

powdered, 3vj.; Long Pepper, 5j. ; Ginger , 3ij.; Caraway, 3nj- > tf .jthcanth, powdered, 5ij. ; Syrup, fjxvj. [lb.j. Rub the °! nUU (n vF r ’

the syrup previously heated, then add the other ingredients »’ r

and mix, D .—The London College directs the dry ingredients to