j the white poppy. 1813

^20. Opii, L. E. D. Laudanum Liquidum Sydenhami, Ph . L.

jf C *FF ra 'fhebaica, Ph . L. 1745. (Opium [Purified Extract ofiis s . r_- [Siiss. L.] ; Cinnamon, bruised; Cloves , bruised, of each,

ry{ ’ 3 SS - D.] ! Sherry Wine , Oij. [Sxviiss. E .; Oj. wineyj 'J Macerate for fourteen [seven, E .; eight, D.] days, and^t e a]J( | s e ffects are similar to those of the tincture of opium, but its^ e >naric Sme ^ a re more agreeable. It was recommended by Mr. Ware^almia - 9 ° n PP^t/ialmy,p. 29,1780) as an application to the eye inoph-’ a . ex perience has fully proved its efficacy where there is muchMied j t ° P aiI b lachrymation, and intolerance of light. When first ap-50011 sub a ' j SCS a s ^ lar P pain and a copious flow of tears, but these effects^fierij],, 8116 ’ ani: ? are followed by a considerable abatement of the former,14. ^ or internal use the dose is gtt. x. to f3j.

4 °I ) Ped NC ?.F Sa Opii Anmoniata, E.—(“ Benzoic Acid ; and Saffron ,f^onj’ of eac l>; Opium sliced, 3 ij.; Oil of Anise, 3SS.; Spirit of'lifi'u.sAi ’ Pigestfor seven days, and filter”).—Employed asapower-stlm ulant and antispasmodic in hooping-cough and other^in 0 f lc .affections. Each drachm and a quarter contains about a,.lo. ^p Ulnn - Dose, f5ss. to fsj.

a ieg a ,. t'ff Opit, E. D. Vinegar of Opium. (Opium, Siv.; Distilled ? Pulp u • rp j' . “ Cut the Opium into small fragments, triturate it into'^clos 'd a °1 the vinegar, add the rest of the vinegar, macerate

exp Vcss °l for seven days, and agitate occasionally. Then strain^’'ciples 6 ^ str< ? n gljb and filter the liquors”). Vinegar dissolves all the

i lc iples "f anu niter me liquors j. vmeg ai UJOiTLIXl UO ail an.r)f S °Puio n °p °P lum soluble in water, and is better adapted for holding0 - Cou rse narcotina and the resinous matter of opium. It cannot,.Min. r. 0 n ec t any change in the sulphate of morphia contained inf lueor,,, . ,C1 ' any acetate of morphia is formed at the expense of

t f "mi. \vi? eCt an d 7 change in the sulphate of morphia0 f la eco n t et h er any acetate of morphia is formed at th„ ...

<>' V ' n<; gar [norphia has not been satisfactorily proved. The effectsPbiiU. b j t ! J opium do not appear to be precisely those of ordinary[I, ti es Q f 1S believed to possess the anodyne, sedative, and soporifich ?P lu ’n, without being apt to excite the disagreeable effectsconstipation, and general disorder of system) which(•/f fo°m the ordinary preparation of this drug. Hill {Hist.

Pf 0 ii ■ P‘ 1751) says that Le Mort observed a very oddh l si °ns f ils Preparation, “which was, that it often brought on sup-ffVD], urine.” Dr. Montgomery ( Observ. on the Dubl. Pharm.

}g J l. Hosn p seen one instance of this effect; and Dr. Thos. Beattier^‘. v °h v - P- 185) has remarked the same result from theCf e C to the ^ his paralyzing effect on the bladder is doubtless refer-a^5 Sc cl act j ? llor pl'ia, which seems to acquire, in this preparation, in-So P<i)if i Uty V, Vi n e g ar of ojiium is 1 — J -coilntivo.

■ ■ - iucyiu uj ufiuui is employed as an anodyne, sedative,

'" J a of 0 . Dr. Montgomery observes, that he has found this prepa-a^cer „i l, - ,n decidedly superior to every other in relieving the agony

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procuring rest at night.

-The same authority states,

ul '°ps"are"equivalent to 'thirty of the common tincture ofrx ° Se , gtt. vi. to gtt. XXX. , ,.

'^ Cal led 0 fi" 111 a y be regarded as the officinal substitute for a ceh' .iated jack,nyD.J'Vui.r [flilack Drop, or The Lancaster or Quakers ’ 1 Black Dr °P<}\ aratiouto h,ch llas been described by the late Dr. Armstrong. In e P seteral

\ r f ,,i e of ‘be wild crab) is employed instead of vinegar. But theie° r> urtpi ertili,lt y i» *be process. . ., llc „

s solution of opium in citric acid has never come into genera4 V