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Source: Theory and practice of chirurgical pharmacy: comprehending a complete dispensatory for the use of surgeons; with explanatory notes by Dossie, Robert, -1777 (1761), narrative-offset-552075.
Ingredients or materials as extracted
- CHIRURGICAL PHARMACY: 409 with great benefit: as they not only work more kindly, and with greater certainty, than any other weak purges:-but,have, likewife, a very {trong deobftruent and alterative power, that in moft cafes operates to the final intention of cure, equally with the evacuation. This fimple ae of adminiftring neutral falts, is to | be preferred to any other: fince additions of fyrups are apt to make the compofition nau- feou
Method as extracted
- Mix according to the source passage: 409 with great benefit: as they not only work more kindly, and with greater certainty, than any other weak purges:-but,have, likewife, a very {trong deobftruent and alterative power, that in moft cafes operates to the final intention of cure, equally with the evacuation. This fimple ae of adminiftring neutral falts, is to | be preferred to any other: fince additions of fyrups are apt to make the compofition nau- feous; and occafion its being thrown up: and the admixture of fpirituous diftilled waters, in- clines the falts, in cold weather, to fhoot: if, the draught be mixed for any length of time before it be taken. ~ It is ufual to give only two drams of the fal’ polychreft : but that quantity is not equal to an ounce of Glauber’s falt; and it yy be taken without any inconvenience.
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- Theory and practice of chirurgical pharmacy: comprehending a complete dispensatory for the use of surgeons; with explanatory notes — Theory and practice of chirurgical pharmacy: comprehending a complete dispensatory for the use of surgeons; with explanatory notesPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-552075.