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Draught of Tragacanth

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Related plant contextEmollient PreparationDraught RouteInternal use Plant recordAstragalus gummifer ↗

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Source: Companion to the latest edition of the British pharmacopoeia [electronic resource] : comparing the strength of its various preparations with those of the United States and other foreign pharmacopoeias to which are added non-official preparations and practical hints on prescribing by Squire, Peter (1877), narrative-offset-378109.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • Tragacanth: Ether, 2\, or a sufficiency : pack closely in a percolator with 1 of the ether, add the rest at intervals until it passes through colourless ; distil ofi" the ether, and the liquid extract remains. Dose, 15 to 30 mins.— 60 to 80 minims in milk, or made into an emulsion with 1 to 2 drms. of yery fresh mucilage, or ^ drm. to 1 drm. of powdered Acacia, or ^ drm. of compound powder of Tragacanth, and with peppermint wate

Method as extracted

  1. Mix according to the source passage: Ether, 2\, or a sufficiency : pack closely in a percolator with 1 of the ether, add the rest at intervals until it passes through colourless ; distil ofi" the ether, and the liquid extract remains. Dose, 15 to 30 mins.— 60 to 80 minims in milk, or made into an emulsion with 1 to 2 drms. of yery fresh mucilage, or ^ drm. to 1 drm. of powdered Acacia, or ^ drm. of compound powder of Tragacanth, and with peppermint water or milk to form a 2 oz. draught ; best given on an empty stomach, and for Tsenia one-third part of the dose should be given at intervals of half an hour. (In all the Pharmacopoeias except Dan. ;

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Modern safety boundary

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  • Unreviewed automated import: this record is public for live editorial inspection and has not passed manual identity, formula or safety review.
  • Historical formula: ingredient identity, strength, contamination risk and terminology may differ from modern practice.
  • Do not use this record as dosage or treatment guidance. Every ingredient, route and contraindication requires qualified editorial verification.
  • The historical use wording does not establish modern clinical effectiveness.
  • Automated review flags: corrosive or toxic chemical.
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Primary and supporting references

  1. Companion to the latest edition of the British pharmacopoeia [electronic resource] : comparing the strength of its various preparations with those of the United States and other foreign pharmacopoeias to which are added non-official preparations and practical hints on prescribing — Companion to the latest edition of the British pharmacopoeia [electronic resource] : comparing the strength of its various preparations with those of the United States and other foreign pharmacopoeias to which are added non-official preparations and practPrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at narrative-offset-378109.
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