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pound pills of ipecacuanha

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Related plant contextStomach ache PreparationPill RouteInternal use Plant recordGinger ↗

Stomach ache

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Source: Lexicon medicum; or medical dictionary; containing an explanation and comparative, botany, chemistry, materia medica, midwifery, pharmacy, physiology, practice of physic, surgery, and the various branches of natural philosopy, connected with medicine by Hooper, Robert, 1773-1835. n 82102909; Grant, Klein, -1872?; Wood, Horatio C., Jr. (Horatio Charles), 1874-1958. no 91008051; Wood, Horatio C., 1904- (1839), paragraph-27518.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

  • of compouncIH powder of ipecacuanha three drachms; squillM; fresh-dried, aminoniaeum, each a drachm ; mix [If ture of acacia as much as may be sufficiently Beat them together until incorporated
  • of rhubarb, powdered, ail i n ounce; aloes, powdered, six drachms; myrrlitl powdered, half an ounce; soap a drachm ; oil oil* carraway half a fluid drachm; syrup as much alia may be sufficient; mix the powders togetheilj) then beat the whole together until incorporated! j 1 These pills form a good stomachic laxative M Dose, gr. x. to gr. xx
  • of sagapcnum an ounce; aloes half a drachm; syrup of ginger as much as may be sufficient
  • 'J ake ot hard opium, powdered, half an ounce ; hard soap, two ounces
  • Five grains of the mass contain one of opium
  • Compound squill pills, lake of squill-root, fresh dried and pow¬ dered, a drachm ; ginger-root, powdered, am- moniacum powdered, ot each two drachms

Method as extracted

  1. pound pills of ipecacuanha.
  2. Take of compouncIH powder of ipecacuanha three drachms; squillM; fresh-dried, aminoniaeum, each a drachm ; mix [If ture of acacia as much as may be sufficiently Beat them together until incorporated.
  3. Take of rhubarb, powdered, ail i n ounce; aloes, powdered, six drachms; myrrlitl powdered, half an ounce; soap a drachm ; oil oil* carraway half a fluid drachm; syrup as much alia may be sufficient; mix the powders togetheilj) then beat the whole together until incorporated! j 1 These pills form a good stomachic laxative M Dose, gr. x. to gr. xx.
  4. Take of sagapcnum an ounce; aloes half a drachm; syrup of ginger as much as may be sufficient.
  5. Beat them together until incorporated.
  6. Beat them together until they are thoroughly incorporated.

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Primary and supporting references

  1. Lexicon medicum; or medical dictionary; containing an explanation and comparative, botany, chemistry, materia medica, midwifery, pharmacy, physiology, practice of physic, surgery, and the various branches of natural philosopy, connected with medicine — Lexicon medicum; or medical dictionary; containing an explanation and comparative, botany, chemistry, materia medica, midwifery, pharmacy, physiology, practice of physic, surgery, and the various branches of natural philosopy, connected with medicinePrimary source for the extracted ingredients and method at paragraph-27518.
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