Powder of OF INDIGESTION

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Source: Modern domestic medicine: : a popular treatise, illustrating the symptoms, causes, distinction, and correct treatment of the diseases incident to the human frame; embracing the modern improvements in medicine. To which are added, a domestic materia medica; a copious collection of approved prescriptions, &c. &c. The whole intended as a comprehensive medical guide for the use of clergymen heads, [sic] of families, and invalids. by Graham, Thomas John, 1795?-1876. n 85029309 (1835), narrative-offset-1300772.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• OF INDIGESTION: of sulphate of zinc, fifteen grains; myrrh, in powder, fifteen grains; extract of chamomile, one drachm

Method as extracted

1. Grind according to the source passage: Four grains of it may be made into a pill with a little extract of gen- tian, and given three times a day ; the dose being gradually increased, if necessary, to six or eight grains. The sulphate of zinc has been praised for its virtues as a tonic in this disorder, and being less heating than preparations of iron, may generally be taken when they are found too op- pressive ; but it must not be given beyond the extent of a grain at a dose. Take of sulphate of zinc, fifteen grains; myrrh, in powder, fifteen grains; extract of chamomile, one drachm.

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