Tincture of opium

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Historical use wording: cholera, ancl states that for thirty years t has succeeded in his practice, in a very satisfactory way

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-809737.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• opium: of nitrous acid, (not nitric acid,) one drachm; peppermint water, or camphor mixture, one ounce ; tincture of opium, forty drops.— Mix them, and

Method as extracted

1. Macerate according to the source passage: Hope, a surgeon in the Navy, recommends the following nedicine for the cure of cholera, ancl states that for thirty years t has succeeded in his practice, in a very satisfactory way: Take of nitrous acid, (not nitric acid,) one drachm; peppermint water, or camphor mixture, one ounce ; tincture of opium, forty drops.— Mix them, and give a fourth part every two, three, or four hours, in a cupful of thin gruel.

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