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It will be 'sen that the proparation of this confection is much simplifod, and probably without any diminution of iis powers. The infusion os et edoary was of so litile importance that water is substituted for it, and the saTron, which was be- fore used only in infusion, is here added in substance. It may perhaps be doubted whether the forna of powder xvould nothave Some a luantages over that os confection in this instance, and u hether the carbonate of lime whicli the shelis containmight not have been omitest. The composition is, hoWeVer, someli ostablished, that the College would not have thou phithemselves justis ted in omitting either the water or shelis, and it is only wheia practitioners are very incautious that this salter ingredient cara occasion error, by improper admiXtUre Willa acidf, or other substances Whicli cara decompoΞQ i , and thus alter iis eTectS.
Confectio optata, P. L. t 78T. Philonium Londinense, P. L. I i 5. Philonium Romanum, P. L. II 20.
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To the credit os modern pharmacy ali those complicateland confused preparations called Mithridate, Theriaca, &c. arenow omitte l. This confectiori may be considered as an effectual substitute for them in practice, and it more nearly RP- proximates to the old Philonium than to any other medicine of the class. The rejection os mithridate Dom the last Pharmacopoeia is understood to have been chiesty o ving to the late Dr. Heberdon. The former proportion os optum Is nearly preserved in the present preparation, but it is tess acridand hol than before, one half of the former quantity beingsubtracted froin the pupper and added to the carraWay seeti.
Conserva cynosbati, P. L. 1787. Conserva fructus cynos-bati, P. L. II 15. P. L. Ia20.
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Conserva Rosse, P. L. II 87. Conserva Rosarum rubrarum, Ρ. L. II15. Ρ. L. II 20.
The petais are more conveniently brui sed by a Wooden mali contrived for the purpose, than by beating in a mortar.
Electarium e baccis Lauri, P. L. 17 5. P. L. II2O.
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This is introduced as a substituto sor the old B Ber Electim, v, which was omitted in the last Pharmacopoeia. Itanse is consiled to clysterS.
Electuarium scammonii, P. L. I 8I. Electarium e scammonio, P. L. II15. Electarium caryocostinum, P. L. II20.
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Electuarium Sennae, P. L. I 8I. Electarium lenitivum, P. L. I 745. P. L. II 20.
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The sermer lenitive electuary has been considered as an elegant and effectuat preparation, and is there re retained vithout alteration. Cheaper modifications of it are Eept in many shops, containing more active purgatiVe matters, and such are improperly substituted for it When ordered; sor in the smali quantity whicli constitutes a dose the difference of price can scarcely be an objecta The senna and coriander feeds are po dered together, the lalter not being easily reduci ble to poWder alone, and the remaining fibroas part of thesenna whicli possesses as much pomer as the other part of the leaves, but is more dissicultly powdered, is used sor the decoction, to whicli the other ingredients are aster ards added.
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IT may be proper under this head to state, as a generalcaution, the necessity of intimate and complete admixture of the severat ingredients of compotanded poWders, and moreespecialty of those to which any of the more active substances, as Opium, scammony, &c. are added; and for this purposeto puss them, after they are mixed mechanically, throui a
Pulvis aloes cum guaiaco, P. L. 1787. Pitulae aromaticae, P. L. 1745. Pitulae de diambrae, P. L. t J20.
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The number of preparations of aloe has seemed to renderit urinecessary to retain the pulVis aloes cum canella, andalso the pulvis aloes cum serro of the former Pharmacopaeia,each of which scem rather sui ted to the purpose of extem-Poraneocis preScription.
Pu is aromaticus, P. L. I 87. Species aromaticae, P. L. 174 S. Species diambrae sine odoratis, P. L. I 720.
The quantity os long pepper has been reduced Dom anounce to half an ounce, and an additional half ounce adden
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PULVIS CONTRAJERVAE COMPOSITUS.
Pulvis contrayervae compositus, P. L. IISI. P. L. II15. Lapis cuiatrayervae, P. L. II20.
Tahe of Contra erva Root poWdered, sive
The Lapis Contrayervae, Ρ. L. t 20, Was, lilae many other articles at present kept in the state os poWder, originalty directod to be made into balis.
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This preparation affords a convenient mode os exhibitinesmali quantities of opium, ten gratias containing one of the optum. As the article by whicli it was divided is of no other consequence, a smali quantity of cochineat has been nowadded to give it a colour, and thus to prevent it Dom beingaccidentalty conseunded with any of the numerous white powders hept in the shops. The former name of Pu is optatus Was particularly eXceptionable, as sonaetimes in the abbreviation os prescriptions it was found to be mistaensor Pultas opii.
Pulvis cretae compositus, I'. L. 1787. Pulvis e bolo compositus sine opto. Species e scordio sine opto, P. L. 144 5. Di cordium, P. L. I 720.
Cinnamon Bari , s ur OunCCS. Tormentit Boot, Acacia Gum, of cach three
Ιt may be here observed that the former compotand poWder of crabs claws has been omitted, as having no advantage over, or in faci differing Dom, the prepared oystcr-s elis, and for the sanae reason the crabs clatus themselves have been omitted in the list of Materia Medica.