The Edinburgh new dispensatory ... including complete ... translations of the ... London pharmacopoeia, published in 1791; Dublin pharmacopoeia, published in 1794; and of the new ed. of the Edinburgh pharmacopoeia, published in 1803 ... / [Edited, with extensive alterations and additions] By Andrew Duncan, jun.

  • Lewis, William, 1708-1781
Date:
1803
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Edinburgh new dispensatory ... including complete ... translations of the ... London pharmacopoeia, published in 1791; Dublin pharmacopoeia, published in 1794; and of the new ed. of the Edinburgh pharmacopoeia, published in 1803 ... / [Edited, with extensive alterations and additions] By Andrew Duncan, jun. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PuLYis Crete’s Compositus. Lo7td, Compound Powder of Chalk. Take of Prepared chalk, half a pound ; Cinnamon, four ounces ; Tormentil, Gum Arabic, of each three ounces •, Long pepper, half an ounce. Powder them feparately, and mix them. The addition of the aromatics in the above formula, coincide; with the general intention of the remedy, which is indicated fo; weaknefs and acidity in the ftomach, and in loofenefs from acidit T PULVIS CRETiE COMPOSITUS cum OPIO. Land. Compound Powder of Chalk with Opium. Take of Compound powder of chalk, eight ounces ; Hard purified opium, powdered, one drachm and an half. Mix them. From the addition of the opium this remedy becomes Hill morn powerful than the above in reftraining diarrhoea. PULVIS CHELARUM CANCRI COMPOSITUS.' Land. Compound Powder of Crahs Claws. Take of Crabs claws, prepared, one pound j Chalk, Red-coral, each, prepared, three ounces. Mix them. The invention of this formula mufl be aferibed foiely to the un: philofophlcal idea, that the fum of the powers of medicines wa; increal'ed by mixing them together 5 for the prefent powder is 1 mixture of three varieties of carbonate of lime, w’hich, notwith^ Handing the immenfe differences of their prices, do not differ ii: their effefts. PULVIS CERUSS^ COMPOSITUS. Lond. Compound Powder of Cerufe. Lake of ^erufe, five ounces; Sarcocoll, an ounce and a half; Tragacantf