Draught, Antac′id

Syn. Haustus antacid us , L. Prep. 1. Bicarbonate of soda, 20 gr.; tincture of calumba, 3 fl. dr.; tincture of hops, 1 fl. dr.; syrup of orange peel, 2 fl. dr.; water, 6 fl. dr. To improve the appetite in heartburn and dyspepsia; taken 1 hour before a meal. 2. Liquor of ammonia, 16 drops; syrup of saffron, 2 fl. dr.; infusion of gentian, 3 fl. dr.; water, 7 fl. dr. As the last, taken occasionally, especially in debility, low spirits, . 3. (Collier.) Compound tincture of cardamoms, 1 fl. dr.; solution of bicarbonate of magnesia (fluid magnesia), 9 fl. dr.; simple syrup, 2 fl. dr. Twice a day; in dyspepsia, heartburn, ., especially in gouty patients. 4. (A. T. Thomson.) Magnesia, 1 dr.; peppermint water, 1 1 ⁄ 2 fl. oz.; tincture of orange peel, 1 fl. dr. In dyspepsia, ., with acidity or diarrhœa. 5. As No. 1, but using bicarbonate of pota a for bicarbonate of soda. In acidity, diarrhœa, ., accompanied by great irritability of the coats of the stomach. 6. Prepared chalk, 30 gr.; spirit of nutmeg and tincture of opium, of each 12 to 20 drops; syrup of saffron, 3 dr.; cinnamon water, 1 fl. oz. In acidity, with extreme loosene of the bowels.