Electuary of Cinchona (Compound)

Syn. Electuarium cinch onæ compos i tum , L. Prep. 1. ( Acidulated ,—Copland.) Yellow bark, 1 oz.; confection of roses, 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; diluted sulphuric acid, 1 dr.; syrup of ginger, 1 1 ⁄ 2 oz. 2. ( Astringent ,—Saunders.) Powdered Peruvian bark, orange peel, and conserves of roses and hips, of each 6 dr.; crabs’ eyes (or prepared chalk), 2 dr.; syrup of catechu, q. s.— Dose. A teaspoonful, 2 or 3 times daily; in chronic diarrhœa, . 3. ( With Catechu ,—Pierquin.) Peruvian bark, 1 oz.; catechu and balsam of tolu, of each 1 dr.; syrup of comfrey ( Symphytum of ficin ale ,—Linn.), q. s.— Dose. As the last; in spitting of blood, hæmorrhages, . 4. ( With Cloves ,—Dewees.) Peruvian bark, 2 oz.; cloves, 1 dr. (better, 4 dr.); simple syrup, q. s. A piece the size of a walnut, every hour or two, during the intermi ion of an ague. 5. ( With Iron ,—Cadet.) Peruvian bark, 6 dr.; oxide of iron and confection of opium, of each 2 dr.; syrup of cinnamon, q. s.— Dose. A teaspoonful, or more, twice a day; in dropsy of the belly, after the evacuation of the fluid, and as a tonic in debility, accompanied by nervous excitement, ., in the absence of fever. 6. (Quarin’s.) Red bark, 1 oz.; ammoniated iron, 1 dr.; made into an electuary with equal parts of oxymel of squills and syrup of the ‘five roots’ (diuretic). Tonic, febrifuge, and pectoral. 7. ( With Sal-Ammoniac ,—P. Cod.) Gray bark, 2 1 ⁄ 4 oz.; hydro chlorate of ammonia, 1 dr.; honey and syrup of wormwood, of each 2 oz. In intermit tents occurring in scrofulous subjects. 8. ( With Soda ,—P. Cod.) Powdered cinchona, 1 oz.; carbonate of soda, 2 dr.; thin mucilage, q. s. to mix. Tonic, febrifuge, and stomachic.— Dose , 2 dr., 2 or 3 times a day; in agues, complicated with acidity and dyspepsia. 9. ( With Sulphur ,—Cadet.) Peruvian bark, 1 dr.; sulphur, crabs’ eyes (chalk), and spermaceti, of each 2 dr.; extract of opium, 4 dr.; conserve of roses, 4 dr.; syrup of milfoil, q. s. Highly praised in debility from phthisis.— Dose. A teaspoonful, 2 or 3 times a day, a isted with the liberal use of raw or lightly boiled eggs and cod-liver oil. 10. ( With Tin ,—Cadet.) Peruvian bark 1 oz.; tin filings and valerian root, of each 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; syrup of saffron, q. s. In epilepsy, worms, .— Dose. A teaspoonful, morning and evening. See Confection of Bark .