This section is from the "Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas Recipes Processes" encyclopedia, by Norman W. Henley and others.
Balsam of Peru...... 2 drachms
Tincture of Tolu .... 4 drachms Camphorated tincture
of opium......... 4 ounces
Powdered extract licorice............. 1 ounce
Syrup squill......... 4 ounces
Syrup dextrine (glucose) sufficient to
make............. 16 ounces
Add the balsam of Peru to the tinctures, and in a mortar rub up the extract of licorice with the syrups. Mix together and direct to be taken in teaspoonful doses.
The following mixture is a spray to be used
in the sick room in cases of whooping cough:
Thymol.............. 1.0
Tincture of eucalyptus. 30.0 Tincture of benzoin .... 30.0
Alcohol............... 100.0
Water enough to make 1000.0 Mix. Pour some of the mixture on a cloth and hold to mouth so that the mixture is inhaled, thereby giving relief.
Amnion, chloride. 1 drachm Potass, chlorate.. 30 grains
Paregoric....... 2 fluidrachms
Syrup of ipecac. . . 2 fluidrachms Syrup wild cherry
enough to make 2 fluidounces Dose: One teaspoonful.
Potass, chlorate.. 1 drachm Tincture guaiac .. 3.5 drachms Tincture rhubarb. 1.5 drachms Syrup wild cherry
enough to make 3 fluidounces
, Dose: One teaspoonful.
Eucalyptus oil..... 5 parts
Tartaric acid...... 15 parts
Extract of malt. ... 24 parts
Cacao............ 100 parts
Peppermint oil... . 1.4 parts
Bonbon mass......2,203 parts
Mix and make into bonbons weighing 30 grains each.
See Cosmetics.
 
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