This section is from the book "The Druggist's General Receipt Book", by Henry Beasley. Also available from Amazon: The druggist's general receipt book.
The use of stimulating diuretics in retention of urine from inflammation of the neck of the bladder, is dangerous.
1. Markham's Dropsy Drench. Decoction of wormwood in ale 2 quarts, soap 1 oz., grains of paradise 6 drs., long pepper 6 drs., treacle 3 oz.; for one dose, fasting.
2. For dropsy of the belly. Castile soap 2 oz., strong beer 1 pint; dissolve, and add cascarilla 2 drs., ginger 3 drs., oil of juniper 2 drs. (or balsam of copaivi 1 oz.); mix, for one dose. - White.
3. White soap 1 oz., spirit of turpentine 1 oz., honey 4 oz., decoction of linseed 2 quarts; for two doses. - Moiroud.
4. Strained turpentine 2 oz., yolks of 6 eggs; triturate together till incorporated, and add gradually 2 quarts of linseed tea; for 2 doses. - Moiroud,
5. White wine and water 4 quarts, nitre 3 oz., honey 4 oz.; for 3 closes. - Lebas.
6. Acetate of potash 2 or 3 oz., honey 6 drs., decoction of hemp or linseed 2 quarts; for 1 dose. - Moiroud.
7. Acetate of potash 2 oz., camphor (rubbed with yolks of 2 eggs) 2drs., decoction of linseed 2 quarts; for 2 doses, at an interval of some hoars; in irritation of the urinary passages, especially arising from cantharides or resinous irritants. - Moiroud.
8. Squill Drench. Decoction of pellitory of the wall 1 quart, oxymel of squills 4 oz. - Moiroud.
9. Colchicicm Drench. Colchicum wine 2 oz., simple oxymel 4 oz., barley water 1 quart.
10. Sweet spirit of nitre 4 oz., white wine 1 quart, water 2 quarts; for 3 doses; in dysuria not arising from mechanical obstruction, or inflammation of the neck of the bladder. - Lebas.
11. Saline Diuretic Drink. Glauber's salt 2 oz., nitre 6 drs., warm water 1 pint, sweet spirit of nitre 1 dr. - Clark.
 
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