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.
For Gripes. Mash 2 onions, pour over them 2 oz. of oil of turpentine, and 4 quarts of thin gruel. - Blaine.
Astringent. 1. Alum whey 1 quart, thin starch a quart. 2. Suet milk 3 pints, starch gruel 2 pints, laudanum 1/2 oz.
Vermifuge. 1. For Thread Worms. Powdered aloes 1/2 oz., powdered gum Arabic 1/2 oz.; mix with half a pint of boiling water; then mix the white of an egg with a quart of linseed oil, and gradually add the solution of aloes. - Clater.
2. Infuse 4 oz., of tansy in 2 quarts of water; strain and add 2 oz. of animal oil (empyreumatic oil of hartshorn); also the worm drenches (Nos. 4 and 6) may be used in this method. - Moiroud.
Uterine Stimulants. 1. Infuse a handful of rue in 2 quarts of water, and add 2 oz. of common salt.
2. Savine 2 oz., sal ammoniac 4 dr.: as the last.
Diuretic. 1. Nitre 1 oz., decoction of linseed 3 pints.
2. Camphorated. Incorporate 4 drs. of camphor with the yolks of 2 eggs, and add it to the last. - Moiroud. For Irritable Bladder. 1. Belladonna leaves 3 oz., water 3 pints; boil and administer warm. - Moiroud.
2. Extract of belladonna 2 drs., boiling water 1 1/2 pint. Nourishing. 1. Thick gruel 3 quarts, ale 1 quart. - Blaine.
2. Milk 2 quarts, yolks of 4 eggs; mix, and give warm. - Bourgelat
3. Strong broth 2 quarts, thickened milk 2 quarts. - Blaine.
4. Tripe liquor or broth 3 quarts, flour 4 oz.,; mix the flour in the hot broth; repeat frequently. - Moiroud.
 
Continue to: