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.
1. B. aloes 2 oz., gum Arabic 1 oz.; powder and mix them, and pour on them a pint of boiling water. Take 10 grs,. of farine of croton, and add to it gradually 4 oz. of the above solution. Repeat this dose every 6 hours till it operates; in inflammation of the brain. - Clater.
2. Aloes 1 oz., soap 2 drs., salt of tartar 1 dr., water 1 pint; in apoplexy or staggers. - White.
3. Infuse 1 oz. of senna in a quart of boiling water, strain, and add 1 oz. of aloes in powder. - Bourgelat.
4. Aloes 1 oz., sulphate of magnesia 2 oz., aniseed powder 1/2 oz., water a quart. - Lebas.
5. Aloes 1 oz., syrup of buckthorn 4 oz., warm water a quart. - Lebas.
 
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