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. Gentian 1 oz., chamomile 1/2 oz., oak-bark 1/2 oz., ginger 1/4 oz., carbonate of iron 1/4 oz., palm oil 1 oz.; beat them together to form a mass; dose, 2 to 6 scruples. - Clater.
2. Sulphate of quinine 1/2 dr., powdered chamomile 3 drs., balsam of Peru 1 1/2 dr., camphor 1 scruple; form a mass with conserve of roses, and divide in 12, 9, or 6 balls; one every 6 hours, in the debilitating stage of distemper. - Blaine.
3. Chamomile 1 oz., rue 1/2 oz., ginger 1/4 oz. (all in powder); beat them into a mass with 7 drs. of palm oil, and divide into 12, 16, or 20 balls; one night and morning in gutta serena. - Clater.
4. Gentian powder 10 to 20 grs., ginger 5 grs., cascarilla 10 to 20 grs.; conserve of roses, or syrup, to form a ball. One twice a day.
 
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