Showing the Proportion in which Opium are contained in some compound Medicines.

Opium. Confectio Opii

Lond. Confection of Opium. Thirty-six grains contain one grain of opium.

Acetum Opii

Dub. Vinegar of Opium contains seven grains and a half of extract in each drachm.

Electuarium Opiatum

Edin. Opiate Electuary contains in each drachm about one grain and a half of opium.

Electuarium Catechu Compositum

Edin. Electuary of Catechu contains in each ounce about two grains and a half of opium; or one hundred and ninety-three grains contain one grain of opium.

Electuarium Catechu Compositum

Dub. Compound Electuary of Catechu contains in each ounce about two grains and a half of purified opium.

Pilulae Saponis Cum Opio

Lond. Dub. Pills of Soap and of Opium. Five grains contain one grain of opium.

Pilulae Opiatae

Edin. Opiate, formerly Thebaic pills. Each drachm contains six grains of opium. A pill of five grains contains half a grain of opium.

Pilulae Styracis

Dub. Storax Pills contain, in five grains of the mass, one grain of purified opium.

Pulvis Cornu Usti Cum Opio

Lond. powder of Burnt Hartshorn with Opium. Ten grains contain one grain of opium.

Pulvis Cretae Compositus Cum Opio

Lond. Compound Powder of Chalk with Opium. Two scruples contain one grain of opium.

Pulvis Ipecacuanhae Compositus

Lond. Dub. Compound Powder of Ipecacuanha. Ten grains contain one grain of opium.

Pulvis Ipecacuanhae Et Opii

Edin. Powder of Ipecacuanha and Opium. Each drachm contains six grains of opium,, or one grain in ten grains of the powder.

Pulvis Kino Compositus

Lond. Compound Powder of Kino. Each scruple contains one grain of opium.

Pulvis Opiatus

Edin. Opiate Powder contains one grain of opium in ten grains of the powder.

Syrupus Opii

Dub. Syrup of Opium contains in one fluid ounce about one grain of the watery extract of opium : for the liquor is more than doubled in bulk by the addition of the sugar.

Tinctura Opii

Lond. Tincture of Opium. Nineteen minims contain about one grain of opium.

Tinctura Opii

Edin. Tincture of Opium is made with two scruples of opium in each ounce of liquid, or each drachm should contain five grains. But one drachm of the tincture, when evaporated, yields only three grains and a half of opium.

Tinctura Opii

Dub. Tincture of Opium contains in one fluid drachm about four grains and a half of purified opium.

Tinctura Camphorae Composita

Lond. Compound Tincture of Camphor. Tinctura Opii Campho-rata, Edin. Half a fluid ounce contains nearly one grain of opium.

Tinctura Opii Ammoniata

Edin. Ammoniated Tincture of Opium is made with about eight grains of opium in each ounce of liquid; or each drachm should contain nearly one grain of opium.

Tinctura Opii Camphorata

Dub. Camphorated Tincture of Opium. Four fluid drachms and a half contain nearly one grain of purified opium.

Tinctura Saponis Et Opii

Edin. Tincture of Soap and Opium is made with one scruple of opium in each ounce of the liquid.

Trochisc1 Glycyrrhizae Cum Opio

Edin. Troches of Liquorice with Opium. Each drachm contains nearly one grain of opium.

Vinum Opii

Lond. Dub. Wine of Opium contains one ounce of opium in the pint.