This section is from the book "A Manual Of Practical Therapeutics", by Edward John Waring. Also available from Amazon: A Manual of Practical Therapeutics.
Fetid Spirit of Ammonia, Ph L. E D. A Solution of the Volatile Oil of Assaftida in Spirit of Ammonia.
Med. Prop. and Action. Stimulant and anti-spasmodic. Dose. exx. - fl. drm. j.
215. Therapeutic Uses, In Hysteria, and in the flatulent colic of hysterical women, it may be given with great advantage, in doses of fl. drm. ss. - fl. drm. j. In other cases, it is inferior either to the Aromatic Spirit or Assaftida, given singly.
 
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