5682. Dick's Dyspepsia Pills

5682.    Dick's Dyspepsia Pills. Make the following ingredients into 40 pills: 2 scruples each compound extract of colocynth, and compound rhubarb pill {see No. 4923 (Compound Rhubarb Pills)); 1 scruple blue mass (see No. 4919 (Mercurial Pills)); 55 grains soap ; 1 drachm extract henbane; 3 drops oil of cloves. Take 2 pills at bed-time.

5683. Spackman's Anti-Dyspeptic Pills

5683. Spackman's Anti-Dyspeptic Pills. Make into a mass, 6 drachms 24 grains powdered aloes; 3 drachms 20 grains each gamboge, scammony, and compound extract of colocynth; 96 grains soap; 15 drops each oil of caraway and oil of anise; with 1 drachm water. Divide the mass into 16 parts, and make each part into 24 pills; 384 pills altogether. A dose consists of 3 pills.

5684. Absorbents

5684. Absorbents are medicines administered to counteract acidity in the stomach or intestinal canal. In most cases, emetics and aperients are given previous to their being taken; they are carbonate of ammonia, in doses of from 5 grains to 1 scruple; liquor of ammonia, 10 to 20 drops; aromatic spirit of ammonia, 20 to 30 drops; lime water, 2 ounces to 1/2 pint; magnesia, calcined, 20 to 40 grains; carbonate of magnesia, 1/2 to 2 drachms; carbonate of potassa, 10 grains to 1/2 drachm; carbonate of soda, 10 grains to 1/2 drachm; soda water, 1/2 pint. {See No. 5678 (Antacids).)

5685. To Correct Acidity of the Stomach

5685. To Correct Acidity of the Stomach. The neutralizing mixture {see No. 5666 (Neutralizing Mixture)) is very effectual in curing this disorder. Or, 10 grains of calumba, powdered, and 10 grains of magnesia, well mixed. Magnesia and a little finely powdered chalk will be of great service.

5686. Remedy for Acidity of Stomach

5686. Remedy for Acidity of Stomach. This is a common symptom of weak or disordered digestion, and should bo treated with small doses 3 or 4 times daily of the carbonate or bicarbonate of potassa, soda, or ammonia; or of sal-volatile or ammonia water, to which some tonic bitter may be added. Diet should be light and nutritious, with as much out-door exercise as possible. The bowels should be kept regular by the occasional use of some mild aperient.

5687. Carminatives

5687.      Carminatives. Medicines that allay flatulency and spasmodic pains. Among the principal carminatives are aniseed, caraway-seed, cardamoms, cassia, cinnamon, ginger, peppermint and the peppers; including ardent spirits and most aromatic essences and tinctures.

5688. Flatulency in Children

5688.     Flatulency in Children. It often arises from a mother's impure milk; when it is so she must take the neutralizing mixture {see No. 5666 (Neutralizing Mixture)); and if not effectual, administer it to the infant. Also foment the stomach with warm brandy and water, to which add a little salt. Give also the carminative drops. {See No. 5689 (Carminative Drops, for expelling wind).)

5689. Carminative Drops, for expelling wind

5689.   Carminative Drops, for expelling wind. Angelica, 2 ounces; lady's slipper, 1 ounce; sweet flag, 1/4 ounce; anise, 1 ounce); fennel seed, 1/2 ounce; catnip flowers, 1 ounce; mother- wort, 1 ounce; pleurisy root, 2 ounces. Infuse in a pint of spirits of wine for 3 or 4 days, often shaking, keeping it in a warm place; then add a pint of water and a table-spoonful of tincture of cayenne. Excellent in flatulency, colic, nervous affections, promoting perspiration and refreshing sleep.