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FORMULÆ. 119
It has already been noted that, though useful when occasion
arises, their indiscriminate employment is undoubtedly a source of
mischief:—
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Powdered aniseed |
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½ oz. of each, to be |
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Powdered cardamoms |
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Powdered gentian |
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Twice a day. |
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Powdered caraway seed |
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½ oz. of each, mixed. |
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Powdered cinchona bark |
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Powdered ginger |
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Twice a day. |
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Powdered black pepper |
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½ oz. of each, mixed. |
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Powdered chiretta |
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Powdered liquorice |
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Twice a day. |
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Bicarbonate of soda |
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½ oz. of each, mixed. |
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Chiretta |
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Caraway seed |
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Ginger, powdered |
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Twice a day. |
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Fatigue: brandy, rum or whisky, with powdered cloves or |
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Diuretics.—Agents which promote the action of the kidneys,
causing an increased secretion and discharge of urine :—
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Nitrate of potash |
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½ oz. |
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Powdered resin |
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1 oz. |
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Bar soap |
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1 oz. |
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To be well mixed and given with jaggery. |
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Bicarbonate of potash |
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4 to 6 drs. |
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Rum or gin |
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8 ozs. |
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Water |
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Sufficiency. |
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Especially useful in feeble animals. |
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Sweet spirits of nitre |
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In 3-oz. doses, with |
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Vinegar |
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4 ozs., well diluted. |
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