Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians

℞ Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ	f Ʒij.
Extracti Cimicifugæ	f ℥ss.
Syrupi simplicis	f Ʒx.—M.

Sig. Take a teaspoonful every three or four hours. (To restore the menstrual flow after suddenly checked.) Ringer.

Dyspepsia.

℞ Pulveris Radicis Rhei	Ʒj.
Pulveris Aloes	℈ij.
Sodii Bicarbonatis	Ʒij.
Valerianæ contusæ
Serpentariæ contusæ
Gentianæ contusæ
Quassiæ contusæ	āā ℥ss.
Spiritus Frumenti	Οij.

Macera in vaso leviter clauso per horas bis quatuor viginta, et cola.

Sig. Dose, a wineglassful three times a day. Liebreich.

Epilepsy.

℞ Ammonii Bromidi
Potassii Iodidi	āā ℈viij.
Potassii Bromidi	Ʒvj.
Sodii Bicarbonatis	Ʒij.
Tincturæ Calumbæ	f ℥ij.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. Take a dessertspoonful after each meal, and a tablespoonful at bedtime. Brown-Séquard.

Eyes (Inflammation of).

℞ Morph. Sulph	gr. iij.
Zinci Sulph	gr. ij.
Aquæ destillatæ	℥j.—M.

Sig. Apply two drops directly to the eye. Luse.

Frost-bite.

℞ Iodi	℈j.
Potassii Iodidi	gr. iv.
Aquæ destillatæ	♏vj.
Adipis	℥j.—M.

Sig. Apply once daily. (With unbroken skin.) Hebra.

℞ Fellis Bovini recentis	f Ʒiij.
Balsami Peruviani	f Ʒj.—M.

Sig. Apply two or three times a day. (With broken or unbroken skin.) Hugh Smith.

Gonorrhœa and Gleet.

℞ Liquoris Potassæ	f Ʒj.
Balsami Copaibæ	f ℥ss.
Tincturæ Cubebæ	f Ʒvj.
Liquoris Morphinæ Sulphatis	f ℥j.
Aquæ Camphoræq. s.	ad f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. Take a tablespoonful four times a day. D. Hayes Agnew.

℞ Hydrastinæ	Ʒj.
Mucilaginis Acaciæ	f ℥iv.—M.

Sig. A half ounce as an injection. (In chronic gonorrhœa and gleet.) Bartholow.

℞ Zinci Sulphatis
Acidi tannici	āā gr. xv.
Aquæ Rosæ	f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. A half ounce as an injection two or three times daily. (In gleet.) Ricord.

℞ Morphinæ Acetatis	gr. vj.
Plumbi Acetatis
Zinci Sulphatis	āā gr. viij.
Creasoti	gtt. viij.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. As an injection twice daily. H. H. Smith.

℞ Zinci Sulphatis	℥j.
Aluminis	℥iij.—M.

Sig. Dissolve a teaspoonful in one pint of water and inject three times a day. (In females.) Hazard.

Hay Fever.

℞ Potassii arsenitis	gr. xv.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥j.

Solve.

Unsized white paper to be thoroughly moistened with this solution, cut into twenty equal parts, and each part rolled into a cigarette, two or three of which may be smoked daily. Trousseau.

℞ Tincturæ Aconiti Radicis	f Ʒiss.
Glycerini	f Ʒiiss.—M.

Sig. Apply to outside of nose. Ringer.

Headache (See Liniments).

℞ Ætheris
Spiritus Ammoniæ aromatici	āā f Ʒj.
Aquæ Camphoræ	f Ʒx.
Tincturæ Cardamomi compositæ	f Ʒj.

Misce pro haustu.

Sig. Take two to three times a day. (In nervous headache.) Brande.

℞ Atropinæ Sulphatis	gr. ss.
Chinoidinæ	Ʒj.

Misce et fiant pilulæ No. lx.

Sig. One pill twice or thrice a day. (In sick headache.) Bartholow.

Hemorrhoids (Piles).

℞ Pulveris Jalapæ
Potassii Bitartratis
Potassii Nitratis	āā ℥ss.
Confectionis Sennæ	℥j.
Syrupi simplicis	q. s.

Misce et fiat electuarium.

Sig. A bolus the size of a hazel-nut three times a day. Ellis.

℞ Fluid Ext. Ohio Buckeye	℥j.
Fluid Ext. Horse Chestnut	℥j.
Alcohol	℥iv.
Water	℥iv.
Simple Elixir	℥vi.

Sig. Dose, one teaspoonful. Mackenzie.

℞ Olei Theobromæ	℥ss.
Extracti Krameriæ	℈ij.
Pulveris Opii	gr. v.

Misce secundum artem, et fiant suppositoria No. x.

Sig. Use one morning and night. J. Pancoast.

Impotence and Sexual Debility.

℞ Pulveris Cantharidis	gr. xviij.
Pulveris Opii
Pulveris Camphoræ	āā gr. xxxvj.
Confectionis Rosæ	q. s.

Misce et fiant pilulæ No. xxxvi.

Sig. Take one pill at night. (From general debility.) Hazard.

℞ Extracti Vanillæ fluidi

f ℥j.

Sig. Dose, a teaspoonful at night. (In old people.) Gerhard.

℞ Phosphori	gr. ss.
Ætheris	f ℥ss.
Solve, et adde—
Tincturæ Cantharidis
Tincturæ Nucis Vomicæ	āā f ℥ss.—M.

Sig. Take thirty drops three or four times a day. Vogt.

℞ Fluid Ext. Damiana1	ounce.
Dialysed Iron 1/2	ounce.
Tinct. Cantharides 1/2	ounce.
Acid Phosphoric (diluted) 1/2	ounce.
Lemon juice 1/2	ounce.
Glycerine2	ounces.
Simple Elixir, q. s. to make1	pint.

Sig. Dose, one teaspoonful three times a day. (Useful in all cases of sexual debility. A most efficient nerve tonic.) Kilner’s Formulary.

Leuchorrhœa.

℞ Zinci Sulphatis
Aluminis	āā Ʒiss.
Glycerini	f ℥vj.—M.

Sig. Add a tablespoonful to a pint of water and inject night and morning. Hazard.

Menorrhagia (Excessive Menstrual Flow).

℞ Tincturæ Ferri Chloridi	f Ʒiiss.
Acidi Phosphorici diluti	f Ʒiiiss.
Syrupi Acidi citriciq. s.	ad f ℥iv.—M.

Sig. Take a dessertspoonful three times a day. (When pale and debilitated.) Gerhard.

℞ Acidi Gallici	gr. xv.
Acidi Sulphurici aromatici	♏xv.
Tincturæ Cinnamomi	f Ʒij.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. One dose, to be taken every four hours until bleeding ceases. (In profuse bleeding.) Hazard.

Neuralgia (See Liniments).

℞ Strychninæ Sulphatis	gr. j.
Morphinæ Sulphatis
Acidi arseniosi	āā gr. iss.
Extracti Aconiti	gr. xv.
Quininæ Sulphatis	Ʒj.

Misce et fiant pilulæ No. xxx.

Sig. Take one pill three times a day. S. D. Gross.

Nymphomania (Excessive Sexual Desire).

℞ Potassii Bromidi	Ʒvj.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥v.—M.

Sig. Three teaspoonfuls before dinner and four at bedtime. Brown-Séquard.

Rattlesnake Bite.

℞ Hydrargyri Chloridi corrosivi	gr. ij.
Potassii Iodidi	gr. iv.
Aquæ destillatæ	♏v.
Solve et adde—
Bromi	Ʒv.—M.

Sig. Take ten drops in a tablespoonful of wine or brandy every fifteen or twenty minutes. (Recommended by Bibron, Prince Paul of Wuertemberg, W. A. Hammond, and others.) Bibron.

Rheumatism (See Liniments).

℞ Sodii Bicarbonatis	Ʒij.
Acidi Salicylici	Ʒiij.
Glycerini
Aquæ destillatæ	āā f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. One teaspoonful every four hours. N. B. Kennedy.

>℞ Pulveris Guaiaci Resinæ
Potassii Iodidi	āā gr. x.
Tincturæ Colchici Seminis	f Ʒss.
Aquæ Cinnamomi
Syrupi simplicisāā q.	s. ad f ℥j.—M.

Sig. A dessertspoonful to a tablespoonful thrice daily. (In chronic rheumatism.) Philadelphia Hospital.

Sciatica.

℞ Extracti Belladonnæ	gr. one-sixth.
Extracti Stramonii	gr. one-fifth.
Extracti Cannabis Indicæ	gr. 1/4.
Extracti Aconiti	gr. 1/3.
Extracti Opii	gr. 1/2.
Extracti Hyoscyami	gr. 2/3.
Extracti Conii	gr. j.
Pulveris Glycyrrhizæ	q. s.

Misce et fiat pilula.

Sig. Take three, four, and even five pills a day. pro re nata. Brown-Séquard.

Spermatorrhœa (See Impotence).

℞ Quininæ Sulphatis	gr. vj.
Acidi Sulphurici diluti	f Ʒj.
Tincturæ Cardamomi compositæ	f Ʒiij.
Aquæ Cinnamomi	f ℥vss.—M.

Sig. Two tablespoonfuls twice daily. Milton.

℞ Pulveris Opii	gr. v.
Camphoræ	℈iv.
Pulveris Acaciæ
Syrupi simplicis	āā q. s.

Fiat massa in pilulas No. xl. dividenda.

Sig. Take two pills three times a day. Waring.

℞ Potassii Bromidi	℥j.
Aquæ destillatæq. s.	ad f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. Take a teaspoonful three times a day. (In the strong and plethoric). Bartholow.

Syphilis.

“Ricord’s Mixture,” which has been so highly recommended in syphilitic affections is composed as follows:

℞ Hydrarg. Iod. rub	gr. iv.
Potass. Iod	℥j.
Fl. Ext. Sarsap. comp	℥j.
Aquæq. s.	ad ℥v.—M.

Sig. Teaspoonful.

℞ Potass. Iodid	Ʒij.
Hydrarg. Biniodid	gr. ss.
Syr. Aurant. Cort	℥j.
Tinct. Aurant. Cort	Ʒj.
Aquæad	℥iv.—M.

Sig. Teaspoonful in water after eating. (Mixed treatment.) Keyes.

℞ Hydrarg. Chlor. Corros	gr. ij.
Potassii Iodidi	Ʒij.
Tr. Cinchona Co	℥ij.
Aquæ dist	℥ij.—M.

Sig. Take one drachm three times a day. Discontinue when gums get sore and resume again when soreness is gone. Luse.

℞ Acidi Nitro-Muriatici diluti	f Ʒiiss.
Syrupi Stillingiæ compositi	f Ʒxiiiss.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥ij.—M.

Sig. Dose, one to two teaspoonfuls three times a day, with denutrition. (In cases saturated with the approved remedies, but still presenting patches on the skin and mucous membranes.) Bartholow.

Tapeworm.

℞ Granati Corticis Radicis	℥ss.
Seminum Peponis	℥j.
Extracti Filicis maris ætherei	f Ʒj.
Pulveris Ergotæ	Ʒj.
Pulveris Acaciæ	Ʒij.
Olei Tiglii	♏ij.

Thoroughly bruise the granate bark and pumpkin-seed, and with the ergot boil in eight ounces of water for fifteen minutes, and strain through a coarse cloth. Rub up well the croton oil and extract of male fern with the acacia, and form into an emulsion with the decoction. Take at one dose at 10 o’clock in the morning, having eaten no breakfast and having taken a full dose of Rochelle salts the previous night. This expels the worm alive and entire within two hours, the head firmly fastened to the side of its own body. Schafhirt.

℞ Pulveris Kamalæ	gr. v-x.
Syrupi Aurantii Florum	f Ʒss.
Mucilaginis Tragacanthæ	Ʒj.
Aquæ destillatæ	f ℥j.

Misce et fiat haustus.

Sig. Take early in the morning four hours after a purge. (For a child two to five years. Tapeworm.). Tanner.

SYMBOLS OR SIGNS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS.

♏.	Minim, 1-60 part of a fluid drachm,
gtt.	Gutta, drop; guttæ, drops.
℈j.	Scrupulus vel scrupulum, a scruple=20 grains.
Ʒj.	Drachma, a drachm=60 grains.
f Ʒj.	Fluidrachma, a fluid or measured drachm.
℥j.	Uncia, a troyounce=480 grains.
f ℥j.	Fluiduncia, a fluidounce.
lbj.	Libra, a pound, understood in prescription to apply to an officinal pound of 5,760 grains.
Οj.	Octarious, a pint.
gr.	Granum, a grain; plural grana, grains.
ss.	Semis, half, affixed to signs as above.

PHRASES AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS.

LATIN WORD.	ABBREVIATION.	TRANSLATION.
Ad		To, up to.
Ad libitum	Ad lib.	At pleasure.
Adde	Add.	Let it or them be added.
Ampulla		A large bottle.
Ana	A āā.	Of each.
Aqua-bulliens	Aq-bull.	Water—boiling.
Aqua-fervens	Aq-ferv.	Water—hot.
Aqua-destillata	Aq-dest.	Water—distilled.
Bene		Well.
Bis in dies	Bis ind.	Twice daily.
Bulliat, bulliant	Bull.	Let boil.
Cape. Capiat	Cap.	Take, Let him take.
Capsula	Caps.	Capsule.
Ceratum	Cerata.	A Cerate.
Charta (Karta)	Chart.	A paper (medicated).
Chartula (Kartula)	Chart.	A little paper for a powder.
Cibus	Cib.	Food.
Cochleare magnum	Coch mag.	A tablespoon.
Cochleare parvum	Coch parv.	A teaspoon.
Cola. Colatus	Col.	Strain, Strained.
Collyrium	Collyr.	An eye wash.
Collutorium	Collut.	A mouth wash.
Compositus	Co. Comp.	Compound.
Congius	C.	A gallon.
Confectio	Conf.	A confection.
Cortex	Cort.	Bark.
Cum		With.
Decoctum	Decoc.	A decoction.
Dilute, Dilutus	Dil.	Dilute.
Dimidius	Dim.	One-half.
Divide	D. Div.	Divide (thou.)
Dividendus	Dividend.	To be divided.
Dividatur in partes æquales	D in p æq.	Let it be divided into equal parts.
Dosis	Dos.	A dose.
Emplastrum	Emp.	A plaster.
Enema	Enem.	An enema.
Extende supra	Exten Sup.	Spread upon.
Extractum	Ext.	An extract.
Fac. fiat. fiant	F.	Make, Let be made.
Filtrum	Fil.	A filter, Filter (thou).
Fluidus	Fl. f.	Fluid.
Gargarisma	Garg.	A gargle.
Glyceritum	Glyc.	A Glycerite.
Gutta, Guttæ	Gtt.	A drop, Drops.
Guttatim	Guttat.	Drop by drop.
Haustus	Haust.	A draught.
In dies	Ind.	Daily.
Infusum	Inf.	An infusion.
Injectio	Inj.	An injection.
Instar	Inst.	Like.
Lac		Milk.
Layena		A flask or bottle.
Libra	Lb ℔	A pound.
Linteum		Lint.
Liquor	Liq.	A solution.
Lotio		A lotion.
Mane primo	Mane pr.	Very early in the morning.
Magnus	Mag.	Large.
Massa	Mass.	A pill mass.
Mica panis	Mic pan.	A crumb of bread.
Misce	M.	Mix.
Mistura	Mist.	A mixture.
Mucilago	Mucil.	A mucilage.
Nox. Nocte Maneque		Night; At night and in the morning.
Numems, Numero	No.	A number, In number.
Octarius	O.	A pint.
Ovum, Ovi	Ov.	An egg.
Optimus	Opt.	Best.
Pars	Par.	A part.
Partes æquales	P æ.	Equal parts.
Parvus	Parv.	Small.
Pediluvium		A foot bath.
Pencilium Camelinum	Pencil Cam.	A camel’s-hair pencil or brush.
Per fistulam vitreum		Through a glass tube.
Phiala	Phil.	A vial.
Pilula	Pil.	A pill.
Pro re nata	P r n.	According to circumstances, occasionally.
Pulvis	Pulv.	A powder.
Quantum Sufficiat	Q S.	As much as is necessary.
Quaqua hora	Q h.	Every hour.
Saturatus	Sat.	Saturated.
Scatula	Scat.	A box.
Semissis	Ss.	A half.
Semidrachma	Semidr.	A half drachm.
Sesuncia	Sesunc.	An ounce and a half.
Signa	S Sy.	Sign.
Sine		Without.
Solve, Solutus	Solv.	Dissolve, Dissolved.
Solutio	Sol.	A solution.
Spiritus	Spr.	A spirit.
Statim	Stat.	Immediately.
Suppositoria	Suppos.	A suppository.
Syrupus	Syr.	A syrup.
Talis	Tal.	Such or like.
Tinctura	Tra Tr Tinct.	A tincture.
Trochischus (Trokiscus)	Troch.	A troche.
Tritura	Trit.	Triturate.
Tere Simul	Ter Sim.	Rub together.
Ter in di	T i d.	Three times a day.
Unguentum	Ungt.	An ointment.
Vinum	Vin.	A wine.
Vehichulum	Vehic.	A menstrum.
Vitellus	Vit.	The yolk (of an egg).
Vitello Ovi Solutus	V O S.	Dissolved in yolk of an egg.

APPROXIMATE MEASURES.

A drop=usually about 1/2 minim.
A teaspoonful=60 drops f Ʒj.
A dessertspoonful=f Ʒij.
A tablespoonful=f ℥ss.
A wineglassful=f ℥ij.
A teacupful=f ℥ix.

TABLE TO ASSIST THE BEGINNER IN PRESCRIBING LIQUIDS.

Having fixed upon the bulk of his liquid he will remember that there are in

1 fluid ounce, 8 teaspoonfuls each 1 fluid drachm.
2 fluid ounces, 15 teaspoonfuls each 1 fluid drachm.
4 fluid ounces, 30 teaspoonfuls each 1 fluid drachm.
4 fluid ounces, 15 dessertspoonfuls each 2 fluid drachms.
6 fluid ounces, 20 dessertspoonfuls each 2 fluid drachms.
6 fluid ounces, 12 tablespoonfuls each 1/2 fluid ounce.
8 fluid ounces, 15 tablespoonfuls each 1/2 fluid ounce.
1 pint, 30 tablespoonfuls, each 1/2 fluid ounce.
1 pint, 8 wineglassfuls each 2 fluid ounces.