THE 
AMERICAN 
HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY 
BY 
THEO. D. WILLIAMS, M. D. 
MEMBER ILLINOIS STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION, ACTIVE MEMBER AMERICAN 
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, ATTENDING GYNAECOLOGIST COOK 
COUNTY HOSPITAL, ETC. 
CHICAGO 
GROSS & DELBRIDGE 
1884 COPYRIGHT, 
GROSS & DELBRIDGE, 
1884. TO 
LEWIS MATTOCKS AND FRANK WILKIE WILLIAMS 
IS THIS WORK 
INSCRIBED AND AFFECTIONATELY 
DEDICATED. PREFACE. 
On solicitation of the Publishers, and in view of the 
fact, also, that The American Institute of Homoeopathy 
—who are the only proper persons to arrange and 
authorize a National or Standard Pharmacopoeia—had 
abandoned the publication of such a work, the author 
now presents to the medical profession a work on prac- 
tical pharmacy such as he hopes will ultimately prove, 
although perhaps markedly imperfect in its present 
construction, a foundation, as it were, for a National 
Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia. 
The important features of the work are: First, a 
description of both the general and special utensils 
employed in pharmacy. Second, a concise and lucid 
explanation of the several processes for the perfect phar- 
maceutical preparation of remedial substances. Third, 
an alphabetical arrangement of all the proper names of 
the remedial agents commonly used by the Homoeo- 
pathic Practitioner, together with their pronunciation, 
their synonyms, and their common aud vulgar names. 
The system of classifying methods, or the continual 
reference to stated classifications which are to be found 
elsewhere, a decidedly inconvenient practice, although 
long in vogue, and specially noted by all other authors, 
has in this work been abandoned, the several prepara- VI 
PKEFACE. 
tions of any one drag being found enumerated under 
its pliarmacopceial or proper name with explicit direc- 
tions for properly preparing the same. 
All botanical and chemical histology of drugs, their 
physiological, or their therapeutic and toxic effect, has 
been intentionally ignored; the work proper being on 
homoeopathic preparations. 
As incidental features a general formulary, embody- 
ing many recipes of manifold worth, and an appendix 
giving the analyses of all of the important mineral 
springs in both Europe and America,—information 
that is certainly unobjectionable, has also been incorpo- 
rated into the general work. 
In brief, the American Homoeopathic Dispensatory 
has been conscientiously written not only for the homoe- 
opathic pharmacist, but that it may direct the druggist, 
the practitioner and the student, that they too shall 
correctly prepare the various remedies employed by 
the Homoeopathic School of Medicine. 
T. D. WILLIAMS. 
Chicago, June, 1884. THE 
AMERICAN 
HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
PART I. 
General Pharmacy. 
CHAPTEE I. 
1. The art of preparing medicine first necessitates an attain- 
ment of two things; a suitable place wherein medicine may be 
prepared, and the possession of the proper vehicles and utensils 
with which to prepare it. 
2. It is utterly impossible to prescribe or lay down any defi- 
nite rule to be strictly followed in the selection of a place, or to 
imperatively state its subsequent arrangement for pharmaceuti- 
cal purposes. In general, however, it is only necessary to observe 
tfiat the apartment should be dry, airy and light, and so arranged 
as to give absolute protection to the drugs that ultimately proper 
remedial agents shall be obtained. 
3. All the fittings of the laboratory should be made conven- 
ient and neat; and, including glassware, utensils, etc., should be 
Jkept scrupulously clean. 
4. There should be some recognized place for each and every 
package containing solid or fluid substance; for each utensil; 
for every empty bottle; and for each and every thing which is 
mot, indeed, in actual use. 
5. As it has been so truthfully remarked that, “ it is the busi- 
ness of the pharmacist to transform crude drugs into remedial 
agents, which shall contain the medicinal powers inherent in the 
original drug, in such a state of development as will secure in 
ihe best possible manner their ready and complete action upon 10 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
the human organism,” the reader’s attention is here, first, di- 
rected to the selection of the proper utensils. 
The Utensils. 
6. The Cork Press (fig. 1), an implement made of malleable 
iron, is provided for the purpose of enabling the pharmacist to 
compress his corks that he may fit them into the mouths of the 
various size vials in a neat and cleanly manner. 
7. The Hessian Crucible (fig. 2) is em- 
ployed in the process of calcination and 
fusion. It is made of clay, free from lime, 
mixed with sand or ground ware of the same 
description. 
Fig. 1. Cork Press. 
Fig. 2. Hessian 
Crucible. 
8. The Drug Mill is a convenient piece of mechanism used 
for the ready comminution of dry drugs. However, for the re- 
duction of small quantities an iron mortar and a common coffee- 
mill will be found practical, answering every purpose. 
Fig. 3. Iron Evaporating Disli. 
9. The Evaporating Disli (fig. 3) is made of iron, and also 
of German porcelain. The iron evaporating dish, or capsule, is 
lined with enamel and is peculiarly adapted for the purpose of 
preparing such compounds as contain oleaginous matter, etc. 
Fig. 4. Porcelain Evaporating Disli. HOMtEOrATHTC DISPENSATORY. 
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The capacity of the iron evaporating dishes vary; they hold 
from one to four quarts, according to their size. 
10. Evaporating dishes made of porcelain also vary in size; 
they number from 00 to 9, and measure, across the top, from 
two and one-fourth to sixteen inches. They hold from two 
ounces to three gallons each. 
Fig. 5. A Filter. 
11. A Filter (fig. 5, fig. 6), used to gather precipitates, is 
made by folding a piece of unsized paper either square or cir- 
cular, together twice; once through the center and then again at 
right angles so that the four corners shall be brought into appo- 
sition ; one fold is then separated from the others forming an 
inverted hollow cone in which form it is placed in the funnel 
for use. 
12. The Plaited Filter (fig. 7) 
is folded in precisely the same 
manner, but, subsequent to the sec- 
ond or right angle fold, the edges 
are brought together forming one- 
eiglith of a circle; and these again 
forming one-sixteenth of a circle; 
and, finally, once again forming one- 
thirty-second of a circle. The 
plaited filter is intended for rapid 
defacation, and is, therefore, the 
one most commonly used. The most convenient filters are those 
known as the French round filters; they are from six to twenty- 
four inches in diameter, and number from fifteen to fifty. 
13. A Filter Rack (fig. 8) is an implement made of tinned 
wire; it is so constructed that upon being placed within a funnel 
Fig. 6. Plain Filter. 
Fig. 7. Plaited Filter. 12 
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and covered with a filter it can again be removed, together with 
its contents, if handled with care, and compressed. 
14. Funnels (fig. 9) are usually made of 
glass; although, for special purposes, some 
are made of porcelain ware and some of 
Wedgewood. In form, a funnel should ta- 
per from base to point at an angle of about 
thirty degrees. The inner surface of the 
cone may be either smooth or corrugated; 
however, those that are corrugated are best 
in the process of filtering for they permit, 
as do also the wire racks, of the fluid pass- 
ing more rapidly through the filter. 
15. The tube portion of the 
funnel should taper from its 
conical extremity to the end at 
an angle of at least ten degrees. 
Furthermore, this part of the 
funnel should not only be of the 
prescribed form, but it should 
be, like the inner surface of the 
cone, corrugated; tliat is, corrugated parallel to its longitudinal 
axis and upon its outer circumference; rendering it not only 
more easily fitted into the neck of the different size vessels but 
giving at the same time ample vent as it will for the displace- 
ment of air. 
16. Wedgewood Funnels (fig. 10) are 
expressly made for the purpose of rapid 
defacation, being “staved'’ or corrugated, 
and, they are also frequently made use of 
as a substitute for the percolator in making 
iluid preparations by displacement. Wedge- 
wood funnels are also used for the purpose 
of filtering hot liquids. 
17. The Graduate (fig. 11) 
is a glass vessel bearing close 
resemblance to an inverted cone 
upon a fiat circular base. UpoD 
Fig. 8. Filter Rack. 
Fig. 9. Funnel 
Fig iO Wedge- 
wood Funnel 
Fig. 11. Glass Graduate. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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its outer surperficies it has a graduated scale that indicates, when 
accurate, the several divisions of apothecaries’ measure. 
18. An inaccuracy in the scale, however, demands oftentimes 
that the graduation shall be verified; this is done by weight; a 
fluid ounce of distilled water—and its Troy division—being the 
recognized standard. 
19. One fluid ounce of distilled water at 60° Fahrenheit weighs 
455.6690 Troy grains. 
20. Graduates, like mortars, differ in capacity; they hold from 
one fluid drachm to thirty-two fluid ounces. 
21. Minim Glasses hold one fluid 
drachm, and are graduated down to 
five minims. Graduates that are of a 
cylindrical gr tumbler shape are not 
so readily overturned. 
22. The Gram (fig. 12)—metric— 
measure is made to deliver from 10 to 
1,000 C. C ,—cubic centimeters —and 
is graduated with English measure on 
.me side, and with metrical, French 
measure, on the other. 
23. The Hydrometer (fig. 13) is an instru- 
ment of glass employed to determine the spe- 
cific gravity or density of a fluid. The gradua- 
tion of a hydrometer depends upon the nature 
of the fluid for which it is intended. Some hydrometers are for 
the purpose of taking the specific gravity of fluids heavier than 
water, while others are for the purpose of learning the density 
of fluids which are lighter than water. 
24. One thousand grains of distilled water at 60° F. is the 
standard unit of all‘specific gravity. 
25. The Liebig Condenser (fig. 14) is a cylindrical tin tube 
three inches in diameter and twenty-four inches long, through 
which, running lengthwise, there is a glass tube three-fourths of 
an inch in diameter and from thirty to thirty-four inches long. 
Upon the upper surface of the tin tube, at the lower end, there 
enters a second tube, also tin, but much smaller m diameter, 
which, ruin ng parallel with and external to the larger tube, 
finally terminates in a funnel-shape formation, set vertically, for 
Fig. 12. 
Gram Glass 
Fig. l.°>. Hydrometer, 
Bulb and Jar. 14 
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the ingress of water. Beneath, at the upper end of the larger 
tube, there is a small short tube for the discharge of water; the 
water passing through the larger tube which really is the “jacket” 
of the condenser. This apparatus, as a whole, when in use, is 
supported upon a retort stand or some other convenient device 
at cyi angle of one hundred and twenty-five degrees for the 
double purpose of hastening condensation—by the continuous 
flow of cold water through the “jacket”—and to hasten the 
discharge of the distillate. 
26. The Mortar (fig. 15) to- 
gether with its pestle, is made of 
earthenware; either of Wedge- 
wood ware or of porcelain. Those 
made of glass are not desirable; 
in*fact, for general pharmaceuti- 
cal purposes their use is not per- 
missible because of the uninterrupted smoothness of their in- 
ternal surface. Indeed, glass mortars are only needed—and 
then they are not absolutely essential—when compounding prep- 
arations containing bromine, iodine, etc. 
27. Iron mortars (fig. 1G) are frequently required, in which 
hard unyielding substances can be re- 
duced and succulent plants may be 
beaten. Care should be taken to not 
only keep them clean, but, also to 
protect them from oxidation or rust. 
This can be readily accomplished by 
coating them over, when notin use, with 
an admixture of “whiting” and alcohol. 
28. In brief, the porcelain mortar 
is best adapted to the requirements 
of Homoeopathic Pharmacology; es- 
pecially in making triturations, be- 
cause of its form and the slight even 
roughness of its internal surface. 
Fig. 14. Liebig Condenser. 
Fig. 15. Porcelain Mortar. 
Fig. 16. Iron Mortar. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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29. In selecting a mortar, one should carefully examine it to 
learn, first, if the base is perfectly flat that it shall stand steady 
and firm; second, if it is provided with a clean, sharply cut lip, 
thereby facilitating the discharge of liquids; third, if it is either 
too shallow or too deep; and finally, if it is evenly formed and 
properly roughened upon its inner surface. 
30. The differen- 
tial value of the two 
kinds of mortars, 
the Wedge wood and 
the porcelain, for 
triturating medic- 
inal substances, is 
illustrated by the 
cuts. 
ItVill be observed that the inner surface of the Wedgewood 
morter a, commencing at the center, describes as it ascends a 
vertical ellipse; that the inner surface of the porcelain mortar b 
also describes an ellipse, but that in this instance it is not verti- 
cal but horizontal; that the base of the pestle belonging to a de- 
scribes a circle that is one-third smaller than is that which is 
described by the pestle belonging to b; that 
i the rubbing surface of the latter is four 
times greater than is that of the former; 
and finally, as—50:100 so is the rubbing 
surface of a to the rubbing surface of 6, as 
indicated by the arrows. Indeed, it should 
be remembered that the pestle and mortar 
bear the same relation one to the other, and 
that their surfaces ought to as carefully 
correspond as do the upper and nether 
stones of a mill. 
31. Mortars vary in size; those made of 
Wedgewood and of porcelain measure across 
the top from three to fourteen inches, and 
are from one and one-half to seven inches 
in depth. 
32. The Percolator (fig. 18) is ordina- 
rily made of tinned-iron. It partakes both 
of the cylindrical and conical form and is 
Fig. 18. Tinned Iron 
Percolator. 16 
GENERAL PHARILACY. 
from two and ono-half to six inches in diameter at the base and 
from fourteen to eighteen inches in length. At tho smallest ex- 
tremity it ends in a funnel-shape formation, the neck of which, 
in some instances, is provided with a stop-cock for the purpose 
of regulating the discharge of the percolate. Inside, at the 
juncture where the cylindrical portion joins the funnel, there is 
a movable perforated diaphragm, which is covered when used, 
first, with a thin layer of carded cotton, or a piece of cotton or 
woolen cloth, and af terwards with the substance to be treated. 
Fig. 19. Glass 
Percolator. 
Fig. 20. Lamp Chimney. 
Fig. 21. “Special” 
Percolator. 
33. Percolators (fig. 19) are also made of glass; likewise of 
porcelain and Queen’s-ware. However, the most simple and 
convenient vessel is one of the old style of lamp chimneys (fig. 
20). To use this, the smaller end is capped with cheese cloth, 
or with a thin piece of muslin, in two or more folds, upon which 
is placed as elsewhere directed the material to be exhausted. 
31. In the process of displacement where volatile fluids are 
used, a form of percolator such as is shown elsewhere—See Fig. 
21—is sometimes employed. Externally, with the exception of 
a double rim around the top, into which the cover fits, forming 
an air-tight juncture, this percolator does not materially differ HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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from the one in common use. Internally the two diaphragms are 
pierced with a small vertical tube, the object oi which is to se- 
cure pressure and at the same time prevent losses by evaporation. 
35. A Porcelain Tile, or slab (fig. 22), is an utensil often- 
times found useful. Upon this semi-solid unctuous substances 
may be compounded; such as cerates, ointments, etc., and other 
matters mixed,which are objectionable when brought into contact 
with a mortar because of their penetrating odor or deep-stain- 
ing properties. 
Fig. 22. Porcelain Tile. 
Fig. 23. Glass Retort. 
36. The Retort and the Receiver 
(fig. 23) are both made of glass and are 
so tempered or annealed as to withstand 
a great degree of heat. These vessels 
are employed in the re-distillation of al- 
cohol, and also for the purpose of its re- 
covery subsequent to certain manipula- 
tions, and to free water from both its 
organic and inorganic impurities. 
37. The Retort Stand (fig. 24) is 
made wholly of iron. It is composed of 
three parts; of a flat solid base, a small 
round upright standard, and of three or 
more rings. The diameters of the rings 
differ to such an extent and they are so 
readily adjustable, and are so easily 
changed to suit circumstances, that the 
use of the retort stand is not only indis- 
pensable, but, it is actually many times 
of manifold importance. 
Fig. 24. Retort Stand. 18 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
38. The Sand Bath (fig. 25) is a “shallow vessel of sheetiron? 
capable of holding sand to the depth of six inches. It serves 
to regulate the action of heat on vessels which do not bear a 
rapid change of temperature, it is sometimes heated to red 
heat as in preparing the mineral acids, though more frequently 
it is used for the evaporation of saline solutions and vegetable 
juices.”-—U. S. Disp. 
39. The Scales (fig. 26), of 
which there are two or more 
kinds in pharmacy, are used to 
obtain a division of substance in 
' a very minute quantity and a 
similar division in a far greater 
quantity. The first is a division 
in accordance with apothecary 
weight, and the latter a division in accordance with Troy and 
avoirdupois weight. The first balance is termed a “prescrip- 
tion” scale and the second a “counter” scale. The scales should 
he accurately adjusted and carefully Icept clean. 
49. The Sieve is a vessel having a 
bottom of net-work made either of 
wire, bolting cloth, or hair, and is used 
to secure an uniformity of the drug 
particles in the process of pulveriza- 
tion. The value of a sieve depends 
upon the number of meshes to the 
linear inch; some sieves have twenty, 
others forty, fifty, sixty, and eighty 
meshes respectively, as they are severally designated “coarse,” 
“moderately coarse,” “moderately fine,” “fine,” and “veryfine.” 
A sieve having sixty meshes to the linear inch is ordinarily 
the one to be preferred. 
41. The Spatula (fig. 27) is a flexible blade of steel, bone, or 
horn, used to collect together powdered substance undergoing 
manipulation, and, to otherwise aid in compounding both solid 
and fluid matter. 
42. The Spirit Lamp (fig. 28) is usually made of glass. How- 
ever, the most serviceable kind of spirit lamp is made of tin. 
Fig. 23. Sand Bath. 
Fig. 26. Prescription Scales. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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It is simply an ordinary pint tin cup through the coyer of which 
there projects a tin wick-tube two inches long and one-lialf inch 
in diameter. The tube is provided with a close-fitting cap for 
the purpose of preventing evaporation. 
43. The Steam Batli (fig. 29) is “far the most useful 
and easily regulated of the arrangements for indirect heat- 
Fig. 27. 
Spatula. 
Fig. 28. Spirit Lamp. 
Fig. 29. 'team Bath. 
ing. When steam heat is applied in a double-sided vessel, like 
the water-bath, this is called a steam jacket and must have two 
openings; one for the ingress of the steam and the other for the 
exit of air, and for drawing off the condensed water. When the 
steam jacket is strongly made, 
a heat of 300° may be readily 
commanded.”—U. S. Disp. 
44. The Pharmaceutical 
Still (fig. 30) is made of either 
tinned-iron, or of copper. 
When made of the last named 
metal it is heavily lined with 
block tin on the inner surface 
in order to prevent oxidation. 
The “still” now commonly 
used is made of tinned-iron 
and is composed of two parts; 
the vessel proper and the 
“head.” The former is cy- 
lindrical in shape, fifteen 
inches in depth, and about the 
same number of inches in di- 
Fig. 30. Pharmaceutical Still. 20 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
ameter. Around the upper edge, encircling the vessel, there is 
a projecting lip or gutter into which the “head” fits forming a 
water joint. The “ head” is a hollow cone; upon the inner sur- 
face, at the base, there is a trough into which flows the distillate, 
and from which it is conveyed, first, into that portion of the 
“head” termed the “neck,” and then onward into a second con- 
denser or into a vessel which is conveniently placed to receive 
it. Practically this portion of the “ still ” might be termed the 
condenser; for such it really is; for, external to the “head” and 
surrounding it there is a cylindrical band about eight inches in 
width, provided with an extension, which, encompassing the 
aforementioned “ neck,” is a receptacle for the continuous influx 
and discharge of water. 
45. As a substitute for the pharmaceutical “ still,” especially 
for the distillation of water, the common “tea-kettle,” in con- 
junction with a “Liebig” Condenser, will answer every purpose. 
46. The Suppository Mould (fig. 31) is a piece of metal, 
usually of brass, provided with conical-shaped interstices into 
which medicated unctuous substances are introduced for the 
purpose of giving them form. 
47. A substitute is 
to be readily had, par- 
ticularly in cases 
where the making of 
suppositories is but an 
occasional act, in the 
use of the paper 
mould. 
The paper mould is 
made by the aid of a 
liard-wood tool called 
a “former.” The “former” is conical, pointed at one end, meas- 
uring one and one-half inches from point to base, and is at the 
base nine-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. At the other ex- 
tremity, extending from the center of the base, leaving a projec- 
tion over which, when necessary, the end of the mould may be 
cut, there is a handle; this is suitably rounded, and is two or 
more inches in length. To make a mould with the “former,” 
either a square or circular piece of paper three and one-quarter 
inches in diameter is used; the paper is first quartered, each 
Fig. 31. Suppository Mould. HOJVllLOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
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quarter being sufficient for one mould, and then, with the point 
of tne ‘ former’’ at and over the left lower angle parallel with 
the horizontal edge, the paper is rolled until the second or per- 
pendicular edge covers the first at which point the projecting 
lap is made fast with mucilage. The paper cone thus formed, 
when inverted in a tray of damp sand, in apertures made by 
the ‘ former, ’ is not only an efficient substitute for the metallic 
mould, but it is inexpensive 
Fig. 32. Suppository “ Former. ’ 
Fig. 34. Tincture 
Press. 
Fig. 33 Chemical 
Thermometer. 
43. The Chemical Thermometer (fig. 33) is an instrument 
made of glass, and is especially adapted to both chemical and 
pharmaceutical manipulations In its graduation the thermom- 
eter is divided into tenths; beginning at twenty-two degrees be- 
low freezing point and terminating at two, three, or six hundred 
degrees Fahrenheit. 
49. The Tincture Press (fig 34) is a piece cf mechanism 
made of iron, composed of a frame carrying a screw, a broad 
cylindrical band, a movable perforated circular plate and a loose 
fitting circular top. When the quantity of material to be com- 
pressed is small, an efficient substitute may be found in the use 
of a common fruit press. 
50. The Water Bath (fig. 29) “ consists of two copper vessels, 
the upper one of which is well tinned. It is still more conven- 22 
GENERAL rHARMACY. 
lent to have the water-bath constructed as a hollow vessel, with 
an opening at the top for the escape of steam and for the intro- 
duction of water, as in figure.”—U. S. Disp. 
The steam-bath shown here (fig. 35) may be readily improvised, 
forming a water-bath, by the conjoined use of an ordinary four- 
quart tin pan and the modern pressed tin wash basin. The diam- 
eter of the latter vessel across the top 
should be such as to permit of its 
edge or rim resting upci the edge or 
rim of the former, thereby render ng 
the upper and inner vessel—the wash- 
basin—at all times readily movable. 
fcl. “ Where a temperature above that of boiling water, and 
not exceeding 228° R is required, the water bath may be filled 
with a saturated solution of common salt, sulphate of soda, or 
chloride of calcium, the last mentioned salt permitting a heat as 
high as 240° when desired.”—U. S. Disf). 
Fig. 35. Water Hath 
“ Improvised ” 
52. Weights are made of either iron, brass, or aluminum. 
Avoirdupois weights, from one-half ounce to four pounds, are 
made of iron, zinc, or brass and are either “blocked ” or “ nested. ’ 
Troy weights are made of brass and are “cupped;” while the 
apothecary or “ prescription ” weights are made either of alu- 
minum wire, or brass in the form of “coins” and in ‘ squares.” CHAPTER II. 
The Collection and Preservation of Plants. 
53. It is an imperative duty that the pharmacist shall provide 
himself with reliable medicine; that he shall collect it from a 
trustworthy source, and so preserve it, that when used its re- 
puted therapeutic effect may invariably be sustained. 
54. The greatest quantity of the active principle of a medici- 
nal root, particularly of an annual, is obtainable when collected 
just prior to or during the flowering season. 
55. The roots of a biennial should be gathered in autumn, in 
its first year, at a time when its properties are the most energetic 
The roots should be collected after the leaves begin to fall. 
50. The roots of a perennial also possess greater medicinal 
if gathered after the leaves have fallen, and before the 
plant is ready to bud again. 
57. Bulbous roots should be left until they have matured, 
when they should then be collected in the absence of foliage, and 
in the absence of other vegetation. 
58. The proper period for the gathering of herbaceous stems 
is after the appearance of the foliage in the spring, and before 
the blossoms have developed. 
59. Resinous barks should also be gathered in the spring, but 
previous to flowering, and invariably from plants neither too old 
nor too young Other barks should be gathered late in autumn 
after the foliage has disappeared. 
GO. Leaves should be collected only wrhen fully matured; at 
a time generally when the fruit or seeds are ripe. The leaves of 
a biennial should be collected only during the second year of 
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61. Both the buds and the expanded flowers of medicinal 
plants should be collected in dry weather, and when the dew is 
off them. 
G2. Hie medicinal virtues of berries, succulent plants and 
seeds, are only found when the respective parts are fully ripe. 
63. All roots should be thoroughly cleansed, and then, when 
practicable, dried by sun heat; or, if dried by artificial heat, great 
care should be taken that the temperature does not exceed 110° 
F. Ihe roots should not be dried too rapidly, nor at such a de- 
gree of temperature as to wholly destroy their properties, or to 
even render them partially inert. They should not be sliced or 
broken up; for, when juicy, their properties are thus made to 
rapidly deteriorate. Bulbous roots should be dried in the same 
manner, but after their external coats have been removed. 
64. In the process of drying, all barks should be exposed to 
the atmospheric air when practicable; for, if dried by artificial 
heat, they require frequent stirring and more or less constant 
attention. All medicinal barks should be kept in thin layers 
until dry. 
65. Leaves, leaf stalks and flowers should be enclosed in large 
paper bags, and hung up in a well-ventilated, but at the same 
time moderately heated, room; there they will dry, and, thus dry- 
ing, they will retain all of their medicinal properties, and also 
more or less of their original color. 
66. It must not be forgotten, that moisture, too high or too 
low temperature, imperfect ventilation, and light, are all injurious 
influences, and, therefore, that all medicinal substances must be 
protected therefrom. After curing the several parts of the plants 
as above directed, they may be kept, with the exception of the 
leaves, leaf stalks, etc.,—which are equally as well off in the 
paper bags—in tin canisters. Here they are protected not only 
from the above-mentioned influences, but also from the depreda- 
tion of insects. 
G7. “ The long-continued action of light is very injurious to 
nearly all medicines. * * * * * All medicines should be 
kept excluded from light, air and moisture, as much as possible, 
and none should be stowed away so long as the least dampness is 
upon them. ***** Powders, flowers, aromatic leaves, 
and articles possessing volatile constituents, should be kept in 
glass or earthen vessels well covered, or in tin canisters. When HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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kept in glass vessels, these should be painted or varnished black 
on the outside to prevent the action of light; or the glass itself 
may be opaque. The direct rays of the sun should never be per- 
mitted to fall upon vessels containing medicines.”—King. 
CHAPTEE III. 
The Divisibility of Medicinal Substance. 
68. In the mechanical division of drugs, the pharmacist em- 
ploys one or more of the several processes named below. 
69. That of contusion is performed in an iron mortar (Fig. 16) 
unless the substance is one possessing great astringency when 
it is then effected in a mortar made of brass. In the reduction 
of such substances as are acrid, or in the reduction of those 
that are friable and dusty, the mortar is first covered over with 
a thin piece of leather in order to protect the operator and also 
to prevent loss. The leather, which is both thin and pliable, is 
circular-shaped, and, it is provided with an aperture for the pas- 
sage of the pestle to which implement the leather surrounding 
the said aperture is afterward fastened. The diameter of this 
piece of leather is sufficiently ample to permit free movement of 
the pestle after the drug is introduced into the mortar, and after 
the outer circumference of the cover is fastened over the mouth 
of the mortar, which is done either by simply tying it on or by 
holding it in place with a wooden hoop or a metallic band. 
70. When contusion is performed with complete or absolute 
reduction in view, the quantity of the substance to be reduced 
should then be small; it should be bruised and broken up; and 
then, being thrown upon the sieve, and failing to pass the meshes 
of the sieve, it should be returned again to the mortar for fur- 
ther contusion. If the process is to be performed simply with 
an idea of breaking down structural tissue, then the quantity 
may easily enough be made greater, particularly if the substance 
to be treated is fresh. 26 
GENEEAL PHAEMACY. 
71. In the reduction of dry roots or dry leaves possessing nar- 
cotic properties, although the mortar may be closely covered 
over as directed above, the operator should further endeavor to 
guard against the possibility of inhaling minute particles of the 
drug by covering his mouth and nostrils with a cloth; the cloth 
should be made wet, and the process should be conducted in a 
current of air. 
72. Slicing, which is a division of drug substance usually of 
a tough fibrous nature by the aid of knives, is a process now sel- 
dom employed. However, a fresh root is occasionally thus treated, 
better fitting it for the mortar, and, not unfrequently there also 
occurs a necessity for the slicing of a dry root before submitting 
it to the action of the mill. 
73. Rasping, a process employed in the reduction of such 
substances as are hard, dense or compact, is accomplished by 
the use of a rough file. 
74. The coarse comminution of drugs, particularly those pos- 
sessing corrosive properties, is usually effected by grinding. 
75. In the minute division of drugs, a greater degree of fine- 
ness is attained by a process termed trituration. Substances 
which can not be otherwise further reduced, may be triturated; 
as may also be the reduction of drug quantity through its ad- 
mixture with any inert substance. The process of trituration is 
usually performed in a porcelain mortar (Paragraph 28), the 
left hand holding the mortar, the right grasping the pestle to 
which implement it gives pressure and at the same time a rotary 
or circular motion. 
76. Where the quantities to be triturated are large, the mor- 
tar may be made stationary; a short bench is provided, the ends 
of which extend perpendicularly from the floor upward about 
four feet, across which, placed vertically, extending from one to 
the other, there is a narrow strip of wood; the mortar is now 
placed in a circular opening in the bench especially made to re- 
ceive it, and the pestle with its elongated handle is passed through 
the opening in the vertical piece above, which is, however, made 
exactly over the center of the mortar below, thus completing an 
arrangement that makes the process less tedious and fatiguing. 
77. Levigation differs from trituration in the following man- 
ner: The substance operated upon is first treated with a small HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
27 
portion of alcohol or water, and then, thus forming a paste, it 
is rubbed until a sufficient degree of fineness is attained. 
78. Elutriation consists in separating the coarser particles of 
a powdered substance from the finer; but of such substances 
only as are not acted upon by either alcohol or water. The 
pow’dered substance is simply agitated in any convenient quan- 
tity of water and being left to subside, the heavier particles 
settling first, the lighter portion, or supernatant fluid, is then 
poured off; this in turn again being left to subside, or being fil- 
tered, secures the finer particles separated from the coarse. 
79. Granulation ordinarily refers to the mechanical division 
of metals. It is a process that is accomplished by pouring the 
melted metal into a small wooden box, the inner surface of which, 
first, is treated with powdered chalk, or else being made thor- 
oughly wet with water, is afterwards rapidly shaken until the 
metal has chilled. When a metal is thus granulated in the 
presence of chalk, it must be subsequently treated with water 
in order to free it from the adherent particles which are like- 
ly to fill the many interstices of the granulated metal. 
80. Decantation is effected with vessels of all kinds; however, 
more conveniently with those which are provided with a properly 
formed lip. When the vessel is large and its sides perpendicu- 
lar, and it is without a lip, the fluid contents can then be de- 
canted by greasing that portion of the rim over which it may be 
designed to flow the liquid, thereby preventing adhesion and 
thus causing the fluid to flow in a small cylindrical stream. 
The process with smaller vessels, more particularly with those 
that are shallow, may be performed by placing one end of a glass 
rod in the receiving vessel, and then, wfliile the rod is being held 
vertically, the stream is to be directed along the rod into the re- 
ceiver below. 
81. The process of decantation can also be accomplished by 
“siphoning.” “The siphon is a tube bent so as to form two 
legs inclined toward each other at about the same angle as the 
two limbs of the letter V; being rounded, however, at the place 
where it is bent. One of the legs must be shorter than its fel- 
low. By filling the siphon with some of the liquid to be de- 
canted, and then placing the short leg into the fluid, the liquid 
will discharge itself from the end of the longer leg, and will 
continue to flow as long as this end of the tube is below the 28 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
level of the fluid in which the other end is immersed.”—King. 
82. In the removal of small quantities of fluid, possibly from 
the surface of precipitates, an instrument known as a pipette, is 
frequently used. The pipette is a slender glass tube, one end of 
which is drawn to a point and through which there is an orifice. 
The pipette is used by holding it between the thumb and second 
finger with the forefinger over the larger end, thus confining the 
air within the tube, and so preventing the fluid from entering it; 
or, the finger being removed from the larger end, and the air 
being displaced by the fluid now entering it, is retained by at- 
mospheric pressure caused by replacing the finger over the 
larger end from which it was at first removed. 
83. Filtration is a process which is employed in separating a 
fluid substance from a solid. Filters are prepared from such 
substances as are not liable to be acted upon chemically by the 
substance for which they are intended. “Fats, resins, wax and 
oils, are strained through cotton or linen cloth spread evenly 
over a piece of wire-cloth or net stretched in a frame.”—King. 
“For saccharine and mucilaginous liquors, fine flannel may be 
used; for some saline solutions, linen.”—Coxe. Acid and alka- 
line solutions, such as would be likely to exert chemical action 
on the ordinary organic filtering media, may be filtered through 
asbestos, silex or sand, or even through powdered glass or 
quartz. 
84. “A charcoal filtering paper is now made, which serves 
the double purpose of clarifying and decolorizing liquids. It is 
prepared either by incorporating powdered animal charcoal with 
the pulp out of which the paper is made, or placing it, in the 
process of manufacture, between two layers of the pulp. As 
the charcoal diminishes the cohesion of the paper, a sheet of 
gauze is inserted in each piece, or in the center of each piece, 
when used as a filter, in order to give it strength at the apex 
when folded.”—U. S. Disp. 
85. Expression is performed when separating the last por- 
tions of a fluid preparation from the dregs. The solid residue 
is placed within the cylinder of a screw-press and pressure is 
brought to bear upon it gradually, by aid of the screw. “ When 
recent medicinal plants are to be expressed for the purpose of 
obtaining their juices, etc., they should first be beaten, ground 
or bruised; and if they be somewhat dried, water or alcohol, ac- 29 
carding to the nature of the liquid to be obtained, should be 
added to moisten and soften them.”—King. 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
86. Clarification is to be effected when filtration, precipitation 
and decantation, have severally failed in freeing liquids from 
foreign matters which impair their transparency. “This is 
usually accomplished by mixing with the cold liquid, white of 
eggs, well beaten, with a little water, wdiich on being heated 
coagulates and rises to the surface carrying with it all the im- 
purities. The fluid may now be filtered or skimmed. Spirituous 
liquors are clarified without the assistance of heat by the means 
of isinglass dissolved in water, or of any albuminous fluid, as 
milk, which coagulates with the action of alcohol. In using al- 
bumen in the clarifying process, it must be remembered that it 
occasionally unites with some of the active principles of a liquid, 
and will separate them from the rest.”—King. 
87. “ The vegetable acids will clarify many of the expressed 
juices; and the juice of sour cherries will cause the complete 
separation of the pectin of currant and raspberry juice, so as to 
fit them for syrups.”—U. S. Disp. 
88. “ Precipitation is sometimes mechanical, as in the levigat- 
ing and elutriating of chalk, and sometimes chemical, as in the 
preparation of the precipitated carbonate of lime by decompos- 
ing chloride of calcium. When a precipitant is directed to be 
added until no further precipitation takes place, the fact may be 
ascertained by taking a drop of the liquid on a glass plate, and 
trying it with the precipitant. The formation of a precipitate 
is oftentimes assisted by agitation, or by heat. The separation 
of the supernatant liquid from the precipitate is most effectually 
accomplished by means of a siphon. When the liquid is a sa- 
line solution, it is necessary to wash the precipitate until the 
water exhibits no trace of the salt. In doing this great care 
must be taken to select the purest and clearest water, and the 
ultimate drying of the precipitate must be performed in a filter, 
or on a porous stone.”—U. S. Disp. 
89. Evaporation is one of the most important—and therefore 
should be proceeded with carefully,—of all pharmaceutical oper- 
ations. Direct heat has been known to so modify the active 
principles of organic matter as to have created a demand for 
special apparatus. Ordinarily, the process of evaporation is 
conducted over a water, steam or sand bath. 30 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
90. Sublimation is a process of collecting and subsequently 
depositing the vapors of volatile solids. The product when de- 
posited, if compact, is termed a sublimate; but, if slightly co- 
hering it is then called the “flowers” of its respective base. 
The apparatus for sublimation usually consists of a sand-bath 
over which there is inverted a second vessel or into which there 
are placed two vessels, one inverted and fitting into the other, and 
between which there is fixed a perforated metal diaphragm or a 
piece of perforated cardboard. 
91. Percolation* “is the process of lixiviation, applied to phar- 
maceutical processes, under certain conditions and with certain 
objects which give it a somewhat distinctive character. It was 
first introduced into notice by the Messrs. Boullay, of Paris, in the 
year 1833, and, though received at first with some hesitation, has 
now come into almost universal adoption, and is officinally recog- 
nized as an important agency both in the United States and 
British Pharmacopoeias. The principle of the process is, that 
a permeable powder, consisting partly of soluble, and partly of 
insoluble substances, when submitted in a cylindrical or conical 
instrument, open at top and partly closed by a porous material 
at bottom, to the action of a menstruum poured upon it, yields 
its soluble parts to the liquid, which, in its descent by its own 
gravity or by pressure from the liquid above, becomes more or 
less saturated, and in this state escapes beneath without min- 
gling in its passage through the powder, or but in a slight degree, 
with the liquid pressing upon it from above. If the menstruum 
be supposed to be in layers in the powder, the lower layers are 
pressed downward or displaced by the upper with little admixt- 
ure, so that they severally escape from the instrument with the 
degree of concentration acquired in their passage; and each suc- 
* A receiver, alleged to be of German origin, possessing the following ad- 
vantages, is now procurable. It is simply a flint glass bottle, variable in ca- 
pacity, bolding sixteen, thirty-two, or sixty-four fluid ounces, which, being 
provided with a tubulature or second neck and mouth is used as follows The 
neck or tube end of the percolator—or, a glass funnel may be used— is in- 
serted into the mouth of the receiver, fitting closely, when the suction end 
of the rubber tube of a bulb syringe is drawn over the second tubulature 
through which, by the aid of the bulb, the air is then extracted. The vacuum 
thus created causes an increased downward pressure, and, thereby, a more rapid 
and thorough exhaustion of the medicinal properties without any great loss of 
alcohol by the usual evaporation. 31 
HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
cessive layer is less and less impregnated, until the powder is at 
length exhausted, and the liquid last added passes in the state 
in which it enters. Nowr, what is true of one liquid is true of 
different liquids; and if a particular liquid be first added, and 
then followed by a second, the two do net mingle, and the latter 
takes from the former little or nothing of what it may have dis- 
solved. Thus, if alcohol or ether be first introduced, and then 
followed by water, the alcoholic or ethereal solution formed may 
all be displaced by water without being to any considerable extent 
diluted with it. The idea was at one time entertained that there 
was absolutely no intermixture or next to none; but experience 
has shown that this was not exactly true, and that there is in fact 
a slight mixture of the successive and contiguous layers.”— U. S. 
Disp. 
92. “A little reflection will sliow, what abundant trial has 
proved, that this method has advantages, in various ways, over 
that of simple mixture of the solid and liquid, however this may 
he aided by other agencies, as by agitation, heat, and expression. 
In the first place, the particles of the menstruum are brought 
more thoroughly into contact with those to be acted on, and each 
successive layer of the liquid comes into contact with the solid 
with a higher solvent power than that which it has displaced; so 
that the powder is both more rapidly and more thoroughly ex- 
hausted. In the second place, as the liquid which first passes 
is saturated or nearly so before it escapes, highly concentrated 
solutions may be obtained with great facility; and, each succes- 
sive portion being less and less saturated, it is possible in this 
way to separate the stronger from the feebler portions, which is 
sometimes an object of great practical importance. Thirdly, the 
last particle of dissolved matter may be obtained by displacing 
the liquid by another menstruum or an additional portion of 
the same, and great waste thus avoided; and though the same 
object may be accomplished to a great extent by expression, the 
method of displacement is both more thorough and convenient. 
Fourthly, by the employment of a cheaper menstruum as the 
displacing agent, considerable loss may be saved in obtaining 
solutions in which the menstruum is very costly. A single ex- 
ample will serve to show the value of this process. The Messrs. 
Boullay, by subjecting four ounces of bruised cinchona to per- 32 
GENEKAL PHAHMACY. 
eolation with half a pint of water, and then adding four half 
pints in succession, obtained the following results: 
1st half-pint yielded 3 drs. 48 grs. dry extract. 
2d “ “ 1 “ 5 “ “ “ 
3d “ “ 15 “ “ “ 
4th “ “ 9 “ “ 
5th “ “ 7 “ “ “ 
—U. S. Disp. 
93. An infusion is simply the result of having subjected a 
medicinal substance containing soluble principles to the action of 
water. When prepared hot, infusions are usually made with 
boiling water. Ordinarily, in point of strength, the cold infu- 
sions are best; they are prepared with cold water and hence 
necessarily require several hours to attain the full strength of 
the drug. 
94. The processes respectively termed maceration and diges- 
tion differ with one another only in being subjected to, and per- 
formed in, different degrees of temperature. The first is the 
action of a suitable menstruum upon medicinal plants for a limited 
time, at a temperature from 60° to 90° F., while the second is 
performed at a heat from 90° to 100°, or when exceeding this, 
always below the boiling point. The latter process is conducted 
in glass bottles or flasks—by aid of a water-bath—and over an 
even fire. 
95. Right here it is proper to call attention to a commonplace 
method of extracting the medicinal properties of plants, namely ? 
to the practice of boiling them; the product in this instance 
being termed a decoction (?). As a matter of fact it should 
be remembered that such methods are oftentimes disadvanta- 
used; that the degree of heat to which the medicinal sub- 
stance is frequently submitted is not only excessive, but being 
excessive, it actually destroys the medicinal properties of the 
drug. “ Decoctions are generally prepared from those articles 
which do not readily yield their active constituents to water at a 
temperature below 212° F.; yet it must be remembered, that as 
most plants contain starch, gum, and other inert matters, which 
are readily soluble in water, these several substances will gener- 
ally be found associated with remedial principles in a decoction. 
Medicines containing volatile principles, or principles which are 
changed into insoluble and inert matters at a boiling heat, should homoeopathic dispensatory. 
33 
never be subjected to decoction. * * * * When, however, 
the process of decoction is determined upon, the medicinal in- 
gredients should be sliced, bruised or powdered, according to 
their character, and placed in an earthenware, glass, or iron 
vessel, of suitable size, the latter being lined internally with 
porcelain. In most instances, tin vessels may be employed, but 
copper, brass, iron, zinc or glazed earthenware vessels, on ac- 
count of their liability to oxidation or incompatibility with some 
of the active principles, as tannic acid with iron, etc., are apt to 
prove injurious, and should not, therefore, be used. The water 
employed should be pure and clean, and the boiling should not 
be carried on for too long a period. During the boiling the ves- 
sel should be kept covered, so as to exclude as much as possible 
the presence of air, the action of which is very apt to materially 
impair the medicinal principles held in solution.”—King. 
CHAPTER IY. 
The Solvents.* 
96. The two solvents most frequently used in pharmacy are— 
Alcohol and Water. Besides these, however, there are other 
solvents occasionally used, namely:—Ether, Chloroform, Glyc- 
erine, and Oleic Acid. 
97. Spiritus Rectificatus—Rectified Spirits.—Alcohol “is 
a colorless, transparent, volatile liquid of a penetrating, agreeable 
odor and burning taste. It should be free from foreign odor, 
which, when present, is owing to fusel oil. When free from wa- 
ter, it is called anhydrous or absolute alcohol. It is inflammable, 
and burns without smoke or residue, forming water and carbonic 
acid. Its flame is bluish when strong but yellowish when weak. 
It combines in all proportions with water and ether; and, when 
* A solvent is a fluid substance in which various solid substances do not pos- 
sess the property of resisting solution. 34 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
diluted with distilled water, preserves its transparency. Its den- 
sity varies with the proportion of water it contains. When of 
the specific gravity .820, its boiling point is at 176° F. Its value 
depends upon the quantity of absolute alcohol contained in it; 
and, as this is greater in proportion as the specific gravity is less, 
it is found convenient to take the density of a sample in esti- 
mating its strength. This is done by instruments called hydrom- 
eters, which, when allowed to float in the spirit, sink deeper into 
it in proportion as it is lighter.”—U. S. Disp. 
98. “Each hydrometer strength has a corresponding specific 
gravity, and by referring to tables constructed for the purpose 
the percentage of absolute alcohol is at once shown.”— U. S. Disp. 
99. The specific gravity of different mixtures by weight of ab- 
solute alcohol and distilled water, at the temperature of 60° F., 
is here given: 
100 PARTS. 
SP. GR. 
at 600 
100 PA UTS. 
SP. GR. 
at GO© 
100 PARTS. 
SP. GR 
| 100 PARTS. 
SP. GR 
at 6C° 
Ale. 
Wat. 
Ale. 
Wat. 
Ale. 
Wat. 
at 60o 
Ale. 
Wat. 
100 
0 
'796a 
76 
24 
'857 
52 
48 
'912 
28 
72 
'962 
99 
1 
'878 
75 
25 
'860 
51 
49 
'915 
27 
73 
'963 
98 
2 
'801 
74 
26 
'863 
50 
50 
'917 
26 
74 
'965 
97 
3 
'804 
73 
27 
'865 
49 
51 
'920/ 
25 
75 
'967 
96 
4 
'807 
72 
28 
'867 
48 
52 
'922 
24 
76 
'968 
95 
5 
'809 
71 
29 
'870 
47 
53 
'924 
23 
77 
'970 
94 
6 
'812 
70 
30 
'871 
46 
54 
'926 
22 
78 
'972 
98 
7 
'815 
69 
31 
'874 
45 
55 
'928 
21 
79 
'973 
92 
8 
'8175 
68 
32 
'875 
44 
56 
'930 
20 
80 
'974 
91 
9 
'820 
67 
33 
'879 
43 
57 
'933 
19 
81 
'975 
90 
10 
'822 
66 
34 
'880 
42 
58 
'935 
18 
82 
'977 
89 
11 
'825c 
65 
35 
'883 
41 
59 
'937 
17 
83 
'978 
88 
12 
'827 
64 
36 
'886 
40 
60 
'939 
16 
84 
'979 
87 
13 
'830 
63 
37 
'889 
39 
61 
‘941 gr 
15 
85 
'981 
86 
14 
'832 
62 
38 
'891 
38 
62 
'943 
14 
86 
'982 
85 
15 
'835fZ 
61 
39 
'893 
37 
63 
'945 
13 
87 
'984 
84 
16 
'838c 
60 
40 
'896 
36 
64 
'947 
12 
88 
'986 
83 
17 
'840 
59 
41 
'899 
35 
65 
'949 
11 
89 
'987 
82 
18 
'843 
58 
42 
'900 
34 
66 
'951 
10 
90 
'988 
81 
19 
'846 
57 
43 
'903 
33 
67 
'953 
9 
91 
'989 
80 
20 
'848 
56 
44 
'904 
32 
68 
'955 
8 
92 
'990 
79 
21 
'851 
55 
45 
'906 
81 
69 
'957 
7 
93 
'991 
78 
22 
'853 
54 
46 
'908 
30 
70 
'958 
6 
91 
'992 
77 
23 
'855 
53 
47 
'910 
29 
71 
'960 
a Absolute Alcohol. 
b Alcohol Fortius; Strong Alcohol, U. S- 
c Lightest spirit obtained by ordinary distillation. 
d Alcohol, U. S. 
e Spiritus Eectificatus, Br. 
/ Spiritus Tenuior, Proof Spirit, Br. 
g Alcohol Dilutum, U. S. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
35 
100. “ Alcohol is capable of dissolving a great number of sub- 
stances; as, for example, sulphur and phosphorus in small quan- 
tity; iodine and ammonia freely; and potassa, soda, and lithia 
in the caustic state, but not as carbonates.”—U. S. Disp. 
101. “ Among organic substances it is a solvent of the organic 
vegetable alkalies, urea, tannic acid, sugar, mannite, camphor, 
resins, balsams, volatile oils and soap. It dissolves the fixed oils 
sparingly, except castor oil, which is abundantly soluble. It 
acts on most acids, forming ethers with some,. and effecting the 
solution of others.”—U. S. Disp. 
102. “ All deliquescent salts are soluble in alcohol, except car- 
bonate of potassa; while the efflorescent salts and those either 
insoluble or sparingly soluble in water are mostly insoluble in 
it. It dissolves muriate of ammonia, and most of the chlorides 
that are readily soluble in water; also some nitrates, but none of 
the metallic sulphates.”—U. S. Disp. 
103. Amylic alcohol, fusel oil, or grain oil, can be readily de- 
tected in the following manner: Fill a test tube half full of the 
spirit to be tested, then slowly add pure concentrated sulphuric 
acid until the tube is nearly full, when, after a short time, if 
fusel oil is present, a pinkish-colored zone will be seen dividing 
the two liquids. The quantity of fusel oil present will be ap- 
proximately indicated by the greater or less depth of color. 
104. The fusel oil may be removed from alcohol by the use of 
rectifiers’ charcoal. Place a convenient quantity of the charcoal 
in a “corn-popper” and fire it to a red heat; then, while the coal 
is all of a glow, plunge it into the alcohol, remove in a moment 
or two, fire again, etc., until all traces of the amylic alcohol have 
disappeared;—a fact that may be readily determined by an ap- 
plication of the test above given. 
105. The commercial alcohol when thus treated, and subse- 
quently filtered, is sufficiently pure for all pharmaceutical purposes 
and is not to be further benefited or improved by re-distillation 
unless absolute alcohol is required. Even very small quantities 
of water may be detected in absolute alcohol; coloration occur- 
ring at once upon the addition of a crystal of permanganate of 
potassa. 
106. Aqua Pestillata—Distilled Water.—“ The term aqua, 
in the U. S. and Br. Pharmacopoeias, may be considered as des- 36 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
ignating any natural water of good quality. A good water may 
be known by being limpid and inodorous. It answers well for 
cooking, and does not curdle soap. Upon the addition of nitrate 
of baryta, nitrate of silver, or oxalate of ammonia, its transpar- 
ency is but slightly affected; and, upon being evaporated to dry- 
ness, it leaves but an inconsiderable residue.”—XJ. S. Disp. 
107. “ The purest water that can be obtained is distilled water, 
which, when properly prepared in clean glass vessels, is color- 
less, transparent, scarcely compressible, tasteless and inodorous, 
with the assumed specific gravity 1, being the standard to which 
the specific gravity of liquids and solids are referred.”— King. 
108. “ It is the only admissible water for pharmaceutical and 
chemical tests, as the presence of organic or saline substances in 
it may decompose the articles to be dissolved, or impair its solv- 
ent power. At a temperature of 32° F., or lower, it is converted 
into ice; boils at 212° F., and is converted into steam. Its crys- 
tallization into ice is accompanied with expansion, and the 
specific gravity of ice is .916; the volume of steam is about one 
thousand seven hundred times more than that of water, and its 
specific gravity is .622. Water is perfectly neutral, exhibiting 
neither acid or basic properties, though capable of combining 
with each, and increasing their activity, and the compounds thus 
formed are called hydrates. It likewise readily combines with 
many gaseous bodies, giving to them fluid form. As a general 
rule its solvent powers are increased by heat, especially in regard 
to solid bodies.”—King. 
109. “Distilled water should undergo no change by sulphu- 
retted hydrogen, or on the addition of tincture of soap, subacetate 
of lead, chloride of barium, oxalate of ammonia, nitrate of silver 
or lime-water, and should evaporate without residue.”—U. S. 
Disp. 
110. Being sometimes contaminated by the metallic salts, de- 
rived from the vessel used in the process of distillation, it should 
be further tested for the presence of iron, copper, zinc and lead. 
A few drops of a solution of ferrocyanide of potassium—one part 
to fifteen or twenty of distilled water—added to a drachm or two 
of the suspected liquid, will, if iron be present in the form of a 
persalt give a blue color; if zinc or lead are present there will 
be a ichile precipitate, which will subsequently change to a yel- HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
37 
low—if it be lead—upon the addition of iodide of potassium; if 
a copper salt is present the reaction will then be made manifest 
by the appearance of a mauve or wine-colored precipitate, the 
cyanide of copper. 
111. Distilled water is required as the solvent for nitrate of 
silver, tartar emetic, corrosive sublimate, acetate and sub-acetate 
of lead, chlorides of barium and calcium, the sulphates of iron 
and zinc, permanganate of potassa, sulphate, muriate and ace- 
tate of morphia, sulphate of quinia, and the several alkaloids 
and their salts. 
112. The purest natural waters are rain-water—aqua pluvia- - 
and snow-water—aqua nivis. These collected in a perfectly 
clean vessel, in an open field at a distance from human habita- 
tions, are almost if not wholly free from both organic and inor- 
ganic impurities; hence, these waters are unquestionably the 
best for the purpose of distillation. 
113. “ B. M. Brackenridge and Dr. E. Stieren observed—1860 
—chemically pure water in the spring of a ravine known as ‘ the 
dark hollow’ in Allegheny Co., Pa.”—Nat. Disp. 
114. “Kain-water ordinarily contains atmospheric air; and, 
according to Liebig, a little nitric acid, the amount of which is 
increased when the rain descends during a storm. According to 
an analysis made by M. Martin of rain-water which fell at Mar- 
seilles during a violent storm, one thousand parts by weight 
contained 0'004 of chlorine and 0'003 of ammonia. Not a trace 
of iodine or of nitric acid was discovered. Boussingault has 
ascertained that the rain which falls in towns contains consider- 
ably more ammonia than that which falls in the country. Thus, 
the rain of Paris was found by him to contain three or four parts 
of ammonia per million; while that collected in a mountainous 
region contained about four-fifths of one part only in a million.” 
— U. S. Disp. 
115. To obtain water which is absolutely pure, it is only nec- 
essary, as already stated, to distil it; and any process involving 
any form of mechanism that shall yield a product which is un- 
contaminated, and therefore gives no chemical reaction, is suffi- 
ciently good for the purpose. 
116. iEther—iEther Siilphuricus—Sulphuric Ether—Hy- 
drate of Ethylen—Oxide of Ethyl “ should have the specific 38 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
gravity '750, and, if heavier than this must contain too much 
alcohol or water. When shaken with an equal bulk of water it 
should not lose more than from one-fifth to one-fourth of its 
volume. The statement that water takes up only one-tenth has 
been shown by I)r. Squibb to be erroneous. If it takes up more 
than one-fourtli the ether must contain too much of alcohol or 
of water, or both. If the alcohol be in excess, it may be re- 
moved by agitating the liquid with twice its bulk of water, which 
unites with the alcohol, forming a heavier stratum, from which 
the ether may be poured off. The ether, however, takes up 
about one-tenth of water, which may be removed by agitation 
with fresh-burned lime, and subsequent distillation.”—U. S. 
Disp. 
117. “An easy method for detecting and measuring any alco- 
hol present in ether, was given by the Edinburgh College; namely, 
to agitate it in a minim measure with half its volume of a con- 
centrated solution of chloride of calcium. This will remove the 
alcohol; and the reduction of the volume of the ether, when it 
rises to the surface, will indicate the amount.”—U. S. Disp. 
118. “ Heavy oil of wine may be discovered by the ether be- 
coming milky upon being mixed with water.”—U. S. Disp. 
119. “ If the ether is pure, it wholly evaporates in the air, 
leaving no residue. All non-volatile impurities are thus de- 
tected. It should not redden litmus, showing the absence of 
acids. The point of ebullition—98°—is also an indication of the 
strength of ether.”—U. S. Disp. 
120. “A test tube full of ether, should, when held in the closed 
hand, begin to boil on the addition of a piece of broken glass.”— 
Squibb. 
121. “When evaporated from bibulous paper, it should offer 
only a slight degree of foreign odor, aromatic and free from pun- 
gency, and should leave the paper, when dry, nearly or quite 
odorless. This test proves the absence of volatile impurities, 
except a slight and not inadmissible proportion of light oil of 
wine.”—Squibb. 
122. iEther Fortior—Stronger Ether—Pure ether “is a 
colorless, very limpid liquid, of a strong and sweet odor and hot 
pungent taste. When perfectly pure it lias the specific gravity 
'713, boils at 95°, and forms a vapor which has the density of HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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2.586. It is not frozen by a cold of 116° below zero. It is a very 
volatile liquid, and, when of the specific gravity '720, boils at 
about 98°. Its extreme volatility causes it to evaporate speedily 
in the open air, with the production of considerable cold. Its 
inflammability is very great, and the products of its combustion 
are water and carbonic acid. In consequence of this property, 
the greatest care should be used not to bring it in the vicinity 
of flame; as, for example, a lighted candle. When too long kept 
it undergoes decomposition, and is converted in part into acetic 
acid.”—U. S. Disp. 
123. “ It dissolves iodine and bromine freely, and sulphur and 
phosphorus sparingly. Its power to dissolve corrosive subli- 
mate makes it a useful agent in the manipulations for detecting 
that poison.”—U. S. Disp. 
124. Clilorofornmm Purificatum—Chloroform “is a limpid, 
colorless, volatile, neuter liquid, having a bland etlieral odor 
and hot, aromatic, saccharine taste. It neither reddens nor 
bleaches litmus paper. It is but slightly soluble in water; one 
hundred parts of that liquid taking up but one part of chloro- 
form. Its specific gravity is from 1'49 to 1'494 U. S., 1'496 Br.; 
but when of this it contains a small proportion of alcohol. Gre- 
gory has obtained it of the density 1'5 at 60°. It boils at 104°. 
It is not inflammable, but renders the flame of an alcohol lamp 
yellowish and fuliginous. It burns, however, with a smoky 
flame when mixed with an equal volume of alcohol. When pure 
it has no action on potassium except to cover the surface of the 
metal with bubbles of gas.”—U. S. Disp. 
125. “ Chloroform is a powerful antiseptic. It does not, like 
creosote, coagulate albumen. It is scarcely acted on by sul- 
phuric acid in the cold, but dissolves readily in alcohol and ether. 
The alcoholic solution, when moderately diluted with water, 
forms an aromatic, saccharine liquid of a very grateful taste,”— 
U. S. Disp. 
126. “ A strong alcoholic solution is decomposed by abundance 
of water, the chloroform separating and subsiding and the alco- 
hol uniting with the water. It is liable to decomposition by sun- 
light, or even diffused daylight; and hence the propriety of 
keeping it in bottles covered with dark paper in a rather dark 
place.”—U. S. Disp. 40 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
127. “ Chloroform has extensive solvent powers, being capable 
of dissolving caoutchouc, gutta perclia, mastic, elemi, tolu, ben- 
zine, and copal. Amber, sandrac, lac and wax are only partially 
soluble. It also dissolves iodine, bromine, the organic alkalies, 
the fixed and volatile oils, most resins and fats. It dissolves 
sulphur and phosphorus sparingly. It possesses the power of 
dissolving a large quantity of camphor, and furnishes the means 
of administering that medicine in an elegant form.”—U. S. Disp. 
128. “ Styracin, piperin, napthalin, cholesterin and eantharidin 
are very soluble; picrotoxin slightly so; paraffin only when hot, 
separating as the liquid cools; while amygdaline, philoridzin, 
salicin, digitalin, cystisin, urea, hematin, gluten and sugar are 
insoluble. ”—Kin g. 
129. “ Benzoic and liippuric acids are very soluble; tannic but 
slightly; and tartaric, citric, oxalic and gallic acids are insolu- 
ble.”—King. 
130. “Quinia, veratria, emetia, narcotina, nicotina, conia and 
atropia are easily soluble; strychnia with less readiness, and ap- 
pears to undergo a change in its morpliic condition; brucia is 
moderately soluble, but morphia and cinchonia are insoluble. 
Tartar emetic, citrate and lactate of iron, the acetates of soda 
and potassa, valerianate of zinc and acetate of lead are all in- 
soluble. Sulphate and muriate of strychnia are soluble; while 
sulphates of quinia and of morphia and muriate of morphia are 
insoluble. Corrosive sublimate dissolves very readily, but the 
iodide, bromide, chloride and ferrocyanide of potassium, the 
chloride of sodium, muriate of ammonia and the iodides of mer- 
cury and potassium are all insoluble. The iodates, chlorates, 
nitrates, phosphates, sulphates, chromates and borates, arseni- 
ates, alkaline liyposulpliates are insoluble, as are also nitrate of 
silver, sulphate of copper, and probably all the metallic oxy- 
salts.”—King. 
131. According to A. Sclilimpert—Archiv der Pharmacic, 
1859—one hundred parts chloroform dissolve— 
Aconitia 22.00 
Atropia 33.00 
Brucia 14.00 
Caffein. - 11.00 
Cinchonia 2.50 
Cinchonia Sulphate 3.00 
Digitalin 1.25 
Morphia 1.66 
Morphia Acetate 1.66 
Quinia 15.00 
Quinia Muriate 11.00 
Quinia Sulphate 10.00 
Quinoidin—Amorphous Quinia. .25.30 
Santonin 23.00 
Santonin, impure 33.3 
Strychnia -14.10 
Strychnia Nitrate 6.60 
Veratria yll.60 41 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOHY. 
132. “ One per cent of chloroform added to milk preserved 
it unchanged for one month, so that it boiled without coagulat- 
ing.”—King. 
133. “ Pettenkofer states that at the ordinary temperature one 
hundred parts of chloroform dissolves morphia 0.57 parts; nar- 
cotine, 31.17; cinchonine, 431; quinia, 57.47; strychnia, 20.16; 
brucia, 56.79; atropia, 51.49 veratria, 59.49.”—King. 
134. “ Chloroform is liable to contain alcohol and ether, both 
of which lower its specific gravity. If it have a less density 
than 1'38 it will fioat instead of sinking in a mixture of equal 
wTeiglits of concentrated sulphuric acid and water after it has 
cooled.”—XJ. S. Disp. 
135. M. Miallie has proposed the following test for the pres- 
ence of alcohol: “Drop into distilled water a small quantity of 
the chloroform; if pure, it will remain transparent at the bottom 
of the glass; but, if it contain even a small proportion of alco- 
hol the globules will acquire a milky appearance.”—XJ. S. Disp. 
136. M. Soubeiran suggested the following method for the de- 
tection of alcohol in chloroform, but it is alleged that it will not 
detect a smaller quantity than five or six per cent. “ It consists 
in agitating the chloroform in a tube with oil of sweet almonds: 
the mixture remains transparent if the chloroform is free from 
alcohol; in the contrary case it becomes more or less milky."— 
King. 
137, M. Soubeiran advises the following, also: “To equal parts 
by weight of distilled water and sulphuric acid—the mixture 
being of specific gravity T38—add one drop of the chloroform; 
if this be good it will sink in the mixture, but not without.”— 
King. 
138. “M. Roussin’s method is extremely delicate, and consists 
in introducing several grammes of chloroform into a tube or 
stoppered bottle, then adding a few centigrammes of the binitro- 
sulphide of iron, shaking the mixture and allowing it to settle. 
If the chloroform is pure it remains clear as water; but if it 
contains alcohol it assumes a brown tint more or less deep accord- 
ing to the proportion present.”—King. 
139. “This re-agent will also detect the presence of ether, 
aldehyd, methylic and amylic alcohols, it being very soluble in 
all these compounds.”—King. 42 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
140. “The binitro-sidphide of iron is procured by mixing a 
solution of nitrate of potassa with sulphide of ammonium, then, 
while the mixture is being agitated, dropping in a solution of 
protosulphate of iron. The whole is boiled, evaporated to dry- 
ness, treated with alcoholized ether, filtered, and the solution 
crystallized.”—King. 
141. “ Prof. Proctor detects alcohol by adding the suspected 
chloroform to an oxidizing mixture of bichromate of potassa and 
sulphuric acid. If alcohol be present, the deep orange color of 
the chromic mixture will gradually become green; if absent, no 
change of color will take place.”—U. S. Disj). 
142. “ Chloroform is with difficulty kindled, and burns with a 
greenish flame. It is nearly insoluble in water, and is not af- 
fected by concentrated sulphuric acid. Alcoholic solution of 
potassa decomposes it, with production of chloride of potassium 
and formate of potassa.”—Fowne. 
143. Glycerinum—Glycerina—Glycerin—Glycerine “is a 
thick syrupy liquid, either colorless or of a slight amber color, 
without smell when pure, unctuous to the touch, and of a very 
sweet taste. Ir properties it is intermediate between water and 
the oils. When exposed to the air it gradually absorbs moist- 
ure. Its specific gravity is 1'25 U. S.; P26 Br. According to 
Mr. G. F. Wilson, glycerin, when of the density of 1;24, contains 
94 per cent of anhydrous glycerin; when of the density of 1'26, 
98 per cent. It is soluble in all proportions in water and alco- 
hol, but insoluble in ether.”—TJ. S. Disp. 
144. “ Glycerin possesses extensive powers as a solvent, and is 
an excellent excipient for many medicinal substances. It dis- 
solves bromine and iodine, the iodide of sulphur, the chlorides 
of potassium and sodium, the fixed alkalies, some of the alkaline 
earths, and a large number of neutral salts. It also dissolves 
the vegetable acids, particularly tannic acid, and either suspends 
or dissolves the vegetable alkalies.” 
145. “Many of the salts of the vegetable alkalies are soluble 
in it, forming convenient solutions for external application. 
Such solutions are now made for medicinal purposes with some 
of the salts of morphia, quinia, strychnia, veratria, and atropia. 
Prof. J. S. Blockey, of London, has ascertained that certain neu- 
ter vegetable substances are far more soluble in glycerin than in HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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wmter. Thus salicin dissolves in eight parts of cold glycerin, 
and santonin in eighteen parts when boiling. The latter solu- 
tion, when of half of this strength, forms on cooling an almost 
solid mass.”—U. S. Disp. 
146. “ Glycerin, next to alcohol, is the best solvent of iodine. 
Iodine and iodide of potassium, when dissolved in it, form 
iodized glycerin.”—U. S. Disp. 
147. “ Glycerin is not susceptible of becoming rancid, or of 
fermenting spontaneously; but will generate a portion of alcohol 
under the combined influence of chalk, and of a ferment formed 
of cheese or animal tissue. During this change there is no in- 
termediate formation of glucose, provided carbonate of lime is 
present.—Berthelot. Glycerin does not evaporate when exposed 
to the air; nor can it be distilled without decomposition, unless 
in the presence of water or steam. When decomposed by heat, 
it emits extremely irritating vapors—acrolein. At a full red 
heat it takes fire, and burns with a blue flame.”—U. S. Disp. 
148. “ Glycerin is antiseptic, and has been recommended by 
Mr. Warrington and M. Demarquayto preserve alimentary sub- 
stances and objects of natural history, and to inject bodies for 
dissection. According to Dr. W. Frazer, it does not answer to 
keep pathological preparations; as they are completely softened 
by its action.”—U. S. Disp. 
149. “ Glycerin was discovered by Scheele, who called it the 
sweet principle of oils and fats.”—King. 
150. “ Glycerin dissolves the vegetable acids, aloes, some res- 
inous substances, the deliquescent salts, the sulphates of potassa, 
soda, and copper, the nitrates of potassa, and silver, the alkaline 
chlorides, potassa, soda, baryta, strontia, bromine, iodine, and 
even oxide of lead, and one-eighth part of arsenious acid. It 
dissolves the salts of morphia, one-tenth of sulphate of quinia, 
and when triturated with these, or with the salts of strychnia, 
veratria, brucia, and other vegetable alkaloids, forms a cerate or 
medicinal oil—glycerole—very useful for frictions and embroca- 
tions.”—King. 
151. “ It dissolves the carbonate of iron immediately on its 
formation, giving it a deep green solution. Like sugar it arrests 
the conversion of the protosalts of iron into persalts, and has 
kept iodide of iron for years without change.”—King. 44 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
152. “ Glycerin is sometimes deficient in density and consist- 
ency. According to M. Dalpiaz, it is sometimes perfectly color- 
less from being bleached by chlorine, when it is apt to contain 
chloride of calcium as well as free chlorine. The latter may be 
detected, first rendering the suspected sample slightly blue, by a 
few drops of sulphate of indigo, and then, adding a little sul- 
phuric acid, when, if free chlorine be present, the blue color will 
disappear. Lime may be detected by oxalate of ammonia;* 
lead by hydrosulphate of ammonia;\ and sulphuric acid by a 
soluble salt of baryta.% Diluted, and boiled with a solution of 
potassa, it is not altered in color shoAving the absence of glucose. 
The absence of cane sugar is proved by the complete solubility 
of the glycerin in chloroform which does not dissolve sugar; 
also, if upon the addition of two drops of concentrated sulphuric 
acid and the application of heat no broivn discoloration is ob- 
served.”—U. S. Disp. 
153. “ Diluted with water, glycerin should give no precipitate 
with hydrosulphate of ammonia, or ferrocynide of potassium, 
showing the absence generally of metallic salts. If a drop should 
be rubbed on the hand no odor should be perceived. One vol- 
ume of glycerin should dissolve completely in one volume of 
alcohol, acidulated with one per cent of sulphuric acid, without 
affording any precipitate of sulphate of lime, even after standing 
twenty-four hours.”—U. S. Disp. 
154. Acidum Oleicum—Oleic Acid.—“ The oleinate of gly- 
chj is the liquid principle of oils, and is unknown in the native 
state. It is an oily fluid devoid of color, taste and odor, is par- 
tially dissolved by alcohol, but not by water, readily so by ether, 
and becomes solid at 20° F. It is convertible by saponification 
into glycerin and oleic acid, and, according to Saussure, is com- 
posed of carbon, 76; hydrogen, 11; oxygen, 12; Its present 
formula is stated to be C57, H32, O6.—King. 
155. “ Oleic acid is obtained as a secondary product at the 
stearin candle factories, and may be prepared according to Bro- 
meis—1842—by saponifying almond or olive oil with potassa, 
decomposing the soap with hydrochloric acid, combining the 
* "White precipitate, oxalate of lime, 
f Black precipitate, sulphide of lead, 
t White precipitate, sulphate of baryta. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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fatty acids with lead by digesting with oxide of lead, dissolving 
the oleate of lead in ether and agitating the etheral solution with 
hydrochloric acid. On evaporating the ether oleic acid remains 
behind, which requires to be washed with water. In its pure 
state it is a colorless oily liquid which congeals to a white crys- 
talline mass at 39.2° F., and fuses again at 57.2° F. When heated 
to a little above the boiling point of water, it rapidly acquires a 
dark brown color. As found in commerce, oleic acid is of a yel- 
low color. Should it contain notable quantities of the solid fatty 
acids, it may be deprived of the greater part of them according 
to Ch. Bice—1873—by exposing it to a temperature of 40° F., 
and expressing the liquid portion.”—Nat. Disp. 
156. “ Oleic acid much resembles olein in physical characters, 
being colorless and lighter than water; but it usually has a dis- 
tinctly acid reaction, a sharp taste, and is miscible with alcohol 
in all proportions.”—Fowne. 
157. Oleic acid is a solvent for the vegetable alkaloids and 
their salts, and also dissolves many of the resins and volatile oils. CHAPTER Y. 
Tlie Vehicles.* 
158. In pharmacy there are four forms of vehicles used, 
namely: Milk Sugar, Trituration Sugar, Globules, and 
Sugar Discs,—Lozenges. 
159. Saccharum Lactis—Lactin— 
Lactose—Sugar of Milk—Milk Sug- 
ar is an animal product concentrated 
and crystallized from wliey. The sub- 
stance is dimorphous; crystallizing 
rapidly at a high temperature, the 
crystal partakes of the characteristics 
belonging to the lactates; but, when 
left to crystallize slowly at a low tem- 
perature, the crystal then presents a 
tri-metric appearance, which is, however, a hemi-octahedral for- 
mation. Its specific gravity is 1.54. It is soluble in five or six 
parts of cold, and in two and one-half parts of boiling water. It 
is slightly soluble in alcohol but quite insoluble in ether. 
160. Milk sugar f is not susceptible of the vinous fermenta- 
tion by the direct influence of yeast; but, after the action of dilute 
acids, which first convert it into grape sugar, it is capable of 
Pure Milk Sugar Crystals. 
* A vehicle is simply a carrier of drug particles : an inert substitute for drug 
quantity. 
f The sugar of milk, like other fermentable sugars yields under the action 
of a ferment, as yeast, alcohol and carbonic acid. The same change takes place 
when the ferment is added to the milk itself, as has been long known and 
practiced, the resulting liquid having received the name of Koumiss.—Hassall. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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furnishing a spirituous liquor. “ By the action of nitric acid, 
sugar of milk is converted into mucic—sacch-lactic—acid. Wdien 
anhydrous it consists of C12 II11 O11; when crystallized, of C12 H11 
CV+HO.—Staedler and Kause. These formulas make anhydrous 
sugar of milk isomeric with cane sugar, and the crystallized with 
anhydrous grape sugar.”—U. S. Disp. 
161. It is a well-known fact that milk sugar is an all-important 
excipient with the homoeopathic physician; that the milk sugar 
used by him is an imported article, and, that it is particularly 
designated as “German Sugar of Milk.”* 
162. An aqueous solution of milk sugar when pure, is perfectly 
colorless and transparent, and actually free from all sediment. 
If the solution is opaque, or of a mucilaginous appearance, it 
probably contains starch; which fact is easily demonstrated by 
boiling it for a moment and then treating it with a drop or two 
of the tincture of iodine. 
163. Starch freshly iodized is blue in color; but, when the 
quantity of iodine used is large and the quantity of starch pres- 
ent is small, the discovery of the starch will be much easier if 
made wflth the microscope. 
164. If either sulphate of lime—gypsum—or terra alba—white 
earth—is present in the solution, it will settle to the bottom of 
the test tube where subsequently it may be i dentified by decant- 
ing the fluid and treating the sediment with hydrochloric—mu- 
riatic—acid. If the precipitate dissolves readily it is unques- 
tionably sulphate of lime; “terra alba” being insoluble in 
hydrochloric acid. 
165. F. Lenggenhager in answer to a private letter, asking for 
an explanation “ Why no sugar of milk can be made in this 
country,”—America, says: “In that part of Switzerland where I 
am from this article is produced on a large scale, and still more 
so in the interior districts—Cantons—of the same country, by 
common mountaineers who neither know of complicated proc- 
esses nor employ them. In my early boyhood I was many an 
* “Sugar of milk has been proposed by Dr. Turnbull, of England, as a non- 
nitrogenous article of diet in consumption and other pulmonary diseases. Dr. 
Ruschenberger used it with good effect as nourishment in a case of extreme 
irritability of the stomach, following profuse loss of blood from menorrhagia.”— 
Translation of the Philadelphia College of Physicians. 48 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
hour busy—as a punishment for some misbehavior—in stretching 
strings upon which the sugar was to crystallize in long, cylindri- 
cal, coarse-grained masses. The whole process is simply an 
evaporation of the whey remaining from the manufacture of 
cheese without any further preparation, and a crystallization and 
re-crystallization of the article thus obtained. The whole suc- 
cess depends entirely on the richness of the milk, which is by 
far superior in Switzerland, and on the kind of whey and its 
condition when it enters the evaporating vats. * * * * * 
In Switzerland, and adjacent countries, cheese always was and 
still is made, in the old well-established way, namely, by sepa- 
rating the caseine by the means of well and carefully-prepared 
pieces of the stomach of half-grown calves. The stomachs are 
cleaned, dried, and slowly smoked over a fire made exclusively 
with green juniper-wood. Salting them is also in general used. 
Here is a point on which theory and practice differ. Theory 
says it is only the creosote of the smoke that acts on the milk, 
and thus the smoke from any green wood ought to answer. But 
the usage of centuries and numerous experiments by competent 
observers establish the fact that juniper smoke is necessary to 
produce a good fragrant cheese, or, to begin with, a thoroughly 
reliable ‘Lab’—rennet—by which the caseine is to be sepa- 
rated. All agree, besides, that the stomachs must come from 
half-grown calves. When from animals too young, they possess 
none or but little coagulating power, just as the veal from these, 
as sometimes seen in this country, is most unsubstantial. This 
‘Lab,’ well and carefully selected and prepared, has an aston- 
ishing power in coagulating milk. One part by weight suffices 
to work up four to six thousand parts of milk. Its active prin- 
ciple is not exactly known, but it seems to act in converting a 
small quantity of the sugar of milk into lactic acid, and this acid 
it is that causes the caseine to separate. It is totally erroneous, 
as in Wood and Bache’s Dispensatory, to say that sulphuric 
acid is used in Switzerland to coagulate the milk in the manu- 
facture of milk sugar. All mineral and most organic acids, 
though they precipitate together with the caseine, impart to the 
supernatant whey a tendency to undergo a chemical change by 
the long-continued application of heat necessary to evaporate the 
liquid to crystallization. This tendency must affect also the 
separated caseine, in what way is not very clear; but it is a fact HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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that cheese produced by artificial ‘ rennets ’—all of them made 
up with some acid—never is what a connoisseur would call either 
a good cheese or a poor one. * * * * By the action of such 
acids or ‘ rennets,’ a molecular motion seems to be started which 
resembles that caused by diastase on starch. Its effect is to 
gradually convert the sugar of milk into grape sugar and several 
mucous derivatives, and, finally, after much labor and trouble, 
you can not bring out a ‘ crop ’ of milk sugar from a whey thus 
treated. By evaporation you obtain a liquor which contains all 
the above-mentioned new products and all the mineral salts of 
the milk. But in such a menstruum the remaining sugar of milk 
can not crystallize, at least not in the form adapted to further 
manipulation which will produce a good, marketable article. 
‘Lab’ on the other hand, leaves no injurious tendency what- 
ever, and brings out a clear, easily manageable whey, having 
thrown down with the caseine a large proportion of the mineral 
salts of the milk. To sum up, you will never succeed in making 
milk sugar in this country as long as cheese is produced by arti- 
ficial ‘ rennets,’ and such cheese, in its turn, will never stand a 
comparison with what mountaineers and connoisseurs call 
an excellent or even a fair article. I would be the last one to 
oppose real improvements in any industry; but when well-estab- 
lished practical experience speaks clearly, theories and hobbies 
must be discarded.”—The Druggists’ Circular and Chemical 
Gazette. 
166. Sacchariim Contritio—Saccliarum Tritura—Tritu- 
ration Sugar—Prescription Sugar is an admixture of— 
Powdered Cane Sugar Twelve Parts, 
Milk Sugar Two Parts, 
Corn Starch . Two Parts, 
—used as a substitute for milk sugar in triturating such medic- 
inal substances as do not undergo decomposition or change in 
the presence of starch or cane sugar. The cane sugar here used 
—the kind to be preferred—is the “ Confectioners’ A ” or “ Loz- 
enge” sugar; this is less liable to adulteration than is the com- 
mon powdered sugar in which there is oftentimes found starch, 
terra alba, and grape sugar. 
167. To test the purity of cane sugar, or for the presence of 
the adulterants just named, make a solution of the sugar and 
proceed as directed in Paragraphs 163-4 and 175; to a portion of 50 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
Haines’ Solution of Copper,* in a test-tube, add a few drops of 
the sugar solution, and heat carefully over an alcohol flame— 
spirit lamp;—if grape sugar is present the blue color will grad- 
ually change with the increasing temperature, first, to an orange 
color and then to a scarlet red; subsequently, if allowed to stand 
a few moments the copper being now oxidized will precipitate in 
the form of a sub-oxide. 
168. Piluhe Saceharum, Globules, Pellets, Sugar Pills— 
are made from cane sugar syrup prepared according to the fol- 
lowing formula: 
Refined Sugar Five Parts. 
Water Three Parts. 
Cream of Tartar One Sixty-fourth Part. 
The syrup is made by the aid of heat. The cream of tartar is 
first dissolved in the water, afterwards the sugar is added, and 
then the temperature of the solution is raised to the boiling point. 
In the process, a portion of the cane sugar is converted by the 
cream of tartar into inverted sugar; which, being present, al- 
though in so small a quantity, when used for making pills pre- 
vents them from* hardening. This feature, so very desirable in 
the manufacture of the homoeopathic globule, is also accom- 
plished by the use of dry starch; it is thrown into the pan from 
time to time during the process of pill-making, in powdered 
form, the exact quantity used varying with the will of the ma- 
nipulator. When made from pure cane sugar alone, starch is 
thus employed to make the pill soft and porous. 
169. Milk sugar might become a constituent of the homoeo- 
pathic globule, were it advisable, but, when added to a solution of 
pure sugar or when dissolved with it, it retards the power of 
absorption; it makes the pellet both hard and compact, and 
therefore impervious to fluids. Where milk sugar is introduced 
alone without cream of tartar or glucose, starch must be added. 
170. The process of manufacturing homoeopathic globules is 
as follows: Granulated sugar—not pulverized—is first introduced 
into a large copper pan which is evenly heated by steam, and is 
* $ Cupric Sulphate Thirty Grains. 
Pot. Hydrate Ninety Grains. 
Glycerin Two Fluidrachms. 
Aq. Distillata Six Fluidounces. 
—Prof. TP. S. Haines. Rush Medical College. 51 
made to revolve slowly and continuously; into this pan from time 
to time the syrup is carried; the syrup is poured in quantities 
only sufficient to cover the globules at each successive harden- 
ing. The process is thus continued, the globules progressively 
increasing in diameter in proportion to the original size of the 
respective grain; finally, the globules are made to pass, first, 
through the meshes of a sieve measuring five millimeters, that 
is, those which will readily pass; and then those that are left 
through the meshes of a sieve measuring ten millimeters; and 
so on until those measuring eighty millimeters are reached. 
HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
171. Globules are also made by hand; that is, in a “hand 
pan ” over a charcoal fire. A copper pan being suspended, the 
sugar is put into it, the syrup added as already described, and 
the pan is then given a rotary motion. 
172. The American Institute of Homoeopathy, June, 1868, 
thought it advisable to adopt some method of designating the 
sizes of both globules and vials. The millimeter was adopted as 
the standard measurement. It was:— 
“ Resolved, That in designating the size of the Globules, the measurement of 
ten diameters, in millimeters, shall be the number by which they are known.” 
173. Ten diameters, in millimeters, means the measurement 
of a line of pellets, ten in number, of any one size, placed side 
by side; that is to say—ten of the globules, for instance, of those 
designated No. 80 placed side by side measure over all, from first 
to last, eighty millimeters. Or, singly, each has a diameter of 
eight millimeters. The diameter of a No. 5 globule is one-half 
millimeter; of a No. 10, one millimeter; of a No. 15, one and one- 
half millimeters; of a No. 20, two millimeters; of a No. 25, tivo 
and one-half millimeters; of a No. 30, three millimeters; of a No. 
35, three and one-half millimeters; of a No. 40, four millimeters; 
of a No. 50, five millimeters; of a No. 60, six millimeters; of a 
No. 70, seven millimeters; and of No. 80/ eight millimeters. 
174. Pure sugar globules are wholly soluble in water. They 
dissolve without sediment, leaving the solution transparent and 52 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
clear. If the globules contain starch the solution at once be- 
comes milky; and subsequently it becomes blue upon the addi- 
tion of a single drop of the tincture of iodine. 
175. In testing the solution for inverted sugar—with the cop- 
per solution—to determine, when found, if it is milk sugar or if 
it is glucose, it becomes necessary to evaporate the solution that 
re-crystallization shall occur. If the inverted sugar is glucose, 
cane sugar crystals alone will crystallize out. 
176. Trocliisci—Troches—Tabelhe—Tablets—Lozenges— 
are flat circular discs or oblong tablets of 
cane sugar made by the confectioner by 
mixing the sugar with one or more mu- 
cilaginous substances forming a “dough,” 
which is rolled out with a common roll- 
ing-pin between two thin parallel rules 
of even thickness, and cut with a punch 
made for the purpose. When made 
plain, that is, without incorporating any 
medicinal substance, the lozenge or 
troche is both useful and convenient as a 
carrier of medicinal substance in fluid 
form. Such lozenges might be properly 
termed “saturates.” 
177. The plain lozenge is composed of— 
Powdered Cane Sugar Nine Parts. 
Glucose Three-fourths Part. 
Gum Tragacanth—selected One-fourth Part. 
These substances are mixed and made into a lozenge in the fol- 
lowing manner: The gum tragacanth is put into a suitable ves- 
sel and covered with water where it is left until it is completely 
softened, forming a thick, smooth, viscid paste; it is then strained 
through muslin and thoroughly incorporated, first with the glu- 
cose and then with the sugar, forming a stiff “dough,” after 
which the mass is rolled out and cut into lozenges as already 
described. 
178. A lozenge weighing ten grains—two grains of which 
might be either of any one of the triturates—is very convenient 
for dispensing, as this quantity of the triturate ordinarily con- 
stitutes a dose. Such lozenges can be readily made by substi- HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
53 
tuting two parts of the triturate for two parts of the sugar. For 
instance, to make a “Hepar Sulphur Troche,” use— 
Powdered Cane Sugar Eight Parts. 
Hepar * ulphur 2 Two Parts. 
Mucilage Gum Tragacanth Q. S. 
and proceed as directed above. These lozenges might be very 
properly designated as the “ triturate ” lozenge. The “sufficient 
quantity ” of mucilage here intended is about one-tenth of the 
weight of the other two ingredients combined; that is, eight 
ounces of sugar and two ounces of the second decimal trituration 
of sulphuret of lime require about one ounce of gum tragacanth 
paste. 
179. In cutting lozenges—in order to secure desired weight— 
the diameter of the punch governs the thickness of the “dough.” 
For a ten-grain lozenge, when proportionally made, the punch 
or cutter should measure one-half inch in diameter— inside 
measurement—and the “dough” should be rolled down to an 
even thickness of one-eighth of an inch. In kneading the 
“dough,” powdered starch should be freely used to prevent the 
“dough ” from adhering to the lozenge board. 
180. Sugar Drops*—Sugar Discs( ?)—may be made by boiling 
the syrup—Paragraph 168—to a 
“soft ball,”—that is to say, to a 
density where if removed from the 
vessel and rubbed between the 
thumb and finger it will roll up 
into a soft mass,—and adding loz- 
enge sugar, until the consistency 
is such that it will “flow” only in 
drops. The hot syrup is then transferred to the dropper, and 
the mixture dropped while hot on to a cold flat surface of marble 
or porcelain. 
* Sugar Drops—improperly termed Sugar Discs—recently introduced to the 
notice of the medical profession, are a small confection of a hemi-splieroidal 
form, resembling split peas in appearance. They are composed of Cane Sugar 
and Egg Albumen. The formula for them, and the method of their production, 
is as follows: 
Powdered Cane Sugar Six Parts. 
Albumen Two Parts. 
The “ white of egg ” is beaten to a stiff froth, the sugar is gradually added 
and beaten in, and finally, the mixture being transferred into a “ dropper,” is 
dropped drop by drop upon oiled paper and there left to dry. The “ discs ” are 
also dried in an oven at low heat. CHAPTER VI. 
Tables of Weights and Measures. 
181. 
24 grains — 1 pennyweight. 
480 “ or 20 pwts. = 1 ounce. 
5760 “ “ 12 ounces = 1 pound. 
TROY WEIGHT. 
Or, 
Pound. Ounces. Pennyweights. Grains, 
lb. oz. pwt. gr. 
1 = 12 = 240 = 5760 
1 = 20 = 480 
1 = 24 
Troy weight is the basis for apothecaries' weight; the division 
of Troy grains into scruples and into drachms instead of into 
pennyweights, being the only existing difference. Pennyweights 
are not employed in the weighing of medicinal substance. 
182. 
apothecaries’ weight. 
20 Troy grains = 1 scruple 3 
60 “ “ or 3 scruples — 1 drachm 3 
480 “ “ “ 8 drachms = 1 ounce § 
5760 “ “ “ 12 ounces = 1 pound lh 
-Or, 
Pound. Ounces. Drachms. Scruples. Grains, 
ft 1 3 3 gr. 
1 = 12 = 96 = 288 = 5760 
1 -= 8 = 24 = 480 
1 = 3 — 60 
183. 
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 
27.344 Troy grains = 1 draclim. 
437.5 “ l' or 16 drachms = 1 ounce. 
7000 “ “ “ 16 ounces = 1 pound. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
55 
-Or, 
Pound. Ounces. Drachms. Grains, 
lb oz. dr. gr. 
1 = 16 = 256 = 7000 
1 = 16 = 437.5 
1 = 27.344 
184. THE DIFFEBENTIAL GEAIN VALUATION OF THE DKACHM, 
OUNCE, AND POUND. 
27.344 Troy grains = 1 draclim Avoirdupois. 
60 “ =1 “ Apothecaries’. 
480 “ =1 ounce Troy. 
480 “ = 1 “ Apothecaries’ 
437.5 “ = 1 “ Avoirdupois. 
5760 “ =1 pound Troy. 
5760 “ = 1 “ Apothecaries’. 
7000 “ = 1 “ Avoirdupois. 
185. One Troy pound equals 13 ounces 72.5 grains Avoirdupois. 
186. One Avoirdupois pound equals 1 pound, 2 ounces, 280 
grains Troy. 
187. The French metric system is based upon the idea of 
employing as the unit of all measures, whether of length, capac- 
ity, or weight, a uniform, unchangeable standard, adopted from 
nature, the multiples and subdivisions of which should follow in 
decimal progression. To obtain such a standard, the length of 
one-fourth part of the terrestrial meridian, extending from the 
equator to the pole, was ascertained. The ten-millionth part of 
this arc was chosen as the unit of measures of length, and was 
denominated metre. The cube of the tenth part of the metre 
was taken as the unit of measure of capacity, and denominated 
litre. The weight of distilled water, at its greatest density, 
which this cube is capable of containing, was called kilogramme, 
of which the thousandth part was adopted as the unit of weight, 
under the name of gramme. The multiples of these measures, 
proceeding in the decimal progression, are distinguished by 
employing the prefixes deca, hecto, kilo and myria, taken from 
the Greek numerals; and the subdivisions, following the same 
order, by deci, centi, milli, from the Latin numerals.—TJ. S. Disp. 
THE FEENCH DECIMAL WEIGHTS AND MEASUEES. 
The metre, or unity of length, at 32° =* 39.371 English inches at 62° F. 
The litre, or unity of capacity, = 61.028 English cubic inches. 
The gramme or unity of weight =f 15.434 Troy grains.— U. S. Disp. 
* 39.370. f 15.432—1882. 56 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
188. THE VALUATION OF THE FRENCH OR METRIC GRAM WEIGHT 
AND ITS SUB-DIVISIONS AS EXPRESSED IN APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT. 
1000th of a Gram or 1 Milligram — 0.001= 1-64 grain. 
100th “ “ “ “ 1 Centigram — 0.01 = 1-6 grain. 
10th “ ‘‘ “ “ 1 Decigram — 0.1 = grains. 
The unit of weight or 1 Gram — 1. = 15.432 “ 
10 Grams or 1 Decagram — 10. = 154.32 “ 
100 “ “ 1 Hectogram — 100. = 1543.2 
1000 “ “ 1 Kilogram —1000. =15432. “ 
189. THE VALUATION OF THE FRENCH OR METRIC LITRE MEASURE 
AND ITS SUB-DIVISIONS AS EXPRESSED IN APOTHECARIES’ MEASURE. 
1000th of a Litre or 1 Millilitre — 0.001 = 
100th “ “ “ 1 Centilitre — 0.01 = 1 
.061028 Eng. cu. in. 
16.2318 minims. 
10th ‘‘ “ “ 1 Decilitre — 0.1 =' 
.610280 Eng. cu. in. 
2.7053 fluidrachms. 
6.102800 Eng. cu. in. 
3.3816 fluidounces. 
The unit of capacity, 1 Litre — 1. =1 
61.028000 Eng. cu. in. 
2.1135 pints. 
10 Litres or 1 Decalitre — 10. 
610.280000 Eng. cu. in. 
2.6419 wine gallons. 
100 “ “ 1 Hectolitre —100. = 1 
6102.800000 Eng. cu. in. 
26.419 wine gallons. 
1000 “ “ 1 Kilolitre —1000. =} 
61028.000000 Eng. cu. in. 
264.19 wine gallons. 
190. RULES FOR CONVERTING APOTHECARIES’ INTO METRIC 
WEIGHT OR METRIC INTO APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT. 
To convert— 
Troy grains into Centigrams, Multiply 
Centigrams “ Troy grains, Divide 
by .65 
Troy grains “ Milligrams, Multiply 
Milligrams “ Troy grains, Divide 
by .065 
Troy grains into Grams or Minims into Fluidgrams, Divide 1 
Grams into Troy grains or Fluidgrams into Minims, Multiply J 
by 15. 
Drachms into Grams or Fluidrachms into Fluidgrams, Multiply \ 
Grams into Drachms or Fluidgrams into Fluidrachms, Divide J 
by 3. 
192. apothecaries’ measure. 
60 minims = 1 fluidrachm. 
8 fluidrachms — 1 fluidounce. 
16 fluidounces = 1 wine pint. 
8 wine pints =1 “ gallon. 
-Or, 
Gallon. Pints. Fluidounces. Fluidraclims. Minims. 
Cong. O. f3 
1 = 8 = 120 == 1024 = 61440 
1 = 16 = 128 = 7680 
1 == 8 = 480 
1 = 60 HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
57 
193. THE VALUATION OF APOTHECARIES’ MEASURE AS EXPRESSED 
IN APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT. 
At 160° Fahrenheit, one minim, or .00376 cubic inches of distilled water 
weighs .9494 Troy grains. 
One fluidrachm, or ] 
.2256 cubic inches j 
One fluidounce, or } 
1.8047 cubic inches J 
of distilled water weighs 56.964G “ “ 
One pint, or ) 
28.875 cubic inches j 
“ “ “ “ 455.7120 “ “ 
One gallon, or ) 
231 cubic inches j 
“ “ “ “ 7291.3920 “ “ 
“ “ “ 59131.1360 “ 
194. IMPERIAL MEASURE. 
60 minims = 1 fiuidrachm. 
8 fluidrachms = 1 fluidounce. 
20 fluidounces = 1 pint. 
8 pints = 1 gallon. 
“The Imperial gallon is equal to 277.274 cubic inches of dis- 
tilled water; or ten pounds avoirdupois; or twelve pounds, one 
ounce, sixteen pennyweights and sixteen grains, Troy. The wine 
or apothecaries' gallon is equal to 231 cubic inches of distilled 
water; or eight pounds, five ounces, six and one-fourth drachms, 
avoirdupois; or ten pounds, one ounce, nine pennyweights and 
twenty-two grains, Troy.”—King. 
195. THE VALUATION OF IMPERIAL MEASURE AS EXPRESSED IN 
APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT. 
Gallon. Pints. Fluidounces. Fluidrachms. Minims. Troy Grains. 
1 = 8 = 160 = 1280 = 76800 = 7.0000 
1 = 20 = 160 = 9600 = 8.750 
1 = 8 == 480 = 437.5 
1 = 60 = 54.69 
1 = .91 
196. THE RELATIVE VALUE OF THE APOTHECARIES’ AND THE 
IMPERIAL MEASURE. 
six pints, thirteen ounces, two drachms, 
and twenty-three minims—Br. 
One Gallon—U. S. Measure - 
One Pint-U. S. Measure = 
sixteen ounces,five drachms, and eighteen 
minims—Br. 
One Fluidounce-U. S. Measure = 
eight drachms and twenty minims—Br. 
. . TT 0 ,, 
One Fluidraclim—U. S. Measure = 
one fluidrachm and two and five-tenths 
minims—Br. 
One Minim U S Measure 
one and four one-hundredihs of a minim 
—Br. GENERAL PHARMACY. 
One Gallon—Br. Measure = 
one gallon, one pint, nine ounces.Jlte 
drachms and eighteen minims—U. S. 
One Pint—Br. Measure = 
one pint, three ounces, one drachm and 
thirty-eight minims—U. S. 
seven drachms and forty-one minims— 
‘U. S. 
One Fluidounce—Br. Measure — 
fifty-eight minims—U. S. 
One Fluidrachm—Br. Measure = 
One Minim—Br. Measure = 
ninety-six thousandths of one minim— 
U. S. 
197. APPROXIMATE MEASURES. 
A drop is usually thought to be equivalent to a minim; or to 
be one-sixtietli of a fluidrachm. But, because of the drop not 
always being of the same size, the density aud temperature of 
the fluid, the diameter and the shape of the mouth of the vessel, 
all interfering therewith, this mode of estimating drug quantity 
of liquids is hazardous. A teacup is estimated to contain about 
four fluidounces, or a gill; a wine-glass, two fluidounces; a table- 
spoon (cochleare magnum), one-half fluidounce—a dessert- 
spoon (cochleare medium), two fluidrachms, and a teaspoon 
(cochleare parvum), one fluidrachm. 
“ That fluids vary in the number of drops required to make a 
fluidrachm, will be seen by the following table by Mr. E. Du- 
rand, of Philadelphia:” 
No. of drops 
in 30 minims. 
No. of minims 
in 30 drops. 
Acetic Acid (crystallizuble 
40 
10 
Acid Hydrocyanic (aq.—solution) 
15 
26.6 
“ Muriatic 
18 
99 ') 
“ Nitric 
28 
14 2 
“ “ Diluted (1 to 7) 
17 
23.5 
“ Sulphuric 
30 
13 3 
“ “ Diluted (1 to 7) 
17 
23.5 
46 
8 6 
40 
10 
Arsenite of Potassa (solution of) 
19 
21 
Ether, Sulphuric 
50 
8 
Oil of Wormseed, Peppermint, Anise, Olive, Cloves, etc 
40 
10 
Tincture of Opium, Valerian, Assafcetida, Guaiac, Digi 
talis, Cantharides, etc , 
40 
10 
Tincture of Muriate of Iron 
44 
9.1 
Vinegar, Distilled 
19 
21 
“ of Colchicum, of Opium, and of Squill 
26 
15.3 
Water, Distilled 
15 
26.6 
“ of Ammonia 
18 
22.2 
“ “ “ (weak)., 
15 
26.6 
Wine of Antimony 
24 
16.6 
“ “ Colchicum 
25 
16 
“ “ Opium 
26 
15.3 
—King. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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to Apothecaries’ 
Measure. (Concluded^) 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
21 = 
1.301 
5 = 18.48 
16.90 
25.00 
0.45 
= 7.30 
22 = 
1.426 
6= 22.18 
20.25 
30.00 
0.40 
= 6.49 
23 = 
1.458 
7 = 25.88 
23.60 
35.00 
0 35 
= 5.68 
24 = 
1.555 
8 = 29.57 
27.00 
40.00 
0.30 
= 4.87 
25 = 
1.620 
9 = 33.27 
30 40 
45.00 
0.25 
= 4.06 
26 = 
1.685 
10 = 36.97 
33.75 
50.00 
0.20 
= 3.25 
27 = 
1.749 
11 = 40.66 
37.15 
55.00 
0.19 
= 3.08 
28 = 
1.814 
12 = 44.36 
40.50 
60.00 
018 
= 2.92 
29 = 
1.869 
13 - 48.06 
43.85 
65.00 
0.17 
= 2.76 
30 = 
1.944 
14 = 51.75 
47.25 
70.00 
0.16 
= 2.60 
40 = 
2.592 
15 = 55.45 
50.65 
75.00 
0.15 
= 2.43 
50 = 
3.240 
16 = 59.10 
54.00 
80.00 
0.14 
= 2.27 
Drs. 
Grs. 
FI. Ouu. O.C. 
1 = 
3.888 
3 = 88.67 
81.00 
120.00 
0.13 
= 2.11 
2 = 
7.776 
4 = 118.24 
108.00 
160.00 
0.12 
= 1.95 
3 = 
11.664 
5 = 147.81 
135.00 
200.00 
0.11 • 
= 1.79 
4 = 
15.552 
6 = 177.39 
162.00 
240.00 
0.10 
- 1.62 
5 = 
19.440 
7 = 206.96 
189 00 
280.00 
0.09 
= 1.46 
6 = 
23.328 
8= 236.53 
216.00 
320.00 
0.08 
= 1.30 
7 = 
27.216 
9= 266.10 
243.00 
360.00 
0.07 
= 1.14 
Ounces. Gr’ins. 
10= 295.68 
270.00 
400.00 
0.06 
= 0.97 
1 = 
31.103 
11 = 325.25 
297.00 
440.00 
0.05 
= 0.81 
11= 
46.655 
12= 354.82 
324.00 
480.00 
0.04 
= 0.65 
2 = 
62.207 
13= 384.40 
0.03 
= 0.49 
3 = 
93.310 
14= 413.97 
0.02 
= 0.32 
4 = 
124.414 
15= 443.54 
0.01 
= 0.16 
5 = 
155.517 
16 = 473.11 
432.00 
640.00 
6 = 
186.621 
17= 502.69 
7 = 
217.724 
18 = 532.26 
8 = 
248.823 
19 = 561.9 ? 
9 = 
279.931 
20 = 591.50 
540.00 
800.00 
10 = 
311.035 
21 = 621.08 
11 = 
342.138 
22= 650.65 
12 = 
373.250 
23 = 680.22 
13 = 
404.345 
24 = 709.80 
720.00 
960.00 
14 = 
435.449 
25= 739.37 
15 = 
466.552 
26 = 768.94 
16 = 
497.656 
27= 798.51 
17 = 
528.759 
28= 828.09 
756.00 
1120.00 
18 = 
559.863 
29= 857.66 
19 = 
590.966 
30= 887.23 
20 = 
622.070 
31 - 916.80 
32 = 946.38 
864.00 
1280.00 
64 =1892.75 
1728.00 
2560.00 
128 =3785.51 
3456.00 
5120.00 
* Same as water are waters, liquids, 
decoctions, infusions, 
most fluid ex- 
tracts 
and tinctures made with dilute alcohol. 
f Lighter than water are tinctures, spirits, compound spirits of ether, sweet 
spirit of nitre, fixed and volatile oils. Fortior, f 2j=grams 2.80. 
t Heavier, than water are syrups, glycerin, a few fluid extracts, and cliloro- 
form. 
Of the latter, f 3j=grams 5.50. CHAPTER VII. 
The Art of Homoeopathic Pharmaceutics. 
198. The remedial agents of the Homoeopathic School of 
Medicine for internal administration are usually known and de- 
nominated as Crudes, Triturations, Tinctures, and Dilutions, 
and are designated one from the other by the following charac- 
ters. For instance:— 
The affixing of the character O thus:—ACONITE Rad, o signifies that it is the 
Crude substance Aconite Root. 
—While, 
The affixing of the Greek character e thus, Aconite Rad o signifies that it is 
the Tincture of the Aconite Root. 
199. The “Triturations” and “Dilutions,” both, are the deci- 
mal and centesimal notations of drug substance; they are the 
progressive retrogressions of drug quantity; they progressively 
increase in inert quantities while they likewise as rapidly de- 
crease in the possession of the original quantity of drug sub- 
stance. The affixing of a numeral, for instance, thus:— 
Arsenicum Alb 2 signifies that it is the Second Decimal Trituration of 
Arsenicum All). 
—While, 
The affixing of the decimal point before the numeral, thus,—Arsenicum Alb 
.2, signifies that it is the Second Decimal Dilution of Arsenicum Alb. 
The trituration of a crude substance naturally occurs prior to 
the preparation of a dilution; hence, the decimal point before 
the numeral—the characteristic difference existing here be- GENERAL PHARMACY. 
tween the two preparations—is dropped in designating the tritu- 
rates and is only affixed in case the preparation is a dilution. 
200. The same rule is observed with the centesimal prepara- 
tions, to wit: 
In the case of the triturates, there is first made a cipher then a numeral thus:— 
Merc. Yivus 03, which signifies that the preparation is the Third Centes- 
imal Trituration of Merc. Yivus. 
—While, 
The affixing of the decimal point, cipher, and numeral, thus:—Merc. Yivus .03, 
signifies that it is the Third Centesimal Dilution of Merc. Yivus. 
201. The decimal point in both instances determines the prep- 
aration a fluid one; that it is a dilution', while the presence or 
absence of the cipher indicates at once if the preparation is a deci- 
mal or a centesimal one. 
202. Through common usage, however, the Roman numeral X 
has become significant as a “mark ” for the decimal preparations; 
the number of the triturate or dilution preceding it, thus:— 
Aconite Nap. 3x—signifying that it is the third decimal attenua- 
tion. 
203. The centesimal preparations, both the triturations and the 
dilutions, are also now commonly marked thus:—Bryonia Alb. 
3-c—signifying, because of the Roman letter C, that it is the 
third centesimal attenuation. 
THE NEW W AY. 
THE OLD WAY. 
CRUDE SUBSTANCE. 
CRUDE SUBSTANCE. 
Aconite rad o 
Aconite rad 0 or 0 
Bryonia alb o 
Belladonna o 
miTUBATIONS. 
TEITUBATIONS. 
1 
Arsenicum alb 1 
1 Merc Yivus lx or 
Decimal 
[ “ “2 
Decimal >- “ “ 2x “ 
“ “ 3 
J “ “ 3x “ ft 
] 
Merc Yivus 01 
1 Arsenicum lc or 
Centesimal 
“ “ 02 
Centesimal V ‘ 2c “ 
J 
“ “ 03 
J “ 3c “ 
TINCTURES 
. 
TINCTURES. 
Chamomilla 0 
Chamomilla 0 
DILUTIONS. 
DILUTIONS. 
Spongia tost .1 
1 Nux vomica lx or 
Decimal 
“ “ .2 
Decimal [ “ “ 2x “ 
“ “ .3 
i “ “ 3x “ 
Nux vomica .01 
1 Spongia tost lc or T 
Centesimal 
[ “ “ .02 
Centesimal f 2c rlw 
“ “ .03 
i “ “ 3c “ HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
204. The word Potency refers to strength alone; while the 
words Attenuation and Dilution refer to both strength and form. 
205. When properly used, the word Attenuation refers to the 
reduction of a drug in a dry or solid state only; to the process 
termed Trituration. 
206. The word Dilution refers to the divisibility of a medic- 
inal substance in fluid form, to the reduction of the drug quan- 
tity of either an Aqueous Solution or a Tincture. 
207. The word Tincture, however, invariably implies that al- 
cohol is present in a greater or less quantity. 
208. The decimal preparations, or those suggested by Con- 
stantine Hering, M. D., are composed of the medicinal properties 
of one part of the Crude Drug or Tincture,* and nine parts of 
Milk Sugar or Alcohol forming the first decimal prepara- 
tion, one part of this to nine more of the vehicle forming the 
second, and one part of this to nine more of the vehicle forming 
the third, etc. 
209. In preparing the centesimal preparations, or those sug- 
gested by Hahnemann, the quantity of the drug is the same but 
the quantity of the vehicle is increased, namely: one part of 
the medicinal properties of the Crude Drug or Tincture f and 
ninety-nine parts of Milk Sugar or Alcohol constitutes the 
first centesimal preparation; one part of this and ninety-nine 
parts of the vehicle constitutes the second, and one part of 
this and ninety-nine more parts of the vehicle constitutes the 
third, etc. 
210. The drug valuation of the decimal preparations from the 
first to the thirtieth is as follows: meaning that the first deci- 
mal potency, in any quantity, contains the medicinal properties 
of the drug in quantity equal to one-tenth part of the whole; the 
second decimal potency a quantity equal to one hundredth part 
of the whole; and the third decimal potency a quantity equal to 
one-thousandth part of the whole, etc. That is to say—one grain 
of the first, contains one-tenth of the grain of the drug; one 
grain of the second one-hundredth of a grain of the drug; one 
grain of the third one-thousandth of a grain of the drug, etc. 
*See Paragraphs 210, 215. 
fSee Paragraphs 213, 215. 64 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
Dec. Part. 
1st .1 One Tenth. 
2d .01 “ Hundredth. 
3d .001 “ Thousandth. 
4th .000,1 “ Ten Thousandth. 
5th .000,01 “ Hundred Thousandth. 
6th .000,001 “ Millionth. 
7th .000.000,1 “ Ten Millionth. 
8th .000,000,01 “ Hundred Millionth. 
9th .000,000,001 “ Billionth. 
lt)th .000,000.000,1 “ Ten Billionth. 
11th .000,000.000.01 “ Hundred Billionth. 
12th .000.000,000,001 “ Trillionth. 
13th .000.000,000,000,1 “ Ten Trillionth. 
14th .000.000,000,000,01 “ Hundred Trillionth. 
15th .0001)00,000,000,001 Quadrillion! h. 
16th .000.000,000,000,000,1 Ten Quadrillionth. 
17th .000,000.000,000,000,01 “ Hundred Quadrillionth. 
18th ,000!000,000,000,000,001 “ Quintillionth. 
19th .000,000,000.000,000,000.1.... Ten Quintillionth. 
20th .000,000,000,000,000,000,01.... Hundred Quiutillionth. 
21st .000.0001)00,000,000,000,001 “ Sextillionth. 
22d .0001)00,000.000.000,000,000,1 “ Ten Sextillionth. 
23d .000,000,000,000.000.000,000.01 Hundred Sextillionth. 
24th .000,000,000,000.000,000,000,001 “ Septillionth. 
25th .000,000,000,000.000,000,000,000.1 “ Ten Septillionth. 
26th .000.000,000.000,000.000.000,000,01 “ Hundred Septillionth. 
27th .000,000,000,000.000.000.000.000.001 Octillionth. 
28th .000,000,000,000.000,000,000.000.000.1 “ Ten Octillionth. 
29th .000.000.000.000,000.000.000.000,000.01 “ Hundred Octillionth. 
30th .0001)00,000.000,000,000.000,000,000,001. ■. “ Nonillionth. 
These, the above preparations, are termed the low potencies, and 
they severally contain the medicinal properties of the primitive 
drug, as above indicated, in quantities varying from one-tentli 
part to one-nonillionth part. 
211. Formerly the low potencies were all those of the centesi- 
mal scale from the crude substance to the sixth; those above 
this to the thirtieth wrere known as the middle potencies; those 
from the thirtieth to the two hundredth the higher potencies; 
and those from the two hundredth to any number above the two 
hundredth, the highest potencies. 
212. The high potencies of to-day are all those above the 
thirtieth decimal preparation. Generally, however, such poten- 
cies are in fluid form, although some are still prepared in pow- 
der form. 
213. *The drug valuation of the centesimal potencies, giving 
*The Germans frequently adopt the method of designating the attenuation 
by the fraction which each one contains of the primitive drop; they say, for 
instance: millionth, billionth, trillionth, etc., as far as decillionth, meaning by the 
millionth attenuation that it contains the one-millionth part of the primitive 65 
the fractional part of the primitive drug in each, from the first 
to the sixteenth is as follows: 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
Each grain of the— 
1st contains the One Hundredth 
2d “ “ One Ten Thousandth 
3d “ “ One Millionth 
4th “ “ One Hundred Millionth 
5th “ “ One Ten Billionth 
6th “ “ One Trillionth 
7th “ “ One Hundred Trillionth 
8th “ “ One Ten Quadrillionth 
9th “ “ One Quintillionth 
10th “ “ One Hundred Quintillionth 
11th “ “ One Ten Sextillionth 
12th “ “ One Septillionth 
13th “ “ One Hundred Septillionth 
14th “ “ One Ten Octillionth 
15th “ “ One Nonillionth 
part of one grain of crude drug. 
214. In drug valuation, the first centesimal and the second 
decimal potencies are the same. This is also true of the third 
centesimal and the sixth decimal; of the sixth centesimal and 
the twelfth decimal; of the ninth centesimal and the eighteenth 
decimal; of the twelfth centesimal and the twenty-fourth deci- 
mal; of the thirteenth centesimal and the twenty-sixth decimal; 
of the fourteenth centesimal and the twenty-eighth decimal; and 
of the fifteenth centesimal and the thirtieth decimal. 
215. One part of the tincture to either nine parts or to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol may represent the first decimal or the first 
centesimal dilution of the tincture, bid the said dilutions do not 
necessarily contain the medicinal properties of either one-tenth 
or one-hundredth part of the drug. This is accomplished by 
using as many parts of the tincture as are required to obtain 
the medicinal properties of one part of the drug, to which alco- 
hol is added in sufficient quantity to make exactly ten parts or 
one hundred parts as a whole. Such preparations actually con- 
tain one-tenth or one-hundredth part of the drug and really are 
the first decimal or first centesimal dilution of both the tinct- 
ure and the drug. 
drop. But in speaking of the billionth attenuation, the Germans do not mean 
the same thing as we do in America; for by a billion the Germans understand a 
million multiplied by itself, and so by a trillion they understand a billion multi- 
plied by itself, and so forth; hence, the billionth attenuation, in our language 
would contain three times three ciphers (1,000,000,000), whereas in the German 
it is meant to contain four times three ciphers (1,000,000,000,000).—Hempel in 
Jahr And Gruner Pharmacopoeia. 66 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
216. A tincture composed of four Troy ounces of the crude 
drug and sixteen Troyounces of alcohol gives a standard strength 
of one-fourth grain to the minim; hence, four minims of this 
tincture to six more minims of alcohol, sp. gr. '835-if this be 
the per cent of alcohol used for the tincture—will make the first 
decimal dilution; one minim of which contains the medicinal 
properties of one-tenth grain of the crude drug. Again, one 
minim of this, the first decimal dilution, to nine minims more of 
alcohol—sp. gr. '835—will make the second decimal dilution; one 
minim of which contains the medicinal properties of one-liun- 
dredth of a grain of the crude drug, etc. 
217. The decimal or centesimal potency of any tincture may 
be readily attained if only properly commenced. In America, 
apothecaries’ weight and measure only are used to designate 
drug quantity. In the preparation of medicine the apothecaries’ 
ounce is the Troy ounce; by weight, the fluidounce is the Troy 
ounce. Hence the strength of any tincture, if the menstruum 
used be the proper solvent is readily established by a knowledge 
of the quantities of the drug and menstruum used in its prepa- 
ration. The U. S. Dispensatory has adopted one part to eight; 
that is to say,—one part of the drug to eight of the menstruum; 
or, two Troy ounces of the drug to sixteen fluidounces of the 
menstruum; thus making the standard strength of such tinct- 
ures—the tinctures of the narcotics are stronger—one-eightli 
grain to the minim; that is to say, the medicinal properties of 
one-eightli grain to the minim. In such a case as this, one part 
of the tincture to nine parts of alcohol would give the decimal 
dilution of the tincture hut not the decimal strength of the drug. 
Therefore in order to decimally notate the strength of the drug, 
it would be necessary to use eight parts of the tincture to two of 
the alcohol, thus making ten parts, of which each part would 
represent one-tenth part of the whole; after which, one part to 
nine would successively make all subsequent decimal dilutions. 
218. As stated above, the strength of a tincture depends on 
the quality of the menstruum, the power of the drug to resist 
solubility, and the quantity of the drug used. The soluble prop- 
erties of two ounces of drug—not drug substance—impregnating 
sixteen ounces of menstruum are hypothetically two parts, or 
two-sixteentlis of the sixteen parts, and, as the representative of 
drug substance, constitute one-eightli part of the whole. In HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
67 
brief, the ounce quantity of drug substance in the U. S. wine 
pint is significant of being the medicinal strength of one-six- 
teenth of a grain of the drug to the minim; two ounces—two- 
sixteenths—indicates a drug strength of one-eiglith grain to the 
minim; four ounces—four-sixteenths—indicates a drug strength 
of one-fourth grain to the minim; six ounces—six-sixteenths— 
indicates a drug strength of three-eighths grain to the minim; 
eight ounces—eight-sixteenths—indicates a drug strength of 
one-half grain to the minim, etc. 
219. The first decimal dilution may also be made direct from 
the drug, using one part of the drug to ten parts of alcohol. 
220. Tinctures by percolation are made in the following manner: 
—The kind of filtration known as percolation or displacement, 
“consists in subjecting a substance or substances, in powder, 
contained in a vessel called a percolator, to the solvent action of 
successive portions of a menstruum, in such a manner that the 
liquid, as it traverses the powder in its descent to the recipient, 
shall become charged with the soluble portion of it, and pass 
from the percola+or free from insoluble matter.” “When the 
process is successfully conducted, the first portion of the filtered 
liquid, or percolate, will be nearly saturated with the soluble 
constituents of the substance treated; and, if the quantity of 
menstruum be sufficient for its exhaustion, the last portion will 
be nearly destitute of color, odor, and taste.”—U. S. Disp. 
221. The first part of the process consists in reducing the 
substance to a powder of uniform fineness; usually to that de- 
gree of fineness that it will pass through a sieve having forty 
meshes to the linear inch. The powder is then treated with a 
sufficient quantity of the menstruum to thoroughly moisten it, 
and carefully placed upon the diaphragm it is firmly and evenly 
compressed, and the surface being leveled, it is covered over 
with a circular piece of blotting paper or moistened muslin that 
the liquid when poured upon it shall not disarrange the powder 
but that it shall be absorbed equably. 
222. “ The percolator being now properly supported, with its 
neck in a bottle previously marked for the quantity or quantities 
of liquid to be percolated, the menstruum is to be poured on the 
muslin until the space above is nearly filled; and a layer of it must 
be constantly maintained above the powder, so as to prevent the 68 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
access of a:r to its interstices, until all has been added, or until 
the requisite quantity of percolate has been obtained.”—U. S. 
Disp. 
223. “If the fineness of the powder and its arrangement in 
the percolator have been properly attended to, the percolate will 
pass out, by drops, with greater or less rapidity, according to 
the size of the percolator; but, if, by reason of accidental im- 
perfection in the powder, or in the packing, the liquid pass more 
rapidly than this, the neck of the percolator should be obstructed 
by means of a cork until the requisite slowness has been at- 
tained.”—U. S. Disp. 
224. “ It lias generally been considered advisable, before intro- 
ducing tlie material into the instrument, to mix it with a portion 
of the solvent, and allow it to stand for some time in another 
vessel. It thus becomes more penetrable and more easily acted 
on by the menstruum, admits of a more uniform packing, and, 
if liable to swell with water, undergoes this expansion where it 
can not have the effect of checking percolation. Opinion, how- 
ever, has considerably changed on this point. It is obvious that, 
when it is desirable to have the first portion of the percolate as 
concentrated as possible, it is necessary that the powder should 
be no further moistened than may be essential for proper pack- 
ing in the instrument. When previously mixed with the powder, 
the portions of the liquid which first pass wTill have only the 
strength acquired by the maceration; whereas, when added to 
the powder but slightly moistened in the percolator, each parti- 
cle of the menstruum passes successively, along the whole line 
of its descent, from particle to particle of the powder in all its 
strength, taking something from each as it descends until com- 
pletely saturated; and it is also obvious that the higher the col- 
umn,—tlia-t is the greater the depth of the packed powder—the 
greater will be the chance of complete saturation. Besides, 
since the introduction of conical percolators into use, the disad- 
vantages of compression from swelling have been so far obviated 
that the previous maceration is less needful on this account. 
Prof. Graham prefers that no more of the menstruum should be 
preliminarily employed than may be sufficient to dampen the 
powder, so as to enable it to be packed properly, and facilitate 
the passage of the liquid through the powder.”—U. S. Disp. 
225. As a representative of drug power, a tincture by maccra- HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
69 
tion is equally as good, if indeed it is not actually superior, as one 
commonly made by percolation. In this instance shilled manip- 
ulation is wholly unnecessary. The drug is simply reduced to a 
powder, fine enough to pass the meshes of a No. 40 sieve, and 
fine enough in other instances to pass a No. 60 sieve, when it is 
placed in a suitable glass vessel and is then covered with the 
proper menstruum and afterwards frequently shaken. 
226. Another process of maceration, termed circulatory dis- 
placement, is as follows: The drug is coarsely powdered, placed 
in a convenient size canton flannel bag and suspended in and 
below the surface of the menstruum. For the latter method it 
is claimed, first, that it requires no further attention; second, 
that the process is quicker than the former, the spirit acting on 
the solid sinks to the fc Atom to be replaced by a fresh portion 
of the menstruum, thus establishing a descending and an ascend- 
ing current which ultimately becomes saturated and is thus 
rendered incapable to further act as a solvent. 
227. In preparing tinctures by either process the most con- 
venient vessel to be used as the receiver, is a Mason fruit jar. Its 
capacity should be, at least, thirty-two fluidounces. 
228. The dregs or insoluble part should be removed when 
maceration is completed, and, being submitted to the action of 
the press the fluid portion should be returned to the jar after 
which the tincture should be either filtered or decanted. 
229. The tincture jar should be properly labeled, bearing the 
name of the drug, the date of the month when the drug and 
solvent were put together, the number of days it should steep, 
and the expiration of time when the tincture is ready for use. 
For instance, the label should read as follows: Tr. Aconite Rad. 
Jan. 1st, 1882, Macerate 14 days—until Jan. 15th, 1882. 
230. Dialysis, a process based upon the different diffusibility 
of liquids, is performed in the following way: The dialyser is 
composed of two circular vessels; 
one, the outer vessel, is usually 
made of glass twelve inches in di- 
ameter and six inches in depth, the 
other or inner vessel of gutta 
percha ten inches in diameter and 
two inches in depth, over which, it 70 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
being bottomless, there is stretched a circular piece of parch- 
ment paper which is made fast either by a string or by a second 
gutta percha rim narrower than the first after the manner of 
fastening a drum-head. The inner vessel, or the one so largely 
constituted of parchment, receives the substance to be sub- 
mitted to dialyzation, and is floated in the outer vessel cf glass 
into which has been poured a quantity of distilled water five 
or ten times greater than is contained in the inner vessel. 
231. That the process may be successful, care should be taken 
that no rent or aperture occurs in the parchment, and, that the 
quantity of the fluid in the inner vessel is not great, but that its 
depth is shallow. 
232. In this process, which is one of endosmosis, the crystal- 
lizable substances termed crystalloids pass through the septum 
leaving the gelatinous substance termed colloids together with 
other inert matter behind, and, impregnating the distilled water 
now termed the diffusate, are here alone held in solution subject 
to either forced or spontaneous condensation and subsequent 
crystallization. 
233. It should be remembered that a parchment-paper septum 
is only applicable in the dialysis of aqueous solutions. 
234. Local Applicants, in their effect, are either counter-irri- 
tants, or else anodynes; they may or may not be of an oleagi- 
nous nature. 
235. Liniments are usually composed of such fluid substances 
as tend toward the reduction of inflammatory conditions; they 
are commonly composed of oleaginous matter in combination 
with an allsaline base,—usually ammonia—which, partially sa- 
ponifying, is held in suspension by water. 
236. Liniments that are purely oleaginous are simply solu- 
tions of one or more of the gum resins in some one of the bland 
oils, a solution of animal substances in the oil of turpentine, or 
the simple admixture of either animal or vegetable oils. 
237. Lotions, are simply washes or lavements, chiefly consti- 
tuted of water, in which some medicinal properties are held and 
which are protected from decomposition by the presence of an 
antiseptic; usually glycerin. 
238. (jlyceroles are a combination of either alcoholic or aque- HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATOEY. 
71 
ous extracts, in proportions varying from one part of the former 
to three, four, or six parts of the latter, while the glycerates are 
solutions of the alkaioidal salts in glycerin in proportions vary- 
ing from three to fifteen grains of the former to five or six 
drachms Troy of the latter. 
239. Oleates are substitutes for the oleaginous and glycerinic 
solutions of the alkaloids, and are simply the alkaioidal salts 
made soluble by the presence of oleic acid. 
240. Un gu enta-Ungu ents*- (Cerates ?-) are “fatty substances 
of a consistence like that of butter, and such that they may be 
readily applied to the skin by inunction. When ointments are 
prepared by merely mixing medicinal substances with simple 
ointment or lard, care should be taken, if the added substance 
be a powder, that it be brought to the finest possible state of 
division, before being incorporated with the unctuous matter. If 
soluble in water or alcohol, it may often be advantageously 
rubbed with a little of one of these liquids. Gritty matter 
should not be allowed to enter these preparations. When an 
extract is added, if not uniformly soft, it should be made so by 
trituration with a little water or alcohol according to its nature. 
Many ointments become rancid if long kept, and should, there- 
fore, be prepared in small quantities at a time, or only when 
wanted for use. The tendency to rancidity may be in a consid- 
erable degree counteracted by imbuing the unctuous vehicle with 
benzoin, or with popular buds, as recommended by M. Des- 
champs (see Am. Jour, of Pharm. xv, 260); but care should be 
taken that there be no therapeutical objection to the admixture.” 
—U. S. Disp. 
241. Emplastra—Plasters are solid compounds, adhesive at 
a temperature of 98° R, compounded largely of olive oil and 
litharge, or of a mixture of resin, olive oil and wax. 
242. Cataplasmata—Cataplasms—Poultices, “are prepara- 
tions applied to an external part for the purpose of producing 
* The word cerate, as generally used by the homceopathist, is a misnomer 
The quantities of wax and lard employed by him to form these unctuous com- 
pounds termed cerates, are the same as those employed by the druggists in 
preparing unguents, or ointments; more than this, they are applied by inunction. 
Cerates, properly speaking, contain resin ; which, together with spermaceti and 
wax, render them much firmer than ointments. .GENERAL PHARMACY. 
relaxation, keeping up moisture, and allaying pain and inflam- 
mation. They are usually composed of substances capable of 
absorbing considerable fluid, and are applied either cold or 
warm, in a moist state. They should not be made so thin as to 
flow over the parts adjacent to their application, nor so thick as 
to become dry too rapidly; neither should they be composed of 
substances which stick too tenaciously to the skin and are not 
readily removed by water, nor of hard bodies. They should al- 
ways be removed without being permitted to dry. Owing to the 
affections for which they are applied, and their influence upon 
these, they have received the several names of emollient, discu- 
tient, refrigerant, stimulating, etc. When applied to ulcers, 
tender and irritable parts, etc., it is customary to cover their sur- 
faces with a little olive oil, in order to prevent their adhering to 
such parts. Poultices are commonly prepared by nurses, but 
medical men and druggists should be acquainted with their 
method of preparation.”—King. 
243. “ Spongio-piline is sometimes applied to parts to absorb 
excessive moisture, or to prevent evaporation. It is a thick cloth 
composed principally of sponge, one side of which is applied to 
the skin in a wet or dry state, according to the action required; 
the other side being coated with some water-proof varnish.”— 
King. CHAPTER VIII. 
The Art of Prescription Writing. 
244. The art of prescription writing consists in not only prop- 
erly naming the several ingredients to be used in writing the 
same legibly, but, also, in designating the quantities in such 
language or by such characters as shall prevent the possibility 
of error in compounding the same. The directions to the phar- 
macist should not only be made plainly comprehensible, but, so 
also, should the directions to the patient be likewise made plainly 
comprehensible. In both instances the directions should be 
concise, and explicitly given; they should be intelligently and 
briefly written as words of instruction. 
245. The pharmacopoeial name of each ingredient should be 
invariably used, and, it should be written in Latin, while the 
quantity of the drug should be expressed by an appropriate 
symbol. The directions, to both the pharmacist and the patient, 
should be written in English; or, in another language when 
better understood. 
246. Each ingredient, together with the quantity expressed, 
should occupy a line; that is to say, the pharmacopoeial name of 
the drug should be given first, then, following this, upon the 
same line, the quantity of the drug should be stated. 
247. The practice of using abbreviations in prescription 
writing is, to say the least, a pernicious one; because, when care- 
lessly employed as they frequently are, they are liable to create 
error. One should invariably use the full pharmacopoeial name 
of a drug and never under any circumstances its abbreviation. 
248. Gerrish says:—“Very few verbs are used in prescrip- 
tions. These are mostly imperatives addressed to the apothecary. 
Some are very common, occurring in the majority of prescrip- 
tions; as Recipe (take), Misce (mix), Signa (mark or label), 
Fiat (let it be made), or Fiant (let [them] be made.) Others are less common, but still often used, as Adde (add), Bulliat 
(let it boil), Cola (strain), Divide (divide), Macera (macerate), 
Repetainr (it may be repeated), Solve (dissolve), Sufficiat (it 
suffices), and Tere (rub).” 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
249. The prepositions, conjunctions, and adverbs commonly 
used are Cum (with), In (in or into), Ad (to or up to), Et (and), 
and Ana ( of each). Most words employed in prescription writing 
are either nouns or adjectives. 
250. The symbol $ which stands for the Latin word Recipe 
and means “ take,” and which in its origin gave expression to 
solicitation of Divine approval, and is now sometimes written as 
the astronomical sign of Jupiter should be written first, then 
below upon the following line and a little to the right of the 
symbol should be named the most important ingredient, or base, 
together with its quantity; and, when the prescription is a com- 
pound, that is containing one or more ingredients than the 
excipient or vehicle, the next most important ingredient should 
be named upon the following line together with its quantity, etc.; 
the excipient and its quantity being named last. At the left, 
and below, should be written the Latin word Misce (mix). Fol- 
lowing this, there should be given such directions as relate to 
how the several ingredients are to be mixed. Below this again, 
is to be written the Latin word Signa (mark or.label), and, on 
the line with it, the directions to the patient. 
251. A prescription thus written should bear the name and 
address of the person for whom prescribed, the date of month 
and year when written, and the name of the prescribes to wit:— 
Chicago, July 23,1882. 
n 
Oleum Terebinthinae f 3ii 
Sacchrum Officinarum 
Pulvis Acaeise aa Q. S. 
Aquae Meuthse Viridis f §vi 
Misce:—Rub the sugar and gum arabic together, add the tur- 
pentine and then slowly add the mint water. 
SignaDose, one teaspoonful; to be given every three (3) 
hours. 
A. B. C , M. D. 
1000 Avenue B. 
For C. D. E , 
100 Ave. C. 75 
3 
(1) Globuli Aconitum napellus .3 3ii 
Misce:— 
Signa:—No. 1. Dose, six globules; alternate with No. 2 every 
two (2) hours. 
(2) Globuli Bryonia alba .3 3ii 
Misce:— 
Signa:—No. 2. Dose, six globules; alternate with No. 1 every 
two (2) hours. 
n 
(1) Sulphur 3 3ii 
Misce:—Divide sample powder grs. iii 
Signa:—No. 1. Dose, like sample; take each morning before 
breakfast. 
(2) Nux Vomica 2 3ii 
Misce:—Divide sample powder grs. ii 
Signa:—No. 2. Dose like sample; take each night before retiring. 
n 
Belladonna .6 Q. S. 
Misce:—Saturate Milk Sugar grs. v 
Signa:—Dissolve in two-thirds glassful of water, and give one 
teaspoonful every hour. 
n 
Unguentum Phytolaccse §i 
Misce:— 
Signa:—Apply as directed; two or three times daily. 
B 
Emplastrum Belladonna \ (one part of drug six parts of 
Excipient). 4x6 
Misce:—Ft. S. A. (Secuuda artem) 
n 
Suppositoria Belladonna 4 No. x (b gr. Ext. to each sup- 
pository). 
Misce:—Ft. S. A. 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. CHAPTER IX. 
The Homoeopathic Vial and Cork. 
252. Pliiala—Pliial or Yial.—Vials are made from the sili- 
cates of the alkalies. Those commonly in use are made of the 
silicate of potash and are known as flint-ware. The composition 
of flint-glass is alleged to be as follows: 
White Sand Fifty-one Parts. 
Pearlash Sixteen Parts. 
Litharge Twenty-eight Parts. 
Nitre Four and three-fourths Parts. 
White Arsenic One-eighth Part. 
Peroxide Manganese One-eiglith Part. 
These several ingredients, together with a small portion of broken 
flint-glass—termed a “cullet,”—are fused together at a high tem- 
perature in a large covered crucible of refractory clay. When 
the molten mass has assumed a condition suitable for working, 
that is, when sufficiently cool, a proper quantity is collected at 
the end of an iron tube, fitted with a wooden mouth-piece, and 
thrust into an iron flask, or mould, where the silicate is inflated 
with air by the manipulator who blows through the said tube 
and thus forms a hollow vessel the outer circumference of which 
closely fits into the interstices of the mould. 
253. To tlie trade, tlie prescription vial is known as the “ Plain 
Pound-Shouldered Yial,” the “ Plain Oval,” the “ Union Oval ” 
and the “French Square.” The capacity of the first named 
vial is from one-half ounce to thirty-two ounces; of the second 
and third named, respectively, from one-half ounce to sixteen 
ounces; and of the last named, from one-half to thirty-two ounces. 
Besides these there are two forms of “ Wide-Mouth ” vials known HOMOEOPATHIC DISPEXSATOEY. 
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as the “Eound-Shouldered ” and “Square;” the former holds 
from one-half ounce to thirty-two ounces, and the latter from 
one-half ounce to sixteen ounces. 
254. Tlie “ Homoeopathic ” vial—whose capacity so greatly 
varies—is figured here below. The American Institute of Ho- 
moeopathy—Paragraph 172—“ Resolved, 
That in designating the sizes of vials, the diameter in millimeters shall pre- 
cede the length in millimeters, and be read as one number.” 
As for example the larger vial in the cut, whose capacity is 
about one and one-half drachms, is sixteen millimeters in diam- 
eter; in length, it measures forty-five millimeters; hence, its 
number is sixteen hundred and forty-five—No. 1645. The smaller 
vial, to the left, whose capacity is 
about one-fourth drachm, meas- 
ures eight millimeters in diame- 
ter and twenty-six millimeters in 
length; therefore, its number 
should be eight hundred and 
twenty-six—No. 826. The benefit 
to be derived here, from this sys- 
tem of measurement, is not only 
in fitting case vials, where cer- 
tainly it is very convenient, but, 
it also insures some degree of 
surety in securing vials of uni- 
form size for ordinary dispensing purposes. 
255. So far as any beneficial effect is concerned said to be de- 
rived from the use of tinted wrare, either blue or amber, it is 
only necessary to remark that the idea is one which is simply 
fallacious. For, while the facts may have demonstrated as they 
certainly have, the superiority of the latter color over the former 
in preventing chemical changes such as are alleged to be due to 
the effects of light, facts have also demonstrated, beyond the 
possibility of a doubt, that a colorless flint-glass vial coated over 
with black paper or asphaltum varnish is far superior to either. 
256. The only objection to the use of such a vial is, that the 
quantity of its contents can not be readily ascertained. How- 
ever this feature,which is,indeed, an objectionable one, is pro- 
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GENERAL PHARMACY. 
bottle extending from the shoulder to the bottom, there is to be 
pasted a narrow strip of card-board about one-eightli of an inch 
in width; over this, as well as over the surrounding glass, the 
asphaltum varnish is flowed; subsequently, after the varnish is 
dry, the edge of the card is followed around with a sharp-pointed 
knife, the card being then removed, a clear transparent track 
is left through which the contents may now be seen. 
257. As already stated, all medicine should be kept in absolide 
darkness; in colorless flint-glass vials, which should be enclosed 
separately,one from the other, either in wooden or in paper-boxes, 
or, else, in the vials which are to be coated over as directed 
above. 
258. Quercus Suber—Cork Oak is indigenous to the Medi- 
terranean countries. It grows from fifty to sixty feet high and 
is from nine to sixteen feet in circumference. Its evergreen leaf 
—an oblong ovate—is sharply serrated. It flowers in April or 
May, and the ripens sometime between August and Febru- 
ary. The tree is found on slaty lands in Spain, in the south of 
France, in the north of Italy and in Algeria; in high latitudes, 
at an elevation of sixteen hundred to thirty-six hundred feet 
above the level of the sea. 
259. Cork-wood is simply the exterior bark of the Quercus 
suber. By some growers the bark—cork-wood—is gathered at 
a time when the sap is ascending, when the bark is easily re- 
moved; by others, when the sap is descending, or at a time when 
there is the least danger of disturbing the liber, or inner bark; 
and also, when there is the least liability of incurring danger 
from frost. In gathering the “wood,” the epidermis, or outer 
surface of the bark, is first scaled; then, commencing near the 
ground, a number of incisions are made, equi-distant apart, en- 
circling the tree; after which, extending from one circular incis- 
ion to another, several longitudinal cuts are made, and the bark 
is removed in sections. The removal is accomplished by wedge- 
shaped ax-helves used as levers. 
260. The cork-wood is exported in bales, averaging one hun- 
dred and sixty pounds each, and when assorted is commercially 
denominated as “vial-wood,” “wine-wood,” and “ale-wood.” 
The best quality of vial-wood comes from Spain and Portugal, 
and is from one-fourth to three inches thick. As a matter of HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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fact, both the thickness and texture of cork-wood depend upon 
the quality of the soil rather than upon the age of its growth. 
Cork-wood taken from the north side of the tree, like that from 
the trunk, low down near the roots, is oftentimes both brittle 
and thin, and is, therefore, of an inferior quality. 
261. The Quercus suber “begins to yield cork when fifteen to 
sixteen years old, and every six or eight years furnishes a fresh 
supply, even for a century and a half, before it perishes; that 
interval of time being required for the renewal of the suberose 
layers by the living portions of the bark beneath. There are 
four constituent layers of the bark: the epidermis, within this 
the cork, next the cellular envelope, and lastly the liber which 
lies upon the wood. Each of these increases year by year; but 
the cork thus naturally produced is not valued. The commercial 
product is obtained by an artificial process. The external layers 
are removed, and the liber exposed. In the interior of this, at 
a variable distance from the surface, a layer of the proper cork 
is now formed, apparently by the change in the substance of the 
liber, the outer portions of which perish, while annually a new 
layer is added to the cork already existing, until it acquires a 
thickness which will justify its removal.”—TJ. S. Disp. 
262. “ Cork consists mainly of a peculiar proximate principle 
analogous to lignin, but differing from it in this respect, that, 
when treated with nitric acid, it yields a peculiar acid which has 
been denominated the suberic acid."—TJ. S. Disp. 
263. “ According to M. Chevreul—who has analyzed cork—it 
contains, besides the principle mentioned, a little volatile oil and 
acetic acid, which it yields by distillation; a yellow coloring sub- 
stance, an astringent principle, an animalized substance, gallic 
acid, another acid, gallate of iron and lime, all of which it yields 
to water; a wax-like crystallizable matter, a soft resin, and two 
other undetermined bodies, which were extracted by alcohol after 
having been exhausted by water; altogether constituting about 
thirty per cent, while the characteristic ingredient mentioned, 
which may be called suberin, amounts to seventy per cent.”—TJ. 
S. Disp. 
264. In the manufacture of corks, the wood is first assorted; 
it is then moistened by keeping it for a few hours in contact with 
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which depends upon the diameter of the cork to be cut. Corks 
are invariably cut across the grain; that is, the length of the 
cork usually is the thickness of the bark. 
265. The diameter of a cork is its measurement across the 
largest end. Corks measure from five-sixteenths to fifteen-six- 
teenths of an inch in diameter; and, increasing in size by six- 
teenths, they are commercially known by numbers, numerically 
from 00 to 9. Corks specially known as “ Homoeopathic Corks” 
are made from the best Spain or Portugal woods. Homoeo- 
pathic corks number from 1 to 7. 
266. The straight cork is cut first, by a tubular knife making 
twenty-six hundred revolutions per minute. The knife is made 
to revolve in a cross-head, moving upon lateral guides, and is fed 
up and on to the cork-wood, piercing it in rapid succession. 
The corks are then removed to the tapering-macliine, where they 
are clutched separately, by suitable mechanism, at the two ends; 
and then, being carried up and made to slowly revolve on the 
edge of a rapidly revolving circular knife—set horizontally— 
they are made tapering. This circular knife is a twenty-four 
inch disc, having a convexed edge; it makes about nine hundred 
revolutions per minute. 
267. On account of the large amount of gallic acid contained 
in cork-wood, the knives are frequently whet to prevent gumming. 
268. The best quality of corks are free from knots and fissures5 
are soft, close grained and elastic, and are readily compressed 
without fracture. CHAPTER X. 
General Formulary. 
269. Extract of Beef, Beef Essence or Beef Tea.—Take 
one pound of newly killed lean beef, mince fine and place in a 
glass fruit jar and cover with eight ounces of water acidulated 
with eight or ten drops of pure hydrochloric acid. Allow the 
mixture to stand for an hour or two; screw down the cover and 
place the vessel within a second one (suitable for the purpose), 
partly filled with cold water, and then place over a slow fire 
bringing the water within the last named vessel to the boiling 
point. The contents of the fruit jar should now be removed. 
The residue should be compressed and strained. The solid por- 
tion, which is left, should be washed with an ounce or two of 
water, and subsequently, after being strained, this second fluid 
portion should be added to the first. This flesh extract is of a 
reddish color, and, it contains all of the nutritive properties of 
the beef. 
270. Infant and Invalid Food.—One ounce of wheat bran is 
to be made wet with three ounces of water, holding in solution 
ten grains of bicarbonate of potash. Add eight ounces of cow’s 
milk, and place over a gentle fire and stir until the mixture 
boils. Pass the mixture through a sieve, in order to separate 
the bran, when the food is ready for use. The food is slightly 
laxative. When there is a tendency to looseness of the bowels, 
prepared chalk, fifteen or twenty grains, may be substituted for 
the potash. 
271. Oat or Cornmeal Gruel.—Take two tablespoonfuls of 
oatmeal, or cornmeal, with three of cold water, and mix thor- 82 
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oughly. Then add one pint of strong beef tea (or of milk); 
boil for five minutes, stirring well to prevent the meal from burn- 
ing; and strain through a hair sieve. If the meal gruel is wanted 
plain, that is without either beef-tea or milk, mix as in the first 
instance and add one pint of water and proceed as directed above. 
Salt according to taste. 
272. The Bran Loaf.—The formula used by Mr. Camplin in 
Diabetes, is as follows: “ Take a sufficient quantity, tivoor three 
quarts of wheat bran, boil it in two successive waters for ten 
minutes, each time straining it through a sieve, then wash it well 
with cold water (on the sieve), until the water runs off perfectly 
clear; squeeze the bran in a cloth as dry as possible, then spread 
it thinly on a dish, and place it in a slow oven—if put in at 
night, let it remain until morning, when, if perfectly dry and 
crisp, it will be fit for grinding. The bran thus prepared must 
be ground fine in a mill, and sifted through a wire sieve of suf- 
ficient fineness to require the use of a brush to pass it through; 
that which does not pass at first ought to be ground and sifted 
again, until the whole is soft and fine. Take of this bran-pow- 
der three ounces Troy, three fresh eggs, one ounce and a half 
of butter, and rather less than half a pint of milk; mix the eggs 
with part of the milk, and warm the butter with the other por- 
tion; then stir the whole well together, adding a little nutmeg 
and ginger, or any other agreeable spice. Immediately before 
putting into the oven, stir in, first, thirty-five grains of sesqui- 
carbonate of soda, and then, three drachms of dilute hydrochloric 
acid. The loaf thus prepared should be baked in a basin (pre- 
viously well buttered) for about an hour or rather more. Bis- 
cuits may be prepared as above, omitting the soda and hydro- 
chloric acid, and part of the milk, and making them of proper 
consistence for moulding into shape. If properly baked, the 
loaves or biscuits will keep several days, but should always be 
preserved in a dry place, and not be prepared in too large quan- 
tities at a time.” 
273. White Wine Whey.—“To half a pint of boiling milk, 
add one or two wineglassfuls of slierry or Maderia. The curd is 
to be separated by straining through a fine sieve or piece of 
muslin. Sweeten the whey with refined sugar.”—T. Hawkes 
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HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
274. Lime Water and Milk.—Take saccliarated solution of 
lime,* one to four fiuidrachms and add to four fluidounces of 
milk. This will frequently be retained when all other food is 
rejected. Bicarbonate of soda, twelve or fifteen grains to the 
quart, will prevent milk from readily turning sour and render 
it more easily digestible. 
275. Castillion’s Powders.—“Take of each in powder, sago, 
salep, and tragacanth four Troy drachms, and one Troy drachm 
of powdered prepared oyster shells. Mix and divide into twelve 
powders. For use, each powder is to be boiled with a pint of 
milk; which may be sweetened and flavored to suit the patient’s 
taste.”—King. 
276. Wine, Beef, and Cinchona Enema.—Take one ounce of 
port wine, equal parts—three ounces—of cream and extract of 
beef, and one drachm of tincture of red cinchona. Mix. When 
the parts are irritable, or more or less painful, an appropriate 
quantity of opium may be also added. This enema may be ad- 
ministered twice or thrice daily. 
277. Caudle—“ Beat up one egg with a wineglassful of 
sherry, and add it to half a pint of fine hot gruel. Flavor with 
sugar, nutmeg, and lemon peel.”—T. Hawkes Tanner. 
278. Koumys.—“Andrea Pigatti gives the following method 
for preparing Koumys from cows’ milk: 
Cows’ milk One Thousand Parts. (1,000) 
Water Five-Hundred “ (500) 
Yeast Twenty “ (20) 
Honey “ “ (20) 
Alcohol Thirty “ (30) 
Wheat flour Fifteen “ (15) 
Millet flour Five “ (5) 
Mix the milk with the water. Mix the flours with the diluted 
milk. Incorporate the yeast with the honey by trituration in a 
mortar, gradually adding the alcohol. Then mix all the ingre- 
dients together in a strong bottle, taking care that a considerable 
empty space remains, and secure the stopper, which must be air 
tight, with a string. In order that fermentation may proceed 
* Liquor Calcis Saccharatus.—“Take of Slaked Lime one ounce (avoir.); Defined 
Sugar two ounces; Distilled Water one pint (Imperial).”—Br. 84 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
regularly, care is to be taken that the temperature is kept up 
between 25° and 30° C. (77° to 80° P.) for twenty-four hours in 
summer and for forty-eight hours in winter, agitating two or 
three times during that period. The liquid is then strained 
through muslin and poured into strong bottles which must be 
securely stoppered. They are left for twenty-four hours in a 
temperature of 25° C. (77°F.) being frequently shaken, and are 
then transferred to a cool place. After a few days the liquid 
divides into two layers, which may readily be united by agita- 
tion. Pigatti asserts that koumys thus prepared keeps for sev- 
eral months unaltered and of a grateful flavor.”—L'Orosi, 1881, 
160.—New Remedies. 
279. Carbon Crackers.—Take wheat bran and proceed as 
directed in Paragraph 270. When the bran is ready for grinding, 
weigh out three avoirdupois ounces, grind it, and add one avoir- 
dupois ounce of powdered willow charcoal. Mix and add three 
fresh eggs, half pint of milk, in which dissolve twenty grains of 
bicarbonate . of soda, knead thoroughly and bake in a quick 
oven. 
280. Beef and Soda Crackers.—Take any desired quantity 
of fresh raw beef, scrape with a knife to separate from the mem- 
branes, and add an equal amount of rolled soda crackers; salt to 
taste and mix thoroughly 
281. Milk Sugar and Milk.—In cows’ milk, the quantity of 
milk sugar and fat gradually decreases; while at the same time 
there is a proportional increase of caseine. To dilute the milk, 
is simply an act which diminishes its already limited nutritive 
properties. Too frequently, the only objectionable constituent 
of milk is its caseine; hence, to obviate all deleterious effect 
likely to occur from the presence of caseine, add milk sugar to 
the cow’s milk in the following proportions: Dissolve one tea- 
spoonful of pure milk sugar in two, four, six, or eight tablespoon- 
fuls of boiling water, as the case may demand, and then add 
milk enough that the whole shall measure one pint. 
282. Gluten-Bread.—“ Prof. Xav. Landerer directs to prepare 
gluten-bread by inclosing wheat flour in a linen sack and knead- 
ing this under water until no more starch can be washed out, 
that is until the water remains clear. The gluten remaining in 
the sack forms the basis of the bread; it is mixed with yeast or HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
85 
sour dough, also with butter, eggs, and sometimes with chopped 
meat, sprinkled over with anise or fennel, and then baked. At 
the same time a generous Greek wine is recommended to be used 
as a stimulating drink.”—Pharm. Zeit. 
283. Simple Elixir.—Fresh, sweet orange peel, in fragments, 
one ounce (avoir.); cardamon seeds one drachm (Troy); vanilla 
bean, cloves, and cinnamon (Ceylon), each two drachms. Pow- 
der the last four named ingredients coarsely, mix with the orange 
peel and add alcohol four fluidounces, water eight fluidounces, 
and refined sugar four ounces (avoir.) Macerate ten days and 
filter. 
284. Elixir, Citrate of Iron and Quinine.—Dissolve one 
hundred and twenty-eight grains of citrate of iron and quinine 
in three or four drachms of warm water, and then gradually add 
one pint of the simple elixir. 
285. Elixir, Pyrophosphate of Iron, Quinine and Strych- 
nine.—Prof. C. Lewis Diehl, and E. Scheffer, give the following 
formula: “Take of— 
Sulphate of Quinine Sixty grains. 
Strychnine One grain. 
Citric Acid Five grains. 
Stronger Alcohol Three flu idounces. 
* Sol. of Oil of Orange Fifty minims. 
Syrup Six fluidounces. 
Pyrophosphate of Iron Two hundred and forty grains. 
Distilled Water Seven fluidounces. 
Aqua Ammonia Q. S. 
Triturate the sulphate of quinine, strychnine, and citric acid to- 
gether until minutely divided; then add the alcohol and solution 
of oil of orange. Warm the syrup slightly (to about 150° P.), 
and add to the turbid mixture; when, upon stirring, the mixture 
becomes clear. To this add the pyrophosphate of iron, pre- 
viously dissolved in the distilled water, and, finally, carefully 
water of ammonia (drop by drop), until the elixir is perfectly 
neutral to test-paper; filter. The finished preparation has a 
greenish-yellow color, a pleasant flavor of orange, and is perma- 
nent. 
286. Elixir, Calisaya Bark.—Proceed as directed in Para- 
* Sol. of Oil of Orange is prepared by dissolving one part (by measure) of the 
essential oil in nine parts of alcohol. 86 
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graph 283; but, in addition, add one ounce (avoir.) of coarsely 
powdered calisaya bark. 
287. Elixir, Calisaya Bark and Iron.—Proceed as directed 
in t Paragraph 286, and then add four measures of freshly 
prepared hydrated oxide of iron, one measure of alcohol, and, 
by small and often repeated additions continue to add this iron 
solution until the elixir is de-tannated; a fact readily ascertained 
by the addition of a drop of muriated tincture of iron, which, 
if properly de-tannated, will not be further colored by the said 
addition. 
288. Elixir, Bismuth.—“Dissolve two hundred and fifty-six 
grains of ammonio-citrate of bismuth in four fluidounces of 
distilled water; mix with twelve fluidounces of simple elixir,* 
and filter.”—Prof Diehl. 
289. Elixir, Yalerianate of Ammonium.—“Dissolve four 
hundred and fifty-six grains of valerianate of ammonium in tico 
fluidounces of simple elixir; carefully add water of ammonia 
until the solution is exactly neutralized; then mix with fourteen 
ounces of simple elixir; filter and color with cochineal, color to 
a bright red.”—Prof Diehl. 
290. Elixir, Bromide of Potassium.—“Dissolve one ounce 
of bromide of potassium and one ounce of sugar in one pint of 
simple elixir; add twenty minims of oil of orange and ten min- 
ims of solution of oil of bitter almonds,f and filter. Color with 
cochineal.”—Prof. Diehl. 
* The formula for Simple Elixir as given by Prof. Diehl is as follows: 
“ Oil of Orange One fluidrachm. 
“ Cinnamon Ten minims. 
“ Anise Four minims. 
“ Bitter Almond Two minims. 
Tinct. Cardamon Ten fluidrachms. 
Stronger Alcohol Two pints. 
Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add the tincture and triturate the solution 
with a previously powdered mixture of— 
Cocoa (Baker’s) One ounce. 
Carb. Magnesium Two ounces. 
Then gradually add four and a half pints of water, transfer the mixture to a 
gallon bottle, agitate occasionally for several hours and filter. Express the 
filter between muslin, filter the expressed liquid, mix with the previous fil- 
trate, and dissolve in it three pounds of sugar. Filter or strain as may be nec- 
essary.” 
f See foot-note to Paragraph 285. HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
87 
291. Hale’s Nerve Tonic.—Take one-half drachm of muriate 
of hydrastin, one drachm of cimicifugin, two drachms of hypo- 
phospliite of soda and thirty-two ounces each of distilled water 
and simple syrup. Hub the cimicifugin and hydrastin to- 
gether, and, upon the addition of a little wrater make a thin paste. 
Dissolve the hypophospliite of s<?da in the distilled water (one 
pint) and gradually add to the above paste, triturating the same 
until dissolved. Filter, and add the syrup. Hale’s Muscular 
Tonic is made as directed above, but, hypophospliite of potas 
(in the same quantity) is substituted for the hypophospliite of 
soda.—Dr. E. M. Hcde. 
292. “M, M,” Powder.—Take ten grains each of sulphate of 
morphine and Hahnemann’s soluble mercury, and add eighty 
grains of milk sugar, and triturate together, thoroughly. 
293. Hepar Sulphur—Kali Lotion.—Take liepar sulphur 
kali (crude) one half-ounce and add to one pint of water; first 
treating the .sulphurated potas with an ounce or lico of water to 
which there has been added ten or fifteen drops of muriatic acid. 
Agitate well, set aside for an hour or two, and then filter. 
294. Calendula Jelly.—Dissolve one and one-lialf ounces -of 
red gelatine in one pint of distilled water by the aid of heat, 
then add two ounces of the tincture of calendula. Arnica jelly 
may be prepared by substituting tincture of arnica for tincture 
of calendula. 
295. Ointment of Benzinated Oxide of Zinc.—Take sixteen 
ounces (avoir.) of freshly rendered lard and one ounce oi gam 
benzoin, in coarse powder, and heat them together in a water- 
bath for an hour or two with occasional stirring; then strain 
through muslin and stir constantly until cool. To one ounce of 
the benzinated lard add four drachms of oxide of zinc; melt 
the lard, stir in the zinc, and continue stirring until cool. 
296. Ointment, Compound Phytolacca.*—Take four ounces 
* The ingredients used here, were first named hv Dr. E. M. Hale in a pre- 
scription for hemorrhoids. The quantities used, and method of preparation is 
given as then prepared, at the time (1867), by the author, j 88 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
of fresh pliytolacca root, slice thin, bruise and moisten with al- 
cohol. Take twelve ounces ( avoir.) of fresh lard and four ounces 
of yellow wax, melt, and add the pliytolacca root; allow it to 
slowly simmer until all moisture is driven off and the pliytolacca 
floats crisp and dry upon the surface of the fat; strain. To one 
ounce of pliytolacca ointment add one gram of tannin, thirty 
drops of tincture of stramonium and three grains of iodine. 
Dissolve the iodine by triturating it with the stramonium—add- 
ing a few drops of alcohol, if necessary—then adding the tan- 
nin and finally incorporating the whole with the pliytolacca 
ointment. This ointment (compound pliytolacca) should inva- 
riably be made cold. 
297. “ Surgical Salve.”—Take neat’sfoot oil and linseed oil 
each four fluidounces, red lead and white lead (dry) each two 
ounces (avoir.), resin three ounces, yellow wrax one and one-half 
ounces, gum myrrh and camphor each one-half ounce, Jamaica 
rum three ounces, and mix as follows: Oils and lead mix thor- 
oughly together; mix gums and rum together; mix together and 
melt the resin and wax, then other ingredients, and stir until 
sufficiently thickened that no separation of the component parts 
can possibly occur.—Dr. A. E. Small. 
298. Ointment, Nitrie Acid.—Take olive oil one fluidounce, 
white wax one drachm (Troy), spermaceti one-half drachm, and 
nitric acid one fluidrachm. Melt wax and spermaceti together 
in porcelain capsule, and add the oil, and lastly the acid, and 
then stir with a glass rod until cold. 
299. Chloroform Liniment.—Take five fluidounces of soap 
liniment,* one and one-half fluidounces of water of ammonia, 
one-half fluidounce of compound spirits of lavender and one 
fluidounce of chloroform. Mix. 
BOO. Compound Soap Liniment.—Digest for a day or two, or 
until emulsified, in a moderately warm temperature, one and one- 
half Troy ounces of powdered castile soap, two and one-half 
* Soap Liniment. Take of soap (castile), in shavings, four Troy ounces ; cam- 
phor too Troy ounces; oil of rosemary half a fluidounce; water four fluidounces; 
alcohol •two pints. Mix the alcohol and water, digest the soap with the mixt- 
ure by means of a water-bath, until it is dissolved; then filter, and, having 
added the camphor and oil, mix the whole thoroughly together.— U. S. Disp. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Troy ounces of powdered carbonate of ammonia, two Troy 
ounces of powdered gum camphor, and three flu idounces each 
of the oils of turpentine and fireweed. Then add Avarm water, 
gradually—enough to measure one-lialf gallon—and shake vig- 
orously; to emulsify. 
301. Compound Digestive PoAvder.—Mix one drachm each 
of pepsin, subnitrate of bismuth and nux vomica (3d tritura- 
tion) with five Troy ounces of milk sugar.—Dr. N. B. Delamater. 
302. Compound Laxative Powder.—Mix equal parts of nux 
vomica 2d dec. trituration, mercurius solubilis 2d dec. tritura- 
tion, hydrastis 3d dec. trituration and podopliyllin 2d dec. tritu- 
ration.—Dr. N. B. Delamater. 
303. Nutritive Tonic.—Dissolve three drachms of Liebig’s 
extract of beef in six fluidounces of simple elixir; then add, and 
dissolve, one-half drachm of citrate of iron and quinine. Then 
dissolve eighty grains of freshly prepared phosphate of lime in 
a little water containing one fluidrachm of dilute phosphoric 
acid, and add to the above. Finally, dissolve one hundred and 
sixty grains of phosphate of soda in equal parts of simple 
syrup and water, or, in a sufficient quantity of both, to make the 
whole, when added to the other ingredients, measure eight 
fluidounces. 
304. Hamburgh Plaster. Brown Plaster. Mother’s Plas- 
ter.—“Mix together, in an iron capsule, sixty-four jluidounces of 
olive dil and thirty-two Troy ounces of red lead and boil together 
until black; then add eighteen Troy ounces of yellow wax and 
twelve Troy ounces of Burgundy pitch and when dissolved add 
one Troy ounce of gum camphor and stir constantly until cool.” 
—German Phar*m. Handbuch. 
305. Uterine Injection.—Take one ounce each of myrica, 
calendula (flowers,) and hydrastis canadensis and grind to a 
coarse powder and divide into twelve equal parts. Add one part 
to one-half pint of hot water, strain, and use as a vaginal in 
jection.—Dr. E. M. Hale. 
30G. Chalk Mixture.—“Mix one-half Troy ounce of prepared 
chalk, two drachms eacli of refined sugar and powdered gum 
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add four fiuidounces each of cinnamon water * and water.”— 
U. S. Disp. 
307. Antispasmodic Mixture.—Mix together two fiuidrachms 
of acetic ether, and one and one-half fiuidounces each of spear- 
mint waterf and simple syrup. 
308. Carbolized Glycerole of Egg.—Mi is. five parts (by meas- 
ure) of egg (yolk and white), and three parts of carbolized 
glycerin. Carbolized glycerin is a twenty per cent solution of 
carbolic acid in glycerin. 
309. Glycerin Lotion.—Mix one part (by measure) of acetic 
acid, two parts of glycerin and five parts of either orange 
flower, rose, or Florida water. 
310. Iodoform Bougies.*—The hospital at Heidelberg, Ger- 
many, requires bougies containing at least ninety per cent of 
iodoform, but no gelatin. These are prepared, according to K. 
Mueller, in the following manner: Ninety-two and five-tenths 
parts of iodoform triturated with alcohol are rubbed up, in a 
warm mortar, with a solution of five parts of gum arabic, two and 
five-tenths parts of glycerin, and two and five-tenths parts of 
water, until a plastic mass results. This is formed into bougies 
which are rolled out between two boards; each bougie is ten 
centimeters (3.9 inches) long and contains about three and five- 
tenths’ grams. If the mass is too friable, a little water may be 
added. The bougies are afterward placed in a warm situation 
for a couple of hours, when they v/ill be ready for use. They 
contain now: iodoform 92.5; glycerin 2.5; gum arabic, 5 parts. 
To avoid their flattening during the drying, by their own weight, 
*Cinnamon Water.— 
Oil of Cinnamon Two parts. 
Cotton Four parts. 
Distilled Water A sufficient quantity. 
“ Add the oil to the cotton, in small portions at a time, distributing it thor- 
oughly by picking the cotton apart after each addition ; then pack it firmly in 
a conical percolator, and gradually pour on distilled water until one thousand 
parts of percolate are obtained.”—Pharm. of the U. S. 
CINNAMON Water.—“Take of oil of cinnamon half a fluidrachm ; carbonate 
of magnesia sixty grains ; distilled water two pints. Rub the oil first with the 
carbonate of magnesia, then with the water, gradually added, and filter through 
paper.”—U. S. Disp. 
f In preparing the spearmint water, substitute oil of spearmint for the oil of 
cinnamon and proceed as directed for cinnamon water. See Paragraph 306. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
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they should be supported along both sides by a small roll of 
wax paper.— With gelatin. Dr. Yalpins directs these to be made 
as follows: Dissolve fifteen parts of the finest gelatin in fifty 
parts of water; add seven and five-tenths parts of glycerin on 
a water-bath, evaporate the solution to fifty-four parts, and mix 
it intimately, by stirring, with twenty-seven parts of iodoform 
triturated with alcohol. Then pour the mixture into a moder- 
ately warm mould,* which is to be immediately placed in ice- 
water to produce a rapid congelation, and thereby prevent the 
settling of the heavy iodoform. The cylinders are then dried 
in a warm atmosphere, until they have lost one-third of their 
weight.—New Remedies. 
311. Urethral Suppository.f—Dissolve fifteen parts of gela- 
tin in thirty-three parts of water; add eight parts of glycerin, over 
a water-bath, then add two parts of extract of hydrastis, then two 
parts of acetate of zinc, and finally, one-fourth part of sulphate 
of morphine. Pour the mixture into a mould, rapidly chill with 
ice-water, and then dry in a warm atmosphere. 
312. Churchill’s Tincture of Iodine.*—“Mix one drachm of 
iodine, two drachms of iodide of potassa, and two fluidounces 
each of distilled water and alcohol.”—Drug Cir. and Chem. Gaz. 
313. Magendie’s Solution of Morphine.—Dissolve sixteen 
grains of sulphate of morphine in four hundred and eighty 
grains (one fluidounce) of boiling distilled water. Filter through 
paper, adding sufficient distilled water to measure one fluidounce. 
314. P. B. S. Powder.*—“Mix together, thoroughly, one 
hundred parts each of pepsin, subnitrate of bismuth and bicar- 
bonate of soda.”—Drug Cir. and Chem. Gaz. 
315. Ointment of Iodoform.—One drachm of iodoform to 
*The bougie ox pencil mould is readily made by rolling thin sized paper over 
a smooth polished rod of steel, which must be of a suitable diameter, and then 
fastening the lapping edge with a strong solution of gum dextrin. The rod 
is now partially withdrawn, and the opening at the end, thus left, is filled with 
cotton wool saturated with gum shellac varnish. Before using the mould satu- 
rate it with any one of the fixed oils. 
f Intra-uterine Suppositories containing the extract of red clover may 
he made in the same manner substituting extract of red clover for the extract 
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one ounce of vaseline, cosmoline, petrolina, or simple ointment. 
316. Carbolized Yaseline.*—“Melt each, separately, one ounce 
of carbolic acid (cryst), and twenty ounces of vaseline and then 
mix.”—Drug Cir. and Chem. Gaz. 
317. Compound Syrup of Hypopliospliites.*“-Mix two grains 
each of hypophosphite of lime, hypophosphite of soda, and one 
grain each of hypophosphite of potassa, hypophosphite of iron 
and a sufficient quantity of the solution of hypopliosphoric acid 
to dissolve the salts; then add equal parts of glycerin and dis- 
tilled water to measure one fluidrachm.''’—Drug Cir. and Chem. 
Gaz. 
318. Hydrastia Tonic.—Dissolve sixty grains of sulphate of 
quinine in n flitidounce of water acidulated with thirty minims 
of pure hydrochloric acid; add one fluidrachm of fluid hydras- 
tia, three ounces of refined sugar, and orange water sufficient to 
measure six fluidounces. 
319. Infusion of Red Peruvian Park.—Take two ounces of 
red bark, two drachms of red saunders and grind to a coarse pow- 
der. Mix together one fiuidounce of dilute phosphoric acid, four 
fluidounces of glycerin, and fourteen fluidounces of water. Moist- 
en the bark well with the above menstruum, and then pack in a 
percolator; add the menstruum, and when it has about passed 
through, then add an ounce or two of water that the percolate 
shall measure one pint. 
320. Purified Cotton.*—“Macerate commercial cotton batting 
in benzine for ten minutes, press it, and dry it in the air.”—New 
Remedies. 
321. Iodized Cotton.*—“Wrap one part of iodine in filter pa- 
per, place this on the bottom of a wide-mouthed bottle, next 
introduce twelve parts of purified cotton, and insert the stopper. 
Let the flask stand in a moderately warm place until the cotton 
appears to be colored uniformly by the iodine. Preserve it in a 
glass-stoppered bottle, in a cool place, protected from the light.” 
—New Remedies. 
* These several formulas, Paragraphs 310, 312, 314, 316, and 317, are taken 
from the list of the official formulae used in the New York Hospital. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOliY. 
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322. Borated Cotton.*—Take a sufficient quantity of purified 
cotton, ten parts of boric acid and ninety parts of water. Dis- 
solve the boric acid in the water by heating to a temperature of 
about 6CT C. (140° F). Saturate the purified cotton with the 
solution, wring it out, dry it, pick it, and preserve it in well- 
closed vessels.—New Remedies. 
323. Salicylated Cotton.*—Take one hundred parts of puri- 
fied cotton, ten parts of salicylic acid, one hundred parts of 
stronger alcohol, and one part of glycerin. Dissolve the acid in 
the alcohol, add the glycerin, and saturate the cotton with the 
solution. Dry the latter in the ar", jjick it, and preserve it in 
well-closed vessels.—New Remedies. 
324. Iodoform Cotton.*—Take two parts of iodoform, ten 
parts of ether, twenty parts of stronger alcohol, ten parts of 
glycerin and thirty parts of purified cotton. Dissolve the iodo- 
form in the ether and alcohol, add the glycerin, and saturate the 
cotton with the solution. Dry the latter in the air, pick it, and 
preserve it in glass-stoppered bottles.—New Remedies. 
325. Styptic Cotton.*—Take two parts of solution of chloride 
of iron (sp. gr. 1480), twelve parts of distilled water, one part 
of potas-alum and a sufficient quantity of purified cotton. Dis- 
solve the alum in the water, add the solution of chloride of iron, 
and soak a sufficient amount of purified cotton in the mixture. 
Dry it at a temperature below 60° C. (140° F). Pick it and 
preserve it in a stoppered bottle.—New Remedies. 
326. Effervescing Citrate of Magnesia.—Rub twenty-five 
parts of carbonate of magnesia and seventy-five parts of citric 
acid with one part of distilled -water and dry the mixture at 50° 
or 60° C. (112° or 140° F.), until it is converted into a dry pow- 
der. Then add to it ninety-one parts of bicarbonate of soda, 
twenty-one parts of fine sugar and forty-two parts of citric acid 
previously mixed together. Dampen the mass with stronger 
alcohol, and pass the damp powder through a sieve having 
meshes of 1.5 millimeter in diameter. Dry the product at a 
gentle heat, and preserve it in well-closed vials.—New Remedies. 
* Paragraphs 320, 321, 322, 323, 324 and 325 are selections from the “Non- 
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327. Iodo-borated Hydrastia Cotton.—Take eigld parts of 
tincture of iodine, ten parts of boracic acid, sixteen parts of 
fluid hydrastia and a sufficient quantity of water to make one 
hundred parts. Dissolve the boracic acid in sixty-six parts of 
water, heated to 140° F., and add the fluid hydrastia, and, when 
cool, the tincture of iodine, and then saturate any desired quan- 
tity of purified cotton; wring it out, air dry it, pick it, and pre- 
serve it in a well-closed bottle from both light and air. 
328. Acute Rheumatism Mixture.—Mix two drachms of 
salicylic acid, two fluidrachms of tincture of cimicifuga race- 
mosa, two fluidrachms of compound tincture of cardamon,* five 
fluidounces of Holland gin, and a sufficient quantity of simple 
syrup to make eight fluidounces. Dissolve the salicylic acid in 
the gin, add the tinctures and then the syrup. 
329. Acute Rheumatism Mixture.—Mix two Troy ounces 
of bicarbonate of soda, two Troy ounces of salicylate of soda, 
sixteen fluidounces of water, and a sufficient quantity of com- 
pound syrup of sarsaparilla f to make thirty-two tluidounces.— 
Franks. 
* Compound Tincture of Cardamon.—“Take of cardamon, in moderately 
fine powder, three hundred and sixty grains; caraway, in moderately fine pow- 
der, one hundred and twenty grains; cinnamon, in moderately fine powder, 
three hundred grains; cochineal, in moderately fine powder, sixty grains; clar- 
ified honey, two Troy ounces; dilute alcohol, a sufficient quantity. Mix the 
powders, and, having moistened the mixture with half a fluidounce of dilute 
alcohol, pack it in a cylindrical percolator, and gradually pour dilute alcohol 
upon it until two pints and six fluidounces of tincture are obtained. Lastly, 
mix this with the clarified honey, and filter through paper.”—U. S. Disp. 
•[Compound Syrup op Sarsaparilla.—“Take of sarsaparilla, in moderately 
coarse powder, twenty-four Troy ounces; guaiacum wood, in moderately coarse 
powder, three Troy ounces; pale rose, in moderately coarse powder, senna, in 
moderately coarse powder, licorice root, in moderately coarse powder, each two 
Troy ounces; oil of sassafras, oil of anise, each five minims; oil of gaultheria, 
three minims; sugar, in coarse powder, ninety-six Troy ounces; diluted alcohol, 
a sufficient quantity. Mix the solid ingredients, except the sugar, with three 
pints of dilated alcohol, and allow the mixture to stand for twenty-four hours; 
then transfer it to a cylindrical percolator, and gradually pour diluted alcohol 
upon it until ten pints of tincture have passed. Evaporate this, hy means of a 
water-bath, to four pints, filter, and, having added the sugar, dissolve it with 
the aid of heat, and strain the solution while hot. Lastly, rub up the oils "with 
a small portion of the solution, and mix them thoroughly with the remainder.” 
— U.S.Disp. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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330. Phthisis Mixture.*—Mix eight fluidounces of cod liver 
oil, eight fluidounces of compound syrup of hypophosphites, 
and one-half fluidounce of sulphuric ether. 
331. Sedative Cough Mixture.*—Mix one fluidrachm of di- 
luted hydrocyanic acid, four grains of sulphate of morphine, 
and eight fluidounces of syrup of licorice. 
332. Iodoform Pencils.*—Mix one part each of iodoform 
and powdered gum arabic, and tico parts of gum dextrin; add 
a limited quantity of carbonate of magnesia. Rub together 
thoroughly and add a sufficient quantity of simple syrup to form 
a mass; then roll to make the required diameter. 
333. Colic Mixture.*—Mix four fluidounces each of chloric 
ether and Hoffman’s anodyne; and add two fluidrachms each of 
tincture of capsicum and compound spirits of lavender. 
334. Rheumatism Mixture.*—Dissolve one Troy ounce each 
of iodide of potas. and salicylate of soda in one pint of water. 
Add two fluidounces of tincture of cimicifuga racemosa and one 
pint of compound syrup of sarsaparilla. 
335. Hospital Liniment.*—Mix two fluidounces each of tinct- 
ure of camphor, water of ammonia, and tincture of arnica, eight 
fluidounces of alcohol, and sufficient water to make one pint. 
336. Carbolic Acid, 5 per cent Solution.*—Mix six fluid- 
ounces each of glycerin and carbolic acid (crystal); add to one 
gallon of water. To make a 2.5 per cent solution (fcr gynecologi- 
cal uses), reduce the above one-half; adding 2.5 per cent of glyc- 
erin. 
337. Sedative Cough Powder.—Mix one part of sulphate of 
morphine and nine and one-half parts, each, of powdered gum 
arabic and milk sugar. 
338. An Emollient for Comedones.—Mix four parts of kao- 
lin, three parts of glycerin, and two parts of acetic acid. Apply 
at night.—(Archives de Virchow.) New York Medical Times. 
339. Suppository Mass.—Mix three Troy ounces of cacao 
* These several formulas, Paragraphs 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335 and 
336, are from the officinal formulae used in the Cook County Hospital, Chi- 
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butter, three fluidrachms of glycerin, and one Troy drachm of 
gum dextrin. Triturate the cacao butter in a mortar, add the 
glycerin, and then incorporate the dextrin. This mass forms a 
most suitable vehicle for both rectal and vaginal medicaments. 
For instance, for such alkaloidal salts, resinoids, alkaloids, etc., 
as are soluble in either fats or glycerin; and also for such as 
readily mix with them. The mass and medicaments should be 
mixed by triturating without the aid of heat The suppositories 
should be formed cold; that is, rolled out by the aid of the fin- 
gers and the spatula. 
340. Black Wash.—Mix one Troy drachm of calomel, one 
fluidounce of glycerin, and five fluidounces of lime water. 
341. Carbolized Linseed Oil Ointment.—Mix five parrs of 
linseed oil, one pari of oil of turpentine, two parts of yellow 
wax, and one-tenth of one part of carbolic acid. Mix the oils 
and wax, fuse them together, and when chilled add the carbolic 
acid and stir until cold. 
342. Mouth Wash (In Aphthce).—Dissolve forty grains of 
hyposulphite of soda in one-half fluidounce each of glycerin 
and rose water. 
343. Syrup of Red Clover.—Take one pound of fresh red 
clover tops, place them in a mortar and bruise them thoroughly, 
or, else run them through the drug mill; add two fluidounces of 
alcohol (95 per cent) and four fluidounces of glycerin. Mac- 
erate for twelve hours. Express the fluid portion, filter, and add 
sufficient quantity of water and refined sugar to make a syrup 
having the sp. gr. P317. 
344. Chlorodyne.—“Mix two fluidounces of chloroform, one- 
half Jluidounce of ether, seven fluidounces of alcohol (95 per 
cent), six fluidrachms of essence of peppermint, six fluidrachms 
of tincture of capsicum, two fluidounces of compound tincture 
of cardamon, two fluidounces of fluid extract of licorice, one 
fluidounce of diluted hydrocyanic acid, sixteen fluidounces of 
glycerin, and forty grains of sulphate of morphine. The ingre- 
dients used in this formula should be standard preparations of 
the United States Pharmacopoeia, and may be compounded by 
putting them into a quart bottle, in the order given, and shaking 
them together till solution is effected. This measures when corn- HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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plete thirty-two fluid ounces. Dose, the same as Brown’s Clilo- 
rodyne, for an adult, from ten to thirty drops.”—John PL. Gil- 
man, M. D. 
345. Camphorated Chloride of Lime.*—“Dissol xe five parts 
of powrdered camphor, in twenty-five parts of alcohol in a glass 
flask, and add fifty parts of chloride of lime, and one hundred 
and fifty parts of water. The ingredients must be thoroughly 
mixed, by allowing the mixture to stand for several days, during 
which time it must be well shaken every now and then. This 
having been done the preparation must be filtered through bib- 
ulous paper. To the residue remaining in the filter a small 
quantity of dilute alcohol should be added so as to dissolve as 
much as possible out of the mixture.”—Carlo Paresi, Annali. cli 
Chimica. 
346. Capsicum Gargle.—Mix one hundred and twenty grains 
of dried alum, thirty minims of tincture of cayenne pepper, one 
fluidounce of glycerin, and seven fluidounces of rose water.— 
347. Sulphurous Acid Gargle.—Mix two hundred and forty 
grains of dried alum, twenty grains of chlorate of potas. three 
fluidrachms of sulphurous acid, one fluidounce of glycerin, three 
fluidounces of camphor water, and four Jhiidounces of rose 
water. 
348. Lister’s Boracic Acid Ointment.—“Fuse together one 
pari of white wax, two parts of paraffin, two parts of almond oil, 
and add one part of finely powdered boracic acid, stirring until 
cold.”—American Pharmacist. 
349. Plummer’s Pills.—Take twelve grains each of sulphu- 
rated antimony and mild chloride of mercury, and twenty-four 
grains each of gum guaiac (in fine powder) and molasses. Mix, 
form mass and divide into twenty-four pills. Milk sugar (twen- 
ty-four grains) may be substituted for the molasses and the 
mixture divided into twenty-four (3 gr.) powders; each powder, 
thus compounded, contains one-half grain each of the antimony 
and mercury, and one grain each of the guaiac and milk sugar. 
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350. Temperature of Baths.— 
Bath. Water. Vapor. Air. 
The Cold 33° to 65° F. 
“ Cool 65° to 75° “ 
“ Temperate. . .75° to 85° “ 
“ Tepid 85° to 92° “ 90° to 100° 96° to 106° 
“ Warm 92° to 98° 100° to 115° 106° to 120° 
“ Hot 98° to 112° “ 115° to 140° 120° to 170° 
351. Iodine Bath.—“Take sixty grains of iodine, two hundred 
and forty grains of iodide of potas, and two fluidounces of liq- 
uor of potas; dissolve the iodine in about thirty fluidounces of 
water, first adding, however, the liquor and iodide of potas. and 
then sufficient warm water to measure thirty gallons.”—T. 
Hawkes Tanner. 
352. Sulphur Bath.—“Take four Troy ounces of sulphuret of 
potas. one Troy ounce of hyposulphite of soda, and one ftui- 
drachm of sulphuric acid; dissolve the potas. in sixteen fluid- 
ounces of water to which the acid has been added, then add the 
soda and sufficient warm water to measure thirty gallons.”—T. 
Hawkes Tanner. 
353. Salt-Water (Sponge) Bath. —Dissolve eight avoirdu- 
pois ounces of sea salt in four gallons of tepid wrater. To this 
may be added, if desired, eight avoirdupois drachms of sulphate 
of magnesia and fifteen grains of iodide of potassium. 
354. Wet-Sheet Packing.—“The patient is closely enveloped 
in a sheet which has been dipped in cold or tepid water and well 
tvrung out. He is then carefully wrapped in a blanket, covered 
with three or more blankets, and a down coverlet is tucked over 
all. He should remain thus for thirty, forty.five, or sixty min- 
utes, lying on his side, or in a semi-recumbent position; the 
duration being timed by the sedative effect produced. The 
sweating is not generally excessive. But the water, urea, and 
chloride of sodium of the urine are slightly increased; this in- 
crease being considerable when the sheet is continued for three 
or four hours. At the conclusion the shallow bath (a sponge 
bath will answer) may be used for two or three minutes, as a 
tonic.” 
“A blanket-bath affords an easy means of inducing sweating. 
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patient. He is to be packed in three or four dry blankets, and 
allowed to repose for thirty minutes. The surface of the body 
should then be well rubbed with warm towels, and the patient 
made comfortable in bed.” 
“The icet compress consists merely of a roll of flannel, dipped 
in cold water and wrung out, and then applied around and over 
the seat of pain. Over this a piece of water-proof cloth, or a 
second woolen bandage is to be worn.”—T. Hatches Tanner. 
355. The Turkish Bath.—“The general effect of a hot air 
bath is to increase the force and rapidity of the circulation, and 
to induce free perspiration; but if too hot or too prolonged the 
determination of blood to the skin and lungs becomes so great 
that the brain suffers. There is then consequently a lowering 
of the circulation, with depressed nervous power. A tempera- 
ture varying from 120° to 165° will usually suffice; while if the 
perspiration is efficient and continuous, and the sensation agree- 
able, the patient may remain in the ealidarum for from forty to 
sixty minutes. The bath is useful in removing local congestions, 
in clearing the pores and in inducing a healthy condition of the 
skin and mucous membranes, in eliminating noxious matters 
from the blood, and in imparting a sense of elasticity and vigor 
to the system. It is injurious when there is any obstruction to 
the circulation, or when the heart or vessels are affected with 
fatty degeneration, or when there are any symptoms of disease 
of the nervous centers, or when there is a tendency to vertigo or 
syncope, and in advanced life. Women who are pregnant, or 
who are menstruating, ought not to have recourse to it.”—T. 
Hatches Tanner. 
356. Spray Inhalants.—The following drugs, in the quanti- 
ties named, are to be added to one fluidounce of pure glycerin 
and water, in proportion of two parts of the former to six parts 
of the latter: 
Borax 5 to 20 grains. 
Bromine . 1 “ 2 minims. 
Bromide of Ammonium 2 “ 15 grains. 
“ “ Potassium 3 “ 15 “ 
Carbolic Acid 5 “ 10 minims. 
Chlorate of Potassa 3 “ 15 grains. 
Chloride of Soda 5 “ 40 “ 
Dried Alum 10 “ 30 “ 
Extract of Belladonna J “ 1 “ 100 
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“ “ Opium... £ “ 1 “ 
Fluid Hydrastis 10 “ 30 minims. 
Iodide of Ammonium 1 “ 5 grains. 
“ “ Potassa 2 “ 10 “ 
Muriate of Ammonia 5 “ 20 “ 
Nitrate of Silver (cryst’s) 1 “ 5 “ 
Pinus Canadensis 30 “ 60 minims. 
Sulphate of Zinc 2 “ 10 grains. 
Sulphurous Acid 10 “ 60 minims. 
Tannin 3 ‘* 15 grains. 
Tar 2 “ 10 “ 
Perchloride of Iron 5 “ 30 minims. 
Tinct. Iodine 1 “ 10 
Pyroligneous Acid 3 “ 10 “ 
Alcohol must be substituted for the glycerin in preparing the 
following: 
Bals. Peru 10 to 30 grains. 
Oil of Copaiba 5 “ 20 minims. 
“ Eucalyptus 10 “ 30 “ 
Salicylic Acid 3 “ 15 grains. 
357. The following preparations may be used, either as spray 
inhalants, or as gargles: 
(1.) Take two grains of bichromate of potash and four fluid- 
ounces of rose water. Mix. 
(2.) Take ten grains of permanganate of potash and two 
fluidounces of distilled water. Mix. 
(3.) Take ten grains of bicarbonate of soda, two fluidrachms 
of tincture of hydrastis can. and three fluidounces each of water 
and syrup of orange peel. Mix. 
(4.) Take fifteen grains of chlorate of potas., two fluidrachms 
of tincture of bloodroot, and four fluidounces of distilled water. 
Mix. 
(5.) Take four fluidounces of alcohol, two fluidrachms of glyc- 
erin, and one fluidrachm of tincture of hydrastis canadensis. 
Mix. 
6. Take one fluidrachm of tincture of iodine, three 'fluid- 
rachms of tincture of camphor, and eight fluidounces of distilled 
water. Mix and filter.—F. L. Peiro, M. D. 
358. FRIGORIFIC MIXTURES. 
Mixture. 
Parts. 
Therm. Sinks. 
Muriate of Ammonia, 5 ~| 
Nitrate of Potassa, 
5 \ 
From 50° to 10°. 
Water, 
16 J HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Nitrate of Ammonia, 
Water, 
1J 
- From 50° 
to 
4°. 
Muriate of Ammonia, 
. 51 
' 
Nitrate of Potassa, 
Sulphate of Soda, 
5 1 
8 
l From 50° 
to 
4°. 
Water, 
16 _ 
1 
Ice or Snow, 
Common Salt, 
21 
From 32° 
to 
5°. 
— Walker. 
359. EFFECTS OF TEMPEBATUKE. 
Degrees 
below Zero. 
Mercury freezes 39 
Proof spirits and brandy freeze 7 
Degrees 
above Zero. 
Solution of 1 salt in 3 water freezes 4 
Solution of 1 salt in 4 water freezes 7 
Mixture of 1 alcohol 3 water freezes 7 
Oil turpentine freezes 16 
Strong wines freeze 20 
Vinegar freezes 28 
Milk freezes 30 
Glacial acetic acid solidifies 36 
Olive oil congeals 36 
Butter melts 92 
Ether boils 98 
Temperatnre of the human blood 98 
Phosphorus melts 99 
Lard melts 97 to 100 
Tallow melts 103 
Spermaceti melts 112 
Vegetable or myrtle wax melts 120 
Beeswax melts 142 
Stearin melts 144 
White wax melts 155 
Alcohol boils 172 
Water boils 212 
Saturated sol. of muriate of ammonia boils 236 
Saturated sol. of acetate of soda boils 256 
Linseed oil boils 600 CHAPTEE XI. 
Toxicology. 
360. Dunglison defines the word poison to be a generic name 
for all substances which act in a noxious manner on the vital 
properties or texture of organs when introduced into the animal 
economy either by cutaneous absorption, respiration, or the di- 
gestive canal. 
361. Poisons are derived from each of the three great king- 
doms of nature, and are divided into two classes: inorganic and 
organic poisons. In brief, that which most interests the pharma- 
cist so far as poisons are concerned is a knowledge of their 
nature and a knowledge of their antidotes. 
362. Mineral and Vegetable Acids.—For poisoning by sul- 
phuric, muriatic, and nitric acids: Give freely of the carbonates 
of lime (chalk or whiting), magnesia, soda (washing or baking 
soda), and potassa (sal. tartar) in milk, or, in some mucilaginous 
drink. In case of poisoning by nitric acid give carbonates of 
lime and magnesia, but do not give either carbonates of soda or 
potassa. In the absence of these give strong soap suds, plaster 
from the walls, linseed tea, linseed oil, sweet or olive oil, corn 
meal gruel, and barley water. To relieve pain give small doses 
of morphine hypodermatically. In case of collapse give stimu- 
lants (brandy, whisky, etc.) hypodermatically. 
363. For poisoning by acetic, carbolic, citric, oxalic, tartaric, 
and prussic acids: Give the same remedies as enumerated 
above; except in case of poisoning by carbolic acid, when lime 
water, sweet oil, or lard, should be given freely, every hour, until 
102 HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
103 
relief is obtained; using stimulants hypodermatically if required. 
In case of poisoning by oxalic acid the alkaline carbonates 
(ammonia, soda, and potassa) should not be given. For poison- 
ing by prussic acid use cold douche, apply electricity, induce 
aitificial respiration, apply stimulating friction to the chest, and 
cautiously give inhalations of ammonia or chlorine gas. Strych- 
nine and whisky may be given hypodermatically. Administer 
food per rectum. 
364. Alkalies and their Salts.—For poisoning by ammonia, 
potcissa, and soda: In very recent cases, that is to say imme- 
diately, give freely of the vegetable acids such as vinegar, 
lemon juice, orange juice, or a solution of citric or tartaric acids. 
In more remote cases give freely of some one of the fixed oils; 
of almond, castor, linseed or olive oils; even lard. Afterwards 
use the stomach-pump; and subsequently, gently wash out the 
stomach with Wi rm water. Give mucilaginous drinks and ad- 
minister food per rectum. 
365. Earths and Earthy Compounds.—For poisoning by 
carbonate, chloride, and nitrate of baryta: Give sulphate of 
soda or magnesia, phosphate of soda, or any of the fixed oils. 
For poisoning by lime give any of the fixed oils; and,after using 
the stomach-pump, gently wash out the stomach with warm 
water. 
366. Alcohol.—For poisoning by spirituous liquors, such as 
brandy, whisky, gin, etc.: Give freely of warm mustard water, 
or of a solution of sulphate of zinc (15 or 20 grs.) or tartar 
emetic (1 to 2 grs.). Apply cold douche to the head, and in 
case of great coldness of the extremities warm flannels and fric- 
tion. In severe cases ammonia, digitalis, and caffein are to be 
given hypodermatically. 
367. Gases.—For poisoning by chlorine: Give cautiously, in- 
halations of aqua ammonia, ether, or sulphide of ammonium. 
Induce artificial respiration. For poisoning by carbonic acid or 
carbonic oxide apply cold affusions to the head, cold douche, 
galvanism, inhalation of oxygen, and induce artificial respira- 
tion. 
368. For poisoning by iodine: Give mixture of starch, arrow- 
root, or wheat flour in cold water (iodine combines with starch 
forming an insoluble compound). Subsequently give an emetic. 104 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
For poisoning by hydrate of chloral'. Give strong coffee, or 
stimulants. Induce artificial respiration, apply electricity, and 
give patient hot bath, or pack. Employ stomach-pump, and 
give ammonia, caffein and strychnia hypodermatically. 
369. Metals.—For poisoning by chloride, oxide, and tartrate 
(ant. et pot. tart.) of antimony: Give freely of a decoction of 
oak bark, or of any substance the astringency of which is either 
dependent upon gallic or tannic acids. Give freely of milk; or 
of carbonate or calcined magnesia in milk, or of warm greasy 
water to induce vomiting. For poisoning by arsenious acid 
(white arsenic): Give hydrated peroxide of iron, recently pre- 
pared in large doses (-| to 1 oz.), every ten or fifteen minutes 
until relief is obtained; give perchloride of iron (officinal solu- 
tion) and calcined magnesia twenty or thirty minutes afterwards, 
using one drachm of the latter to about three fluidounces of the 
former; give dialyzed iron, in the absence of either the hydrated 
peroxide or the perchloride of iron. Give sulphate of zinc (15 
or 20 grs.); emetic effect to be kept up by albuminous or warm 
mucilaginous drinks. For poisoning by either the yellow or red 
sulphuret, proceed as directed above. For poisoning by Fow- 
led s solution, give copious draughts of lime water; eggs, milk, and 
lime water; equal parts of lime water and of any one of the fixed oils. 
In all cases of poisoning by the arsenious scdts give full doses of 
castor oil, as a purgative, in about an hour after giving the antidote. 
Depression of nerve power is to be met with stimulants; orandy, 
etc., to be given hypodermatically. All nourishment to be given 
per rectum. For poisoning by bismuth: Give milk and muci- 
laginous drinks; emetics; or use stomach-pump. For poisoning 
by acetate, carbonate, and sulphate of copper: Give milk and 
white of eggs. Give sulphide of iron, magnesia, and sulphate 
of soda. Do not administer any acid drinks. For poisoning by 
salts of gold: Give strong solution of sulphate of iron. For 
poisoning by chloride and sulphate of iron: Give carbonates 
of ammonia, soda, and magnesia, diluents, and mucilaginous 
drinks. For poisoning by acetate, carbonate, and red oxide of 
lead: Give for the soluble salts white of egg and milk; Glau- 
ber’s salts; epsom salts; phosphate of soda; emetic of sulphate of 
zinc; or use stomach-pump. For the solid forms give freely of 
diluted sulphuric acid. For poisoning by cyanide, nitrate, and 
sulphate of mercury, corrosive sublimate, red oxide, and red sul- HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
105 
pliuret of mercury: Give freely of white of egg and milk, flour 
paste made with milk and water, sweet oil and milk, mucilagi- 
nous drinks. Give morphine hypodermatically. For poisoning 
by nitrate of silver: Give freely of a saturated solution of com- 
mon salt and use stomach-pump; subsequently, give mucilagi- 
nous drinks. For poisoning by chloride and oxide of tin: Give 
copious draughts of milk, and of white of egg and water. For 
poisoning by acetate and sulphate of zinc: Give freely of white 
of eggs and milk, solution of tannin or decoction of white oak 
bark. Give solution of carbonate of potassa or soda to decom- 
pose the salts. Give mucilaginous drinks and use stomach- 
pump. For poisoning by phosphorus: Give freely of white of 
eggs, and mucilaginous drinks with carbonate of magnesia in 
suspension. Do not give any oleaginous mixture, as the fixed 
oils are solvents for phosphorus. For poisoning by the ingesta 
of glass (mechanical irritant): Give bread crumbs in large 
quantities to envelop the particles of glass, and then administer 
emetic of sulphate of zinc. Subsequently, give mucilaginous 
drinks. 
370. Vegetable and Animal Irritants.—For poisoning by 
aconite, belladonna, digitalis, stramonium, Spanish fly, and po- 
tato fly: Give immediately half fluidrachm of spirits of cam- 
phor in teacupful of hot water in case of poisoning by aconite. 
Subsequently, give an emetic if vomiting has not already been 
induced, or use stomach-pump if at hand. Give strong infusion 
of coffee. “Give strychnia (gr. 1-40) tr. digitalis (nt x), and whisky 
(1, to ii), liypodermatically. Never use emetics or apomorphia 
hypodermatically in these cases.” (In case of subcutaneous in- 
jection of the above solution.) For poisoning by belladonna, 
digitalis and stramonium: Give emetic of sulphate of zinc, 
solution of tannin in mucilaginous drinks, strong infusion of 
coffee, subcutaneous injections of morphia, and alcoholic stim- 
ulants with ammonia or strychnia. Do not give any vegetable 
acid before the poison has been expelled from the stomach. 
For poisoning by Spanish fly and potato fly: Give mucilagi- 
nous drinks, copious draughts of milk, or camphor water. Sub- 
sequently, administer an emetic or use stomach-pump. Admin- 
ister morphia if required. 
371. Narcotic Poisoning.—For poiscning by mix vomica 106 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
(strychnia) : Give an emetic of sulphate of zinc, or use stom- 
ach-pump. Give solution of tannic or gallic acid. Give full 
doses of opium when required. Give bromide of potassium in 
large doses. Give chloroform to diminish tetanic spasms, par- 
ticularly of the glottis. Give stimulants if required. For 
poisoning by opium (morphia): Use stomach-pump, or give an 
emetic of zinc or mustard water at once. Give infusion of strong 
coffee, or a solution of either tannic or gallic acid. Give of the 
tincture of belladonna, liyoscyamus, or stramonium (20 to 60 min- 
ims) as the urgency of the case demands. “ Caffein, strychnia, 
and atropia sulph. liypodermatically (1-20 gr. atropia antago- 
nizes 1 gr. morphia).” Keep patient walking, and flagellate the 
legs with wet cloth to prevent sleep. Apply electricity (faradaic 
current) to the spine. Induce artificial respiration and give 
stimulants when required. For poisoning by vercdrum: Give 
emetic of sulphate of zinc, or use stomach-pump. Give full 
doses of tincture of digitalis, or opium, and, per contra give 
stimulants, brandy, whisky, etc., and strychnia when required, 
liypodermatically. 
372. Miscellaneous.—For poisoning by poison ivy: Apply a 
saturated solution of hyposulphite of soda; apply a solution (5 
per cent) of carbolic acid. For poisoning by snake bites: Im- 
mediately apply a ligature above the wound, cleanse the wound 
thoroughly and cauterize with either of the mineral acids; in 
the absence of mineral acids apply strong carbolic acid. Give 
internally, either brandy or whisky in large quantities or appre- 
ciable doses of aro. spirits of ammonia. For poisoning by bites 
of rabid animals: Immediately ligate (if location of the wound 
admits of it), and then stick out the wound and cauterize at once, 
with either of the mineral acids (nitric acid is preferable), or 
with solid nitrate of silver. When sloughing occurs, poultice 
to keep up suppuration. Belladonna and opium may be given 
in small doses (internally), for months after. Elecampane 
(inula helenium) in milk, is alleged to have been successfully 
employed in the treatment of hydrophobia. For poisoning by 
bees and insects: Apply spirits of camphor, aqua ammonia, 
saturated solution of bicarbonate of soda, or a solution (2i per 
cent) of carbolic acid. Give internally,small doses of morphia 
either subcutaneously or by the stomach. 
373. In case of poisoning by such agents as depress or de- HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
107 
stroy nerve force, electricity, stimulants, and the cold douche, 
are to be resorted to; in such cases, the early use of an opiate, 
an anodyne, or a sedative is to be avoided. 
CHAPTER XII. 
Table of Maximum Doses. 
374 The infinitesimal dose of the homoeopathic school of 
medicine is proverbial. However, the dose is not essentially an 
infinitesimal one nor does the law of Similia in any instance so 
define it. In a literal sense, the posology of a drug refers to 
the dose as the word indicates and not necessarily to any par- 
ticular pathy. 
375. In the following table of maximum doses, taken from 
the National Dispensatory and compiled from the German Phar- 
macopoeia, the star (*) is used before the pharmacopoeial name 
to designate the fact that the dose of the said drug has been re- 
duced to the United States standard, or that it is quoted from 
the Belgian Pharmacopoeia; the doses in which, being, with few 
exceptions, invariably smaller than in the standard pharmaceu- 
tical publications of the United States. 
N. B. The doses given in this table are all 
intended for adults. 
For Single Dose. 
For a Day. 
Grams. 
Grains. 
Grams. 
Grains. 
Acidurn arseniosum 
.005 
.01 
i 
“ carbolicum (cryst.) 
.05 
i 
.15 
2.1 
“ *liydrocyanic, diluted 
.05 
1 
.20 
3 
Aconitia 
.004 
tV 
.03 
sV 
Aconiti radix 
.15 
2f 
.6 
Antinionii et potassii tartras 
.2 
3 
1.0 
15f 
Aqua amygdalae amarae, and laurocerasi 
2.0 
coif 
o 
CO 
7.0 
108 
Argenti nitras 
.03 
sV 
.2 
3 
*Arsenici iodidum 
.025 
8 
.05 
t 
Atropia 
.001 
A 
.003 
sV 
Atropiae sulphas 
.001 
* 
.003 
sV 
Auri et sodii chloridum 
.00 
TTT 
.2 
3 
Continued. 108 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
.12 
n 
3 
1.5 
23 
.2 
.6 
6 
u 
.1 
11 
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| 
.4 
.05 
.15 
2i 
ii 
.05 
.1 
.25 
si 
A 
41 
| 
11 
.9 
131 
A 
.001 
.003 
.3 
2.0 
30£ 
3 
.05 
.2 
.1 
.4 
6 
.1 
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15| 
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41 
11 
| 
.4 
6 
“ '■ in divided doses as an emetic.. 
1.0 
.1 
.4 
6 
Digitalis 
* Extraetu 
a 
.3 
1.0 
5f 
.1 
.4 
6 
.025 
.1 
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6 
u 
.1 
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n 
3 
.4 
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.1 
.3 
41 
a 
.2 
.8 
12i 
6 
a 
.06 
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2f 
3 
.4 
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conii 
.18 
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9* 
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.2 
.8 
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15§ 
21 
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.2 
3 
1.0 
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.05 
£ 
.15 
a 
lactucse 
.6 
9£ 
2.5 
38£ 
u 
nuxcis vomicae ale 
.05 
£ 
.15 
21 
a 
** “ aqueous 
j2 
3 
.6 
91 
u 
opii 
.1 
ii 
.4 
6 
u 
physostigmatis .... 
.02 
a 
3 
.06 
A 
u 
pulsatiliae 
.2 
1.0 
15£ 
u 
sabinae 
.2 
3 
1.0 
151 
u 
*scillae ale 
.1 
n 
5 
n 
it 
stramonii foliorum 
.1 
11 
.4 
6 
a 
* stramonii seminis 
.05 
£ 
.25 
3£ 
Gamboeria 
.3 
41 
1.0 
151 
Hellebori 
verides radix 
.3 
41 
1.2 
181 
* H vdrarervri cvanidn m 
.02 
A 
.8 
1A 
u w 
chloridum eorrosivum 
.03 
.1 
11 
ti 
iodidum rubrum 
.03 
A 
A 
.1 
ii 
u 
“ viride 
.06 
.4 
6 
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oxidum rubrum 
.03 
f 
.1 
11 
cc 
urotonitras 
.015 
.06 
A 
15f 
Hyoscyami folia 
.3 
41 
1.0 
Lactucarium 
.3 
4a 
6 
1.2 
181 
30£ 
30 £ 
i£ 
Liquor potassii arsenitis 
.4 
2.0 
‘‘ *arseniei et hvdrarcvri indidi 
.4 
6 
2.0 
Morphia, 
Nnx vomi 
or its salts 
.03 - 
A 
ii 
A 
2.1 
1- 
.12 
ea 
.1 
.3 
41 
41 
71 
Oleum tiszlii 
.06 
.3 
Onium. .. 
15 
.5 
Phosphorus 
.015 
.06 
9 
Plumhi aeetas 
.06 
A 
A 
A 
si 
ii 
A 
Si 
3 
.4 
6 
* Potassii 
arsenias 
. 005 
.025 
| 
' It 
*cyanidum 
.003 
.012 
A 
SabndillflR 
frnetns 
.25 
1.0 
151 
71 
Santoninum 
.1 
.5 
*Sndii arsenias 
.005 
.025 
Stramonii 
u 
folia 
.25 
1.0 
15| 
121 
NUED. 
* semen 
.20 
.8 
Conti HOM(EOPATHIC DISPENSATORY, 
109 
Strychnia, or its salts 
.01 
i 
.03 
& 
* Tinctura aconiti radicis 
.22 
3f 
.9 
13$ 
“ belladonna} 
1.0 
15$ 
4 0 
61$ 
“ *cantharidis 
1.2 
18$ 
3.6 
55$ 
“ colchici 
2.0 
301 
6.0 
92$ 
“ digitalis 
2.0 
30$ 
6.0 
92$ 
“ iodinii 
.3 
4$ 
1.2 
18$ 
“ *composita 
.6 
9 
2.5 
38 
nuxcis vomicse 
.5 
7$ 
1.5 
23 
“ *opii 
1.75 
27 
6.0 
92$ 
“ “ *acetate 
1.35 
20$ 
4.5 
69$ 
“ *deodorata 
1.75 
27 
6.0 
92$ 
“ stramonii 
1.2 
18$ 
6.0 
92$ 
“ *veratri viridi 
.5 
7$ 
2.0 
30$ 
toxicodendri folia 
.4 
6 
1.2 
18$ 
Veratria 
.005 
iV 
.03 
& 
Yeratrum album or viride 
.3 
4$ 
1.2 
18$ 
Vinnm colchici 
2.0 
30$ 
6.0 
92$ 
Zinci chloridum 
015 
f 
.1 
1$ 
“ lacats 
.06 
A 
.3 
4$ 
“ sulphas 
.06 
.3 
4$ 
“ in divided doses as an emetic.. 
1.2 
18$ 
“ valerianas 
.06 
A 
.3 
4$ 
CHAPTER XIII. 
List of Reagents. 
TEST SOLUTIONS. 
376. Acetate of Lead.—In ten parts of distilled water dis- 
solve one part of acetate of lead, and sliglitly acidulate tlie solu- 
tion by adding a few drops of acetic acid. 
377. Albumen.—In three parts of distilled wrater dissolve one 
part of egg albumen and filter through moist cotton. The cot- 
ton should be made moist with clean distilled water. This solu- 
tion, should be freshly prepared when wanted. 
378. Ammonio-Nitrate of Silver.—To a solution of nitrate 
of silver (Paragraph 403) add water of ammonia (in drops) 
until the precipitate thus formed is nearly all dissolved; then 
filter. 
379. Ammonio-Sulphate of Copper.—To a solution of sul- 
phate of copper—Paragraph 412—add water of ammonia (in 
drops) until the precipitate thus formed is nearly all dissolved; 
then filter. 110 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
380. Bichromate of Potassium.—In ten parts of distilled 
water dissolve one part of bichromate of potash. 
381. Bitartrate of Sodium.—In ten parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of bitartrate of soda; dissolve the salt with the 
aid of heat and filter when cold. 
382. Carbonate of Ammonium.—In ten parts of distilled 
water dissolve one part of carbonate of ammonia. 
383. Carbonate of Sodium.—In ten parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of carbonate of soda. 
384. Chloride of Ammonium.—In ten parts of distilled water 
dissolve one j)art of chloride of ammonia. 
385. Chloride of Barium.—In ten parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of pure chloride of baryta, in crystals. 
386. Chloride of Calcium.—In ten parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of pure chloride of lime. 
387. Chloride of Gold.—In ten parts distilled water dissolve 
one part of chloride of gold. 
388. Chromate of Potassium.—In ten parts of distilled 
water dissolve one part of chromate of potash. 
389. Ferric Chloride.—In ten parts of distilled water dis- 
solve one part of chloride of iron. 
390. Ferrocyanide of Potassium.—In ten parts of distilled 
water dissolve one part of ferrocyanide of potash. Add ten parts 
more of distilled water to one part of the solution, and add a 
few drops of the ferri chloride solution; if no blue precipitate is 
produced the solution of ferrocyanide is uncontaminated by pro- 
toxide of iron. 
391. Ferrocyanide of Potassium.—In ten parts of distilled 
water dissolve one part of ferrocyanide of potash. 
392. Ferrous Sulphate.—In ten parts of distilled water dis- 
solve one part of pure sulphate of iron. Add ten parts more of 
distilled water to one part of the solution, and add a few drops of 
the ferrocyankle of potash solution; this will produce an abun- 
dant precipitate, known as Turnbull’s blue. 
393. Gelatin.—In fifty parts of distilled water dissolve one HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
part isinglass (ichthyocolla); dissolve on water-bath, and filter 
through cotton moistened with clean distilled water. 
394. Hydrosulphuric Acid.—Take ferrous sulphide one part, 
sulphuric acid one and one-half parts, and dilute with about ten 
times its weight of distilled water. Introduce the several sub- 
stances into a bottle, perforate the cork, and connect with a glass 
tube to a second bottle that contains fifty parts of distilled water. 
The glass tube should but just enter through the cork of the first 
bottle, while in the second one it should pass through it and 
downwards nearly to the bottom of the bottle. The hydrosul- 
phuric acid gas thus generated in the first, and thus made solu- 
ble in the second vessel, will, as will also the solution itself, 
immediately blacken a solution of acetate of lead. The solution 
should be prepared fresh and possess the characteristic odor of 
the acid. 
395. Hyposulphite of Sodium.—In ten parts of distilled 
water dissolve one part of hyposulphite of soda, and filter. 
396. Indigo.—Digest, on water-bath, for one hour indigo (in 
powder) one part, sulphuric acid twelve parts, and then pour 
the solution into five hundred parts of distilled water. Leave 
the mixture to subside, and afterwards decant the clear portion 
for use. 
397. Iodide of Mercury and Potassium.—Mix solution of 
mercury chloride one hundred parts, with solution of iodide of 
potassium three hundred and sixty-seven parts. 
398. Iodide of Potassium.—In twenty parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of iodide of potash. 
399. Iodine.—In fifty parts of distilled water dissolve first 
three parts of iodide of potash, and then one part of iodine. 
400. Magnesium.—In eight parts of distilled water dissolve 
tiro parts of chloride of ammonium and one part of sulphate of 
magnesium. Add four parts of water of ammonia, and, in a 
day or two, filter. 
401. Mercuric Chloride.—In twenty parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of corrosive sublimate. 
402. Nitrate of Barium.—In twenty parts of distilled water 
dissolve one pari of pure nitrate of baryta. 112 
403. Nitrate of Silver.—In twenty parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of nitrate of silver, in crystals. 
GENERAL PHARMACY. 
404. Oxalate of Ammonium.—In twenty parts of distilled 
water dissolve one part of oxalate of ammonia. 
405. Permanganate of Potassium.—In one thousand parts 
of distilled water dissolve one part of permanganate of potash. 
406. Phosphate of Ammonium.—In ten parts of distilled 
water dissolve one part of phosphate of ammonia. 
407. Phosphate of Sodium.—In ten parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of phosphate of soda. 
408. Picric Acid.—In one hundred parts of distilled water 
dissolve with the aid of heat, one part of picric acid in crystals; 
let the solution stand for ten or twelve hours and then filter. 
409. Platinic Chloride.—In twenty parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of pure chloride of platinum. 
410. Potassio-Cupric Tartrate.—In five and forty one-hun- 
dredths fluidrachms—20 c. c.—of distilled water dissolve one 
hundred and six and ninety-two hundredths grains—6.93 grams 
—of selected crystals of sulphate of copper; in four and s ixty - 
five hundredths fluidounces—140 c. c.—of solution of soda* dis- 
solve five hundred and fifty-five and fifty-six hundredths grains 
—36 grams—of tartrate of potash. To the former solution grad- 
ually add the latter, stirring it at the same time; and, finally add 
enough more of the solution of soda to raise the liquid measure 
to six and seventy-five hundredths fluidounces—200 c. c. 
411. Sulphate of Calcium.—In three hundred parts of dis- 
tilled water digest one part of native crystallized sulphate of 
lime; agitate repeatedly for several days and then decant the 
clear liquid. 
412. Sulphate of Copper.—In ten parts of distilled water 
dissolve one part of sulphate of copper, selected crystals. 
413. Sulphate of Potassium.—In fifteen parts of distilled 
water dissolve one part of sulphate of potash. 
* Solution of Soda—Dissolve: 
Carbonate of Soda Fifty-six parts. 
Distilled water One hundred and ninety-four parts. 
—Pharm. U S. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
113 
414. Sulphate of Silver.—In two hundred aud fifty parts 
of distilled water dissolve with the aid of heat, one part of sul- 
phate of silver. 
415. Sulphide of Ammonium.—Take water of ammonia three 
pai'ts, and proceed in the same manner as directed in preparing 
the solution of hydrosulplmric acid gas. When ilie water of 
ammonia is saturated with the gas, aud water of ammonia two 
parts; that is two parts more. Test this solution with the solu- 
tion of sulphate of magnesium, or chloride of calcium; if not 
rendered turbid the solution is free from ammonium hydrate or 
carbonate. 
416. Tannic Acid.—In nine parts of distilled water and one 
part of alcohol, dissolve one part of tannic acid. This solution 
should not he used when turbid. 
417. Tartaric Acid.—In five parts of distilled water dissolve 
one part of tartaric acid. PART II. 
Special Pharmacy.* 
ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS, (abel-mos'chus es-cu-len' 
tus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Malvaceae. 
SYN., A. moscliatus, Hibiscus abelmoschus, H. esculentus, H. longi- 
folius. 
VULO., Gombo, Musk-okro, Musk leaf plant, Musk seed, Okra. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of freshly dried seeds. Powder the seeds fine, moisten with 
the alcohol, and allow the powder thus treated to macerate tor an hour or two, 
and pack in a conical percolator and add alcohol, sp. gr. '941, from time to time, 
until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add two parts of water in 
order to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘835, one part ot each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
* While recognizing the fact that the pharmacist should he more or less fa- 
miliar with the botanical description of plants and should also know some- 
thing of the science of chemistry, the author has seen fit to ignore these two 
special features and to refer the reader to any one of the many text hooks on 
these subjects, believing that all instruction herein should be in reference to 
pharmaceutical preparations. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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ABIES CANADENSIS, (a' bi-es' can-a-den 'sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer®. 
SYN., Pinus canadensis. 
YULG., Hemlock spruce, Hemlock tree, Canada pitch. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh buds and young twigs. Bruise the plant thor- 
oughly in a mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the buds and twigs. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution, 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ABIES NIGRA, {ci'bi-es ni'gra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer®. 
SYN., Finns nigra. 
YlilO., Black or double spruce. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, and four parts of the fresh bark from the young twigs. Bruise the bark 
thoroughly in a mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 116 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ABSINTHIUM. (ab-sin' thi-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., A. majus, A. officinalis, A. rusticum, A.vulgare, Artemisia absin- 
thium. 
YULG., Absinthe, Wormseed, Wormwood. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the fresh young leaves and flowers. Bruise the plant 
thoroughly in a mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts ot tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ABROTANUM. (ab- rot' a-num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Artemisia abrotanum. 
YULG., Southernwood, Oldman. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tiucture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the frerh young leaves. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a 
mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equ al sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of tliree-eighths grain of the plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr: 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine pails of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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ACACIA CATECHU, (a-ka’she-a cat-e-chu.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosae. 
SYN., A. catechuoides, A. chundra, A. sandra, A. sundra, Mimosa cate- 
chu, M. catechuoides, M. sundra. 
YULG., Catechu gum, Medicinal acacia, Cutch, Gambeer, Terra 
Japonica. 
The Preparations of this gum are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and two parts of the gum, in coarse powder, and one part of clean white 
sand. Mix. Moisten with the alcohol and pack in a conical glass percolator 
and add alcohol, sp. gr. '920, from time to time, until the percolate shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the gum. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '920, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACALYPHA INDICA. (a-cal' i-pha in-di'ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbaceie. 
SYN., A. canescans, A. ciliata, A. spicata. 
YULG., Cupameni, Indian acalypha or nettle. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill,making a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and adii 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug poioer of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 118 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ACANTHUS MOLLIS, (a -can ’ thus mol ’ lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Acanthaceae. 
SYN., Branca ursina (?). 
YULGr., Bear’s-breech, Smooth bear’s-breech. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tlie tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the plant. Run plant through drug mill, making a mod- 
erately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add tne alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr.'941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDUM ACETICUM GLACIALE. (ac'i-dum a-cet' i-cum 
gla' she-ale.) 
Glacial Acetic Acid.—HC2 H3 O2; 60. 
This acid is a crystalline solid at or below (15° C.) 59° F.; at 
a temperature above this it is a colorless liquid. At 32° F. it 
has the sp. gr.. 1'063. 
Tests.—Acetic acid (in solution) when treated with hydro- 
sulphuric acid should not yield a precipitate of the metals; or 
with a solution of the oxalate of ammonium, a precipitate of 
calcium. Upon the addition of a solution of chloride of barium 
no precipitate of sulphate of baryta should be formed, thus 
showing the presence of sulphuric acid; nor chloride of silver, 
upon the addition of a solution of nitrate of silver, thus show- 
ing the presence of hydrochloric acid; nor upon the addition of 
a crystal of sulphate of iron to a mixture of equal parts of 
acetic acid and sulphuric acid should a brown colored zone be 
formed thus showing the presence of nitric acid. If there is a 
precipitate thrown down upon the addition of hydrosulphuric 
acid, to another portion add a few drops of the solution of ferro- 
cyanide of potassa; when, if the metal be iron, the liquid will HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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immediately change to a blue color; or, if the metal be copper, 
to a wine or mauve color. 
It requires thirteen fluidrachms, twenty-four minims of the 
volumetric solution of soda to neutralize forty-two and six-tenths 
grains of glacial acetic acid, 99 per cent. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
solutions and dilutions. 
Solutions.—To nine parts of distilled water add one part of glacial acetic 
acid; to nine parts more of distilled water add one part of the first solution. 
These two solutions are equivalent, in drug strength, to the and second 
decimal dilutions. 
To ninety parts of distilled water add ten parts of the first solution. This 
solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the third decimal dilution it requires nine parts of 
alcohol, sp gr. '941, to one part of the second decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
The second centesimal dilution requires ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, 
to one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDUM BENZOICUM. (ac'i- dum ben-zo' i-cum.) 
Benzoic Acid.—HC7 H5 O2; 122. 
Benzoic acid is sublimated from gum benzoin, in cream-white, 
lustrous, needle-like scales. The acid is of a slight aromatic odor, 
a warm acid-like taste and is permanent when exposed to atmos- 
pheric air. It is soluble in cold water two hundred parts, in 
boiling water twenty-five parts, in ether three parts, in chloro- 
form seven parts, also, in bisulphide of carbon, benzol, benzin, 
and the fixed oils. It is readily soluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—Benzoic acid should, when heated, sublime without 
residue. It should not impart a green or bluish-green color to 
a nonluminous flame when heated upon a loop of platinum wire, 
the acid being first moistened with cuprum oxide, thus showing 
the presence of chloro-benzoic. It should not possess the odor 
of bitter almonds; nor, should such an odor be evolved upon 
rubbing it with permanganate of potassa, moistened with water, 
thus showing the presence of cinnamic acid. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations, the decimal and centesimal solutions and subse- 
quent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 120 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Solutions.—To nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, add one part of benzoic 
acid. This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first decimal dilu- 
tion. 
To ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, add one part of benzoic acid. 
This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, to one part of the first decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
The second centesimal dilution requires to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of the first centesirml solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDUM BORICITM. (ac'i-dum bor'i-cum.) 
Boracic Acid. Boric Acid.—H3 BO3; 62. 
Artificially prepared, boric acid is obtained by decomposing a 
hot solution of borax with sulphuric acid. It crystallizes in col- 
orless, transparent, six-sided plates. The crystals are odorless, 
of a cool and slightly bitter taste, unctuous to the touch, and are 
quite permanent in the atmospheric air. 
Boric acid is soluble in about twenty-five parts of water (15 
C.) 59° F.; and in a much smaller quantity of boiling wTater. It 
is also sparingly soluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—A solution of boric acid in alcohol burns with a green- 
ish colored flame. Boric acid (in solution) when treated with 
hydrosulpliuric should not yield a precipitate of the metals; or 
with a solution of the oxalate of ammonium, a precipitate of 
calcium. Upon the addition of a solution of chloride of barium 
no precipitate of sulphate of baryta should occur, thus showing 
*the presence of sulphuric acid; nor chloride of silver, upon the HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
121 
addition of a solution of nitrate of silver, thus showing the pres- 
ence of hydrochloric acid. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the acid, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACIDUM CARBOLICUM. (ac'i-dum car-bol' i-cum.) 
Carbolic Acid. Plienic Acid.—C6 H5 HO; 94. 
In the distillation of that portion of coal tar known as “ dead 
oil,” at a temperature between (180° C.) 856° F., and (190° C.) 
374° F., the product is gathered and subsequently treated with a 
warm concentrated solution of potassa. The resulting crystal- 
lized mass is afterwards dissolved in water, the empyreumatic 
oils separate and are removed, when the solution is further treated 
with hydrochloric acid; the phenol thus separated is repeatedly 
agitated with water, and, being further treated with chloride of 
calcium, is again distilled. Carbolic acid crystallizes in long, 
colorless, prismatic needles. Upon exposure to the air they 
sometimes deliquesce;the resulting liquid and remaining crystals 
both acquiring a pinkish color (cresylic acid). Carbolic acid is 
freely soluble in alcohol and ether, and is also quite soluble in 
bisulphate of carbon, chloroform, glycerin, and the fixed oils. 
Its sp. gr. is 1;065. The melting point of the pure anhydrous 
crystals is 96.8° to 107.6° F.; a continued heat at this tempera- 
ture and above completely volatilizes the acid. 
Tests.—A solution of carbolic acid (1 per cent), treated with 122 
SPECIAL PHAEMCCY. 
a drop or two of the solution of ferric chloride will assume a 
permanent blue color, thus showing the absence of creosote. 
One part of carbolic acid (containing 5 per cent of wuter) in one 
part of glycerin forms a clear mixture which is not rendered 
turbid upon the addition of three parts of water, thus showing 
the absence of cresylic acid. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
solutions, and the subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Besides these there is a glycerole and an ointment of carbolic 
acid. 
Solutions.—To nine parts of distilled water add one part of carbolic acid. 
This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first decimal dilution. To 
ninety-nine parts of distilled water add one part of carbolic acid. This solution 
is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Glycerole.—To ninety parts of glycerin add ten parts of carbolic acid. 
Ointment.—To seventy-five parts o'flard and fifteen parts of yellow wax add ten 
parts of carbolic acid. Or, to ninety parts of simple ointment add ten parts of 
carbolic acid. 
ACIDUM CHROMICUM. (ac'idum chro'mi-cum.) 
Chromic Acid.—C, O3; 50.2. 
This acid is obtained by pouring three measures (parts) of 
concentrated sulphuric acid, sp. gr. T84, into two measures 
(parts) of a saturated solution of bichromate of potassium. 
Chromic acid crystallizes in needle-like quadrangular prisms. 
The crystals are of a deep, crimson-red color; they are very del- 
iquescent, and also are very soluble in water. Chromic acid is 
deoxidized almost instantly in the presence of arsenious, sul- 
phurous, and hydrosulphuric acids as well as in the presence of 
deoxidizing agents generally. The acid should be preserved in 
glass-stoppered vials. 
Tests.—A solution of chromic acid, deoxidized with alcohol, 
when treated with a solution of chloride of barium should not 
yield a precipitate of sulphate of baryta; thus showing the 
presence of free sulphuric acid. When treated with the solu- 
tion of tartaric acid, a precipitate of the bitartrate of potassium 
ought not to occur; thus showing the presence of bichromate of 
potassium. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations,. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance ot milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the acid, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACIDUM CHRYSOPHANICUM. (ac'i-dum chrys-o-jihan' 
i-cum.) 
Chrysophanic Acid.—C14 H8 O4; 242. 
This acid may be prepared by exhausting rhubarb with cold 
water and treating the residue, after drying, with benzole. 
Chrysophanic acid crystallizes out on concentrating the benzolic 
solution in orange-colored needles, wdiich are both tasteless and 
odorless. Chrysophanic acid is only slightly soluble in cold 
water. It is soluble in benzole, the hydrocarbons, in chloroform, 
and in the fixed and volatile oils. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The Jirst centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 124 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the acid, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
Ail subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugaronepnrtf of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACIDUM CITRICUM. ( ac' i-dum cit' ri-cum.) 
Citric Acid.-H3 C6 Hfi O7, H2 O or H8 Ci Aq;210. 
Citric acid is obtained in large quantities from the juice of 
lemons. Allowed to ferment for a time, to separate the mucilage 
and o-ther impurities, the juice is first saturated with chalk; thus 
forming an insoluble compound it is thoroughly washed, and, 
subsequently, it is decomposed by sulphuric acid, diluted with 
water, after which the solution is filtered and then evaporated 
until a thin film forms on its surface, when it is set aside that 
the acid may crystallize. 
Citric acid crystallizes in the form of rhomboidal prisms. It 
is permanent in dry air, and it has a sp. gr. of 1'6. It dissolves 
in three-fourths part of cold and in one-half part of boiling 
water. 
Tests.—Citric acid (in solution) when treated with hydrosul- 
phuric a-cid should not yield a precipitate of the metals; or, with 
chloride of barium, sulphate of baryta, thus showing the pres- 
ence of sulphuric acid. On ignition, the crystals having left 
some ash, it should not turn blue upon treating it with a drop or 
two of water of ammonia, thus showing the presence of copper. 
Dissolving the acid in two parts of water, and treating it with 
acetate of potassium dissolved in two parts of water, the acid 
solution should remain clear upon the addition of an equal vol- 
ume of alcohol, thus showing the absence of oxalic and tartaric 
acids. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
TItlTuilATIoV3.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acitl. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sm ar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the lirst decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for filteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the acid 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and trit- 
urate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twen- 
ty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACIDl M FORMICICUM. (ac'i-dum for-mic'i-cum.) 
Formic Acid.—H C H O2; 46. 
This acid occurs naturally in the animal kingdom, particularly 
in the bodies of ants (formica rufci). It is obtained by distilling 
oxalic acid with glycerin, and by the oxidation of wood spirit in 
the presence of platinum black, or by the action of sulphuretted 
hydrogen on dry formate of lead. Its sp. gr. is T235. It crys- 
tallizes below 32° F. and is soluble in water and mixes with it in 
all proportions. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
solutions, and the subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Solutions.—To nine parts of distilled water add one part of formic acid; 
to nine parts more of distilled water add one part of the first decimal solution. 
These two solutions are equivalent, in drug strength, to the first ai d second 
decimal dilutions. 
To ninety-nine parts of distilled water add one part of formic acid. This solu- 
tion is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the third decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the second decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part ot each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDUM GALLICOI. (ac'i-dum gal'li-cum.) 
Gallic Acid.—HO, C14H5 O92 HO; 188. 
This acid is obtained from nutgalls—excrescences upon the 
leaves of the quercus infesioria produced by the puncture of an 
insect—by treating them with ether. A more simple method, 
however, is to prepare a thin paste of powdered nutgalls with 
water, exposing the mixture to warm atmospheric air in a shal- 
low porcelain vessel for a few weeks, taking care from time to 
time to replace the water lost by evaporation. The mass is then SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
submitted to expression; the liquor being rejected, the solid 
portion or residue is then boiled for a short time in distilled 
water, and being first filtered through animal charcoal, while hot, 
is then set aside that the acid may crystallize. Gallic acid crys- 
tallizes in long, silky needles, which are quite or nearly colorless, 
when pure, and which are permanent in the air. The acid is 
soluble in one hundred parts of cold water, three parts of boiling 
water and in four and five-tenths parts of alcohol. 
Tests.—In contra-distinction to tannic acid, a solution of gal- 
lic acid will not precipitate albumen, gelatin, gelatinized starch, 
chloride of ammonium and tartrate of antimony and potassium 
(tartar emetic) from their respective solutions. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides these, there is an ointment of gallic acid. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
owe pari of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal poitions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To seventy-five parts of lard and fifteen parts of yellow wax add ten 
parts of gallic acid. 
Or, to ninety parts of simple ointment add ten parts of gallic acid. Rub the 
acid with a few drops of glycerin and then thoroughly incorporate it with the 
ointment. This ointment is to be made without the aid of heat and without 
the use of an iron spatula. 
ACIDUM HYDROBROMICUM DILUTUM. (ac'i-dum hydro- 
brom'i-cum di-lu-ium.) 
Diluted Hydrobromic Acid. 
This acid is a 10 per cent aqueous solution of absolute hydro- 
bromic acid (HBr; 80.8). Its sp. gr. is 1'077. It is a clear, col- IIOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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orless liquid, strongly acid and is completely volatilized by heat. 
Tests.—Upon the addition of a solution of chloride of barium 
no precipitate of the sulphate of baryta should occur; thus show- 
ing the absence of sulphuric acid. A solution of nitrate of sil- 
ver will cause a white precipitate to fall which is insoluble in 
nitric acid and but sparingly so in stronger water of ammonia. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesi- 
mal solutions and the subsequent decimal and centesimal dilu- 
tions. 
Solutions.—To nine parts of distilled water add one part of diluted hydro- 
bromic acid. This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the second deci- 
mal dilution. 
To ninety parts of distilled water add ten parts of diluted liydrobromic 
acid. This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the third decimal dilution it requires to nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the second decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDIIM HYDROCHLORICUM DILUTUM. (ac’i-dum hy- 
dro-ch lo' ri-cum di-hi' tu m.) 
Diluted Hydrochloric Acid. Diluted Muriatic Acid. 
This is a 10 per cent aqueous solution of absolute hydrochloric 
acid (—HC1; 36.4). Its sp. gr. is 1'049. It is a colorless liquid, 
of an intense acid taste and of a strong acid reaction. Hydro- 
chloric acid is completely volatilized by heat. 
Tests.—A 10 per cent solution of hydrochloric acid, when 
treated with a solution of sulphide of ammonium should not 
change its color, that is become black; thus showing the presence 
of some one of the metals, particularly lead. Or, when treated 
with a solution of ferrocyanide of potassium it ought not to as- 
sume a mauve color thus showing the presence of copper; or 
blue color, thus showing the presence of iron. Upon the addi- 
tion of a solution of chloride of barium no precipitate of the 
sulphate of baryta should occur, thus showing the presence of 
sulphuric acid; or a small piece of pure granulated zinc being 
added, the gas so evolved should not blacken freshly saturated 
nitrate of silver paper thus showing the presence of sulphurous 
acid. 128 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To detect the presence of nitric acid, add a small piece of gold 
leaf to the diluted hydrochloric acid and treat it with a few drops 
of the solution of proto-chloride of tin, which will, in case nitric 
acid is present, cause the solution to assume a purple colored 
tint. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesi- 
mal solutions and their subsequent decimal and centesimal dilu- 
tions. 
Solutions.—To nine parts of distilled water add one part of diluted hydro- 
chloric acid. This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the second deci- 
mal dilution. 
To ninety parts of distilled water add ten parts of diluted hydrochloric acid. 
This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the third decimal dilution it requires to nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the second decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made hy adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr, 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDUM HYDROCYANICUM DILUTIIM. (ac'i-dum hydro- 
cy-an' i-cum di- lu' turn.) 
Diluted Hydrocyanic Acid. Diluted Prussic Acid. 
This is a 2 per cent solution of absolute hydrocyanic acid 
(HC2N; 27). It is prepared by decomposing ferrocyanide of 
potassium by diluted sulphuric acid at a boiling heat. The spe- 
cific gravity is not to be relied on as being indicative of strength. 
It must be of such strength (2 per cent) that 12.7 grains of ni- 
trate of silver dissolved in distilled water will accurately satu- 
rate 100 grains of diluted acid producing a white precipitate of 
cyanide of silver, which when washed and properly dried (at 212° 
F.) shall weigh exactly ten grains, and is wholly soluble in boiling 
nitric acid. Diluted hydrocyanic acid should be kept in well- 
stoppered bottles; and, although well coated over with some 
opaque substance they should nevertheless be kept away from 
the light. Hydrocyanic acid is colorless, and possesses the char- 
acteristic odor and taste of peach pits and bitter almonds. 
Tests.—Upon the addition of a solution of chloride of barium 
no precipitate of sulphate of baryta should occur, thus showing 
the presence of sulphuric acid; or being treated with a solution 
of ferric chloride no blue precipitate should occur, thus show- 
ing the presence of ferrocyanide of potassium. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
129 
The Preparations of this acid are the first centesimal solu- 
tion and its subsequent centesimal dilutions. 
Solutions.—A solution composed of equal parts of distilled water and di- 
luted hydrocyanic acid (2 per cent solution) is equivalent, in drug strength, to 
the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDUM HYDHOFLUORICUM. (ac'i-dum hydro-fluor’i- 
cum.) 
Hydrofluoric Acid.—HR; 20. 
This acid is obtained by heating in a retort of platinum or 
lead, fluoride of calcium with concentrated sulphuric acid. Hy- 
drofluoric acid is exceedingly volatile, and is a colorless liquid. 
It unites with water with great violence, and even in a diluted 
state it readily attacks glass. When brought into contact with 
the skin it causes deep and malignant ulcers, and should there- 
fore be manipulated with care. This acid should be preserved 
in gutta-percha flasks. 
Tests.—In order to determine if a suspected liquid is hydro- 
fluoric acid or not, place a drop or two on a slip of glass; when, 
after a few minutes, if the liquid be a solution of hydrofluoric 
acid, the glass will be found to have lost its polish at the point 
of contact. 
The Preparations of this acid are the centesimal solutions 
and the subsequent centesimal dilutions. 
Solutions.—To prepare the first centesimal solution, it requires to ninety - 
nine parts of distilled water one part of hydrofluoric acid; for the second cen- 
tesimal solution, to ninety-nine parts of distilled water one part of the first cen- 
tesimal solution; for the third centesimal solution, to ninety-nine parts of distilled 
water one part of the second centesimal solution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the third centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDUM LACTICUM. (ac' i-dum lac' ti-cum.) 
Lactic Acid.—HO, C6 H5 O5; 90. 
Tliis acid is a colorless syrupy liquid, odorless and of a strong 
acid taste, and is freely miscible with alcohol, ether, and water. 
Its sp. gr. is T212. The preparation of lactic acid consists in 
the spontaneous fermentation of sugar, in solution, mixed with 
carbonate of lime (chalk), and in the presence of casein. Dur- 130 
SPECIAL PHAEMACY. 
ing the process lactate of lime is formed, which subsequently is 
decomposed by the cautious use of oxalic acid, the lactic acid 
being left free and in solution. 
Tests.—Lactic acid (in solution) when treated with hydro- 
sulphuric acid should not yield a precipitate of the metals, or 
with a solution of the oxalate of ammonium, a precipitate of 
calcium. Upon the addition of a solution of chloride of barium 
no precipitate of sulphate of baryta should occur, thus showing 
the presence of sulphuric acid; nor chloride of silver, upon the 
addition of a solution of nitrate of silver, thus showing the pres- 
ence of hydrochloric acid. If there is a precipitate thrown down 
upon the addition of hydrosulpliuric acid, and it be not black,— 
sulphide of lead,—to another portion add a few drops of the 
solution of ferrocyanide of potassium; when, if the metal be 
iron the liquid will immediately change to a blue color, or, if the 
metal be copper to a wine or mauve color. 
It requires nine and five-tenths fluidrachms of the volumetric 
solution of soda to neutralize sixty-nine and four-tenths grains 
of lactic acid, sp. gr. 1'212. 
The Preparations of this acid are the aqueous (50 per cent) 
solution, the centesimal solution, and its subsequent centesimal 
dilutions. 
Solutions.—To prepare the aqueous (50 per cent) solution, it requires to 
thirty-two and five tenths parts of distilled water sixty-seven and five-tenths parts 
of lactic acid, sp. gr. 1'212. To prepare the first centesimal solution it requires 
to ninety-eight parts of distilled water two parts of the aqueous (50 per cent) 
solution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety- 
nine paids of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part ot each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDUM M0LYBDA1NICIIM. (ac' i-dum mol-ib-de' ni-cum.) 
Molybdie Acid.—MoO3. 
This acid is a white crystalline powder, slightly soluble in 
water, readily soluble in the presence of alkalies and fusible at 
red heat. It is obtained by roasting at red heat, in an open ves- 
sel, the native bisulphide of molybdenum. The impure acid is 
dissolved in ammonia, the solution is then filtered and after- 
wards evaporated to dryness, when the salt is re-dissolved and 
being purified by crystallization the crystals are decomposed 
and the ammonia is then expelled by heat. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
131 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACIDUM NITRICUM DILUTUM. (ac i-dum ni-tri' cum di- 
lu' turn.) 
Diluted Nitric Acid. 
Tliis acid is a 10 per cent solution of absolute nitric acid. Its 
sp. gr. is T059. 
Tests.—This acid, when diluted with an equal volume of dis- 
tilled water and treated with gelatinized starch, should not take 
on a blue color thus indicating the presence of iodine, or when 
further treated with a solution of liydrosulphuric acid, the acid 
being added without agitation, it should not make manifest the 
presence of iodic acid by giving a blue colored zone. Upon the 
addition of a solution of chloride of barium no precipitate of 
sulphate of baryta should occur thus showing the presence of 
sulphuric acid, nor chloride of silver, upon the addition of a 
solution of nitrate of silver, thus showing the presence of either 
chlorine or hydrochloric acid; nor should a precipitate be formed 
with an excess of water of ammonia, thus indicating the pres- 
ence of iron or lead. If the liquid should take on a blue color 
after the addition of ammonia, thus indicating the presence of 
copper, verify with a solution of ferrocyanide of potassium the 
reaction of which is made plain by the liquid changing to a 
mauve, or wine color. The presence of lead may be detected by 132 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
treating the acid with a solution of sulphide of ammonium; lead 
being present the precipitate is blackened. 
It requires nine and three-tenths fluidrachms of the volumetric 
solution of soda to neutralize forty-eight and six-tenths grains of 
nitric acid, sp. gr. 1'420. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
solutions, the subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions, and 
the decimal and centesimal triturations. 
Solutions.—The diluted nitric acid—U. S. Pharmacopoeia—is equivalent, 
in drug strength, xo the. first decimal solution. To nine parts of distilled water 
add one part of diluted nitric acid, sp. gr. 1*059; to nine paHs more of distilled 
water add one paH of the second decimal solution. These two solutions are 
equivalent, in drug strength, to the second and third decimal dilutions. 
To ninety parts of distilled water add ten parts of the diluted nitric acid, sp. 
gr. 1*059; to ninety-nine parts more of distilled water add one part of the first 
centesimal solution. These two solutions are equivalent, in drug strength, to 
the Urst and second centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the fourth decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the third decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the third centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. *941, one part of the second centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. *835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.*—To prepare the third decimal trituration it requires to ten 
parts of milk sugar one part of the second decimal solution. Deposit the solu- 
tion in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily tritu- 
rate for fifteen minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
tor fifteen minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the third decimal trituration. 
To prepare the second centesimal trituration it requires to one hundred parts of 
milk sugar one part of the first centesimal solution. Deposit the solution in 
a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add 
one portion, thirty-three parts, to the solution, and steadily triturate for 
twenty minutes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; 
and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the second centesimal trituration. 
ACIDIM MTROHYDROCHLORICUM DILUTIM. (ac'i- 
dum nitro-hydro-chlo'ri-cum di-lu'turn.) 
Diluted Nitrohydrochloric Acid. Diluted Nitromuriatie 
Acid. 
This acid is a 25 per cent solution of nitric and hydrochloric 
acids combined. It contains about 10 per cent of the first named 
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HOMCEOrATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
acid and about 15 per cent of the latter. When pure and re- 
cently prepared it is colorless, or very faintly yellow, possessing 
a slight odor of chlorine, a decidedly acid taste, and is strongly 
acid in its reaction. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
solutions and their subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Solutions.—To six parts of distilled water add four parts of diluted uitro- 
hydrochloric acid; to nine parts more of distilled water add one part of the first 
solution; again, to nine parts more of distilled water add one part of the second 
solution. These three solutions are equivalent, in drug strength, to the first, 
second, and third decimal dilutions. 
To ninety six parts of distilled water add four parts of diluted nitroliydro- 
cliloric acid; to ninety-nine parts more of distilled water add one part of the 
first solution. These two solutions are equivalent, in drug strength, to the first 
and second centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the fourth decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp.gr. '941, one part of the third decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the third centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the second centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDTTM OXALIC! M. (ac'i-dum ox-al'i-cum.) 
Oxalic Acid.—C4 O6 2 HO; 63. 
This acid is obtained in large quantities by the long continued 
action of nitric acid, either on sugar, starch, or dextrin. One 
part of sugar is dissolved in a mixture of five parts of nitric 
acid, sp. gr. 1'420, and ten parts of water. This acidified solu- 
tion of sugar is gently heated in a retort until copious red fumes 
are disengaged and oxidation is complete. Heat is again 
applied and the liquid concentrated, until the liquid deposits 
crystals on cooling. The crystals are then drained and re-dis- 
solved in a limited quantity of hot water when it is again set 
aside that final crystallization may occur. Oxalic acid crystal- 
lizes in long, slender, four or six-sided-oblique rhombic prisms. 
The crystals are soluble in eight parts of water, 60° F., and in 
about their own wreiglit of hot water. 
Tests.—On adding concentrated sulphuric acid to a 10 per 
cent solution of oxalic acid and boiling it, the organic impurities 
will be charred or blackened; to another portion of the so- 
lution, if treated with a solution of nitrate of barium, the pres- 
ence of sulphuric acid will be indicated by the deposition of a 
copious white precipitate—sulphate of baryta—which is insoluble 
in diluted nitric acid. 134 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
solutions, their subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions, 
and the decimal and centesimal triturations. 
Solutions.—To nine parts of distilled water add one part of oxalic acid. To 
ninety-nine parts of distilled water add one part of oxalic acid. These two 
solutions are equivalent, respectively, in drug strength, to the first decimal and 
the first centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three part# of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACIDUM PHOSPHOKICI M DILTJTUM. (ac'i-dum phos- 
phor ' i-cum di- lu' turn.) 
Diluted Phosphoric Acid. 
This acid is a 10 per cent solution of glacial phosphoric acid 
—3 HO* PO5; 98—in distilled water. Its sp. gr. is 1'057. 
Tests.—A 10 per cent solution of phosphoric acid should 
when treated with a solution of nitrate of silver remain color- 
less; if when thus treated it blackens, the coloration is indica- 
tive of the presence of organic matter. Upon the addition of a 
solution of chloride of barium no precipitate of sulphate of 
baryta should occur, thus showing the presence of sulphuric 
acid; nor when treated with the solution of nitrate of silver no 
precipitate of chloride of silver should occur, thus showing the HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
135 
presence of hydrochloric acid. The presence of phosphorous 
acid may be detected by treating the solution with the mercuric 
chloride solution; if present, the liquid will immediately assume 
an opaque whitish appearance. Again, saturated with hydro- 
sulphuric acid gas, it should not deposit a lemon-colored pre- 
cipitate ; thus showing the absence of arsenious acid. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
solutions, and their subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Solutions.—The diluted phosphoric acid—U. S. Pharmacopoeia—is equiva- 
lent, in drug strength, to tlie first decimal dilution. 
To ninety parts of distilled water add ten parts of the diluted phosphoric 
acid, sp. gr. 1'057. This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first 
centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the diluted phosphoric acid, sp. gr. 1'057. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACIDFM PICRICFM. (ac'i-dum pic'ri-cum.) 
Picric Acid.—HC6 H2 (NO2)3 O; 229. 
Carbazotic, nitrophenisic, or picric acid is obtained by the 
action of boiling nitric acid, sp. gr. 1'420, on silk, wool, in- 
digo, salicin, cumarin and bodies in general, belonging to the 
phenyl series. When obtained by the action of nitric or car- 
bolic acid, the first crystallized product is washed in cold water 
and then re-dissolved in boiling water from which it afterwards 
crystallizes out in beautiful bright yellow scales. It dissolves 
in eighty-six parts of water at (15 C.) 59° F., and is freely soluble 
in alcohol and ether. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
dilutions and decimal and centesimal triturations. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine, parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of acid; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of acid; the second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 136 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACIDITM SALICYLICIM. (ac'i-dum sal-i-cyl'i-cum.) 
Salicylic Acid.—H2 C7 H4 O3; 138. 
This acid is obtained from the oil of wintergreen mixed with 
a strong solution of hydrate of potassa, which subsequently 
forms salicylate of potassium. The latter salt is decomposed 
by hydrochloric acid; the salicylic acid separates in crystals, and 
is purified by re-dissolving in hot water. A more recent method 
of preparation consists in passing dry carbonic acid gas through 
carbolated sodium while being heated at a temperature varying 
from 212° to 460° F. The salicylic acid crystallizes in small, 
white, acicular crystals which possess an acrid acidulous taste, 
and sometimes, too, they possess an aromatic odor. The acid is 
soluble in about 450 parts of water at 59° F., and in 2.7 parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835. 
Tests.—A 10 per cent alcoholic solution of salicylic acid, 
slightly acidulated with nitric acid, when treated with a solution 
of nitrate of silver should not become turbid; if so, it thus shows 
the presence of hydrochloric acid. A saturated aqueous solution 
of salicylic acid should not assume a reddish tint, thus showing 
the presence of carbolic acid, when added to thirty or forty drops 
of hydrochloric acid in which there has been dissolved a crystal 
or two of chlorate of potassium, the whole being subsequently 
and carefully treated with water of ammonia. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
137 
TEITUKATIONS.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance ot milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to owe 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACIDUM SUCCINICUM. (cic' i-dum suc-cin' i-cwn.) 
Succinic Acid.—H* C4 H4 O4; 118. 
This acid is from a resinous substance {amber) sometimes 
occurring in association with coal and lignite, which is thought 
to have been deposited as an exudation from a species of pinus. 
On being heated amber yields acetic and succinic acids, a vola- 
tile oil (oil of amber), and a pitchy substance of the nature of 
asphalt. Artificially it is obtainable by the oxidation of butyric, 
stearic, or margaric acids. Under the influence of a ferment 
tartaric and malic acids, both, as well as their salts, are converted 
into succinic acid. When prepared by dry distillation, from am- 
ber, the acetic acid and oil of amber are both carried over into 
the receiver, and the succinic acid, which during the process is 
evolved in the form of a white vapor, is deposited as a sublimate 
in the neck of the retort. 
This acid is sometimes found also, as a constituent of the 
fluids of hydatid cysts and hydroceles. Succinic acid crystallizes 
in colorless prisms and is soluble in five or six parts of water at 
59° F., and in two and a half parts of boiling water. 
Tests.—A concentrated alcoholic solution of succinic acid 
when treated with sulphuric acid, and heated, should not evolve 
the odor of acetic ether; thus showing the presence of acetic acid. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 138 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Tkitueations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor - 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
'Mae first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACIDI M SULPHITRICUM DILUTUM. (ac'i-dum sul-phu' 
ri-cum di-lu'turn.) 
Diluted Sulphuric Acid. Diluted Oil of Yitriol. 
Tliis is a 10 per cent aqueous solution of absolute sulphuric 
acid(—H2 SO4; 98). Its sp. gr. is T067. Absolute sulphuric 
acid is strongly caustic and corrosive, is of an oily appearance, 
and is colorless when pure, and when heated on platinum foil it 
evaporates without residue. It is miscible with water and alco- 
hol in all proportions, and with the former with evolution of 
heat. 
Tests.—A 10 per cent aqueous solution of sulphuric acid 
when treated with hydrosulpliuric acid should not yield a black 
or dark-colored precipitate, thus showing the presence of arsenic, 
copper, iron or lead. If a black or dark-colored precipitate does 
occur on the addition of hydrosulpliuric acid, treat another por- 
tion with a solution of ferrocyanide of potassium, when, if cop- 
per be present, the precipitate will assume a wine or mauve color; 
or, if iron be present, a blue color. To still another portion add 
a crystal or two of iodide of potassium; when, if lead be present, 
the crystal will assume a beautiful yellow color. To detect the 
presence of arsenic pass sulphuretted hydrogen through another 
portion; if this metal, or rather its salts, be present a yellow 
precipitate of the arsenious sulphide will fall. 
To an alcoholic dilution, in a test tube, carefully add a solu- 139 
tion of ferrous sulphate; if a reddish-brown zone appears, at the 
line of contact of the two liquids, it is indicative of the presenco 
of nitric acid. 
Tlie Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
solutions and their subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Solutions.—To nine parts of distilled water add one part of diluted sul- 
phuric acid. This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the second deci- 
mal dilution. 
To ninety parts of distilled water add ten parts of diluted sulphuric acid. 
This solution is equivalent, in drug strength, to the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the third decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the second decimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made hy adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HOMCEOTATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
ACIDUM TANNICITM. (ac'i-dum tan'ni-cum.) 
Tannic Acid. Tannin.—C14 H12 O9; 322. 
“ Expose powdered galls to a damp atmosphere for two or 
three days, and afterwards add sufficient ether to form a soft 
paste. Let this stand in a well-closed vessel for twenty-four 
ho&rs, then having quickly enveloped it in a linen cloth, submit 
it to a strong pressure so as to separate the liquid portion, which 
contains the bulk of the tannin in solution. Keduce the pressed 
cake to a powder, mix it with sufficient ether, to which one-six- 
teenth of its bulk of water has been added, to form a soft paste, 
and press this as before. Mix the expressed liquids and expose 
the mixture to spontaneous evaporation until, by the aid subse- 
quently of a little heat, it has acquired the consistence of a soft 
extract; then place it on earthen plates or dishes, and dry it in a 
hot air chamber at a temperature not exceeding 212° E.” 
Tannic acid, prepared as above, is of a pale, greenish-yellow 
color, is strongly astringent to the taste, of an acid reaction and 
is readily soluble in boiling water and alcohol. It is soluble in 
about six parts of water and in six-tenths part of alcohol, 59° F. 
It is soluble to the same extent in glycerin as in cold water; it 
is but slightly soluble in absolute alcohol, or in ether, chloro- 
form, benzine and benzole. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of tannic acid added to an aque- 
ous solution of gelatin causes a yellowish-white precipitate to 
fall. A valuable test for the purpose of determining the pres- 140 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ence of tannic acid in solution is the addition of a neutral solu- 
tion of ferric chloride which causes a bluisli-black precipitate of 
tannate of iron. The ferrous salts in solution give a slower re- 
action, but the liquid gradually darkens and after a few hours 
becomes permanently black. An aqueous solution of tannic 
acid causes precipitates when added to a solution of albumen, to 
a solution of any of the alkaloids, or,to a solution of tartrate of 
antimony and potassium. In this,it differs from a solution of 
gallic acid. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides this, there is a glycerole and an ointment 
of tannic acid. 
Triturations.—To prepare tlie first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate lor ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part ot 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Glycerole.—To ninety parts of pure glycerin add ten parts of tannic acid. 
Ointment.—To seventy five parts of lard and fifteenparts of yellow wax add ten 
parts of tannic acid. 
Or, to ninety parts of simple ointment add ten parts of tannic acid. Rub the 
acid with a few drops of glycerin and then incorporate it with the ointment. 
This ointment is to be made without the aid of heat and without the use of an 
iron spatula. 
ACIDUM TARTARICl M. (ac' i-dum tar-tar' i-cum.) 
Tartaric Acid.—H2 C4 H4 O6; 150. 
This acid exists free and in combination with the alkaline bases 
in many of the fruits and plants. It is also obtained by boiling 
a mixture of cream of tartar and chalk until effervescence ceases, 
and then adding chloride of calcium. The tartrate of calcium 
thus formed is thoroughly washed and treated with sulphuric 141 
HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
acicl; and, after boiling again for a short time the resulting sul- 
phate of calcium is removed by filtration and the filtrate evapo- 
rated and set aside to await the process of crystallization. Tar- 
taric acid crystallizes in large, transparent, mono-clinic prisms. 
The reaction of the crystals, in solution, is decidedly acid; they 
are soluble in seven-tenths parts of water and in two and a half 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, at 59° F. 
Tests.—On ignition the remaining ash when treated with-water 
of ammonia should net assume a blue color, or with a solution 
of ferrocyanide of potassium a wine or mauve color, thus show- 
ing the presence of copper; nor when treated with the solution 
of ferrocyanide of potassium a blue color, thus showing the 
presence of iron; nor with a solution of iodide of potassium a 
yellow color, thus showing the presence of lead. Treated with 
a solution of chloride of barium a concentrated aqueous solu- 
tion of tartaric acid should not yield a precipitate of sulphate of 
baryta, thus showing the presence of sulphuric acid; nor the same 
acid solution when neutralized by ammonia and treated with a 
solution of oxalate of ammonium should not yield a precipitate 
of oxalate of calcium. 
It requires thirteen and five-tenths fluidounces of the volumet- 
ric solution of soda to neutralize fifty-seven and eight-tenths 
grains of pure tartaric acid. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
Thc first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid and steadily triturate for twenty iainutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 142 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ACIDUM URICITM. ( ac'i-dum u'ri-cum.) 
Uric Acid. Litliic Acid.—H2 C5 H2N4 O3. 
This acid is a natural product of the animal organism existing 
in combination with sodium, potassium, calcium, and ammonium, 
in the form of urates. A quantity of human urine acidulated 
with hydrochloric acid, and then set aside, will be found after 
several hours to contain a greater or less number of minute crys- 
tals of uric acid, which, under the microscope, are readily de- 
fined as minute rhombic plates. 
Tests.—Dissolved in a small quantity of nitric acid and sub- 
sequently evaporated, nearly to dryness, and then treated with 
water of ammonia the solution immediately changes color be- 
coming a deep red. The urates behave in the same manner. 
This change of color is due to the oxidation of the uric acid and 
the subsequent chemical effect of the ammonia on alloxan—one 
of the products of the oxidation—producing a coloring substance 
termed murexid. 
The Preparations of this acid are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Tkitukatioks.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate tor twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one f art (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to owe 
part of the acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain m< rtar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
acid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate tor 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ACONITINUM. (ac-o-ni-ii' num.) 
Aconitia. Aconitina. Aconitine.—C54 H40 NO2; 645. 
Tliis officinal alkaloid is obtained from the leaves and root of 
the aconitum napellus. These portions of the plant are treated 143 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
with alcohol, sp. gr. '835, and being left to macerate in a close 
vessel for a few hours the alcohol is distilled ofi, or nearly so, 
when the residue is mixed with water, filtered, and then treated 
with strong ammonia to precipitate the alkaloid. The 
impure aconitia so obtained is digested in ether,—the oil and 
resin being soluble therein—the ether is then recovered by dis- 
tillation, and, the dry residue is again dissolved in wrater acidu- 
lated with sulphuric acid and finally is once again precipitated 
by ammonia. 
Aconitia thus prepared is not a crystalline substance but a 
white amorphous powder. It possesses a sharp, acrid, bitter 
taste and is soluble in one hundred and fifty parts of cold and 
fifty parts of boiling water. It is also readily soluble in alcohol, 
ether, chloroform, glycerin and oleic acid. A crystalline pseudo- 
aconitia is obtained from the ciconitum ferox. This substance 
and another alkaloidal salt of the aconitum napellus—aconella, 
are both alleged to be adulterants of aconitia. 
Tests.—A saturated aqueous solution of aconitia, in a conical 
glass or test tube, if set aside, at rest, may be examined micro- 
scopically for aconella. The crystals of aconella are acicular 
shape, and are presented in form of white tufts. A solution 
containing a mere trace of aconitia will assume a permanent vio- 
let tint on being treated with an excess of strong phosphoric 
acid. 
The Preparations of this alkaloid are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. Besides these, there is an oleate of acon- 
itia. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a porce- 
lain mortar and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the alkaloid and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 144 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Oleate.—To forty-nine parts of oleic acid add one part of aconitia. 
ACONITUM ANTHORA. {ac-o-ni'turn an-thor'a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceae. 
YULG., W holesome wolf’s bane, Yellow helmet flower. 
(See Aconitum napellus) 
ACONITUM CAMMARUM. ( ac-o-ni'turn cam-mar'um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceae. 
SYN., A. intermedium, A. neomontanum, A. stoerckianum. 
YIJLG., Rostrate wolf’s bane. 
(See Aconitum napellus.) 
ACONITUM FEROX. (ac-o-ni' him fer' ox.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceae. 
SYN., A. virosum. 
VULG., Bish, Indian aconite, Nepal aconite, Sringibish. 
(See Aconitum napellus.) 
ACONITUM LYCOCTONUM. (ac-o-ni'tum ly-coc'to-num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceae. 
SYN., A. teiyphonum, Lycoctonum. 
VULG., Biseh, or Bikh, Great yellow wolf’s bane, Wolf’s bane. 
(See Aconitum napellus.) 
ACONITUM NAPELLUS. (ac-o-ni'ium na-pel'lus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceae. 
SYN., A. angustifolium, A. caule-simplex, A. coernleum, A. dissectum, 
A. multilidum, A. stoerckianum, A. tauricum, A. vulgare, Napellum 
coeruleum. 
VULG., Aconite, Friar’s cap, Helmet flower, Monk’s hood, Wolf’s bane. 
This plant is a perennial and is indigenous to Europe; partic- 
ularly to the German Empire and the Swiss Republic. It also 
is plentiful in the forests of France. 
The fresh leaves, when rubbed, have a sickly stupefying odor. 
They impart to the tongue a bitterish, burning, acrid taste. 
This acritude is significant; for if the leaves be long kept, and 
they become dark in color and dry, it wrill be found that their 
acrimony is lost and that their medicinal properties are thus 
greatly impaired. 
It is alleged that all of the above species possess similar vir- 
tues, and that one is frequently substituted for the other; be this HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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as it may it is a recognized fact, notwithstanding, that the best 
medicinal plants are those possessing the greatest acrimony. 
The following species, the aconitum napellus, a. lycoctonum, 
and a. ferox all yield aconitia most abundantly. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its subse- 
quent decimal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and cen- 
tesimal tincturations.* 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried leaves. The leaves should be of a green 
color, and not of a dark brown color, and perfectly free from mould. Run 
plant through drug mill making a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a 
suitable vessel and add the alcohol, first moistening the drug with hot water 
(112° F), aud macerate fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
The Tincturations.—To prepare the first decimal tincturation it requires to 
ten parts of milk sugar two and one-fourth parts of the tincture. Deposit the 
tincture in a porcelain mortar, and add the milk sugar and triturate in a mod- 
erately warm atmosphere until the milk sugar is dry. 
The second decimal tincturation requires to nine pails of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal tincturation. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for fifteen minutes. 
All subsequent tincturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part ot each succeeding tincturation; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second, decimal tincturation. 
*The tincturation is a preparation introduced here as a substitute for the 
trituration of the solid extract. The derivation of the term was suggested to 
the author by Dr. E. M. Hale, in 1867, from preparations then prepared for 
him under the caption of “ tincture-triturations;” the name being afterward 
employed by him, in his “ New Remedies,” to designate triturations that 
were prepared from the tinctures. 
Although the tincturation represents the medicinal properties of only one- 
tenth part of the plant, yet for the purpose for which it is intended, namely, 
that the drug may also he conveniently used in powder form, it is sufficiently 
strong, and, furthermore, is both an actual and acurate representative of the 
crude substance, which fact is more than can he truthfully said of many of the 
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The first centesimal tincturation requires to one hundred parts of milk sugar 
two and one-fourth parts of the tincture. Deposit the tincture in a porcelain 
mortar, and add the milk sugar and steadily triturate in a moderately warm 
atmosphere until the milk sugar is dry. 
The second centesimal tincturation requires to ninety-nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of the first centesimal tincturation. Deposit the one part (the first 
centesimal) in a mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; 
add one portion, thirty-three parts, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; 
add another portion and again triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the 
last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent tincturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding tincturation; adding the vehicle and pro- 
ceeding as directed for the second centesimal tincturation. 
ACONITUM RADIX. ( ac-o-ni'tum ra'dix.) 
Aconite Root. 
Although the roots of the two species aconitum cammarum 
and aconitum ferox both possess medicinal properties, the root 
referred to here is the root of the aconitum napellus. It is a 
tapering spindle-shaped root but a few inches in length, of a 
dark brownish color when old, and of a yellowish color when 
young. The latter becomes the parent root annually, and the 
former decays. The young root when dried becomes darker; it 
is more of a brownish-yellow color and is shriveled or shrunk- 
en. In drying, it does not lose its acrimony. 
The Preparations of this root are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions Besides these, there is a lotion of 
aconite. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and eight parts of aconite root. Take the recently dried root and run it 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder,* transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add six parts of alcohol; first moistening the drug with hot water 
(1123 F.) and macerate twenty-four hours, keeping the vessel constantly cov- 
ered; pack the drug firmly in a cylindrical percolator and add the balance of 
the alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim of the tincture 
contains the medicinal properties of one half grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr.'835, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts ot alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
*In powdering aconite, or otherwise manipulating aconite, in powder, care 
should be taken to protect the mouth and nasal passages. (See Paragraph 71, 
Part I.) HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Lotion.—To seven parts of distilled water add two parts of glycerin and one 
part of tincture of aconite root. 
ACORUS. (ac'o-rus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Araceae. 
SYN., A. calamus, Calamus aromaticus. 
YULG., Calamus, Cinnamon seilge, Flag root, Sweet flag, Sweet rush. 
This plant is indigenous to the United States, Europe, and 
Western Asia. The root is much wrinkled, of a yellowish-browm 
color, externally, whitish within, and has a warm, pungent, bitter 
taste, and a fragrant aromatic odor. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture it requires to sixteen parts of al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '941, six parts of the recently dried flag-root. Run the root through 
drug mill making a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate seven days ; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts ot tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ACTiEA SPICATA. (ac-tce'a spi-ca'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculacese. 
SYN., A. americana, A. brachypetala, A. longpipes, A. rubra. 
YULGr., Baneberry, Cohosh, Herb Christopher. 
This plant is a perennial and is indigenous to the mountainous 
regions of Europe. The root is both the official and officinal 
part, and externally it bears a resemblance to the root of the 
helleborus nigra, from which it may be designated (Dr. Carson, 
American Journal of Pharmacy) by the “diffuse, jointed, stem- 
like character of the caudex, the straggling, separated and hori- 
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ure, and reddisli-brown color, contrasted with the thickness, 
donble-headed form, and sponginess of the caudex, the close-set, 
perpendicular position of its fibres, and the wrinkled appearance, 
soft texture and grayish-brown color” of the latter named root. 
It is alleged, by Bently, that an infusion of actaea spicata when 
treated with a few drops of the solution of ferric chloride yields 
a copious precipitate, and that the color of the infusion imme- 
diately changes to a deep blue or black; effects which are not 
produced by treating an infusion of lielleborus nigra in the same 
manner. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture of the root 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill making a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
tne alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-wine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AD AM AS. (adf ci-mas.) 
Diamond. 
The diamond dust (?) of the lapidary triturated with coarsely 
powdered milk sugar. 
The Preparations of the diamond are the centesimal tritu- 
rations. 
Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires to ninety-nine parts 
of coarse milk sugar one part of diamond dust. Deposit the diamond dust in 
a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add 
one portion, thirty-three parts, to the diamond dust ,and steadily triturate, 
with pressure, for sixty minutes; then add another portion and triturate lor 
sixty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for sixty minutes. 
The second centesimal trituration requires to ninety-nine parts of milk sugar 
one part ot the first centesimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first cen- 
tesimal) in the mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; 
add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the first centesimal, and steadily trit- 
urate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent triturations are made bv adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the second centesimal trituration. 
ADANSONIA DIGIT AT A. (ad-an-so'nia dig-i-ta'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Boinbaceae. 
YrULGr., Baobab, Monkey bread, Sour gourd. 
This tres, the leaves and bark of which are medicinal, and are 
used extensively in the miasmatic diseases of the Indies, is indi- 
genous to Africa. 
The Preparations of the baobab are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘941, and four parts of the recently gathered leaves and bark of the twigs. 
Run both through the drug mill making a moderately coarse powder, transfer 
to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; ex- 
press and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts. • 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the leaves and bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ADIANTUM PEDATUM. (ad-i-an'turn pe-da'turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Filices. 
SYN., A. aureum, A. capillus veneris. 
VULO., True maidenhair. 
This delicate perennial indigene is found growing on moist 
loam in deep shade throughout the United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture it requires to sixteen parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. ‘941, four parts of the fresh plant. Bruise thoroughly in a mortar, trans- 
fer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol, and macerate for fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first, decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. ‘941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 150 
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nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
iEGLE MARMELOS. ( e'gle mar'me-los.) 
NAT. ORDER, Aurantiace*. 
SYN., Cratseva marmelos, C. religiosa. 
YULCb, Bael or Bhel fruit, Bengal quince, Bili, Bilva, Mahura, 
Thorny Bengal quince. 
This tree is indigenous to Hindoostan and India. 
The Preparations of the Bengal quince are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture it reqifires to sixteen parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the bark of the root and stem, and the leaves. 
Run the bark and leaves through drug mill, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for tourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the drug. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
JEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA. (e-go-pod'i-um pod'a-gra- 
ria.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbellifera?. 
VULO., Ash weed, Bishop weed, Gout weed. 
The Preparations of tliis plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run through drug mill, mak- 
ing a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alco- 
hol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the drug. 
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alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
iESCULIN. (es'cu-lin.) 
Alkaloid (JEsculus hippocasianum).—C30 H34 O19. 
This is the fluorescent glucoside of the horse chestnut, also 
found in the tissues of the yellow jasmine (Attfield), and is the 
gelseminic acid of Wormley. iEsculin is deposited in the form 
of white acicular crystals from a saturated tincture of sesculus 
liippocastanum. It is soluble in boiling water, but is only 
slightly so in cold. 
The Preparations of this alkaloid are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
;parts of milk sugar one part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate f~r fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
alkaloid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
JE8CULUS GLABRA. (es'cu-lus glci'bra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Sapindaceae. 
SYN., JE. carnea, jE. echinata, JE. ohioensis, M. pallida, JE. rubicunda, 
jE. watsoniana, Pavia glabra, P. pallida, P. watsoniana. 
YULGr., Fetid or Ohio Buckeye, Buckeye tree. 
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mal and centesimal dilutions and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tliis tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fruit and young bark. Crush the fruit, break up the 
bark and run through drug mill making a moderately coarse powder, transfer 
to a suitable vessel and macerate for fourteen days; express and lilter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the drug. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
2)arts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, onepaH of each succeeding dilution. 
To piepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sixparts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered fruit (whole nut). Deposit the 
drug in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily trit- 
urate for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the drug. Deposit the drug in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the drug 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and trit- 
urate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twen- 
ty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
JESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM. (es'cu-lus liip-po-cas’io- 
nium. ) 
NAT. ORDER, Sapindacete. 
SYN., Hippocastanum vulgare. 
VULG., Horse chestnut. 
Tliis tree is indigenous to Asia. During the sixteenth cen- 
tury it is thought to have been introduced into Europe, and 
since then it has been conveyed into this country. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of this drug are the tincture, its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal tritura- 
tions. Besides these, there is an ointment of sesculus liippocas- 
tanum. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fruit and young hark. Crush the fruit, break up the 
bark and run through drug mill making a moderately fine powder, transfer to 
a suitable vessel and moisten with hot water (112° F.) and macerate for an 
hour or two, then firmly pack in a cylindrical percolator and pour on alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, from time to time until the percolate measures fourteen parts) add 
sufficient quantity of water to force remaining menstruum downward that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the drug. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilutiou. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered fruit (whole nut). Deposit the 
drug in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily 
triturate for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again trit- 
urate for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty - 
five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes, add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the drug. Deposit the drug in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
drug, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part ot each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To seventy-five parts oflard add fifteen parlsof yellow wax add ten 
parts of the powdered fruit of the sesculus hippocastanum. Moisten the drug 
thoroughly with water (not too wet), transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
lard and wax, place over a gentle fire and constantly stir the mixture until the 
moisture is driven off and the fat ceases to sputter. Strain through flannel and 
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.ETHUSA CYNAPIUM. {e-thu’sa cy-na'pi-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferae. 
SYN., Apium cicutarium, Cicuta minor, Cicutaria apii-folia, Cicutaria 
fatua, Cicutaria tenuifolia, Coriamlrum cynapium, Cynapium, Petro- 
selinus similis, Petroselinum vitium. 
YULG., Dog parsley, Dog poison, Fool’s parsley, Garden hemlock, Les- 
ser hemlock. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run through drug mill making 
a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter, and add alcohol that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
paHs of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AG AMICUS BULBOSUS. {a-gar'i-cus bul-bo'sus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Telamonia bulbosus. 
YULG., Bulbous agaric. 
AGARICUS C ACUMEN ATUS. (a-gar' i-cus cac-u-men-a' 
tus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
AGARICUS CAMPANULATOS. {a-gcir’i-cus cam-pan’u-la- 
ius.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., A, ovalis. 
AGARICUS CAMPESTRIS. (ci-gar'i- cus cam-pes’ iris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN,, Psalliota campestris. 
YULG., Common mushroom. 
AGARICUS CITRINUS. {a-gar'i-cus ci’tri-nus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungf 
SYN., A. citrinellus. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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AGARICUS EMETICUS. {a-gar'i-cus e-met'i-cus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Russula emetica. 
AGARICUS GLUTINOSOS. {a-gar'i-cus glu-ti-no'sus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
AGARICUS MUSCARIUS. {a-gar'i-cus mus'ca-ri-us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., A. fulvus, A. imperialis, A. maculatus, A. plumbums, A. puella, 
A. pustulatus, A. verrucosus, Amanita citrinus, Amanita muscarius. 
YULG., Bug or fly agaric. 
AGARICUS FANTHERINUS. (a-gar'i-cus pan-ther-i'nus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Amanita pantherina. 
YULG., Mottled agaric, Spotted amanita. 
AGARICUS PHALLOIDES. {a-gar'i-cus phal-lo-i'des.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Amanita bulbosa? Amanita plialloides. 
AGARICUS PIPERITIDIS. (a-gar' i-cus pi-per-i-ti’ dis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Galarhams piperatus. 
YULG., Peppery agaric. 
AGARICUS PROCERUS, (a-gar'i-cus pro-ce'rus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Lepiota procera. 
YULG., Gigantic agaric, Parasol mushroom, Tall mushroom. 
AGARICUS SEMIGLOBATUS. (a -gar'i-cus sem-i'glo-ba' 
tus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Psalliota semiglobota. 
YULG., Half-rounded mushroom, 
Of the thirteen species of the mushroom family herein speci- 
fied, the agaricus muscarius is the one best known to pharmacy. 
The Preparations of this fungus are the tincture, its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions and the decimal and centesimal tritu- 
rations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fourteen parts o? alcohol, sp. 
gr. '941, two parts of glycerin and four parts of the recently gathered and care- 
fully dried drug. Reduce the- drug to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 156 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
vessel and add the glycerin, macerate for twenty-four hours and then add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the drug. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six purls of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of the coarse milk sugar one part of the recently gathered and carefully 
dried drug. Deposit the drug, (powdered) in a porcelain mortar, and add three 
parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate lor ten minutes; add three parts more 
of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add balance of milk 
sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three inerts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
owe part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
Tho first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the recently gathered and carefully dried drug. Deposit the drug, 
(powdered) in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal 
port ions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the drug, and steadily triturate 
for twenty minutes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; 
and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AGATE AMERICANA, (a-ga 've a-mer-i-ca'na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Bromeliacese. 
YULG., American aloe, Century plant, Maguey. 
“ An evergreen succulent plant, indigenous in Florida, Mexico, 
and other parts of tropical America, and largely cultivated, 
chiefly for hedges, in south of Europe, especially Spain. This 
and other species of agave bear a considerable resemblance, in 
appearance, to the plants of the genus aloe, with which they are 
sometimes confounded. From the root and leaves of the Amer- 
ican agave, when cut, a saccharine juice flows out, which may be 
converted by evaporation into syrup and even sugar, and by fer- 
mentation into a vinous liquor. According to M. Lenoble, this HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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juice when fresh has an herbaceous somewhat nauseous odor and 
acrid taste, and reddens litmus paper.”— U. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh root and leaves. Bruise the plant to a 
pulp, transfer to a suitable vessel, determine the specific gravity of the liquid 
portion and add alcohol, sp. gr. '835, until the menstruum thus prepared has 
the sp. gr. '941. Macerate for fourteen days, and add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AGNUS CASTUS. (acj-nus' cas’tus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Yerbenacese. 
SYN., Yitex agnus castus, Y. yerticillata. 
YIJLO., Chaste tree. 
This shrub is a native of Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves and berries. Run through drug 
mill making a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the leaves and berries. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. "941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second centesimal dilution to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 158 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
AGROSTEMMA GITHAGO. (ag-ros-tem'ma gi-tlia'go.) 
NAT. ORDER, Caropliyllaceae. 
SYN., Lychnis gitliago. 
YULGr., Corn cockle. 
This plant is an annual, a common weed, and is indigenous to 
Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the ripe, freshly-dried seeds. Run through drug mill 
making a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with 
hot water (112° F.) and firmly pack in a cylindrical percolator. Add the alco- 
hol from time to time until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add two 
parts of water in order to force the remaining menstruum downward that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the dried seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AILANTHUS GLANDULOSUS. (ail-an'thus gland-u-lo'us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Simarubeae. 
SYN., A. procerus, Rhus cacodendron, R. chinense, R. liypsilodendron. 
YUL(x., Chinese sumach, Tree of Heaven. 
This tree is a native of China. Prior to any knowledge of its 
being a therapeutic agent it is alleged to have been used as a 
nutritive for the silk worm, Bombyx cinthia. The parts of the 
tree employed in medicine, are the bark of the roots and the 
young shoots and the freslily-dried leaves and flowers. 
The Preparations of this drug are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried bark from the root and young shoots. 
Run through drug mill, reducing to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a 
suitable vessel and moisten with hot water (112° F.), macerate for an hour or 
two, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the bark. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six paiis 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine paiis of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine paiis of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one paid of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four paiis of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AJUGA REPTANS. (a'jug-ci rep'tans.) 
XAT. ORDER, Labiates. 
YULG., Common bugle. 
This plant is a perennial, and is indigenous to Europe. 
The Preparations of this herb are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture .—To prepare the tincture take sixteen paiis of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Powder coarsely, transfer to a 
suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second' centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one paid ot each succeeding dilution. 
ALETRIN. (al'e-trin.) 
This resinoid is from the root of the aletris farinosa. It is 
prepared by the spontaneous evaporation of the spirit, or the 
distillation of it, from a saturated alcoholic tincture ;the residue 
being afterwards treated with water. 
The Preparations of this resinoid are the decimal and centes- 
imal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the resinoid. Deposit the resinoid m a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
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The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
'lhe first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the resinoid. Deposit the resinoid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
resinoid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ALETRIS FARXNOSA. (al'e-tris far-i-no'sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Haemodoracese. 
VULG., Ague-grass, Ague-root, Aloe-root, Bettie grass, Blazing star, 
Colic-root, Crow corn, Devil’s bit, False unicorn root,? Mealy star 
wort, Star grass, Star root, Unicorn root. 
This root is indigenous to North America. It is short, pos- 
sessing an irregular, wrinkled, dark-colored appearance exter- 
nally, somewhat lighter within, and is frequently mistakened for 
the false unicorn—lie Ion ias dioica. 
The Preparations of this root are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts oi the recently dried root. Run through drug mill, reduce to 
a moderately line powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten with hot 
water (112° F.), firmly pack in a cylindrical percolator and add alcohol from 
to time until the percolate measures fourteen parts; add sufficient water to 
force downward the remaining menstruum that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of tliree-eightlis grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, hco and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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ALISMA PL ANT AGO. (a-lis'mo plcm-ia' go.) 
NAT. ORDER, Alismaceae. 
SYN., A. parriflora, A. trivialis. 
VULG., Greater water plantain, Mad dog weed (?). 
This is a perennial herb found grooving in stagnant water both 
in this country and in Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four paris of the recently dried leaves. Reduce to a coarse powder, 
transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with hot water (112° F.), add the alcohol 
and macerate seven days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine varts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ALLIUM CEPA. (al'li-um ce'pci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliacese. 
SYN., Cepa. 
YULG., Onion. 
ALLIUM PORRUM. (al'li-um por'rum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliace*. 
YULG., Leek. 
ALLIUM SATIVUM. (al'li-um sa-ti'vum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliace*. 
YULG., Garlic. 
These bienhial bulbous plants each possess medicinal proper- 
ties in the form of a heavy, yellowish, volatile, acrimonious oil.* 
The Preparations of the allium are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of recently dried garlic. Disintegrate the dry bulbs, trans- 
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fer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; strain 
through muslin and filter. 
The drag power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried bulb. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts ot tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one pari of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
nintty-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts df alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ALLOXAN, (al-lox' an.) 
Formula:—C4 H2 N2 O4. 
Alloxan crystallizes in dense, transparent, and almost colorless 
rbombo-octaliedral prisms. Tlie crystals are freely soluble in 
water, the solution is acid in reaction and is readily decomposed 
by the alkalies. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
TrituRATIONS.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of alloxan. Deposit the alloxan in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of alloxan. Deposit the alloxan in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
alloxan, and steadily tri turate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ALNITS GLFTINOSA. (al'nus glu-tin-o'sci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Betnlaceae. 
VULG., Common alder, European alder. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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ALNI S SERRILATA. (nl'nus sur-ra-la'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Betulaceae. 
SYN., A. rubra. 
YULGr., Common, smooth or tag alder, Notch leaved alder. 
The first of these two species of alder is a native of Europe, 
and is found on low land in moist places growing to a consider- 
able height. The second, is a shrub indigenous to this country, 
which is found upon the river bottoms and in swamps. 
The Preparations of the alnus serrulata are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the twigs. Run through drug 
mill making a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
tee alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ALOE SOCOTRINA.* (al'oe scc-o-iri'na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliacete. 
SYN., A. gnmmi, A. lueida, A. officinalis, A. rubescens, A. spicata, A. 
vera. 
YULGL, Hepatic, Mocha, Moka or Socotrine aloes, Am. aloes, Bitter 
aloes. 
“ This is the inspissated juice of the leaves of Aloe socotrinaj 
(Lamarck).”—U. S. Disp. 
*Aloe Purificata. U. S.—“Take of Socotrine aloes twenty-four ounces; 
stronger alcohol four ftuidounccs. Heat the aloes, by means of a water-bath; 
until it is completely melted. Then add the alcohol, and, having stirred the 
mixture thoroughly, strain it through a fine sieve, which has just been dipped 
into boiling water. Evaporate the strained mixture by means of a 
constantly stirring, until a thread of the liquid becomes brittle on cooling. 
Lastly, break the product when cold into pieces of a convenient size, and keep 
it in a well-stoppered bottle.”—U. S. Disp. 
+ The active principle of the aloe is a crystalline substance termed aloin. 
The crystals are needle shaped, found arranged in stellated groups, and are 
procurable from the juice of the leaves only when it is left to spontaneous evap- 
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SPECIAL PHAKMACY. 
The Preparations of this gum resin are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centes- 
imal triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tlie tincture take nine ports of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and one part of aloes. Powder the gum resin coarsely, transfer to a suita- 
able vessel and add the alcohol and macerate seven days; filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal ten parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 10 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-tenth grain of the gum resin. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of tincture; the third decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. ‘941, ten parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the gum resin. Deposit the gum resin, (powdered) 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily trit- 
urate for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance ot milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more*of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first, centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of .the gum resin. Deposit the gum resin, (powdered) in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion 
thirty-three parts, to the gum resin, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; 
then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the 
last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ALPINIA GALANO V. (cil-pin'i-ci ga-lan'go.) 
NAT. ORDER, Zingiberacete. 
VUEGr., Loose flowered alpinia, Galangal root. 
t£ According to Morin, galangal contains a volatile oil, an acrid 
resin, extractive, gum, bassorin, and lignin. A. Vogel, Jun., 
found also starcli and fixed oil (Pliarm. Cent. Blatt, 1844.) B. 
Brandes discovered a peculiar crystallizable substance called 
Kempferid Annal. der Pliarm.) The active principles are tlie 
volatile oil and acrid resin.*’—U. S. Disp. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of this root are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run through the drug mill 
making a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ALSTONIA CONSTRICTA. (al-sto'ni-a con-siric'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Apocynaceae. 
VULG., Bitter bark, Australian fever bark. 
F. von Muller states that this tall shrub or tree is a native of 
Queensland, and that it is also found in New South Wales. 
“ F. v. Muller and A. Rummel obtained from this bark a prox- 
imate principle supposed by them to be an alkaloid, which they 
have called alstonine (See Whittstien’s Organic Constituents of 
Plants, etc., translated by F. Muller, Melbourne, 1878), which 
differs from the active principle of the Dita bark, chiefly by its 
behavior towards concentrated acids, and its fluorescence, which 
is not recorded of the latter. * * * * Recently, however, 
the bark has been again analyzed by Oberlin and Sclilagden- 
hauffen, who announced the discovery of two alkaloids, one 
crystalline and the other amorphous. The bark was first ex- 
tracted in a displacement apparatus with warm ether, as long as 
the latter became colored. The amount of apparently crystal- 
line (orange) substance taken up by this amounted to only 1.038 
per cent. The bark was then exhausted with boiling alcohol, 
which took up 24.74 per cent more, and it had then lost all its 
bitterness. Next it was boiled with water which took up 1.375 
per cent of saline, and a small quantity of organic matter. The 
alcoholic extract was not examined. After evaporating the 
ethereal solution, the residue was treated with very dilute liy- 166 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
drocliloric acid to remove fat. The solution, being filtered 
through charcoal, gave a nearly colorless filtrate which had a 
decided blue fluorescence. After having ascertained the pres- 
ence of an alkaloid various methods were tried to separate it. 
This was only accomplished after repeated solutions in ether, 
re-dissolving in hydrochloric acid, and precipitating by ammonia, 
when the final ethereal solution of the precipitate, inclosed in a 
perfectly closed test-tube, yielded a crystallization of the alka- 
loid, which the discoverers proposed to call alstonine.”—New 
Remedies. 
ALSTONIA SCH0LA11IS. (al-sto'ni-a schoVci-ris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Apocynacese. 
SYN., Echites scliolaris. 
YULG., Devil tree, Pali-mara, Satween. 
This tree is indigenous to the “ Indian Peninsula from the 
lower Himalayas to Ceylon and Burmah; it is also found in the 
Philippine Islands, Java, Timor, Eastern Australia, and tropical 
Africa. * * * * The adjective scliolaris is given to it from 
the circumstance that its soft white wood is commonly used in 
the East for making thin writing-boards, which are used by na- 
tive pupils in schools.”—New Remedies. 
The Preparations of the cortex of these two species of al- 
stonia are the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried bark. Run through drug mill making 
a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add alcohol and mac- 
erate fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent;or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of tliree-eigliths grain of the bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts oS alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS, (al-thce'a of-fic-i-na'lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Malvaceae 
YULO., Marsh mallow. 
This herbaceous plant, a perennial, is indigenous to Europe HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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and is extensively cultivated there, especially in Germany, for 
its demulcent properties. The marsh mallow, although somewhat 
naturalized in this country, is analogous to other species of the 
malvacese. The malva sylvesiris or common mallow is alleged 
to be frequently substituted for the althaea officinalis. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'981, and six parts of the recently dried root. Eun through drug mill making 
a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate seven 
days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '981, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '981, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '981, two and one-fourth paiis of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '981, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ALIMEN. {al -u' men.) 
SIN., A. crmlum, A. potassic sulphate, Potassio-aluininic sulphato. 
YULG., Alum. 
Formula, Al2 3 SO4, K2 SO4, 24 H2 O; 474. 
This is a double salt, or a combination of sulphate of aluinen 
with sulphate of potassa. 
Being extensively used in the arts, alum is now commonly pre- 
pared from an ammoniacal product or the refuse liquor of gas 
works. This alum commercially, or the double salt sulphate of 
alumen and sulphate of ammonia is known as ammonia-alum. 
Tests.—The ammonia-alum may be distinguished from po- 
tassa-alum by triturating it with an equal quantity of carbonate 
of potassa, and treating the mixture with a few drops of water; 
if the alum is in combination with ammonia the decomposi- 
tion thus occurring will be accompanied by an odor of ammo- 
nia. A solution of alum treated with a solution of ferrocyanide 
of potassium should not cause the liquid to become blue, or 
greenish blue thus showing the presence of iron. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the alum. Deposit the alum in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
»ne part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The/irst centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the alum. Deposit the alum in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
alum, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar owe part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ALUMEN USTUM. (?) (al-u'men us'turn.) 
SYN.j A. exsiccatum. 
YIJLG., Burnt alum, Dried alum. 
Alumen exsiccatum, or dried alum, is simply the potassa-alum 
deprived of its water of crystallization (47 or 48 per cent). 
The Preparations of the dried alum are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the dried alum. Deposit the alum in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate tor twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for filteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the dried alum. Deposit the alum in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
alum, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ALUMINA. (a-lu' mi-na.) 
Syn., Aluminium Oxydatum. 
YUL(x., Pure Clay, Argilla pura, Oxide of aluminium. 
Formula. Al2 O2; 43.4. 
This is the washed precipitated gelatinous hydrate of alumi- 
num formed by the decomposition of sulphate of alum when 
treated with an alkaline carbonate. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of alumina. Deposit the alumina in a porce- 
lain mortar and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and againi triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the alumina. Deposit the alumina in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the alumina and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ALUMINUM CH LOR I RI M . (a-lu'mi-num clilo'ri-dum.) 
SYN., Aluminum sesquichloridum. 
YULCL, Chloride, or sesquicliloride of Aluminum. 
Formula. Al2 Cl8; 240.4. 
This is an exceedingly deliquescent, yellowish, crystalline sub- 
stance. It is prepared by mixing the dried alumina with lamp- 
black and submitting the two substances to a process of calcina- 
tion and subsequently decomposing the alumina in the presence 
of chlorine gas. 
The Preparations of this chloride are the decimal (?) and 
centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 170 
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parts of milk sugar one part of the chloride. Deposit the chloride in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily Iriturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal] in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the chloride. Deposit the chloride in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
chloride and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS. (cim-a-ran'thus hyp- 
o-c-hon-dri' a-cus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Amaranthacese. 
VULGu, Amaranth, Pile wort, Princes Feather, Lovely Bleeding, Red 
cockscomb. 
This annual is supposed to be of tropical nativity. It is fre- 
quently found growing wild in the Middle States, and is exten- 
sively cultivated in the North for its showy dowers. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tlie tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Powder the leaves coarsely, 
transier to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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AMBRAGRISEA. (am-bra-gi'i' sea.) 
SYN., Ambarum, A. ambrosiacea, A. cinerea, A. maritima, A. nigra, A. 
vera, Ambrosiaca. 
YULGh, Ambergris. 
This substance is supposed to be a morbid secretion from the 
intestines of the whale (physeter macrocephalus). “It consists 
chiefly of a peculiar fatty matter analogous to cholesterin, and 
denominated by Pelletier and Caventon ambrein. This may be 
obtained by treating ambragris with heated alcohol, filtering the 
solution, and allowing it to stand.”—TJ. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of ambragris. Deposit the ambragris in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate lor ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part ot 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of ambragris. Deposit the ambragris in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
ambragris and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMBROSIA ARTEMISIAFOLIA. (am-bro'zhe-a ar-te-mish' 
e-fo-lia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Asteraceae. 
VULG., Roman wornnvood, Rag- weed, Hog weed. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried herb. Powder the herb, transfer to a 
suitable vessel and add alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried herb. 
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alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AMBROSIA TRIFID A. (am-bro' zhc-a trif i-da.) 
NAT. ORDER, Asteraceae. 
YULG., Tall ambrosia, Horse weed, Hitter weed, Great rag w eed, 
Horse cane, Rich w eed, Wild hemp. 
(See Ambrosia artemisiaefolia.) 
AMMONIACUM GUMMI. (am-mo-ni' a-cum gum' mi.) 
From Dorema ammoniacum. 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferse. 
YULG., Gum ammoniac. 
This is the concentrated, or rather concreted, milky juice or 
gnm resin from a plant in the Persian provinces known by the 
name Dorema ammoniacum. 
The Preparations of this gum resin are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take twelve parts of alcohol, sp. fir. 
'941, and four parts of the gum. Powder the gum resin coarsely, transfer to a 
suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the gum. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AMMONIUM ACETICUM. (am -m o' ni-u m a-cei' i-cum.) 
SYN., Liq. ammonias acetatis. 
YULG., Spirit of mindererus. HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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“Take of Strong Solution of Ammonia* three fluidounces and 
a half or a sufficiency; Acetic Acid ten fluidounces or a sufficiency. 
Mix gradually, and, if the product is not neutral to test-paper, 
make it so by the addition of the proper quantity of either liq- 
uid.”(Br. Pharm.)—XJ. S. Disp. 
The maximum dose of this solution of acetate of ammonia is 
one fluidrachm. It should be given largely diluted with sweet- 
ened water. 
AMMONIUM BENZOICUM. (am-mo' ni-um bcn-zo' i-cum.) 
SYN., Ammonii benzoas, Amnionic benzoate. 
Benzoate of ammonia.—Nil4 C7 H5 O2 , 139. 
This balsamic, bitter, saline substance crystallizes from a 
solution of benzoic acid in water of ammonia, in tliin, white, 
rhombic plates. It is soluble in both water and alcohol. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of benzoate of ammonia when 
treated with a few drops of either of the mineral acids will pro- 
duce a crystalline precipitate, which is benzoic acid. The solu- 
tion when heated in a test tube in the presence of carbonate of 
potassa, will evolve vapor of ammonia. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of benzoate of ammonia. Deposit the salt in 
a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of benzoate of ammonia. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
*Tlie strong solution of ammonia of the British Pharmacopoeia has the sp. 
gr. of '891, and contains about 32.5 per cent of ammonia. The acetic acid em- 
ployed here is an undiluted solution having the sp. gr. of 1'044. However, 
notwithstanding these differences in the strength of the two solutions, the 
quantities named in the British formula above given, will not greatly vary if 
the stronger water of ammonia, sp. gr. '900 (U. S.), containing 26 per cent of 
the gas, and a solution of acetic acid, sp. gr. 1'041 (U. S.), be employed. 174 
SPECIAL PHARMACY 
the salt and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMMONIUM BROMIDUM. (am-mo'ni-um bro-mi'dum.) 
SYN., Ammonii bromidum, Amnionic bromide, Bromide of ammonia.— 
NH4 Br; 97.8. 
These colorless, transparent, four-sided crystals are produced 
by treating bromide of iron with carbonate of ammonia, or by 
treating an aqueous solution of the bromide with a solution of 
hydrosulphate of ammonia. 
Tests.—This salt may be determined by carefully treating its 
solution with a few drops of chlorine water which will impart 
to the solution a decided yellow or yellowish-red color. To 
another portion of the solution add a few grains of carbonate 
of potassium, in a test-tube, and heat; this will evolve vapors of 
ammonia 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of bromide of ammonia. Deposit the salt in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the bromide of ammonia. Deposit the saltin a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMMONIUM UARBONICUM. (am-mo' ni-um car-bon' i-cum.) 
SY>\, Amnionic carbonate, Sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, 
YULG., Sal volatile. 
Formula.—Am2 C03 ; 60 HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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This salt is a sublimate formed by heating a mixture of sal 
ammoniac and chalk. It is usually made (commercial salt) in 
retorts of iron and should be purified by re-distillation or re-sub- 
limation. The fresh, white, translucent mass breaks with sharp 
fracture and quickly parting with a portion of its carbonic acid 
on exposure to the air, is reduced to a bicarbonate, first taking 
on an opaque appearance and finally depositing in the form of a 
white amorphous powder. 
Carbonate of ammonia is also indirectly prepared from gas- 
liquor and bone-spirit. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of carbonate of ammonia when 
acidulated with nitric acid should not evolve any empyreumatic 
odor, nor, when treated with a solution of chloride of barium 
should not produce any turbidity, thus showing the presence of 
free sulphuric acid, or a sulphate; nor when treated with a so- 
lution of ferrocyanide of potassium the solution should not as- 
sume a blue or greenish-blue color, thus showing the presence 
of iron. 
The Preparations of this salt are very unstaple, and should 
be freshly prepared when used; they are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of carbonate of ammonia. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding tiie vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of carbonate of ammonia. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for The first centesimal trituration. 
AMMONIUM CAUSTICUM. (am-mo' ni-nm cans' ii-cum.) 
SYY., Ammonic hydrate, Liquor ammonia; fortior, Aqua ammonia. 
YULG,, Hartshorn, Spirits of ammonia. 176 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This is the aqua ammonice of the U. S. Pharmacopoeia. It 
contains 10 per cent, by weight, of the gas (same per cent as the 
alcoholic solution or spirits of ammonia, U. S.), and has the sp. 
gr. '959. 
Tests.—The solution when acidulated with sulphuric acid 
should not evolve any empyreumatic odor, nor when treated 
(non-acidulated) with lime water it should not show any turbid- 
ity, or cloudiness, thus showing traces of carbonic acid. 
The solution when acidulated with nitric acid should neither 
yield any precipitate or become turbid when treated with a solu- 
tion of chloride of barium, thus showing the presence of a sul- 
phate, or sulphuric acid; nor "when treated with a solution of ni- 
trate of silver, thus showing the presence of chlorine or hydro- 
chloric acid. 
The Preparations of aqua ammonia are the decimal and 
centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of aqua ammonia, sp. gr. '959; the third deci- 
mal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal 
dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To piepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, ten parts of aqua ammonia, sp. gr. '959; the second centesimal dilu- 
tion to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second centesi- 
mal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AMMONIUM CHLORIDIIM. (am-mo'ni-um chlo'ri-dum.) 
SYJi., Ammonii cliloridum, Ammonium chloratum, Ammonium muriati- 
cum. 
VUL(x., Chloride of ammonia, Hydrochlorate of ammonia, Muriate of 
ammonia, Sal ammoniac. 
Formula.—NH4 Cl; 53.4. 
Separated from its aqueous solution this salt crystallizes in 
minute octaliedra. But as met with in commerce, prepared from 
gas liquor, through the union of the sulphate of ammonium 
with chlorine (from chloride of lime), by sublimation, it is of a 
fibrous structure. Granulated sal ammoniac * is prepared by 
* Purified Chloride of Ammonium.—U. S. Pharm. “Take of chloride of 
ammonium, in small pieces, twenty ounces; water of ammonia, five fluidrachms; 
water, two pints. Dissolve the chloride of ammonium in the water, in a porce- 
lain dish, with the aid of heat, add the water of ammonia, and continue the 
heat for a short time; filter the solution while hot, and evaporate to dryness HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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making a saturated solution of the salt, in boiling water, and 
stirring it until cold. The water is then drained off and the salt 
is left to dry. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of chloride of ammonium, acid- 
ulated with hydrochloric acid, when heated with a solution of 
nitrate of barium, should not yield a precipitate or become tur- 
bid, thus showing the presence of a sulphate. Neither should 
an aqueous solution become blue upon the addition of a few drops 
of the solution of ferrocyanide of potassium, thus showing the 
presence of iron. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triti:rations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
paiisoi milk sugar one part of the granulated salt. Deposit the salt in aporcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made hy adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the granulated salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made hy adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMMONIUM IODINUM. (am-mo'ni-um i-od'i-num.) 
SYN., Ammonii iodinum, Amnionic iodinum. 
YULG., Iodide of ammonium, Hydroiodute of ammonia. 
Formula.—NH4, I; 144.3. 
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with constant stirring at a moderate heat until it granulates. The object of 
this process is to remove the iron, which is precipitated by the ammonia as 
ferric hydrate and separated hy filtration while hot. If the sal ammoniac has 
been otherwise pure, the filtrate may be evaporated to dryness and granulated 
as directed above. If, however, it contains other impurities besides the iron, 
it is best to allow the filtrate to cool, stirring it occasionally, and collect the 
crystalline powder upon a muslin strainer. The impurities will remain in the 
mother liquor,’— Nat. Disp. 178 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This salt was formerly prepared by saturating an aqueous so- 
lution of iodine with hydrosulphate of ammonia. The ammonia 
and iodine vapors being driven off by heat, the liquid was filtered 
and then evaporated. A more recent method is to make a solu- 
tion of each, the iodide of potassium and sulphate of ammo- 
nium, and then mix the two solutions. Their decomposition 
results in the formation of iodide of ammonium and sulphate of 
potassium. The two salts are separated by treating the double 
solution with alcohol, thus causing the sulphate to crystallize 
out and evaporating the solution to dryness. 
Tests.—A 10 per cent aqueous solution of iodide of ammo- 
nium when treated with a solution of nitrate of barium should 
not yield a precipitate, thus showing the presence of a sulphate; 
nor when treated with gelatinized starch the solution should not 
become blue thus showing the presence of free iodine; nor it 
should not become blue on the addition of a few drops of the 
solution of ferrocyanide of potassium, thus showing the presence 
of iron. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the -first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide of ammonium. Deposit the salt m a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodide of ammonium. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMMONIFM NITRICUM. (am-mo'ni-um ni'tri-cum.) 
SYN., Ammonii nitras, Ammonia; nitras, Amnionic nitrate. 
VULG., Nitrate of ammonia. 
Formula.—NH4 O, NO5; 80. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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This salt, which crystallizes in rhombic needle-like prisms, or, 
is presented in vitrified masses, is formed by treating diluted 
nitric acid with carbonate of ammonium. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of nitrate of ammonium when 
treated with a solution of nitrate of barium should not yield a 
precipitate or become turbid, thus showing the presence of a 
sulphate; nor when acidulated with nitric acid and treated with 
a solution of nitrate of silver it should not yield a precipitate, 
thus showing the presence of chlorine. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
'parts of milk sugar one part of the nitrate of ammonium. Deposit the salt in 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed tor the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the nitrate of ammonium. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMMONIUM PHOSPHOIlICl M. (am-mo'ni-um phos-phor’ 
i-ciim.) 
SYN., Hydro-diammonic phosphate, Ammonii phosphas. 
YULGr., Phosphate of Ammonia. 
Formula.—(NH4)2 HPO4; 132. 
These semi-transparent colorless prisms crystallize out of a 
double aqueous solution, composed of ammonia and phosphoric 
acid. They should be preserved in a well-stoppered bottle as 
they readily effloresce in a dry atmosphere. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of phosphate of ammonium 
when treated with a solution of chloride of barium should not 
yield a precipitate or become turbid, thus showing the presence 180 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
of a sutyhate; nor it should not yield a precipitate when treated 
with a solution of nitrate of silver, thus showing the presence of 
chlorine. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
pan» of milk sugar one part of phosphate of ammonia. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ol the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding tiituration; adding the vehicle and pro- 
ceeding as directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the phosphate of ammonium. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMMONIUM TARTARICUM. ( a m-mo' ni-um tar-tar' i-cum.) 
SYN., Ammonic tartrate. 
YULG., Tartrate of ammonia. 
Formula.— (NH4)2, H2 C4 H4 O6; 141.6. 
This is a granular salt that is precipitated from a solution of 
ammonium when treated with a strong solution of tartaric acid. 
The Preparations of tartrate of ammonium are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance cf milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
181 
one part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMMONIUM YALERIANICUM. (am-mo'ni-um va-le-ri-an 
i-cum.) 
SYN., Ammonii valerianas, Ainmonic valerianate. 
VULG1,, Valerianate of ammonium. 
Formula.—NH4 C5 H9 O2; 119. 
This salt is prepared by neutralizing valerianic acid with va- 
por ammonia. It crystallizes in colorless four-sided plates, 
which are both efflorescent and deliquescent respectively, in dry 
and moist atmosphere, and hence necessitates their being care- 
fully kept in a well-stoppered bottle. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of valerianate of ammonium 
acidulated with nitric acid when treated with a solution of chlo- 
ride of barium should not yield a precipitate, thus showing the 
presence of a sulphate; nor it should not yield a precipitate 
when treated with a solution of nitrate of silver, thus showing 
the presence of chlorine. 
Tlie Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centes- 
imal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
;parts of milk sugar one part of the valerianate of ammonium. Deposit the salt 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts at milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add. three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
Theirs/ centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the valerianate of ammonium. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add an- 
other portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 182 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
AMPELOPSIN. {am-pe-lop’sin.) 
This is a resinoid of the ampelopsis quinquefolia. 
The Preparations of this resinoid are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the resinoid. Deposit the resinoid in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one |<art (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triiurate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the resinoid. Deposit the resinoid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
resinoid, and steadily triturate for twentj minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMPELOPSIS QUINQUEFOLIA. {am-pe-lop’sis quin'que- 
folia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Yitaceae. 
SYN., A. liedaracea, A. heptapliylla, A. irsuta, Cissus hederacea, He- 
dera quinquefolia, Quinaria hederacea, Q. hirsnta, Vitis hederacea, 
Y. quinquefolia. 
YU LG., American ivy, False grape, Five leaves, Virginia creeper, 
Wild wood vine, Woodbine. 
This is an indigenous vine found growing wild throughout the 
United States, and cultivated to a considerable extent as an orna- 
mental creeper. Through the means of its many radiating ten- 
drils it firmly fastens to the bark of trees, to walls, etc., and in 
this way frequently ascends to a considerable height. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the bark of the recently gathered twigs. Reduce the 
bark to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the bark. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOEY. 
183 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AMPHISBiENA YEBMICULARE. (am-phis-bce' na verm-i» 
cu-lci' re.) 
The substance known in medicine under this name is the 
venom of the amphisbcena Jlarescens,* a species of reptilia found 
in Brazil. 
The Preparations of this venom are the centesimal tritura- 
tions. 
Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk 
sugar to ten parts Of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the first decimal in 
a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add 
one portion, thirty parts, to the decimal preparation, and steadily triturate for 
fifteen minutes; then add another portion and triturate for fifteen minutes; and 
finally, the last portion and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMYGrDALUS AMARA. (a-myg'da-lus ci-ma’rce.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosacea?. 
SYN., A. communis, Primus amygdalus. 
YU LG., Bitter almond. 
This tree is indigenous to Africa, growing extensively in the 
Barbary States particularly in the neighborhood of Morocco. 
The medicinal properties exist in the fruit;in the form of a crys- 
talline glucocide termed amygdalin.f 
The Preparations of this fruit are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
*Dr. W. Schwabe, in his “Pharmacopoeia Polygotta,” recommends that the 
poison shall he attenuated by triturating a portion of the “jaw” of the living 
animal; two parts by weight being used to ninety-nine parts of milk sugar. 
For the purpose of determining a definite strength, it apparently would he 
better to secure the venom from the secretory glands in substance; adding to 
ten parts of milk sugar one part of the poison. 
f Amygdalin; C20 IF* NO**, 3 ID O. 184 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requfres to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of recently grated bitter almonds. Deposit the dis- 
integrated almonds in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk 
sugar and steadily triturate for thirty minutes; add three parts more of fine 
milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; then add balance of fine 
milk sugar and triturate for fifteen minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of coarse milk sugar 
to one part of recently grated bitter almonds. Deposit the disintegrated al- 
monds in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal por- 
tions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the almonds, and steadily triturate 
for twenty minutes; then add another portion (fine milk sugar) and triturate 
for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion (fine milk sugar) and trit- 
urate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AMYL NITRIS. (<am'ill ni'tris.) 
YULG., Nitrite of amyl. 
Formula.—C5 Hn NO2; 117. 
This substance is prepared by distillation; it is from amylic 
alcohol or fusil oil, distilled in the presence of nitric acid. 
“ Nitrite of amyl is a yellowish ethereal liquid; sp. gr. of liquid 
'877, of vapor 4'03; boiling point 205° F.; soluble in spirits of 
wine, insoluble in water; converted by fused caustic potash into 
valerianate of potassium.”—Aitfield. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of nitrate of amyl; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of nitrite of amyl; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine pans of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANACARRIUM OCCIDENTALE. (an-a -car' di-um oc-ci-den- 
ia'le.) 
NAT. ORDER, Anacardiacete. 
YULG., Common cashew nut, Malacca, or marking' nut. 185 
ANACARDIUM ORIENTALE. (an-a-car'di-um o-ri-en-tci'le.) 
NAT. ORDER, Anaeardiaeeae. 
SYN., A. latifolium, A. oliicinarum, Avicennia tomentosa, Semecarpus 
anacardium. 
YULG., Marking nut. 
This tree, growing in both the East and West Indies (A.occi- 
dental), bears fruit in the form of a kidney-shaped nut, com- 
posed of two shells, between which there is found an inky-black 
juice of an acrid, corrosive nature, consisting of two active prin- 
ciples at least; the one has been termed by Stoedeler, anacardic 
acid and the other cardol. 
The Preparations of this nut are the tincture and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the cashew nut (without the kernel). Run through drug 
mill powdering the shell coarsely, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol 
and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the nut. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
ANACYCLUS OFFICINARUM. (an-a-cic' lus of-fic-i-nci' rum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
VULG., German pellitory. 
ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM. (an-a-cic' lus pe-re' thrum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
•SYX., A. pseudo-pyrethrum, Anthemis pyrethrum, Pyrethrum. 
YU LG., African pellitory, Pellitory of Spain, Pellitory. 
This plant is a perennial, and is a native of Spain. The 
species first mentioned, anacyclus ojjicinarum, is largely culti- 
vate 1 in Germany for its medicinal properties. The value of 
the plant depends on an acrid, resinous substance, and an acrid 
fixed oil; properties found in the root. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 186 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run through drug mill, making 
a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with hot water 
(112° F.),aiul firmly pack in a cylindrical percolator; add the alcohol from time 
to time until the percolate measures fourteen parts, and then add sufficient wa- 
ter to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr, '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fouHhs parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANAGALLIS ARYENSIS. (an-na-gaVlis ar-ven'sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Primulaceae. 
SYN., A. coerulea, A. plioenicea. 
VULO., Common pimpernel, Poorman’s, or Shepherd’s, hour, weather 
or water-glass, Scarlet pimpernel, Weather glass, Red chick weed, 
Sun dial chickweed. 
This trailing plant is an annual, indigenous to Europe, grow- 
ing in the fields and along the roadsides throughout the United 
States. Its medicinal properties are alleged to exist in an acrid, 
volatile oil. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Powder coarsely, transfer to a 
suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part ot each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
187 
ANAGrYRIS FGETIDA. (a-ncig'i-ris fce'ti-da.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguinos®. 
YULG., Stinking trefoil, Stinking bean trefoil. 
ANATHERUM MURICATUM. (cm-a-ihe'rum mu-ri-ca'turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Gramme®. 
SYN., Audropogon murieatus, A. squarrosus, Pbalaris zizanoides, Ye* 
tiveria odorata, Yirana. 
YULG., Bena, Cuscus, Khus khus, Yetiver, Yittie vayr, Woetiwear. 
ANCHUSA OFFICINALIS. (an-chu'sa of-fic-i-na lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Borraginace®. 
VULG., Common bugloss, Garden alkanet. 
ANDIRA INERMIS. ( ctn-di' ret in-er' mis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminos®. 
SYN., A. retusa, Geoffroya anthelmintica, G. inermis, G. jamaicensis, 
G. surinainensis. 
YULG., Bastard cabbage tree, Cabbage bark tree, Worm bark. 
This tree is a native of the West Indies. Its medicinal prop- 
erties are alleged to exist in an acrid, bitter resin, found chiefly 
in the bark. 
The Preparations of the bark are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried bark. Run through drug mill making 
a moderately tine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten with hot 
water (132° F.), firmly pack in a cylindrical percolator and add alcohol from 
to time until the percolate measures fourteen parts; add sufficient water to 
drive the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions —To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANEMONIN. (an-e-mo' nin.) 
Formula.—C13 H6 O6; 188 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This volatile alkaloidal salt crystallizes in brilliant white nee- 
dles out of an aqueous distillate of the anemone pratensis. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides, these, there is an oleate of anemonin. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three pails of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes, 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the alkaloid and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Oleate.—To forty-eight parts of oleic acid add two parts of anemonin. 
ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA. (cm-gel' i-ca arch-an-gel' 
i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferae. 
SYN., A. gmelini, A. officinalis, Archangelica gmelini, A. officinalis, A. 
peregrina, A. sativa, Coelopleurum gmelini, Ligusticum actseifolium, 
L. scoticum, Pleiirospermuni gmelini. 
YULG., American lo\ age, Garden angelica. 
This plant is a biennial, common in the gardens of both Eu- 
rope and America. It is a native of the mountainous regions of 
Northern Europe. 
The Preparations of the root are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run through drug mill, mak- 
ing a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alco- 
hol, and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
189 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANGELICA ATROPIJRPUREA. (an-gel'i-ca a-tro-pur-pu' 
rc-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferae. 
SYN., A. triquinata, Archangelica atropurpurea, Imperatoria lucida. 
YULGr., Dark purple angelica, Great angelica, Purple high-angelica, 
Master wort (?). 
This species of angelica is indigenous to the United States 
and Canada. 
The Preparations of the root are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tlie tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run through drug mill making 
a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and 
macerate fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution,to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANGUSTURA. (an-gus-too' ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rutaceae. 
SYN., A. cusparia, A. Tera, Angustura, Bonplandia angostura, B. tri- 
foliata, China amara aromatica, Cusparia febrifuga, C. trifoliata, 
(Jalipea cusparia, GU febrifuga, 0. officinalis. 
YULGr., Angustura or cuspari bark. 
This is the bark of the gcdipea officinalis (U. S. Pharm.), a 
tree indigenous to South America. The bark yields upon being 
treated with water, and then this infusion with alcohol, a crys- 
talline substance termed casparin. 
The Preparations of this bark are the tincture, its decimal 190 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
and centesimal dilutions, and its decimal and centesimal tritura- 
tions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the dried hark. Run through drug mill or otherwise 
powder coarsely, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate 
fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires 1o nine 
parts of milk sugar one partoithe powdered bark. Deposit the bark in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the powdered bark. Deposit the bark in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the drug, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twTenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ANILINUM SULPHURICUM. (an-e-lin'nm sul-phu'ri-cum.) 
SYN., Kyanol sulphate, Plienylamine sulphate, Phenylia sulphate. 
VULG., Sulphate of aniline. 
This crystalline substance is formed by treating the colorless, 
oily liquid aniline (nitro-benzol) with pure sulphuric acid. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORA. 
191 
add three paHs more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one par# of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the salt, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one par# of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ANISODUS LURIDUS. (an-i-so'dus lu'rid-ns.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanaceae. 
SYN., A. stramonifolia, Nicandra anomala, Physalis stramonium, Whit- 
leya stramonifolia. 
This narcotic plant, which medicinally resembles both bella- 
donna and tobacco, is an indigene of Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.*—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Powder the leaves coarsely, 
transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the alcohol and macerate fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts ot tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
*The maximum dose of the tincture is 15 drops in twenty-four hours. 192 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ANTENNARIA MARGARITACEA. (an-ten-na' via mar-gar- 
i-ta' cea.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Gnaplialium margaritacenm. 
VULG., Pearly everlasting, Pearl-flowered everlasting. 
This herbaceous perennial is indigenous to the United States; 
it grows wild and in the gardens, commonly, everywhere. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
and four parts of the fresh plant. Reduce the plant to a pulp, in a mortar, 
express and strain and add alcohol until the specific gravity of the mixture is 
'941; then add alcohol, sp.gr. '941, until the mixture equals sixteen parts. 
Transfer the plant to a suitable vessel, add the fluid portion expressed and its 
additional menstruum and macerate for seven days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANTHEMIS COTULA. (an'ihe-mis cot'u-la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., A. loetida, Cotula foetida, Cota, Cyanthemis, Chamomilla spuria, 
Maruta cotula. 
YULG., Mayflower, Mayweed, Stinking1 chamomile, Wild chamomile, 
Dog’s fennel, Dilly, Dilweed. 
This plant is an annual, growing along the roadsides and in 
waste places both in the United States and Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently gathered plant. Bruise in a mortar, transfer 
to a suitable vessel, and add the alcohol and macerate fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941: one part of the first decimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
193 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANTHEMIS NOBILIS. (an'the-mis nob'i-lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Compositae. 
SYN., A. aurea, Chamoniilla nobilis, Ormenis nobilis. 
YULG., Chamomile, Common, officinal, Roman or true chamomile. 
This is a perennial herbaceous plant, indigenous to Europe, 
and although frequently found growing wild is also extensively 
cultivated. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant (in flower). Powder coarsely, 
transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANTHOXANTHTJM ODORATUM. (an-ihox-an'thum o-do- 
ra'turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Gramme®. 
YULGr., Sweet vernal grass. 
This perennial herb is indigenous to Northern Europe, and is 
found growing in Africa, Siberia and Greenland. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant (in flower). Powder coarsely, 
transfer to a suitable vesse1 add alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express 
and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 194 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANTHRAKOK ALI. (an-thra-coJc' a-li.) 
Lithanthrakokali simplex. 
“ This preparation is formed by adding 160 parts of porphyr- 
ized (stone) mineral coal to 192 parts of a concentrated and 
boiling solution of caustic potassa, contained in an iron vessel, 
the whole being well stirred together. When the mixture is 
completed, the vessel is taken from the fire, and the stirring 
continued until the whole is converted into a homogeneous black 
powder.”—U. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of this mineral are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. Besides, these, there is an ointment of an- 
thrakokali 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine, 
parts of milk sugar one part of the mineral. Deposit the mineral in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate fin fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the mineral. Deposit the mineral in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the mineral, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To seventy-seven and a half parts of lard and seventeen and a half 
parts of yellow wax add five parts of anthrakokali. Or, to ninety-five parts of 
simple ointment add five parts of anthrakokali. 195 
HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
ANTIARIS TOXICARIA. (an-ti-a'ris tox-i-ca'ria.) 
NAT. ORDER, Urticeae. 
SYN., Arbor toxicaria, Buban upas ? Ipo toxicaria? Strychnos tieute, 
Upas antiaria. 
YULG., Upas tree. 
This tree is a native of Java. Its therapeutic properties are 
due to a gum-resinous product which exudes from the inner 
bark whenever wounded or incised. The active principle is a 
crystallizable substance soluble in both water and alcohol, and 
has been named antiarin.—C14 H10 O5. 
The Preparations of the upas tree are the tincture and its 
centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take one hundred parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, and one part of the bark of the recently dried root. Powder coarsely 
in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate 
fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug poxcer of this tincture is 1 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-hundredth grain of the bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the tincture. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ANTIMONTUM ARSENITUM. (an-ti-mo' ni-um ar'se-ni- 
tum.) 
SYN., A. arseniosnm. 
YULG., Arsenite of antimony. 
This is a snow-white crystalline substance formed by dissolv- 
ing one part of arsenious acid in forty-eight parts of distilled 
water, in a glass or porcelain vessel, and adding nine parts of 
freshly prepared chloride of antimony. This double solution is 
evaporated to a low bulk, then being transferred into a glass re- 
tort, over a sand bath, it is distilled. The arsenite condenses in 
the neck of the retort. Arsenite of antimony should be kept in 
a well-stoppered bottle. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the arsenite. Deposit the arsenite in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 196 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the arsenite. Deposit the arsenite in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part ot each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ANTIMONIUM CHLORIDUM. {an-ti-mo'ni-um chlo'ri-dum.) 
SYJb, Antimonium muriaticum. 
YULG., Butter of antimony. 
The true butter of antimony is a white, crystalline, semi-trans- 
parent substance procured by distilling a dense solution of the 
sulphide of antimony. Sulphide of antimony is boiled in four 
or five times its weight of pure hydrochloric acid in the open air 
in a porcelain capsule or evaporating dish. This product is then 
evaporated to a low bulk and subsequently distilled, the solid 
chloride condensing in the neck of the retort. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance ot milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM. (an-ti-mo'ni-um cruel'um.) 
SYN., Antimonius sulphide, Sesquichloride of antimony, Stibium sul- 
. phuretum nigrum, Tersulphuret of antimouy. 
Formula.—Sb2 S3; 340. 
This is the native sulphide freed from impurities by fusion. 
It is of a grayish-black color, compact, and fractures with lustre. 
It is the antimonii sulphidum purificatum of the U. S. Pharma- 
copoeia. Under this heading directions are given for the further 
purification of the native sulphide, which practically are as fol- 
lows: The sulphide is first reduced to a very fine powder and 
by elutriation the coarser particles are separated from the finer; 
the finely divided powder is then treated with water of ammonia 
for a few days, the whole being frequently agitated, when the 
water of ammonia is poured off and the sulphide is repeatedly 
washed with water and finally dried. 
The Preparations of this sulphide are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphide. Deposit the sulphide iu a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphide. Deposit the sulphide in a porcelain mortar,and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
sulphide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ANTIMONIT M IODATLM. (an-ti-mo'ni-nm i-o-dat'um.) 
SYN., Antimonii iodidum. 
YULG., Iodide of antimony, Teriodide of antimony. 
“ According to Mr. W. Copney, of London, this iodide may be 
conveniently prepared by gently heating in a Florence flask, 
metallic antimony and iodine, in proportions of one eq to three. 198 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The elements combine with sudden heat and liquidfication; and, 
upon withdrawal of the heat the iodide formed solidifies and is 
removed from the flask by breaking it. Iodide of antimony, as 
thus prepared, forms a somewhat crystalline, foliated mass, 
which, when pulverized, yields a deep, orange-red powder. By 
the action of water it is decomposed. It has been tried as an 
alterative in a dose varying from a quarter of a grain to a grain, 
given in the form of pills.”—TJ. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of this iodide are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Tkitubations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
onepzrt of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the iodide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; addlDg the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ANTIMONIUM OXIDATFM. (an-ti-mo'ni-um ox-i-da'turn.) 
SYN., Antimonii oxidum. 
VU16., Antimonous oxide, Oxide of antimony, Sesquioxitle of anti- 
mony. 
Formula.—Sb2 O3; 292. 
The oxide of antimony is prepared by digesting, with the aid 
of heat, sulphuret of antimony in muriatic acid and subsequently 
treating the mixture with a small portion of nitric acid. The 
precipitate is then thoroughly washed with water to remove the 
acid, and is further treated with wateY of ammonia. The pre- 
cipitate is then transferred to a muslin filter and repeatedly washed 
with distilled water until the washings no longer yield a precip- 
itate with nitrate of silver. 
The oxide of antimony is an odorless, tasteless, grayisli-wliite, HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
199 
dense powder, which is only slightly soluble in water, but readily 
soluble in water strongly acidified with hydrochloric or tartaric 
acids; it is wholly insoluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—Oxide of antimony made soluble in a solution of tar- 
taric acid should not yield a precipitate when treated with a 
solution of nitrate of silver, thus showing the presence or chlo- 
rine; nor when treated with a solution of chloride of barium it 
should not yield a precipitate, thus showing the presence of a 
sulphate; nor finally, when treated with a solution of ferrocyan- 
icle of potassium, a precipitate, either colored or colorless, thus 
showing the presence of metals. 
The Preparations of this oxide are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
paHs of milk sugar one part of the oxide. Deposit the oxide in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ol the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and pro- 
ceeding as directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the oxide. Deposit the oxide in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the oxide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ANTIMOMLM SULPHURATUM AUREITM. (an-ti-mo'ni- 
um sul-phu-ra'turn au're-um.) 
SYN., Antimonic persulphide, Antimonii oxysulphuretum. 
YULG., Golden sulphuret of antimony, Sulphurated antimony. 
This is a product resulting from treating a hot alkaline solu- 
tion (potassic or sodaic) of sulphide of antimony with diluted 
sulphuric acid. A portion of the sulphide is converted by the 
presence of the alkali into the oxide; hence, sulphurated anti- 
mony is simply a mixture of the sulphide and oxide, the latter 
being present in a limited as well as in a variable quantity. 200 
SPECIAL PHAEMACY. 
The Preparations of sulphurated antimony are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugarowe part of sulphurated antimony. Deposit the antimony in 
a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
ininutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of sulphurated antimony. Deposit the antimony in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the antimony, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM. {an-ti-mo'ni-um tar-iar'i- 
cum.) 
SYN., Antimonii potassio tartras, Potassio antimonic oxytartrate, 
Stibium ? 
YULG., Tartar emetic. 
Formula.—H4 O7 H2 O; 668. 
Tliis salt is a double tartrate composed of antimony and po- 
tassium; it is a cliemical combination resulting from mixing 
together (moist) oxide of antimony and cream of tartar (bitar- 
trate of potassium). 
Tartar emetic (an oxytartrate) crystallizes in colorless, trans- 
parent, tri-lateral crystals. The crystals become opaque on 
exposure to the air. Tartrate of antimony is soluble in water 
(59nF.) to this extent: one part of the salt in seventeen parts of 
water. It is only slightly soluble in alcohol, sp. gr. '941, and is 
precipitated from its aqueous solution by an excess of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835. 
Tests.—Acidulated with acetic acid an aqueous solution of 
tartrate of antimony when treated with a solution of chloride of 
barium should not yield a precipitate, thus showing the presence 
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of potassium a precipitate, thus showing the presence of iron. 
Neither should any cloudiness be produced upon the addition of 
a few drops of the solution of nitrate of silver, thus indicating 
the presence of a chloride. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations, their solutions and subsequent dilutions. 
Triturations.—To prepare tlie first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the tartrate. Deposit the tartrate in a porcelain 
mortar, ami add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar aud again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parte of milk sugar aud steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for filteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the tartrate. Deposit the tartrate in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
tartrate, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Solutions.*—To ten parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, add one part of the second 
decimal trituration; agitate thoroughly, and filter. This solution, in drug 
power, equals the second decimal dilution. 
To one hundred parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, add one part of the first centesi- 
mal trituration; agitate thoroughly, and filter. This solution, in drug power, 
equals the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the third decimal dilution it requires to nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal solution; the fourth decimal 
dilution, to nine parls of alcohol, sp.. gr. '835, one part of the third decimal di- 
lution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal solution; the third centesimal 
dilution, to ninety-nine parts ot alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second cen- 
tesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
*It is impossible to prepare a tincture of tartar emetic; its fluid preparation 
is therefore, necessarily, a solution. Being but slightly soluble in alcohol, in 
order to secure a fluid preparation of a definite strength, the second decimal and 
the first centesimal triturations are made the basis for the liquid attenuations 
or potentizations (?). 202 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ANTIRRHINUM LINARIUM. ( an-iir-rhi' num lin-a' ria.) 
NAT. ORDER, Scrophulariacese. 
SYN., Linaria vulgaris. 
VULtr., Butter and Eggs, Snap dragon, Toad flax, Yellow toad flax. 
This plant is an herbaceous perennial, and although an indigene 
of Europe, is found growing wild along the roadsides through- 
out the Middle States. The medicinal properties are both bitter 
and acrid. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its sub- 
sequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run through drug mill, re- 
duce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alco- 
hol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alco- 
hol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
APHIS CHENOPODII GLAUCI. (a'phis che-no-po'dii 
glau' ci.) 
CLASS, Insecta. 
ORDER, Rhynchota. 
FAMILY, Apliidte. 
YULCt., Plant Louse. 
The Preparations of this insect are the tincture and its sub- 
sequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, first introduce a small sponge into 
a medium size wide-mouth bottle, and subsequently a few drops of syrup or a 
small quantity of sugar; then afterwards, introducing the living insects into 
the bottle, pour on to the sponge a drachm or two of chloroform. Remove the 
insects, bruise them in a mortar, and to four parts of this animal matter, after 
transferring it to a suitable vessel, add sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, and 
macerate seven days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the various tissues of the living 
insect. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts ol' 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, so. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
203 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
APIS MELLIFICA. (a'pis mel-lif i-ca.) 
CLASS, Insecta. 
ORDER, Hypmenoptera. 
FAMILY, Apida?. 
YULGr., Honey Bee. 
Tlie Preparations of this insect are the tincture, its subse- 
quent decimal and centesimal dilutions and the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. Besides these, there is a lotion of apis 
mellifica. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tne tincture, first introduce a small sponge into 
a medium size wide-mouth bottle, and subsequently a few drops of syrup or a 
small quantity of sugar; then afterwards, introducing the living insect into tne 
bottle, pour on to the sponge a drachm or two of chloroform. Remove the in- 
sects, bruise them in a mortar, and to four parts of this animal matter, after 
transferring it to a suitable vessel, add sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, and 
macerate seven days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties* of one-fourth grain of the living insect. 
Dilutions.-—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the (chloroformed) bees. Deposit the bees in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for twenty minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar and again triturate 
for fifteen minutes; then add balance of milk sugar (fine) and triturate for fifteen 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
* Undoubtedly the medicinal properties are largely due to opium virum or 
honey bee poison, which is alleged to be also found as a constituent of the 
bee bread. 204 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the (chloroformed) bees. Deposit the bees in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the bees, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add an- 
other portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Lotion.—To seven parts of distilled water and two parts of glycerin, add one 
part of the tincture of apis mellifica. 
APIUM GRAYEOLENS. (a'pi-um grav'e-o-lens.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbellifenc. 
SYN., A. ecliinatum, Leptocaulis echinatus. 
YULti., Wild celery (2), Sniallage (2), Lovage (2). 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried whole plant (root, stalk, leaves and 
seeds). Run through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, trans- 
fer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate fourteen days; express 
and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried plank 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first, decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
APOCYNUM ANPROSiEMIFOLIUM. (a-pos ' se-niim an- 
drosce-mi-fo' li-um,) 
NAT. ORDER, Apocynaceae. 
YULGr., American ipecac, Bitter root, Black indian-liemp, Catch fly, 
Dog’s bane, Fever twig, Fly trap, Honey bloom, Ipecac milk, Milk 
weed, Spreading dog-bane, Wandering milk weed. 
This herbaceous, indigenous, perennial is found growing along 
fences and by the roadsides throughout the United States and 
Canada. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its subse- 
quent decimal and centesimal dilutions. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
205 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run through drug mill, reduce 
to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and 
macerate fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
APOCYNUM CANNABINUM. (a-pos' se-num can-na-bi' num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Apocj naceae. 
SYN., A. hypericifolium, A. pubescens, A. sibiricum. 
YUL(i., Dog’s bane, Indian hemp, Canadian hemp. 
The Preparations of this species of the apocynum are the 
tincture, its subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions, and 
the decimal and centesimal triturations of apocynin * 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take twelve parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'981, four parts of glycerin, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run 
the root through drug mil), reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a 
suitable vessel, add the menstruum and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '981, that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '981, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '981, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '981, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '981, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of apocynin. Deposit the active principle in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part ot 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
* The active principle of the apocynum cannabinum. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of apocynin. Deposit the resinoid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
resinoid and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
•and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
APOMORPHINiE HYDROCHLORAS. (a-po-mor-phe'na hy- 
dro-chlo' ras.) 
SYN., Apomorphina hydrochlorate. 
VULG., Apomorphine, Muriate of apomorpliia. 
Formula.—C17 H17 NO2; 303.5. 
Tliis is an alkaloidal salt obtained from morphia by treating liy- 
drochlorate of morphia with an excess of hydrochloric acid, by 
the aid of heat, precipitating the soluble salt with bicarbonate 
of sodium and agitating it with a solution of chloroform acidu- 
lated with strong hydrochloric acid. The apomorpliia crystal- 
lizes out in minute grayish-white crystals, which readily change 
to a greenish color on exposure to light and air. Apomorpliia 
is soluble in about 50 parts of alcohol, and in about 7 parts of 
water, 59° F. The alcoholic solution is bluish-green. 
Tests.—Ferric chloride when added to a solution of apomor- 
phia causes the solution to assume a rose-red color; but, when 
added to a solution of morphia proper, the color of the solution 
is then blue. 
The Preparations of this alkaloid are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. Besides, there is an oleate oi apomorpliia. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
partsof milk sugar one part of apomorphia. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part oi each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
207 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
vart of apomorphia. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one partoi each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Oleate.—In one hundred and ninety-nine parts ot oleic acid, in a warmWedge- 
wood mortar, dissolve one part of apomorphia. First, rub the salt with a small 
portion of the acid, and then gradually add the balance of the acid, triturating 
until the solution of the salt is thoroughly effected. 
AQUILEUIA YULGARIS. (ak-we-le'gia vul-ga'ris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceae. 
YU LG., Columbine. 
This is a herbaceous perennial, indigenous to Europe, growing 
in low, marshy places, in deep forests. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its sub- 
sequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried (whole) plant. Run root, leaves and 
flowers, through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a 
suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part ot each succeeding dilution. 
ARALIA HISPIDA. (a-ra'le-ci his'pi-da.) 
NAT. ORDER, Araliacese. 
YU EG., Bristle stem, Sarsaparilla, Dwarf elder, Wild elder. 
This perennial, found growing about rocky places in the fields 
and along the roadsides, throughout the United States, is an un- 
dershrub from one to two feet high. It receives the name “bris- 
tle stem” from the sharp, firm spines or bristles covering the 
bark, low down next to the root. 
The Preparations of this shrub are the tincture and its sub- 
sequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 208 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the root. Run the bark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARALIA NUDICAULIS. (a -ra' le-a nu-de-cau' lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Araliaceai. 
YULG., American sarsaparilla, False sarsaparilla, Wild sarsaparilla, 
Small spikenard, Naked-stalk aralia. 
Tliis herbaceous perennial is indigenous, growing in moist 
woodlands, in rocky shady places, in rich loamy soil. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its sub- 
sequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, Jour parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution,to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARALIA RACEMOSA. (a-ra' le-a ras-e-mo' sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Araliaceae. 
YULG., American spikenard, Berry-bearing aralia, Pettymorrel, Spike- 
nard. 
This plant is an indigene, growing in moist woodlands. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
209 
Ths Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run through drug mill, reduce to 
a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp.gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARALIA SPINOSA. (ci-ra'le-a spi-no'sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Araliaceae. 
YULCr., Angelica tree, Aralia bark, Hercules club, (Southern) Prick- 
ly ash (?), Prickly elder, Toothache tree. 
This indigenous shrub, a habitat of moist woodlands, is found 
growing most luxuriantly throughout the Southern States. 
The Preparations of aralia bark are the tincture and its sub- 
sequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fresh bark from the twigs. Run through drug mill, 
reduce to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of fresh bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp.gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARANEA AYICULARIS. (a -ra' nca a-vic-u-la' ris.) 
CLASS, Arachnid®. 
ORDER, Araneid®. 
FAMILY, Epeirid®. 
YLLG., Bird spider. 210 
SPECIAL PHAEMACY. 
ARANEA DIADEM A. (a-ra'nea di-a-dem' a.) 
CLASS, Arachnid®. 
ORDER, Araneid®. 
FAMILY", Epeirid®. 
YE LG., Cross spider, Diadem spider, Garden spider, Papal cross spider. 
ARANEA SCINENSIA. (a- ra' nea ci-nen' she-a.) 
CLASS, Arachnid®. 
ORDER, Araneid®. 
FAMILY, Epeirid®. 
YULG., Gray spider, Kentucky gray spider. 
I'he Preparations from these several species of this family, 
Epeiridce, are the tincture and its subsequent decimal and cen- 
tesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh animal matter. Secure the living spiders in a 
wide-mouth bottle of medium size, first introducing a small size sponge; add a 
drachm or two of chloroform, then remove the spiders and crush them in a 
Wedgewood mortar and to four parts of the animat matter, after transferring it 
to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for seven days. Express and 
filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the living insect. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilutionit requires to ninety six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp.gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the (chloroformed) spiders. Deposit the spiders 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar and steadily tri- 
turate for twenty minutes; add three parts more of hue milk sugar and again tri- 
turate for fifteen minutes; then add balance of milk sugar (fine j and triturate for 
fifteen minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate forfifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration- 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the (chloroformed) spiders. Deposit the spiders in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the spiders, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
211 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ARECA CATECHU. (a-re'ca cat'e-chu.) 
NAT. ORDER, Palm®. 
SYN., A. faufel. 
YULG., Areca nuts, Arechu palm, Betel nut, Betel nut-palm, Catechu, 
Goovaka, Goowa, Medicinal cabbage tree, Pining. 
This palm is a native of India. “ The kernel, which is the 
betel nut of commerce, is of a roundish conical shape, rather 
larger than a chestnut, externally of a deep brown, diversified 
with a fawn color, so as to present a reticular appearance, inter- 
nally brownish-red with whitish veins, very hard, of a feeble 
odor when broken, and of an astringent, somewhat acrid taste.” 
— 17. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of this nut are the tincture and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, and six parts of betel nut. Reduce to a moderately tine powder, 
moisten w ith hot water (112° F.) and firmly pack in a conical percolator and 
add the alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate equals fourteen parts; 
then add sufficient water to drive the balance of the menstruum downward 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of three-eightlis grain of the nut. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one 
part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARCTIUM LAPPA. (arc' ii-um lap ’pa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
YU LG., Burdock. 
This plant, a biennial, is indigenous to both Europe and 
Asia. It grows in cultivated and uncultivated soil, and in waste 
places, in all parts of the United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 212 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the seeds. Run the seeds through drug mill, reduce to a 
moderately fine powder, moisten with hot water (112° F.), firmly pack in a 
conical percolator and add alcohol, sp. gr. '941, from time to time, until the 
percolate measures fourteen parts; then add two parts of water in order to force 
the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the second 
centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARGEMONE MEXICANA. ( ar-rje-mo' ne mex-i-ca' na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Papaveracese. 
YULG., Prickly poppy, Thorn poppy, Yellow thistle. 
This annual is a native of Mexico, and is found growing in the 
Southwestern States, in the West Indies, in Brazil, in Africa and 
Southern Asia. 
Tlie Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920. and six parts of the seeds. Run the seeds through drug mill, reduce to a 
moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten with a mixt- 
ure composed of equal parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, and sulphuric ether; cover 
the vessel closely and macerate for an hour or two, then firmly pack in a coni- 
cal percolator and add the alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate meas- 
ures fourteen parts. Add sufficient distilled water to force the remaining men- 
struum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp- gr. '920, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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ARGENTUM. (ctr-gen ’ ium.) 
SYN., Argentum foliatum, Argentum metallicum, Argentum puriflca- 
tum. 
YULG., Silver. 
Symbol.—Ag. 
Pure silver may be obtained by dissolving a silver coin in ni- 
tric acid, treating this double solution with diluted hydrochloric 
acid and the resulting precipitate (chloride of silver) with a lim- 
ited quantity of diluted sulphuric acid, and then floating a piece 
of sheet zinc on the mixture. The metallic silver is thus pre- 
cipitated. The precipitate, after about twenty-four hours, is 
collected on a filter and thoroughly washed with water. 
The Preparations of this metal are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Teitukatxons.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of silver. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar and steadily triturate for twenty 
minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar (fine) and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding tiituration; adding the vehicle and pro- 
ceeding as directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of silver. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion,* thirty-three parts, 
to the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ARGENTUM CHLORIDUM. (ar-gen'tum chlo’ri-dum.) 
SYN., Argentum muriaticum, Argentic chloride. 
YULG., Chloride of silver. 
Formula.—Ag Cl. 
This is the white feathery precipitate, produced when mixing 
a solution of nitrate of silver with a soluble chloride, f 
* This portion should he coarse milk sugar, and should he gradually added 
during the process of triturating. 
fBoth the chloride and its triturations should he kept away from the light, 
in the dark, in bottles covered with tin foil. 214 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of tliis salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the chloride. Deposit the salt in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nineparts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the chloride. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ARGENTUM CYANURETUM. (ar-gen' turn cy-an-u-re' turn.) 
SYY., A. hydrocyanicum, Argentic cyanide. 
YULG., Cyanide of silver. 
Formula.—Ag Cy. 
This salt is produced by decomposing ferrocyanide of potas- 
sium with diluted sulphuric acid, and passing the resulting hy- 
drocyanic acid into a solution of nitrate of silver. The precip- 
itate thus formed is cyanide of silver. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the cyanide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of mill, sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the cyanide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
215 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ARGENTUM IODATUM. (ctr-gen1 turn i-o-dat'um.) 
SYN., Argentic iodide. 
YULG., Iodide of silver. 
Formula.—Ag I. 
This salt is produced by adding a solution of iodide of potas- 
sium to a solution of nitrate of silver. The resulting pale yellow 
insoluble precipitate, is iodide of silver. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of »the iodide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ARGENTUM NITRICUM. (ar-gen'tum ni'iri-cum.) 
SYN., Argenti nitras, Argentic nitrate. 
VULG., Lunar caustic, Nitrate of silver. 
Formula.—Ag NO3; 170. 
This silver salt is prepared by treating pure silver with diluted 
nitric acid and evaporating the solution to dryness, and after- 
wards dissolving it, by the aid of heat, in a limited quantity of 
water, from which on cooling, colorless, rhombic crystals of pure 
nitrate of silver are formed. This salt and its preparations, 216 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
should be kept from the light, in the dark, in bottles covered 
with tin foil. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Trituratioxs.*—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the nitrate of silver. Deposit the silver in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
One part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the nitrate of silver. Deposit the silver in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ARGENTUM PHOSPHORICUM. (ar-gen'tum phos-phor'i- 
cum.) 
SYN., Argentic phosphate. 
YULGr., Phosphate of silver. 
Formula.—Ag3 PO4; 180. 
This salt is a pale yellow precipitate formed by adding to a 
solution of phosphate of sodium a solution of nitrate of silver. 
Tests.—The characteristic test for the silver salts, in solution, 
is first the addition of hydrochloric acid or chloride of barium; 
this produces a precipitate of chloride of silver. Boil the pre- 
cipitate in nitric acid; being a silver salt it will not be thus made 
soluble. Drain off the acid and treat the precipitate with a so- 
lution of ammonia, in which it is soluble. Finally, treat 
this solution, in excess, with an acid; this will reprecipitate the 
chloride of silver. This salt, and its preparations, should be 
* Triturated with dry, pure milk sugar, in the dark, and kept secure from 
both air and light, in well-stoppered bottles, covered with tin foil, the nitrate 
of silver is less liable to oxidation than when attenuated with either alcohol or 
distilled water. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
217 
kept from the light, in the dark, in bottles covered with tin foil. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Tkitubatioxs.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the phosphate. Deposit salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made *by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the phosphate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ARISTO LOCHIA CLEMATITIS. (a-ris-to-lo' chi-a clem-a- 
ti' tis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Aristolochiaceae, 
SYN., A. creticae, A. long*, A. vulgaris. 
YCLG., Upright birtliwort, Serpentaria (?), Snakeroot (?). 
This plant, a perennial, is indigenous to Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part, of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six paHs of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 218 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARISTOLOCHIA MILHOMENS. (a-ris-to-lo' ke-a mil-ho' 
mens.) 
NAT. Aristolochiaceae. 
SYN., A. cymbifera, A. gramliflora. 
YULG., Brazilian snakeroot. 
This species of aristolochia is indigenous to South America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried (whole) plant (*in llower). Run through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARISTOLOCHIA SERPENTARIA. (a-ris-to -lo' ke-a ser-pen- 
tci' ria.) 
NAT. ORDER, Aristolochiaceae. 
SYN., A. liastata, A. hirsuta, A. officinalis, A. sagittata, A. virginica, 
Endodeca bartonii, E. serpentaria, Serpentaria, S. virginica. 
YULG., Birtliwort, Virginia snakeroot. 
This plant is an herbaceous perennial growing in rich sandy 
soil throughout the Middle, Southern, and Western States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its sub- 
sequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten 
with hot water (112° F.), firmly pack in a conical percolator and pour on the 
alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then 
add sufficient water to the powdered root to force the remaining menstruum 
downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of ihree-eighths grain of the dried root. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
219 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourtli parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARNICA MONTANA. (ar'ni-ca mon-ta'na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Caltha alpina, Chrysanthemum latifolium, Doronicum austria- 
ciim quartum, D. germanicum, D. montanum, D. oppositifolium, D. 
plantaginis folio alternum, Nardus celtica altera, Panacea lapsorum, 
Ptarmica montana. 
VULO., Celtic nard, Leopard’s bane, Mountain arnica, Mountain to- 
bacco. 
This is a perennial herbaceous plant, indigenous to the moun- 
tainous regions of Europe and Siberia. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there is a lotion 
and an ointment of arnica. 
The Tincture.*—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and s-x parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten 
with hot water (112° F. ), firmly pack in a conical percolator and pour on the 
alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then 
add sufficient water to the powdered root to force the remaining menstruum 
downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three -fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two and one-fourtli parts of the tincture; 
the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one 
part of the first centesimal dilution. 
* Tincture of arnica for external purposes may be prepared by macerating for 
fourteen days in sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, three parts of arnica pow- 
ers. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Lotion.—To seven parts of water and two parts of glycerin, add one part of 
the tincture (flowers). 
Ointment.—To eighty parts of lard and twenty parts of yellow wax, add ten 
ports of arnica flowers. Run flowers through drug mill, reduce to a coarse 
powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with alcohol, sp. gr. '920, and 
macerate for an hour or two; then melt the lard and wax, add the arnica flow- 
ers and simmer over a moderately hot fire until the alcohol is driven off and 
the flowers rise to the top in a crisp state. Drain off the ointment, filter while 
hot, and stir occasionally until cold. . 
ARSENICUM ALBUM. ( ar-sen' i-cum al' bum.) 
SYN., Acidum arsenicum, Arsenious acid, Arsenious anhydrid (?). 
YULC., White arsenic. 
Formula.—As2 O3; 198. 
Arsenious acid* is commonly pre- 
pared by roasting native arsenio-sul- 
pliide of iron in a current of air. The 
oxygen of the air combines with the 
vapor of the metallic (?) element 
(,arsenicum), and, condensing, forms 
the white arsenic of commerce. Ar- 
senious acid occurs as a heavy, white 
powder, or in sublimed, vitrous, glass- 
like masses; the latter, on keeping, become opaque. The strati- 
fied appearance sometimes seen in the vitrous form is caused by 
* Marsh’s Test. 
—The detection of 
arsenious acid in 
medico-legal cases, 
and in cases of ac- 
cidental poisoning 
(post-mortem), 
particularly in 
complex mixtures 
(contents of stom- 
ach)containing va- 
rious forms of organic matter, is oftentimes desirable but frequently is exceed- 
ingly difficult. The following experiment, when carefully conducted, is a very 
satisfactory one. Pour the suspected liquid into the generating-bottle (See cut) 
add a few pieces of pure granulated zinc, or magnesium, and through tube, 
with the funnel end, pour chemical pure sulphuric acid in proportion of one 
part to six of the suspected liquid, or the suspected liquid and water if water 
must be added. The acid attacking the zinc, liberates hydrogen (gas). The HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
221 
tlie irregular condensation of the vapor. The acid is purified by 
re-sublimation. The colorless, transparent, octahedral crystals 
of true arsenious acid, or the arsenite of hydrogen—Id3 Ar O3 or 
the crystallized (re-sublimed) arsenious anhydrid—As2 O3, are 
shown in the margin. The vitrous form of arsenious acid is sol- 
uble in 34 parts of water 59° F., and in 9.5 parts of water 212° 
F., from out of which (latter) solution it readily crystallizes on 
cooling. 
Tests.—At 400° F., arsenious acid is thoroughly volatilized. 
It dissolves completely, with the aid of heat, in diluted hydro- 
chloric acid. 
The Preparations of arsenicum are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations, their solution,* and their subsequent decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of arsenious acid. Deposit the acid in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
hydrogen thus set free reduces the arsenious acid, if present, and becomes ar- 
seniuretted hydrogen gas (As H3 ). Fragments of chloride of calcium, which 
act as a dryer to the now escaping arseniuretted hydrogen, are placed in the 
wider glass tube a, just prior to the test. When the gas has been escaping for 
some minutes, or sufficiently long to expel all the air originally existing in the 
bottle, set light to the jet at b, at which point (in the flame) hold a piece of 
white earthen-ware or porcelain. If arsenicum is present a brown deposit will 
soon appear. To determine if the deposit actually is metallic arsenic, or, if it 
may not be metallic antimony, treat the spot with a drop of the solution ot 
chloride of lime; if arsenicum, it will be immediately dissolved, antimony not 
being thus affected. The arseniuretted hydrogen being decomposed by heat, 
the metallic spot may be produced within the delivery tube, beyond the flame, 
as shown at c. 
* The dilutions may be commenced by making an alcoholic solution of the 
second decimal and first centesimal triturations; using one part of the trituration 
to either ten or one hundred parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. The first decimal so- 
lution is necessarily an aqueous one; hence, must be cautiously employed when 
used to medicate discs and globules. 222 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ThG first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
fart of arseuious acid. Deposit the acid in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the acid and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Aqueous Solution.—To one hundred parts of distilled water add three and 
one-third parts of arsenious acid, and dissolve with the aid of heat in water 
bath. 
'The drug power of this solution is 3.3 per cent; or, each minim contains one- 
three-hundredths of a grain of arsenious acid. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven parts 
of distilled water, three parts of the aqueous solution. 
The second decimal dilution requires to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one 
fart of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'385, one fart of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven parts of al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '941, three parts of the aqueous solution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-seven parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARSENICUM IODATUM. (ar-sen' i-cum i-o-dat' urn.) 
SYN., Arsenious iodide. 
YULG., Iodide of arsenic. 
Formula.—As Is; 456. 
Iodide o£ arsenic is prepared by thoroughly incorporating to- 
gether arseuious acid and iodine, in a Wedgewccd mortar, and 
then liquefying the mixture in a loosely-stoppered Florence 
flask with the aid of heat. It is completely soluble in water 
(59° F.), is soluble in boiling alcohol (172° F.), but crystallizes 
on cooling, and is readily volatalized without residue. 
The Preparations of this iodide are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
farts of milk sugar one part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate i'or fifteen 
minutes; add three .parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
Theirs# centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, ana divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the iodide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ARSENICUM RUBRUM. ( arsen ’ i-cu m ru' brum.) 
SYN., Arsenic bisulphide, Arsenious sulphide, Arsenicum sulfuratum 
rubrum, A. bisulphuretum, Rubinus arsenicalis, Sulphuretum ar- 
senici rubrum. 
VULG., Realgar, Red sulphuret of arsenic, Sandarach, Sulphide of 
arsenic. 
Formula.—As2 S2; 182. 
This is the native red sulphide of arsenic found in volcanic 
regions, and in Saxony, Bohemia, and Transylvania. It is some- 
times artificially prepared by the directed union of arsenious 
acid and sulphur; the two being fused or sublimed together. 
The Preparations of this sulphide are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphide. Deposit the sulphide in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
owe par# of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphide. Deposit the sulphide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
sulphide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for theirs# centesimal trituration. 
ARSENICUM TERSULPHURETUM. (ar-scn'i-cum tersul- 
fu-ret' um.) 
SYN., A. citrinum, A. sulfuratuin flavum, Arsenious sesqui-sulpliide, 
Sulfuretum arsenici flavum, Aurum pigmentum. 224 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
YULG., Auri pigmentum, King’s yellow, Orpiment, Sesquisulphide of 
arsenic, Yellow sulphuret of arsenic. 
Formula.—As2 S3; 198. 
This is the native yellow sulphide of arsenic. 
The Preparations of this sulphide are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphide. Deposit the sulphide in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphide. Deposit the sulphide in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the sulphide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ARTEMESIA CALIFORNICA. (ar-te-mis' ia cal-i-for' ni-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
YIILG., Wild sage, Sage brush. 
This plant is indigenous to the United States. It grows on 
the plains in barren sandy places, on both sides of the Rocky 
Mountains. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the (whole) plant. Run the plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
225 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARTEMISIA YULGARIS. (ar-te-mish'e-a vul-ga'ris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
VULG., Mugwort, Common artemisia. 
This perennial, growing wild throughout Europe, is thought 
by Nut tall to differ from the artemisia vulgaris of this country, 
which he considers a distinct species. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of recently dried mugwort (the whole plant), root, stalk and 
leaves. Run the plant through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse pow- 
der, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen 
days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp, gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARUM MACULATUM. {a'rum mac-u-la'turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Araceae. 
SYN., Arum vulgare, Aronis communis. 
YULG., Common arum, Cuckoopint, Cuckowpint (?), Lords and ladies, 
Spotted arum, Wake robin (?). 
This plant is an herbaceous perennial, indigenous to Middle 
and Southern Europe. 
(See Arum triphyllum.) 
ARUM TRIPHYLLUM. (a' rum tri-phyl' lum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Araceae. 
SYN., Arisaeema triphyllum, Arum atrorubens. 
YULG., Dragon’s root, Indian turnip, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Wake robin. 226 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This species of arum is native to North and South America. 
It is a habitat of moist, shady places. Its medicinal properties 
are due to an exceedingly volatile, acrid principle, which is read- 
ily dissipated by heat, and is almost wholly lost by the process 
of drying, and which is not soluble in either alcohol or water. 
It is alleged that fresh specimens of the root can be preserved 
for a considerable length of time, if buried in sand. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, to five parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, 
six parts of ether and five parts of glycerin, add four parts of the fresh root- 
Bruise the root to a puJp, in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol, ether, and glycerin, and macerate fourteen days; express 
and filter, and evaporate (spontaneously) until the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
ethereal spirits of glycerin * four parts of the tincture. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of the ethereal spir- 
its of glycerin, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of the 
ethereal spirits of glycerin one part of the tincture. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of the ethereal 
spirits of glycerin, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ARUNDO MAITRITANICA. (a-run' do mau-ri-tan' i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Granrineae. 
VULG., Reed. 
The Preparations of tins plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried (grass) rootlets. Run the root through 
drug mill, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts oi 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
* The formula for the ethereal spirits of glycerin, in which the medicinal prop- 
erties of arum triphyllum are largely retained, is as follows: Sulphuric ether 
six parts; alcohol and glycerin, each, five parts. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ASA F(ET11) A. (as-a-fet' e-da.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbellifera. 
SYN., A. (lisguueusis, F. nartliex, F. persiea, Narthex asafoetida. 
This gum resin is from the root of the narthex asafoetida, an 
indigene of Persia and Afghanistan. 
The Preparations of this gum resin are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and two parts of asafoetida. Bruise and break into fragments, transfer to 
a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the gum resin. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ASARUM CANADENSE. (as' (a)-rum can-(a)-denrsis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Aristolochiacea?. 
TULO., Canada, Indian or Wild snakeroot, Canadian or Kidney-leaved 
asarabaeea, Canada ginger, Canada snakeroot, Colt’s foot, Heart 
root, Indian ginger, Vermont snakeroot, Wild ginger, Wild turnip. 
This plant is indigenous to the United States and Canada. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate fourteen days; express and lilter, and add sufficient alco- 
hol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one- fourth parts of the tinct- 
ure; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part 
of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
7835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 228 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one 
part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ASARITM EUROPIUM. (as' (a)-rum eu-ro-pe'um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Aristolochiaceae. 
SYN., A. vulgare, Nardum rusticanum. 
VULO., Asarabaeca, European snakeroot, Foie’s foot, Hazelwort, Wild 
nard. 
This plant is an herbaceous perennial, growing in shady places, 
in woods, throughout Central and Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture, and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried (whole) plant. Run through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts o! alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one 
part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ASCLEPIAS CURASSARICA.(«s-A;Ze'pe-as cu-ras-sa'ri-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Asclepiadacese. 
YULG., Bastard ipecac, Red head, Blood weed. 
This plant is a habitat of the West Indies. The entire 
plant is medicinal. It is alleged to be in its effect emetic, an- 
thelmintic, and cathartic, and is also considerably used in obsti- 
nate gonorrhoea. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of tins tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA. {as-kle'pe-as in-car-na'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Asclepiadacese. 
SYN., Aimena. 
YULO., Flesh-colored asclepias, Flesh-colored swallowwort, Rose- 
colored silkweed, Swamp milkweed, Swamp silkweed, White In- 
dian hemp. 
(See Asclepias tuberosa.) 
ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA. (as-kle ’pe-as syr-i ’ a-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Asclepiadace*. 
SYN., A. cornuti. 
YULO., Milkweed, Silkweed, Virginian swallowwort. 
(See Asclepias tuberosa.) 
A SOLE PI AS TUBEROSA. (as-kle' pe-as tu-be-ro’ set.) 
NAT. ORDER, Asclepiadacese. 
SYN., A, decubens. 
VULG., Butterfly weed, Canada root, Colic root, Flux root, Orange 
apocynum, Orange swallow-root, Pleurisy root, Swallow root, Tu- 
ber root, White root, Wind root. 
The Preparations of this plant (these several species of the 
asclepias) are the tincture, and its decimal and centesimal dilu- 
tions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tlie tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alconol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 230 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
1SCLEPIAS YINCETOXICUM. (as-kle’pe-as vin-ce-tox'i- 
cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Asclepiadaceae. 
SYN., Cynanehum vincetoxicum, Yincetoxicum. 
YULG., White swallowwort. 
This herbaceous plant is a native of Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently gathered (whole) plant. Run plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently gathered plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr.'941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions arc made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one 
part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. • 
ASIMINA TRILOBA. (a-si'mi-na iri-lo'ha.) 
NAT. ORDER, Anonacete. 
SYN., Anona triloba, Asimina oampaniflora, Orchidocanpium arieti- 
num, Parcelia triloba, Uvaria triloba. 
YTLG., Paw paw, Custard apple tree. 
This small tree is a native of North America, of the order 
above given, and, therefore, is not to be confounded with the 
carica papaya. 
The Preparations of asimina triloba are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and eight parts of the seeds. Run the seeds (shell and kernel) through HOMCEGPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and moisten with hot water (112° F.), and firmly pack in a conical percolator 
and add the alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen 
parts; then add sufficient distilled water to force the remaining menstruum 
downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
>835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-eight parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS, (as-par'a-gus of-fic-i-na'lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lilicese. 
VULG., Asparagus. 
This plant is a native of Europe, and is cultivated in the gar- 
dens as an article of diet both in that country and in this. The 
fresh young shoots are the medicinal parts of the plant. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and eight parts of the shoots of the young plant. Bruise the shoots 
(in a mortar) to a pulp, then express and strain off the fluid portion, add alco- 
hol (sp. gr. '835) until the menstruum thus prepared has the sp. gr. '941; then 
transfer the disintegrated shoots to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macer- 
ate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol (sp. gr. '941) 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the young shoots. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ASPERULA ODORATA. (as'per-u-la o-do-ra' ia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rubiaceae. 
SYN., Galium odoratum, Hepatica stellata (2). 
VULG., Sweet-scented woodroof, Woodrowel. 232 
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This plant, a perennial, is indigenous to Africa, Asia and Eu- 
rope. It thrives luxuriantly on hillsides, and in mountainous 
regions, in shady places. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'941, and. four parts of the recently dried plant. Run plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ASTERIAS RUBENS. (as-ter'i-as ru'bens.) 
CLASS, Echiniodermata. 
ORDER, Asteroidea. 
FAMILY, Asteriad®. 
YULO., Star fish. 
This marine animal is found in both American and European 
waters. 
The Preparations of this animal matter are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take ten parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, 
and one part of the disintegrated /resh tissue. Transfer the animal matter to a 
suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for seven days; express and filter 
The drug power of this tincture is 10 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-tenth grain of the disintegrated tissue. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of tincture; the third decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To piepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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ATHAMANTA OREOSELINUM. (ath-a -man' ta o-reo-se-li' 
num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferte. 
SYN., Apium montanum, Oreoselinum, Pencedanum oreoselinum. 
YULG., Galbanum (?), Black mountain parsley, Speedwell (?). 
This plant, a biennial, is a native of Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried plant (root, stalk, leaves and seeds). 
Run the several parts of the plant through drug mill, reduce to a moderately 
fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with hot water (112° F.), and 
firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the alcohol, from time to time, 
until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient water to drive 
the balance of the menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts. 
The drugpower of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried (whole) 
plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one 
part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ATRIPLEX OLIDUM. (a-trip'lex o-li'dum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Chenopodiaceae. 
SYN., Chenopodium faetidum, C. olidum, C. vulvaria. 
YULG., Stinking goose-foot, Stinking oraclie. 
This plant is an indigene of Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run through drug mill, reduce 
to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol 
and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 234 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
1TR0PINUM. (at-ro-pi' num.) 
SYN., Atropia, Atropina, Atropium, Belladounin. 
YU LG., A tropin, Atropine. 
Formula.—C17 H23 NO3; 289. 
This alkaloidal salt is prepared from atropa belladonna by- 
treating the finely powdered root (atropia is found also in the 
leaves) with alcohol, acidulating the concentrated tincture with 
diluted sulphuric acid, and then agitating it first with a solution 
of carbonate of potassium and then with chloroform. The latter 
substance being partly recovered by distillation, the atropia is 
then dissolved in hot spirits, and after being digested with ani- 
mal charcoal, is filtered and set aside to await crystallization. 
The crystals are both colorless and odorless, of acicular form; 
and possess an acrid, bitter taste. Atropine * is sparingly solu- 
ble in water (59° F.), but is readily soluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—An alcoholic solution of atropia treated with a solu- 
tion of perchloride of gold yields a yellow precipitate. A solu- 
tion treated with strong nitric acid changes first to an orange-red 
(containing morphine the color is brighter red and more perma- 
nent), and then fading becomes colorless. Atropia being appar- 
ently identical with daturia (the alkaloid of datura stramonium), 
may be distinguished therefrom by treating the solution with 
platanic chloridej this precipitates the atropia salts but does not 
produce a precipitate in a solution of daturia. The reverse, 
however, is alleged to occur when the solutions are treated with 
picric acid. 
The Preparations of atropia are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides these, there is an oleate of atropia. 
Tkitukations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of ruilk sugar one part of atropine. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
* “ Atropine and its salts are decomposed and rendered inert by prolonged 
contact with potassa or soda, and, if heated with either of them, evolve vapor 
of ammonia.”—U. S. Pharm. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one- 
part of atropine. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Oleate.—111 ninety-nine parts of oleic acid dissolve one part of atropine. 
Triturate the salt with a few drops of alcohol, in a mortar, and gradually add 
the oleic acid. 
ATROPINUM SULPHIJRICUM. (at-ro-pi'num sul-phur'i- 
cum.) 
SYN., Atropise sulphas. 
YIJLG., Sulphate of atropia. 
Formula.—2C17 IPNO3 H2 SO4; 676. 
This salt is formed by dissolving atropia in ether, and treating 
the ethereal solution with a limited quantity of alcohol acidu- 
lated with sulphuric acid. Sulphate of atropia is deposited in 
the form of a white crystalline powder, which is readily dissi- 
pated by heat and is exceedingly soluble in both alcohol and 
water. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
TRITurations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
rl he first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 236 
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the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the sulphate, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal tritura tion. 
AURUM. (cm' rum.) 
SYN., Aurum metallicum, Aurum foliatum. 
YULG., Gold. 
Formula.—Au; 196.7. 
The Preparations of this metal* are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of gold leaf.f Deposit the metal in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
twenty minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar and again triturate 
for twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar (fine) and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
* In the Keport of The Bureau of Materia Medica, Pharmacy and Provings to 
the American Institute of Homoeopathy (1880), Dr. J. Edward Smith is 
credited with having given Witte’s formula for securing the finely precipitated 
metal, which is as follows: “Sixteen grains of gold were dissolved in nitro- 
muriatic acid; to this solution sixteen pints of distilled water were added. Six 
grains of phosphorus were dissolved in twelve fluidounces of ether. The two 
solutions were mixed together.” 
Dr. Smith further says: “ To separate the gold a solution of alhuminum 
chloride was first added, then aqua ammonia in excess. The action of the am- 
monia caused the formation of alhuminum hydrate, which, when filtered out, 
retained the particles of gold.” * * * * “The alhuminum hydrate was 
now dissolved out with muriatic acid, the solution passing through the filter 
and leaving the gold, which was then thoroughly washed with alcohol to dis- 
solve out any phosphorus, and then with distilled water until nothing out pure 
gold in fine particles was left upon the filter.” 
fThe best quality of gold leaf is nearly, if not wholly, pure. Absolutely pure 
gold, in a finely divided state, may he obtained by treating a solution of chlo- 
ride of gold with either ferrous chloride or sulphate, and boiling the precipi- 
tate with hydrochloric acid; subsequently, the precipitate is to he washed and 
dried. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten parts 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the first decimal in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the first decimal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; 
then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the 
last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AURUM MURIATICUM. (an' rum mu-ri-at' i-cum.) 
SYN., Auric chloride, Auri chloridum. 
YULGr., Chloride of gold, Muriate of gold, Terchloride of gold. 
Formula.—Au Cl3; 302.4. 
This salt is obtained by dissolving pure gold in nitro-muriatic 
acid, with the aid of heat, and evaporating the solution nearly 
to dryness. The salt, by constant stirring with a glass rod dur- 
ing the latter stages of evaporation, forms a deep orange-red 
crystalline mass, which is very soluble in water, alcohol and 
ether. Being exceedingly deliquescent, the salt should be kept 
in ground-stoppered bottles. 
Tests.—A solution of chloride of gold treated with a diluted 
solution of stannous and stannic chloride, produces a precipitate 
known as Purple of Cassius. 
The Preparations of this chloride are its solution, and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions, and its decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Solution.—In nine parts of distilled water dissolve one part of chloride 
of gold. This solution in drug power, equals the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal solution; the third decimal dilu- 
tion, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, ten parts of the first decimal solution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the chloride. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 238 
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minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the chloride. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ALBUM ET NATRONATUM ARSENICUM. (au‘ rum et 
na-tro-na' turn ar-sen' i-cum.) 
YULGr., Arseniate of gold and soda, Arseniate of gold (?) 
This salt is formed from a solution of chloride of gold (Au 
Cl3; 302.4) and chloride of sodium (Na Cl; 58.4); to which 
double solution, arsenious acid is added. In twelve parts of ni- 
tro-muriatic acid dissolve, with the aid of heat, four parts of 
pure gold; evaporate to dryness and then dissolve in sixteen parts 
of distilled water. In four parts of distilled water dissolve, 
with the aid of heat, one part of dried common salt and one-fifth 
part of arsenious acid; mix the two solutions and again evapo- 
rate to dryness, stirring the resulting salt constantly until dry. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the arseniate of gold and soda. Deposit the salt 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for filteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the arseniate of gold and soda. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the arseniate, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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AURUM ET NATRONATUM MURIATICUM. (cm'rum et 
nci-tro-na'turn muri-at'i-cum.) 
SYN., Auri-sodlc chloride, Auri et sodii cliloridum, Auro-natrium chlo- 
ratum, Aurum et soda) cliloridum, Cliloro-aurate of soda. 
VULG., Chloride of gold and soda. 
This salt is formed from a solution of chloride of gold (Au Cl3; 
302.4) and chloride of sodium (Na Cl; 58.4). The double solu- 
tion being evaporated to nearly dryness, and constantly stirred 
with a glass rod, yields a golden or orange-yellow crystalline 
mass, or, when set aside for crystallization, long, prismatic, gold- 
en-yellow crystals. Chloride of gold and soda is very soluble 
in water, and a 50 per cent solution maybe prepared with alcohol. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of chloride of gold and soda 
treated with ferrous chloride or sulphate, yields a brown precip- 
itate of metallic gold. 
The Preparations of this double chloride are its solution and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions, and its decimal and centes- 
imal triturations. 
The Solution.—In nine parts of distilled water dissolve one part of chloride 
of gold and soda. This solution, in drug power, equals the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal solution; the third decimal di- 
lution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal di- 
lution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, ten parts of the first decimal solution: the second centesimal dilu- 
tion to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal 
dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the double chloride. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the double chloride. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 240 
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the salt and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twrenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
AURUM SULPHURATUM. (au' rum sul-phur' a-tum.) 
SYN., Auric sulphide. 
YULG., Sulphuretted gold, Sulphide of gold, Brown sulphuret of gold. 
Sulphide of gold (Au2 S3) is precipitated from a solution of 
chloride of gold by passing sulphuretted hydrogen gas through 
it. The sulphide of gold is of a dark-brown color, and should 
be preserved in well-stoppered bottles. 
The Preparations of the sulphide are the decimal and centes- 
imal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphide. Deposit the sulphide in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding tiituration; adding the vehicle and pro- 
ceeding as directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphide. Deposit the sulphide in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the sulphide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
A YEN A SATIYA. (ave'na sa-ti'va.) 
NAT. ORDER, Graminaceae. 
VULG., Oat. 
The Preparations of the common oat are the tincture and. its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and eight parts of avena sativa (oat unhusked). Run through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten 
with hot (112° F.) carbonate of potas w-ater* (5 per cent solution); macerate 
* Avenin, the active principle of the oat, is prepared by treating oatmeal with 
potas water, precipitating the active principle with acetic acid and washing it 
with alcohol. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
241 
for three hours, and firmly pack in a conical percolator, and add alcohol, from 
time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts. Add sufficient water 
to force the balance of the menstruum downwards that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of avena sativa. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to parte of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
AZE1) AR ACH. (ci-zed ’ a-rac.) 
NAT. ORDER, Meliaceai. 
YULO., Bead tree, Hop tree, Poison berry tree, Pride tree, Pride of 
China, Pride of India. 
This tree is indigenous to the North of India. It is abundantly- 
cultivated for ornamentation in the Southern States of North 
America. 
The Preparations of the bark of this tree are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the root. Run the root 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BADI A(xA. (bad-i-ci' g a.) 
SYN., Spongia palustris, Spongilla fluviatilis. 
YULGr., Fresh water sponge, River sponge. 
A habitat of Russian waters. 
The Preparations of the fresh water sponge are the tincture, 242 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions, and its decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried sponge. Reduce the sponge to a 
coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate 
for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried sponge. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr.'835, four parts of tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the recently dried sponge. Deposit the sponge 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar and steadily trit- 
urate for fifteen minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar and again trit- 
urate for fifteen minutes; then add balance of milk sugar (fine) and triturate for 
thirty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration- 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the recently dried sponge. Deposit the sponge in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the sponge, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BALSAMUM PERUVIANUM. (haul sa-mum pe-ru-vi-a' num.) 
SYN., Balsamum.indicum nigrum. 
YULGr., Balsam of Peru, Quinquino. 
This semi-fluid vegetable substance is procured from the 
Mprosper mum Peruiferiim (nat. order, Leguminosce), a tree 
growing in Central America. Balsam of Peru is of a transpar- 
ent, reddish-brown color, having a balsamic odor and a hot, spicy, 
acrid taste. Its specific gravity is 1.14 to 1.15. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
243 
The Preparations of this balsam are the decimal and centes- 
imal dilutions, and the centesimal triturations. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the balsam; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the_/ir.s£ centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of alco- 
sp. gr. '835, one part of the balsam; the second.centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of 
milk sugar to one part of the balsam. Deposit the balsam in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
thirty-three parts, to the balsam, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; 
then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the 
last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BALSAMUM TOLUTANUM. (haul' sa-mum to-lu-ta' num.) 
YULO., Balsam of tolu. 
This tenacious, translucent, yellowish-brown substance is ob- 
tained from the Myrospernum Toluiferum (nat order, Legu- 
minosce), a tree growing in Venezuela. This substance becomes 
brittle by age. 
The Preparations of balsam of tolu are the alcoholic solu- 
tion and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Solution.—In nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, dissolve one part of bal- 
sam of tolu. In drug power, this solution equals the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal solution; the third decimal dilu- 
tion, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the first decimal solution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BAPTISIA TINCTORIA. (bap-ie'sia tinc-to'ria.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosse. 
SYN., Podalyria tinctoria, Sophora tinctoria. 
VUUx., Horsefly weed, Indigo broom, Indigo weed, Indigofera, Rattle 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This perennial is an indigene, and is found growing in all parts 
of the United States. The root of the plant is the part employed 
in medicine, although its active properties exist in both the stem 
and leaves. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations of its active principle, baptisin. * Besides these, there 
is an ointment of baptisia tinctoria. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten 
with hot (112° F.) carbonate of potas water (5 per cent solution), and let stand 
for three hours; add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen daj^s; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one 
part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of baptisin. Deposit the active principle in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of baptisin. Deposit the active principle in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the baptisin, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
* The exact nature of this substance, baptisin, is at present unknown; hence, 
it is not classified either among the alkaloids, glucosides, or other well-known 
active principles. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
245 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To eighty parts of lard and twenty parts of wax, add ten parts of 
the root of baptisia tinctoria. Run the root through drug mill, reduce to a 
moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten with hot 
(112° F.) carbonate of potas water (5 per cent solution), and let stand for three 
hours: add the lard and wax, let simmer over a slow fire until the fat ceases 
sputtering, or until the water is evaporated. Drain off the ointment, filter, 
while hot, and occasionally stir until cold. 
BAROSMA CRENATA. (ba-rosfma cre-na' ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rntaceae. 
SYN., B. crenulata, A. eckloniana, B. odorata, Baryosma odorata, Bu- 
cliu crenata, Diosina crenata, D. crenulata, D. latifolia, D. odorata, 
Parapetallfera odorata. 
YULO., Bookoo, Buchu, Buku. 
This perennial shrub is indigenous to that portion of Southern 
Africa, lying immediately north of Cape Colony, known as the 
Hottentot country. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of buchu leaves. Run the leaves through drug mill, reduce 
to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten with 
equal parts of alcohol and hot water (112° F.) and firmly pack in a conical per- 
colator. Add alcohol ('835), from time to time, until the percolate measures 
fourteen parts, then add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum 
downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
AH subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part ol 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BARYTA ACETICA. (ba-ry'ta a-cet'e-ca.) 
SYN., Baric acetate, Barium acetate. 
VULG., Acetate of barium. 
Formula.—Ba C2 H3 O2; 997. 
The acetate of barium is obtained by dissolving in an earthen- 
ware evaporating dish, with the aid of heat, carbonate of barium 246 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
in diluted acetic acid. The filtered liquid is evaporated to dry- 
ness and the resulting salt is to be preserved in well-stoppered 
bottles. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
(See Baryta carbonica.) 
BARYTA CARBONIC A. (6a- ry' ta car-bon' i-ca.) 
SYN., Baric carbonate, Barium carbonate. 
YULG., Carbonate of barytes. 
Formula.—Ba CO3; 19.7. 
Native carbonate of barium or witheritc, is found in the lead 
mines of the North of England, in Scotland and in Sweden. It is 
artificially prepared by adding an alkaline carbonate (lime) to a 
solution of barium salt, or by fusing together a mixture composed 
of barium sulphate, carbon, and potash and subsequently treat- 
ing the mass with water. 
Tests.—Pure carbonate of barium is wholly soluble in hy- 
drochloric acid, thus showing the absence of a sulphate. Treated 
with hydrosulphuric acid, without the deposit of a colored precipi- 
tate, shows the absence of the metals. Saturated with alcohol, 
the carbonate of barium may be distinguished from the carbon- 
ate of strontia by burning; the fame impregnated with the latter 
salt is of a reddish color. 
The Preparations of the carbonate of barium are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
Teitueations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the carbonate. Deposit the carbonate in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar aud triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the carbonate. Deposit the carbonate in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
247 
Ail subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BARYTA CAUSTIC A. {ba-ry'ta cans' te-ca.) 
SYN., Baric oxide, Baryta oxidata, Protoxide of barium. 
YULG., Caustic or pure barytes. 
The Preparations of the protoxide of barium are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
(See Baryta carbonica.) 
BARYTA IODATA. {ba-ry'ta i-o-da'ta.) 
SYN., Baric iodide, Barii iodinum. 
YULG., Iodide of barium. 
Formula.—Ba I2 2H2 O; 427. 
This salt is obtained from the decomposition of iodide of iron, 
with the aid of heat, in the presence of carbonate of barium. 
The fluid portion being decanted, it is evaporated to dryness; 
or, to a degree of density that crystallization may occur. The 
crystals deliquesce slightly, are exceedingly soluble in water, 
and the solution on exposure to atmospheric air is rapidly de- 
composed. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations(?). 
(See Baryta carbonica.) 
BARYTA MURIATIC A. (ba-ry'ta mu-ri-at' i-ca.) 
SYN., Baric chloride, Barii chloridum, Barium chloride. 
YULG., Chloride of barium. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving carbonate of barium in 
diluted hydrochloric acid, and evaporating the solution that crys- 
tallization may occur. The crystals of chloride of barium are 
colorless and of a rhomboidal shape, usually in the form of lam- 
ellae or plates. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution containing 34.5 parts of the chlo- 
ride should be perfect at 60° F. without a precipitate, thus 
showing the absence of a carbonate or sulphate. ‘ 
The Preparations of the chloride are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
(See Baryta carbonica.) 248 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
BELLADONNA, (bel-la-don'na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanaceae. 
SYN., Atropa belladonna, A. letlialis, Belladonna baccifera, B. triciio- 
toma, Solanum furiosum, S. liortense, S. lethale, S. magus, S. ma- 
niacum, S. melanoceros, S. somniferum, S. sylvaticum, 
YIJLG., Common dwale, Deadly nightshade. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is a native of Europe. Leaves 
long kept should not be employed in pharmacy. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there is an oint- 
ment of belladonna. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Reduce the leaves to a mod- 
erately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and moisten with hot (112° F.) 
alcohol, sp. gr.'WMl, firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the alcohol, 
from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add suffi- 
cient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires’to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Ointment.—To eighty parts of lard and twenty parts of yellow wax, add ten 
parts of recently dried belladonna leaves. Run leaves through drug mill, re- 
duce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with 
hot (112° F.) alcohol, sp. gr. '941, and macerate for an hour or two; then melt 
the lard and wax, add the belladonna leaves and simmer over a moderately hot 
fire until the alcohol is driven off and the leaves rise to the top in a crisp state. 
Drain off the ointment, filter while hot and occasionally stir until cold. 
BELLIS PERENNIS. (bel'lis pe-ren'nis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
VULG., Bruise wort, Common daisy, Day’s eye, English daisy, Gar- 
den daisy, Hen and chickens. 
This perennial is a habitat of Europe. 
Tlie Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently gathered (whole) plant. Bruise thoroughly, 
in a mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. HOMXEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
249 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution,to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BENZINUM NITRICU3L (ben'zi-num ni'tri-cum.) 
SYN., Nitrobenzole, Nitrobenzule, Nitrobenzide, Nitrobenzine, Nitro- 
benzol. 
YULG., Artificial oil of bitter almonds, Essence of mirbane. 
Formula.—C6 H5 NO2; 123. 
This sweet, oily, yellowish liquid, possessing an odor resem- 
bling that of bitter almonds, is prepared from benzol through 
the reaction of fuming nitric acid. Its sp. gr. is 1'209; it crys- 
tallizes at a temperature of 37° F., and boils at 415° F. 
The Preparations of nitrobenzol are its alcoholic solution 
and its subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Solution—To nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, add one part of nitrobenzol. 
This solution, in drug power, is equal to the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal solution; the third decimal di- 
lution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal di- 
lution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the first decimal solution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal di- 
lution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BENZOIN. (ben-zo'in.) 
NAT, ORDER, Lauraceae. 
SYN., Benzoin officinale, Lauras benzoin, Styrax benzoin. 
YULG., Allspice bush, Benjamin bush, Benjamin tree, Fever wood, 
Gum benzoin, Spice berry, Spice bush, Spice wood, Wild allspice. 
This is a resinous exudation from the bark of the tree Styrax 
benzoin, a native of Siam and Sumatra. Its sp. gr. is T063 to 
T092. The resin is exceedingly soluble in alcohol, the solution be- 
ing rendered milky upon the addition of water. 250 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of this resin* are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and two parts of benzoin (white, and yellowish-white tears). Reduce to a 
coarse powder, in a mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for seven days; filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of benzoin. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'835, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BEBBEBINUM. (ber-ber-i' num.) 
SYN., Berberin, Berberia, Berberina, Berberine. 
Formula.—C20 H17 NO4. 
This alkaloidal salt is of a beautiful golden-yellow color. It ex- 
ists in several plants belonging to the nat order, Berberidacece. 
It is extracted by boiling the root with water and evaporating 
the liquid to a soft extract, digesting it in alcohol, and, after re- 
covering the alcohol by distillation, treating the residue with 
diluted sulphuric acid. The resulting crystals (sulphate of 
berberia) are dissolved in boiling water and decomposed by 
freshly prepared oxide of lead; the solution is then filtered and 
evaporated, and set aside that the alkaloid may crystallize out. 
Tests.—A hot alcoholic solution of any of the salts of berber- 
ina will, when treated with the iodo-compound (a solution of 
iodine and iodide of potassium), care being taken to avoid an 
excess of iodine, deposit a sediment which in appearance repre- 
sent beautiful, brilliant, green spangles. 
The Preparations of this alkaloid are the decimal and centes- 
imal triturations. 
* Benzoin is frequently employed in pharmacy to prevent the oxidation of 
the fatty constituents of lard. Benzoinated lard is prepared in the following 
manner: To sixteen parts of freshly rendered lard add one part of powdered 
benzoin; heat them together over water bath for an hour or two, with occa- 
sional stirring, then strain through muslin and stir constantly until cold. HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Tkiturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to niitv parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BERBER!S VULGARIS. (ber'be-ris vul-ga'ris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Berberidaeese. 
SYN., B. canadensis, B. dnmetoruin, B. irritabilis, B. pisifera, B. ser- 
rulata, B. sinensis, Oxycantlia, Spina acida. 
YULG., Barberry, Pipperidge bush. 
This shrub is an indigene of Europe. It is also a habitat of 
New England, and is cultivated as a lawn ornament. Its medic- 
inal properties are due to the crystalline principle, berberia. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the root. Run the bark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
moisten with hot alcohol; firmly pack in a conical percolator and pour on the 
alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then 
add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 252 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BIDENS BIPINNATA. {hi'dens hi-pin-na:ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Asteracese. 
YULG., Spanish needles. 
This herbaceous annual is indigenous, growing in dry soils 
throughout the United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root and seeds. Run root and seeds 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel, and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root and seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BISMUTHITM ET AMMONIUM CITRICUM. (bis-mu'thum 
et am-mo' ni-um cit' ri-cum.) 
YULG., Citrate of bismuth and ammonium. 
The U. S. Pharmacopoeia (1882) contains the following for- 
mula: “Citrate of bismuth* ton parts, water of ammonia and 
distilled water, each, a sufficient quantity. Mix the citrate of 
bismuth with twenty parts of distilled water to a smooth paste, 
and gradually add water of ammonia until the salt is dissolved, 
and the liquid lias a neutral or only faintly alkaline reaction. 
* Citeate OP Bismuth—“Sub-nitrate of bismuth ten parts, citric acid seven 
parts and distilled water a sufficient quantity. Boil the sub-nitrate of bismuth 
and the citric acid with forty parts of distilled water, until a drop of the mixt- 
ure yields a clear solution with water of ammonia. Then add five hundred 
parts of distilled water, allow the suspended matter to deposit, wash the pre- 
cipitate (first by decantation, and afterward on a strainer), with distilled water? 
until the washings are tasteless, and dry the residue at a gentle heat.”—U. S. 
Pharm. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOEY. 
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Then filter the solution, evaporate it to a syrupy consistence, and 
spread it on plates of glass so that, on drying, the salt may be 
obtained in scales. Keep the product in small well-stopped 
vials, protected from the light. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of citrate of bismuth and am- 
monia boiled with a solution of potas, evolves vapor of ammonia. 
Treated with an equal volume of concentrated sulphuric acid a 
crystal of ferrous sulphate dropped into the mixture should not 
be surrounded with a brownish-black colored zone, thus showing 
the absence of a nitrate. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides these, there is an elixir of bismuth. (See 
Paragraph 288, Part I.) 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the citrate. Deposit the citrate in a porcelain 
mortar, ami add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes, add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the citrate. Deposit the citrate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tionand triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BISMUTHUM OXYDATUM. (bis-muthum ox-y-da'turn.) 
SYN., Iiismutlii oxidum. 
YULGr., Hydrated oxide of bismuth, Sesqui-oxide of bismuth, Oxide of 
bismuth. 
Formula.—Bi2 O3; 468. 
The oxide of bismuth is prepared by decomposing the sub- 
nitrate of bismuth with soda. The bismuth is boiled in a solu- 
tion of soda, and, being then set aside the solution (nitrate of 
sodium) is decanted and the precipitate (oxide of bismuth) is 
thoroughly washed with distilled water. 254 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of the oxide are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the oxide. Deposit the oxide in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trit uration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the oxide. Deposit the oxide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the salt, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BISMUTHUM SUBCARBONICIM. (bis-mu'thum sub-car- 
bon' i-cum.) 
SYN,, Bismuthi oxycarbonas, Bismutlii carbonas. 
VULG., Subcarbonate of bismuth. 
Formula.—(BiO)2 CO3 H20; 530. 
This preparation is obtained by treating a solution of nitrate 
of bismuth with a solution of carbonate of soda. 
Tests.—In an earthenware evaporating dish, boil fifteen grains 
(1 Gm.) of the subcarbonate of bismuth in three fiuidraclims of 
(11 C. c.) strong solution of soda (sp. gr. 1'260). Decant a 
portion of the liquid into a test tube, and add a few small pieces 
of pure granulated zinc; lightly plug the open end of the test 
tube with cotton, and cap with white filter-paper moistened with 
a solution of nitrate of silver. If arsenic be present it will be 
reduced to arsenicum. On carefully heating the tube, and uniting 
with the hydrogen, forming arseniuretted hydrogen, it will show 
in the production of a purplish-black spot on the silver paper 
forming the cap. 
The Preparations of the subcarbonate are the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the ‘first decimal trituration it requires to nine HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
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parts of milk sugar one part of the subcarbonate. Deposit the subcarbonate in 
a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the subcarbonate. Deposit the subcarbonate in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
-BISMLTHIM SUBNITRICUM. (bis-mu'thum sub-ni'tri- 
cum). 
SYN., Album hispanicum, Bismuthr.m album, Bismutlium magisteri* 
um, Bismutlium nitricum, Bismuthi subnitras, Magisterium bismu- 
thum, Marcassita alba. 
YULGr., Pearl white, Subnitrate of bismuth, White oxide of bismuth. 
Formula.—Bi ONO3 H2 O; 306. 
This preparation is obtained by first digesting, for twenty-four 
hours, bismuth in diluted nitric acid. A strong aqueous solu- 
tion of carbonate of soda is then slowly added and the resulting 
precipitate is thoroughly washed and re-dissolved with the aid of 
heat, in strong nitric acid; this solution when cold is then fur- 
ther treated with small portions of distilled water until a perma- 
nent milkiness is produced, when it is again set aside for twenty- 
four hours and then filtered. The liquid is now further diluted 
with distilled water, and lastly is treated with water of ammonia. 
Tests.—To identify a bismuth salt, add to a boiling solution 
of iodide of lead (slightly acidified with acetic acid) a small 
quantity of the liquid or powder supposed to contain bismuth 
and set aside to cool. If a bismuth salt is present the solution 
and resulting precipitate will change to a dark orange or a crim- 
son color, according to the quantity of the bismuth present. 
The Preparations of the subnitrate are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 256 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the subnitrate. Deposit the subnitrate in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to owe 
part of the subnitrate. Deposit the subnitrate in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and trit- 
urate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BISMUTHUM YALERIANICUM. (bis-mu'thum va-le-ri-an' 
i-cum.) 
SYN., Bismnthi valerianas. 
VULG., Valerianate of bismuth. 
This salt is formed by double decomposition. Pure metallic 
bismuth being dissolved in nitric acid is treated with carbonate 
of soda; the resulting precipitate is washed with distilled water 
and re-dissolved in nitric acid, and is further treated with a so- 
lution of valerianate of soda so long as a precipitate falls. This 
precipitate is valerianate of bismuth; it is collected on a filter, 
is well washed with distilled water and is then dried. 
The Preparations of the valerianate are the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the valerianate. Deposit the valerianate in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for filteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the valerianate. Deposit the valerianate in a porcelain mortar, and HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BLATTA AMERICANA. (blat'ta a-mer-i-can'a.) 
SYN., Kakenlat Americana. 
CLASS, Insecta. 
ORDER, Orthoptera. 
FAMILY, Blattina. 
YULG., American cockroach. 
The Preparations* of the insect are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the (chloroformed) insects. Deposit the insects 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts ot coarse milk sugar and steadily 
triturate for twenty minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar and 
again triturate for fifteen minutes; then add balance of milk sugar (fine) and 
triturate for fifteen minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part ot each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten parts 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the first decimal in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty 
parts,to the first decimal,and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BOLETUS LARICIS. (bo-le'tus lar'i-cis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Agaracus laricis, Agaracus albus, Boletus pnrgans, Fungus lar- 
icis, Polyporus officinalis. 
YULG., Larch agaric, Larch boletus, Purging agaric, White agaric. 
This fungus is found on the larch-tree in Europe, Asia and 
America. It is also found on the Canadian larch in Canada. 
* To secure and properly prepare the living insects for medicinal use, See 
Apis mellifica, p. 203, Part II. y. 258 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of this fungus are tlio tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the dried white agaric. Bruise the fungus by repeat- 
ingly pounding it, disintegrate it, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten 
with hot (112° F.) water and allow it to stand for three hours, add alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The dray power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried fungus. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BOLETUS SATANAS. (bo-le'tus sa-ian'as.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Satanic boletus. 
YULO., Satan’s fungus. 
The Preparations of this fungus are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration* it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the fresh fungus. Deposit the fungus in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for twenty minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar and again triturate 
for fifteen minutes; then add balance of milk sugar (fine) and triturate for 
fifteen minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
onepzrt of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the fresh fungus. Deposit the fungus in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the fungus, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
* First introduce the fungus into the mortar, break and disintegrate it, then 
add the first portion of milk sugar (coarse) and triturate for twenty minutes. 
Run this portion through a moderately fine sieve, further reduce if necessary, 
and then proceed as directed above. These directions are applicable to both 
the first decimal and first centesimal triturations. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
259 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BORAGO OFFICINALIS, (bo-ra'go of-Jic-i-na'lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Borraginaceae. 
YULG., Bugloss, Burrage, Cultivated borage. 
This animal, a succulent plant, is a native of Europe. Its 
medicinal properties are alleged to be wholly due to nitrate of 
potassa, etc., contained within the stem and leaves. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr.'941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one 
part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BOTHROPS LANCEOLATUS. (bo'throps lan-ce-o-lct'tus.) 
CLASS. Reptilia. 
ORDER, Ophidia. 
FAMILY, Crotalina. 
SYN., Coluber glaucus, C. maegara, Cophias lanceolatus, Craspedoce- 
phalus lanceolatus, Triconocephalus lanceolatus, Yipera caerulescens, 
Y. lanceolata, Y. maegara. 
YIJLG., Javelin snake, Yellow serpent of Antilles, Yellow viper of 
Martinique. • 
The Preparations of the venom of this reptile are the deci- 
mal and centesim al triturations. 
BOYISTA. (bo-vis'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., B. nigrescens, B. officinalis, Crepitus lupi, Fungus chirurgorum, 260 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
F. ovatus, Lycoperdon bovista, L. areolatum, L. caelatum, L. gem- 
mation, L. globosum. 
YULG., Bull-list, Bunt, Devil’s snuff-box, Fuzz-ball, Puck-ball, Puf- 
fin, Puff-ball, Warted puff-ball. 
This fungus is common to all dry meadows and pasture 
grounds, throughout Europe and America. 
The Preparations of this fungus are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts of the disintegrated puff-ball. Tear the fungus into small 
pieces, or cut with a pair of sharp scissors, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add a suffi- 
cient quantity of alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eiglith grain of the disintegrated fungus. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the Jirst decimal dilution it requires to two parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—1To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the inner portion of the fungus. Deposit the 
puff-ball in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of coarse millc sugar and 
steadily triturate for twenty minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar 
and again triturate for fifteen minutes; then add balance of milk sugar (fine) 
and triturate for fifteen minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requ ires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten parts 
of the first decimal. Deposit the first decimal in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty parts, to the 
first decimal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
liROMIUM. (bro'mi-urn.) 
SYN., Bromintum, Murina. 
YU LG., Bromine. 
This non-metallic suostance is obtained by decomposing the HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY 
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refuse liquor of salt works. The liquor, together with black 
oxide of manganese and hydrochloric acid, is heated to 122° F., 
and chlorine gas is made to pass through it; the bromides of 
calcium and magnesium, usually found held in solution, are thus 
decomposed. The bromine being volatile, is conducted into a 
proper receiver and is condensed. Its sp. gr. at 60° E., is 2.97. 
Tests.—Bromine added to a solution of soda, may be tested 
for the presence of iodine by adding a cold solution of starch; 
iodide of starch being produced if iodine is present. 
The Preparations of bromine are the centesimal dilutions. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of dis- 
tilled water, one part of bromine; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BRUCEA ANTIDYSENTERICA. (broo'da anti-dys-en-ter' 
i-cci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Loganiaceae. 
SYN., Angustura spuria, Brucia ferruginea. 
YULG., False angustura. 
This is the bark of a tree, one of the species of the strychnos, 
a native of the East Indies. 
The Preparations of this bark are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and iwo parts of the dried bark. Run the bark through drug mill, reduce 
to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol 
and macerate seven days; then add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution 
BRU CINTTM. (broo' ci-num. > 
SYN., Brucia. 
YULG., Brucin. 
Formula.—C23 H26 N2 O4, 4 H2 O. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This alkaloidal salt is one accompanying strychnia, both in 
the seeds of the strychnos nux vomica and the beans of the 
strychnos ignatia. It is also obtained from the false angustura 
bark. 
Tests.—An alcoholic solution of brucia treated with a few 
drops of nitric acid, produces as with strychnia an intense red 
color. Further treated with stannous chloride, hyposulphite of 
sodium, or sulphydrate of sodium the red coloration changes to 
either a beautiful violet or green color. The (red) solution of 
morphia is discolored by those reagents. 
The Preparations of brucia are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the alkaloid. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BRYONIA ALBA. (bry-o'nia al ba.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cueurbitacese. 
SYN., B. yera, Uva angina, U. serpentina, Vitis alba, V. nigra. 
YULGr., Black-berried bryony, Black-berried white bryony, White bry- 
ony, Wild hops. 
This herbaceous climbing plant is a perennial, a habitat of 
Europe, growing quite common in both France and Germany. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture of the root 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with 
hot (112° F.) water, and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; then 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
BUFO. (bu'fo.) 
ORDER, Anura. 
CLASS, Amphibia. 
FAMILY, Bufonidse. 
SYN., Bufo cinereus, B. vaiabilis, B. vulgaris, Rana bufo. 
YULG., Toad. 
The Preparations of this animal matter are the decimal trit- 
urations.* 
Triturations.—To prepare the fourth decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the third decimal. Deposit the third decimal in 
a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty min- 
utes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
BUFO SAHYTIENSIS. (bu'fo sa-hy'ti-en-sis.) 
ORDER, Anura. 
CLASS, Amphibia. 
FAMILY, Bufonida;. 
SYN., Bufo agua. 
YULG., South America toad. 
The Preparations of this animal matter are the centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of 
milk sugar to one part of the saliva. Deposit the saliva in a porcelain mortar, 
*Dr. W. Schwabe (Pharmacopoeia Homceopathia Poly gotta), says: “The live 
animal is fastened to a slab of cork by four strong pins stuck through the webs 
of the feet. Then the poles of an induction apparatus in action are slowly 
drawn over the back of the animal, whereupon very soon the poison issues 
from the dorsal glands. This is removed with a small horn knife, and tritu- 
rated ***** jn the proportion of one to one thousand parts of sugar 
of milk (3d decimal trituration).” 264 
SPECIAL PHABMACY. 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the saliva, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
BlIXUS SEMPER VIRENS. (bux'us sem-per'vi-rens.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiaceae. 
YULG., Box. 
This evergreen shrub is an indigene of Europe and Western 
Asia. 
Tlie Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
/ The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
941, and six parts of the recently gathered leaves. Bruise the leaves in a mor- 
tar, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently gathered leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet'j-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CACAO, (ca'ca-o.) 
NAT. ORDER, Sterculiaceae. 
SYN., Theobroma cacao. 
YULG., Cacao, Cocoa. 
Tlie Theobroma cacao, or chocolate tree is a native of tropical 
America. The seeds* of the fruit are the parts employed in 
pharmacy. 
* The active principle, thoebromin, which is analogous to caffeiu, is obtained 
from the seeds by exhausting them in water, treating the strained infusion with 
acetate of lead, and filtering it, and then treating it with sulphuretted hydro- 
gen and evaporating it. Boiling alcohol is then added, and the liquid is filtered 
while hot. The theobromin deposits on cooling, and is made colorless on re- 
peated crystallization. HOMCEOrATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of cacao are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the cacao seeds. Deposit the seeds in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
twenty minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar and again triturate for 
twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar (fine) and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituratiou requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten parts 
of the first decimal. Deposit the first decimal in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty parts, to the 
first decimal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CACTUS GRANPIFLORUS. (cac' tus gran-de-flo' rus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cactacese. 
SYN., Cereus grandiflorus. 
VULG., Night-blooming cereus. 
This flowering plant is a habitat of Mexico. It is also exten- 
sively cultivated in the conservatories of this country. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and eight parts of the fresh flowers and young stems. Bruise these 
portions of the plant, express and strain, and add alcohol, sp. gr. '835, until the 
sp. gi. of the mixture is '941; then add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '941, until the 
mixture measures sixteen parts. Transfer the plant to a suitable vessel and 
add the menstruum and macerate for fourteen days; then express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941; one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
CADMIUM IODINUM. (cad-mi'um i-o-di'num.) 
YULG., Iodide of cadmium. 
Formula.—Cd I2; 376. 
This salt is formed by digesting in water metallic cadmium, 
and iodine. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides these, there is an ointment of iodide of 
cadmium. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To seventy five parts of lard and fifteen parts of yellow wax add 
ten parts of iodide of cadmium. Reduce the iodide to a fine powTder, moisten 
w ith water and rub to a smooth paste; melt the lard and wax (90 parts of sim- 
ple ointment) and when cold, gradually incorporate the iodide of cadmium. 
CADMIUM SULPHURICUM. (ccid-mi'um sul-phu'ri-cum.) 
SYN., Cadmic sulphate, Cadrnic sulphas. 
YU LG., Sulphate of cadmium. 
Formula.—3 Cd SO4 8 H2 O; 768. 
This salt is formed by decomposing nitrate of cadmium with 
carbonate of soda. The resulting carbonate of cadmium is then 
treated with dilute sulphuric acid forming the sulphate; the so- 
lution is concentrated and the sulphate crystallizes out in ob- 
lique rhomboidal prisms. 
The P reparations of the sulphate are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a por- HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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retain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of nnlk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration Tequires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CAFFEIN. (caffe-in.) 
SYN., Caffeia. 
YULG., Caffeine. 
Formula.—C8 H10 N4 O2, H2 O; 212. 
Caffeine occurs in the dried berries of coffea Arabicci, in pro- 
portion of .55 to 2 per cent. The green coffee berries are first 
ground, then treated with boiling water, and subsequently (the 
watery infusion) with acetate of lead. The latter salt being 
decomposed by sulphuretted hydrogen, the solution is then 
evaporated to a small bulk and the caffeine precipitated by a 
solution of carbonate of potassium, or ammonium. Caffeine 
crystallizes in colorless, soft, silky, n edle-like crystals which 
are soluble in 75 parts of water and in 35 parts of alcohol, at 
59° F. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of caffeine. Deposit the catfeine in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part ol 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of caffeine. Deposit the caffeine in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal tritnration. 
CAINCA. {ca-in ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rubiaceae. 
SYN., Caliinca, Chicocaa racemosa, Serpentaria brasiliana. 
YULG., Cluster-flowered snow berry, David’s root. 
This shrub, named by the native Portuguese “raiz pretta,' 
or black root, is a habitat of Brazil. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the root. Run the bark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder transfer to a suitable vessel, 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CALADIUM SEGUINUM. (ca-la' di-um se-gy'num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Araceai. 
SYN., Arum seguinum. 
YUL(i., Dumb cane, Poison arum, Poisonous American arum, Poison- 
ous pediveau. 
This plant is indigenous to South America, growing abun- 
dantly in wet marshy places, along the Surinam river, in the 
vicinity of Paramaribo. The plant is also an habitat of India. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and four parts of recently dried root. Disintegrate the root, reduce to a 
moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten with hot 
(112° F.) water, and when cool add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six p>arts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CALCAREA ARSENICOSUM. (cal -ca' rea ar-sen-i-co' sum.) 
SYN., Calearea arseniea, Calcic arsenias, Tricalcic diarseniate. 
YULG., Arseniate of lime. 
Formula.—Ca3 2 As O4. 
This salt is formed by decomposing arsenite of potassium* 
(in solution), by gradually adding a solution of calcic chloride 
to it as long as a precipitate is formed. The liquid is to be de- 
canted, and the precipitate washed and dried. 
The Preparations of the arseniate of lime are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the arseniate. Deposit the arseniate in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the arseniate. Deposit the arseniate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
* Arsenite of potassium is prepared by boiling, in a glass vessel, arsenious 
acid sixty-four grains, and carbonate of potassa ninety-six grains, in ten or twelve 
fluidounces of distilled water until the acid is dissolved. When cold, the distilled 
water is to be further added to the solution that it shall equal sixteen fluid- 
ounces. 270 
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the milk sugar intto three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CALCAREA CARBONICA. (cal-ca'reci ccir-bon'i-ca.) 
SYN., Calcic carbonate, calcii carbonas, calcium carbonate, Testa; os- 
trese. 
YULGr., Carbonate of lime, Oyster shell. 
Formula.—Ca Co3; 100. 
This preparation is the soft, inner portion of the oyster shell. 
The shells are made thoroughly clean, and the thicker parts are 
then broken, in an iron mortar, into small pieces. The hard, 
dense portions of the shells are removed, and the remainder are 
triturated in a small quantity of distilled water; a greater quan- 
tity of distilled water is now added and the whole is left at rest, 
for a few minutes, that the heavier particles may subside; the 
supernatant liquor is then decanted, while yet turbid, and is fil- 
tered through paper. This dried filtrate,is the part employed 
in pharmacy. 
The Preparations of the carbonate of lime are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration itrequires to nine parts 
of milk sugar one part of the carbonate of lime. Deposit the lime in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
AH subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the carbonate of lime. Deposit the lime in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the lime, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
271 
CALCAREA CAUSTICA ( ?).* (cal-ca'rea cans'ti-ca.) 
SYN., Calcic hydrate, Calcis hydra t'*- 
VULGr., Slaked lime. 
Formula.—Ca 2 HO; 74. 
The Preparation of calcarea hydrata is known under the 
name of liquor calcis or lime water. 
Solution.—Add to one hundred parts of distilled water one part of hydrate 
of calcium. Or, add to one gallon of distilled water a Troy ounce or two of caus- 
tic lime. Place the lime in the vessel and add sufficient water to cover it; when 
slaked, add the balance of distilled water and carefully protect the mixture 
from the air. 
CALCAREA CHLORATA. (cal-ca'rea chlo-ra'la.) 
SYN., Calcium chloride (?), Calcii chloridum (?), Calx chlorata, Calx 
chlorinata. 
YULG., Chloride of lime (2), Chlorinated lime, Bleaching powder, Hy- 
pochlorite of calcium. 
This product, which is a compound of hypochlorite (Ca Cl2 
O2) and chloride of calcium (Ca Cl2), is not to be confounded, 
under the name of chloride of lime, with calcarea muriatica. 
This preparation of lime is simply the damp hydrate saturated 
with chlorine gas, and is commonly used as a disinfectant, and 
also for bleaching purposes. 
The Preparations! of the chlorinated lime are the solution 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Solution.—To ten parts of distilled water add one part of chlorinated lime’ 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
distilled water, one part of the first decimal solution; the third decimal dilution, 
to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one port of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of distilled 
water, ten parts of the first decimal solution; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CALCAREA HYPOPHOSPHOROSA. {cdUa'rea hy-po- 
phos-phor-o' sa.) 
SYN., Calcic hypophosphite, Calcii hypophosphis, Calcis hypophosphis. 
VULH., Hypophosphite of lime. 
Formula.—Ca 2 PH2 O2; 170. 
* Caustic lime, or quicklime, (oxide of calcium) (Ca O) is freshly burnt lime 
or lime that is unslaked. Hydrate of lime calcium hydrata (Ca2 HO), is lime 
that is slaked. 
fThe exact drug power of these several preparations of chlorinated lime is 
undetermined. 272 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This salt of lime is prepared by boiling together phosphorus 
and lime with water. The phosphoretted hydrogen being evolved 
the solution is filtered and the excess of lime is removed by car- 
bonic acid gas. 
Tests.—A solution of the hypophospliite of lime should not 
yield a precipitate when treated with a solution of chloride of 
barium, thus showing the absence of both phosphates and p>hos- 
phites. Treated with ammonium molybdate the solution of liy- 
phospliite of lime yields a blue colored precipitate which changes 
to a yellow, if the solution also contains a phosphate. 
The Preparations of the hypophospliite are the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the hypophosphite. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add ballance of milk sugar and iriturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the hypophosphite. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CALC AREA IODATA. (cal-ca'rea i-o-da'ia.) 
SYN., Calcarea liydriodica, Calcic iodide, Calcium iodatum. 
YULC., Iodide of calcium, Iodide of lime. 
Formula.—Cal2; 294. 
This salt is prepared by digesting iodine with iron in distilled 
water; thus forming a solution of ferrous iodide, which is subse- 
quently boiled with milk of lime and afterward filtered and 
evaporated. The salt is exceedingly deliquescent, and is soluble 
in both alcohol and water. 
The Preparations of the iodide are its solution and the dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
273 
Solution.—In nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, dissolve one part of the io- 
dide. The drug power of this solution is 10 per cent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of one-tenth grain of the iodide of lime. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal solution; the third decimal dilu- 
tion, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol; 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the first decimal solution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CALCAREA MURIATICA. (cal-ccirea mu-ri-at'i-ca.) 
SYN., Calcic chloride, Calcii chloridum. 
VUL(t., Chloride of calcium, Chloride of lime, Muriate of lime. 
Formula.—Ca Cl2; 111. 
The salt, chloride of calcium, is obtained by adding to pure 
hydrochloric acid white marble (carbonate of lime) so long as 
any effervescence continues. The solution is then boiled and 
afterward filtered, and finally is evaporated to a syrupy consist- 
ency and set aside that crystallization may occur. Or, the solu- 
tion may be evaporated to dryness and the residue strongly 
heated when the chloride will assume the porous form, or that 
form which is used for drying gases. 
Tests.—A 10 per cent aqueous solution when treated with a 
solution of ferrocyanide of potassium should not yield a blue 
colored precipitate, thus showing the presence of iron; or, a 
precipitate when treated with lime water, thus showing the pres- 
ence of a carbonate; or, with calcium chloride, thus showing the 
presence of a sulphate. Furthermore, the salt when treated with 
hydrochloric acid should not evolve an odor of chlorine, thus 
showing the presence of hypochlorites. 
The Preparations of this salt are its solution and the decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
Solution.—In nine parts of distilled water dissolve one part of the chloride. 
The drug power of this solution is 10 per cent; or. each minim contains the medic- 
inal properties of one-tenth grain of the salt. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal solution; the third decimal dilu- 
tion, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilu- 
tion. f 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, ten parts of the first decimal solution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CALCAREA OXALICA. (cal-ca'rea ox-aV i-ca.) 
SYN., Calcii oxalas, Calcium oxalicum. 
YULG., Oxalate of calcium, Oxalate of lime. 
Formula.—Ca O. C2 O3; 64. 
This salt is readily obtained by adding to a strong solution of 
oxalic acid any solution of a lime salt. Oxalate of lime is readily 
soluble in nitric acid. 
The Preparations of the oxalate are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the oxalate. Deposit the oxalate in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the oxalate. Deposit the oxalate in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CALC ARE A PHOSPHORIC A. (cal-ca'rea phos-phor'i-ca.) 
SYN., Calcic phosphate, Calcii pliosphas, Calcis phosphas. 
Yulg., Phosphate of lime. 
Formula.—Ca3 2 PO4; 310. 
This salt is prepared by digesting bone-ash in hydrochloric 
acid. The solution is diluted with distilled water filtered, and 
boiled, and is then treated with ammonia. Dr. Hering is alleged 
to have used phosphate of lime prepared by treating lime water 
with small and oft repeated additions of phosphoric acid; the HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOEY 
275 
precipitate was washed with distilled water and subsequently 
dried. 
The Preparations of the phosphate are the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the phosphate. Deposit the phosphate in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and \ r >ceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the phosphate. Deposit the phosphate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CALCAREA SILPHIRICA. (cal-ca'rea sul-phur'i-ca.) 
SYN., Calcic sulphate, Calcii sulphas. 
YU LG., Gypsum, Plaster of Paris, Sulphate of calcium, Sulphate of 
lime. 
Formula.—Ca So4. 2 H2 O; 172. 
The Preparations of the sulphate are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 276 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS, (ca-len'du-la of-fic-i-na'lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Caltha officinalis, C. sativa, C. vulgaris, Flos omnium mensium, 
Solseginum, aureum, Solis sponsa, Yerrncaria. 
YULG., French marigold, Garden marigold, Marigold. 
This plant, an annual, is a habitat of Southern Europe. The 
particular species employed in pharmacy, is the one known in 
Germany as “golkblume.” 
The Preparations* of this plant are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there is an 
ointment of calendula. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and four parts of recently dried calendula flowers. Run the flowers through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and moisten with hot (112° F.) water and firmly pack in a conical percolator. 
Add the alcohol from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; 
then add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '920, four parts of tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Ointment.—To eighty parts of lard and twenty parts of yellow wax take ten 
parts of recently dried calendula flowers. Run flowers through drug mill, re- 
duce to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with hot alcohol, 
sp. gr. '920, and macerate for an hour or two; then melt the lard and wax, and 
add the calendula flowers and simmer over a moderately hot fire until the alco- 
hol is driven off and the flowers rise to the top in a crisp state. Drain off the 
ointment, filter while hot, and stir occasionally until cold. 
* A strong solution of isinglass, incorporated -with an aqueous extract of 
either arnica or calendula, in proportions of one part of the latter to four parts 
of the former constitutes the remedial agent for the topical application known 
as court plaster. HOMCEOrATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
277 
CALTHA PALUSTRIS. (cal’tha pa-ins' iris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculacem. 
SYN., Caltha Arctica. 
VULO., Cowslip, Marsh marigold. 
This plant is common to both Europe and America. It grows 
in low marshy places. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CAMPHORA. (cctm-phor' a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lauraceae. 
SYN., C. offlcinarum, Ciniiamonium camphor, C. glanduliferum, C. in 
nnctum, Dryobalanops aromatica, D. camphora, Laurus camphor, 
Pterygium teres. 
YULtx., Borneo camphor, Camphor. 
Formula.—C10 H1’ O; 152. 
This resinoas concrete white substance is from the evergreen 
camphora officinarum, a native of Eastern Asia. The granular 
masses of crude camphor as produced from the leaves, twigs, 
and wood, by the natives, through a process of sublimation, is 
unfit for medicinal purposes and, therefore, is refined in this 
country. Gum camphor has a sp. gr. varying from '985 to '996. 
It is soluble in alcohol, sp. gr. '835, to the extent of 75 per cent. 
The Preparations of the gum are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there is an ole- 
aginous preparation termed camphorated oil.* 
*Camphorated Oil.—In twelve parts of almond, cotton-seed, or olive oil, 
dissolve three parts of gum camphor. Reduce the camphor into small fragments 
and add to the oil and dissolve by occasional agitation. 278 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and eight parts of gum camphor. Reduce the camphor into small frag- 
ments, transfer to a suitable vessel, aud add the alcohol and dissolve by occa- 
sional agitation. 
The drug pouer of this tincture is 50 per cent, or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of gum camphor. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, two parti of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr, '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CAMPHORA MONOBROMATA. (cam-phor' a mo-no-bro' 
ma-ia.) 
YULG., Monobroni-camphor, Monobromide of camphor. 
Formula.—C10 H15 Br O; 230.8. 
This salt is prepared by beating bromine with camphor. Re- 
crystallized, the salt occurs in a purified state in beautiful white 
prisms. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the monobromide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate fi>r fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle aud proceeding as 
directed for .the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to owe 
part of the monobromide Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle aud proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 279 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOEY. 
CANCER ASTACUS. ( can ’ cer as' ia-cus.) 
ORDER, Decapoda. 
CLASS, Crustacea. 
FAMILY, Astachlie. 
YULG., Crawfish, Crayfish, River-crab. 
The Preparations of this animal matter are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and eight parts of the animal tissues. Bruise the animal matter in a 
Wedge wood mortar, and reduce to a paste; transfer to a suitable vessel, add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the animal matter. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CANCHALAGUA. (can-chal-a' gwa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Oentianaceae, 
SYN., Chironia chilensis, Erytlmea chilensis, Erythraea chironiodes. 
VULGr., Centaury of Chili. 
This plant is indigenous to Chili.* 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alconol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
*This plant is not the sabbatia angularis or erythroea venusta of the United 
States. It is closely allied thereto, possessing similar properties, hut is another 
species of erytliraea. 280 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CANELLA ALBA. (ca-nel'la al'ba.) 
NAT. ORDER, Canellaceae. 
SYN., Canella Winterana, Cassia alba, Costus corticosus, Costus dul- 
cis, Winterana canella. 
YULG., Canella bark, White canella, White cinnamon, W hite wood, 
Wild cinnamon. 
The canella tree is a native of the West India Islands. “ Ca- 
nella has been sometimes confounded with Winter’s bark, from 
which, however, it differs both in sensible properties and com- 
position.”— U. S. Disp* 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried canella bark. Run the bark through 
drug mill, transfer to a suitable vessel, and moisten with hot (112° F.) water, 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six quarts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CANNABIS (SATITA) AMERICANA. (can' na-bis a-mer- 
i-can' a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Urticacese, Cannahineae. 
SYN., Cannabis Americana, Cannabis Chinensis, Cannabis Europca. 
VULG., American hemp, Hemp, Gallo w grass. 
This plant is an annual. It is occasionally found growing 
wild, and is also extensively cultivated in both the Southern and 
Western States. 
Tile Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘835, a suffi- 
cient quantity, and four parts of the the fresh (blooming) plant tops. Bruise the 
plant in a Wedgewood mortar, express, and strain off the fluid portion, and HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '835, that the specific gravity of the mixture shall 
equal '920. Transfer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel and add the above 
diluted expressed juice, together with sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '920, that the 
mixture shall measure fourteen parts; macerate for fourteen days, express and 
filter and then add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CANNABIS (SATIYA) INDICA. ( can' na-bis in' di-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Urtieaceae, Cannabineae. 
VUL(i., Bhang, East Indian cannabis, Ganja, Gnnjali, Hachshish, Has- 
hish, Indian hemp. 
“ The hemp plant is indigenous to Asia, from India north to 
Western China and the Caspian Sea; it grows likewise in trop- 
ical Africa, has been naturalized in some parts of Brazil, and is 
cultivated in many parts of the world.”—Nat. Disp. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant* (gunjah). Reduce the herb 
to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add sufficient 
hot (112° F.) water to moisten it and digest for three hours; then add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six pa/rts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. • 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
CANTHARIS. (can' thci-r is.) 
ORDER, Coleoptera. 
CLASS, Insecta. 
FAMILY, Trachelides. 
SYN., Cantharis vesicatoria, Lytta vesicatoria, Meloe vesieatorius, 
Musca Hispaniola. 
YULGu, Cantharides, Spanish fly. 
“Cantharides como cliiefly from Spain, Ita’y, Sicily, and other 
parts of the Mediterranean. Considerable quantities are also 
brought from St. Petersburg, derived originally, in all probabil- 
ity, from the southern provinces of Russia, where the insect is 
very abundant. The Russian flies are more esteemed than those 
from other sources. They may be distinguished by their greater 
size, and their color approaching to that of copper.”—U. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of this insect are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and two parts of the Spanish flies. Run through drug mill, reduce the flies 
to a moderately fine powder, moisten with hot (112° F.) water, and firmly pack 
in a conical percolator. Add the alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate 
measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient water to force the remaining men- 
struum downward that rhe tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eiglith grain of the insect. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the insects. Deposit the insects in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for twenty 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for twenty 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of mills'sugar to one 
part of the insects. Deposit the insects in a porcelain mortar, and divide the HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the flies, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CAPSICUM. (cap ' si-cum.) 
>TAT. ORDER, Solanaeeai. 
SYN., C. annuum, C. cordiforme, C. lougum, C. grossum, Piper liispan- 
icum, P. indicum vulgatissimum, P. turcicum. 
YULG. Bell pepper, Bird pepper, Cayenne pepper, Cockspur pepper, 
Guinea pepper, Guinea pods, Red pepper, Spanish pepper, Tochiilies. 
This plant, the capsicum annuum, is indigenous to Asia and 
America. It is cultivated in all parts of the world. 
The Preparations of the fruit of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and two parts of the recently dried ripe fruit. Run the fruit through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, moisten with hot (112° F ) water, 
firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the alcohol, from time to time, until 
the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient water to force the re- 
maining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried fruit. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, four rarts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CARBO ANIMALIS. ( car' bo an' i-mal-is.) 
YULG., Animal charcoal. 
“ The preparation used by Hahnemann in his provings, and 
which ought, therefore, to be preferred to all others, was made 
as follows: Place a thick piece of ox-hide leather on red-hot 
coals, and leave it there so long as it burns with a dame. As 
soon, however, as the flame ceases, lift off the red-hot mass and 
extinguish it by pressing between two flat stones.”—British 
Horn. Pharm. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 284 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
TRITURATIONS.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the charcoal. Deposit the charcoal in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second, decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal' in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the charcoal. Deposit the charcoal in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the charcoal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and trit- 
urate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first < entesimal trituration. 
CARBO LIGNI. (car'bo lig'ni.) 
SYN., Carbo yegetabilis. 
VULG., Vegetable charcoal, Wood charcoal. 
The charcoal used by Hahnemann is alleged to have been pre- 
pared from birch wood. Charcoal for medicinal use should be 
thoroughly carbonized. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the charcoal. Deposit the charcoal in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate lor ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration, adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten parts 
of the charcoal Deposit the charcoal in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
charcoal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
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C ARBONEUM. (car-bo' ne-um.) 
YU LG., Lampblack. 
This carbonaceous matter is procured by an imperfect com- 
bustion of oleagenous and resinous substances. 
The Preparations of this form of carbon are the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the lampblack. Deposit the lampblack in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the lampblack. Deposit the lampblack in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the lampblack, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CARBONEUM CHLORATUM. (car-bo'ne-um chlo-ra'turn.) 
SYN., Carbonei tetrachloridum, Chlorocarbon, Tetrachloride of car- 
bon. 
Formula.—C Cl4; 154. 
This colorless oily liquid is obtained by passing chlorine gas 
through bisulphide of carbon. The vapor is afterwards passed 
through a porcelain tube which is heated to a red heat, and is 
subsequently condensed in a refrigerating mixture. 
The Preparations of the tetrachloride are the centesimal 
dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the tetrachloride; the second centesimal 
dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centes- 
imal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 286 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
CARBONEUM HYDROGENISATUM. (car-bo’ne-um luj-dro- 
gen-isa’ turn.) 
SYN., Carburetted hydrogen, Ethene. 
YULG., Olefiant gas. 
Formula.—C2 H4. 
This gas is generated from a mixture of strong spirits of wine 
(alcohol), and oil of vitriol (sulphuric acid). The gas is purified 
by being passed through a series of wash bottles; one or more of 
which contain caustic potas, and others sulphuric acid. 
The Preparations of this gaseous substance are its alcoholic 
solution * and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the alcoholic solution; the third decimal dilu- 
tion, tonineparts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal diluting 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nineparts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, one pan of the alcoholic solution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal di- 
lution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CARBONEUM SIJLPHURATUM. (car-bo'ne-um sul-phur' 
a-ium.) 
SYN., Alcohol lampadii, Alcohol sulphuris, Carbon bisulphide, Car- 
bonic sulphide, Carburetuin sulphuris. 
YULG., Bisulphide of carbon, Bisulphuret of carbon, Carburet of sul- 
phur, Sulphuret of carbon. 
Formula.—CS2; 76. 
This transparent colorless liquid is obtained by vaporizing 
sulphur in the presence of carbon, with which substance at so 
high a temperature it readily combines. Bisulphide of carbon 
has the density of 1.272. 
The Preparations of the bisulphide are the centesimal dilu- 
tions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the bisulphide; the second centesimal 
dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centes- 
imal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
A saturated alcoholic solution contains about 10 per cent of carburetted 
hydrogen. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
287 
CARDITUS BENEDICTUS. (car'du-us ben-e-dicVus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Calcitrapa lanuginosa, Centaurea benedicta, Cnicus benedictus. 
YULG., Blessed thistle, Cardus plant, Cursed thistle, Holy thistle, 
Lovely thistle, Spotted cardus, Spotted thistle, Star thistle, Thistle 
root. 
This herbaceous plant is an annual, and an indigene of South- 
ern Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and four parts of the recently gathered plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly 
in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol, and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr, '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CARYA ALBA. (ca'rya al’ba.) 
NAT. ORDER, Juglandacese. 
VULG., Hickory uut, Shag- bark, Shell bark, Walnut. 
This tree is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations from the outer cover of the fruit of this 
tree are the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the outer cover or bark of the ripe nuts. Bruise the bark 
thoroughly in a brass or Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel, and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the bark covering the shell of the 
fruit. 
Dilutions.—To prepare decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 288 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CASCARILLA. (cas-ca-ril' la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiacea). 
SYN.y Clutia, Clutia elnteria, Croton eleutheria, Croton glabellas. 
VULG., Bahama casearilla, Cascarilla hark, Elenthera bark, Seaside 
Balsam, Sweet bark, Sweet wood. 
“ There has been much confusion in relation to the different 
species of croton growing in the West Indies, and as to which 
of them the cascarilla of the shops is to be ascribed. At pres- 
ent, however, it is generally admitted that this bark, which is 
brought exclusively from the Bahama Islands, is the product of 
Croton Eluteria; and, though it is probable that the proper C. 
Cascarilla may at one time have yielded a portion of its bark to 
commerce, at present little or none is derived from that species.” 
— U. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of this bark are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run hark through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten 
with hot (112° F.) water, and firmly pack in a conical percolator, add the alco- 
hol from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add 
sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp.gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CASTANEA. (cas-ta-ner a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cupuliferae. 
SYN., Castanea edulis, Castanea vesca. 
VULG., Chestnut. 
The American chestnut is more frequently found in the States 
bordering on the Atlantic; although it also thrives well in some 
portions of the Middle States. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
289 
The Preparations from the leaves of this tree are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr> 
'920, and four parts of the recently gathered leaves. Bruise the leaves thor- 
oughly in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alco- 
hol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CASTOR EQUORUM. (cas' tor ec-a-o' rum.) 
SYN., Equus cabal lus, Verruca equorum. 
This animal substance is “ the blackish excrescence, found on 
the inner side of the fore and hind legs of the horse above the 
knee and below the hock joints, which readily exfoliates, and on 
rubbing emits a peculiar odor.” * * * * *—Pharm. Horn. 
Polyglotta. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered animal matter. Deposit the animal 
matter in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily 
triturate for twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again trit- 
urate for twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the powdered animal matter. Deposit the animal matter in a porcelain 
mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
thirty-three parts, to the powdered tissue, and steadily triturate for twenty 
minutes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, 
the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 290 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
CASTOREUM. (cas-to' re-um.) 
SYN., Castor liber, Castoreum muscoviticum, Castoreum Russicum, 
Castoreinu sibiricum. 
VULG., Beaver’s cod, Castor. 
This animal substance is the membranous follicle containing 
an odorous secretion, situated externally between the anus and 
genital organs of the castor beaver. 
The Preparations of the castor are the decimal and centes- 
imal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the odorous secretion of the recently dried cas- 
tor. Deposit the castor in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk 
sugar and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk 
sugar and again triturate for twenty minutes; then add ballance of milk sugar 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second, decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the odorous secretion of the recently dried castor. Deposit the castor in 
a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add 
one portion, thirty-three parts, to the castor, and steadily triturate for twenty 
minutes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, 
the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CAULOPHYLLUM. (cauLo-phyl'lum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Berber idaceae. 
SYN., Caulopliyllum thalictroides, Leontiee thalictroides, Leontope* 
talon. 
VULG., Blue cohosh, Blueberry, Leontiee, Pappoose root, Squaw 
root. 
This perennial herbaceous plant is indigenous to the United 
States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations of the active principle, caulophyllin* 
*This resinoid is prepared by precipitation from the saturated tincture. The 
tincture is an alcoholic one; it is afterward concentrated by a process of distilla- 
tion, and to it there is added a strong solution of alum. The active principle 
is subsequently washed and ultimately dried in a current of air HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
291 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Kun the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the caulophyllin. Deposit the caulophyllin in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily triturate tor 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the caulophyllin. Deposit the caulophyllin in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the drug, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
causticum. (cans ti-cum.) 
SYN., Causticum Hahneiuarmi, Tinctura acris sine kali. 
“ A piece of freshly burnt lime is put for one minute in dis- 
tilled water, then placed in a dry vessel, where it crumbles to 
powder. Mix four parts of this powder with the same quantity 
of bisulpliate of potash (previously ignited and melted, and after 
cooling pulverized and dissolved in four parts of boiling water) 
in a heated porcelain mortar, and after stirring it to a stiff paste, 
put the mixture into a glass retort, the helm of which is con- 
nected by means of wet bladder with a receiver half immersed 
in water. Increase the heat gradually, and distill to dryness. 292 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The clear distilled liquid, amounting to about three parts by 
weight, mix with an equal amount of strong alcohol. * * * *” 
—Pharm. Horn. Polygotta. 
The Preparations of this tincture (?) are the decimal and 
centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine and 
one-eighth parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, seven-eighths parts of tiucture; the second 
decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first deci- 
mal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first, centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine and O'ne-eighth 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, seven-eighths parts of the tincture; the second centesi- 
mal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first cen- 
tesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CEANOTHUS AMERICANUS. (ce-a-no1 thus a-mer-i-ca'nus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rhamnaceae. 
SYN., Ceanothus herbacens, C. intermedins, C. officinalis, C. perennis, 
C. sanguineus, C. tardiflorus, C. trinervus. 
YULG., New Jersey tea, Red root. 
This small shrub is indigenous to the United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
DILUTIONS —To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
€E1)R0N. (ce'dron.) 
NAT. ORDER, Simarubacese. 
SYN., Simaba cedron, Simaruba cedron. 
YULG., Cedron. HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
293 
This small tree is found growing both in New Granada and 
Central America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and six parts of the recently dried seeds. Run the seeds through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 
with hot (112° F.) water, firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the alco- 
hol, from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add 
sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downwards that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of three-eiglitlis grain of the recently dried seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sewn and three- 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet /-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CELASTRUS SCANDENS. (ce-lcis'trus scan'dens.) 
NAT. ORDER, Celastracea?. 
SYN., C. bulla tus, Euonymoides scamlens. 
YULO., Bitter-sweet bark, Bitter-sweet staff tree, Climbing bitter- 
sweet, Climbing stall'tree, False bitter-sweet, Fever twig, Shrubby 
bitter-sweet, Staff vine, Staff tree, Wax work. 
This plant is an indigenous climbing shrub. 
The Preparations of the bark of this climber are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and/oar parts of the recently dried bark. Run the bark through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filler, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, 
to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 294 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CEPHALANTHUS OCCIDENTALIS. {cef-a-lan'thus oc-ci- 
den-ta' Us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rubiaccse. 
YULG., Crane willow, Button hush, Button wood shrub, Globeflower. 
Little snowball, Poml dogwood, Swamp dogwood, White ball. 
This common shrub is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations of the bark of this shrub are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run bark through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CERASUS YIRGINIANA. (cer' a-sns vir-gin-e-ci' na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Amygdalae. 
SYN., Primus yirginiana. 
YULG., Rlack cherry, Cabinet cherry, Choke cherry, Rum cherry. 
This shrub is indigenous to America, and is a habitat of the 
Northern States. 
The Preparations of the bark are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'967, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run the bark through drug 
null, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the 
alcohol and protect from the air, macerating for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '967, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr . '967, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
295 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '967, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '967, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CERIUM OXALICUM. (ce' re-urn ox-al' i-cum.) 
SYN.f Cerri oxalas. 
VULG}., Oxalate of cerium. 
Formula.—Ce C2 O4. 3 H2 O; 234. 
“ The oxalate of cerium, a white, granular powder, is the only 
official salt; it may be obtained from cerite by boiling the pow- 
dered mineral in strong hydrochloric acid for several hours, 
evaporating, diluting, and filtering to separate silica; adding 
ammonia to precipitate hydrates of all the metals except calci- 
um ; filtering off, washing, re-dissolving in hydrochloric acid, and 
adding oxalic acid to precipitate oxalate of cerium. The prepa- 
ration will still contain oxalates of lanthanum and didymium; it 
is therefore strongly calcined, the resulting oxides of lanthanum 
and dLlymium dissolved out to some extent by boiling with a 
concentrated solution of chloride of ammonium, the residual ox- 
ide of cerium dissolved in boiling hydrochloric acid, and oxalate 
of ammonia added to precipitate oxalate of cerium. Oxalate of 
cerium is decomposed * at a dull red heat, 48 per cent of a yellow, 
or, more generally, a salmon-colored mixture of oxides remain- 
ing; usually the didymium present gives the ignited residue a 
reddish or reddish-brown color; it is then soluble in boiling hy- 
drochloric acid (without effervescence; indicating, indirectly, 
absence of earthy and other carbonates or oxalates), and the 
solution gives, with excess of a saturated solution of sulphate of 
potassium, a crystalline precipitate of double sulphate of cerium 
and potassium. Alumina, mixed with oxalate of cerium, may be 
detected by boiling with solution of potash, filtering, and adding 
excess of solution of chloride of ammonium, when a white floc- 
culent precipitate of hydrate of aluminium will be obtained. 
The oxalic radical is recognized by neutralizing the potash solu- 
tion by acetic acid and adding chloride of calcium; white oxalate 
of calcium is then precipitated; this precipitate, though insoluble 
in acetic, should be wholly dissolved by hydrochloric acid.”— 
Attfield. 
* Tests. Italicized by the author. 296 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of this oxalate are the decimal and centes- 
imal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the oxalate. Deposit the oxalate in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate lor twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utec; then add balance of milk sugar and. triturate lor thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the oxalate. Deposit the oxalate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
(JHAJI03IILLA. (cam-o-mir la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Anthemis vulgaris, Chamaemelum vulgare, Cliamomilla nostras, 
C. vulgaris, Chrysanthemum chamomilla, Leucanthemum, Matrica- 
ria cliamomilla, M. suaveolens. 
YULGr., Bitter chamomile, Corn feverfew, German chamomile, Wild 
chamomile. 
This annual is a native of Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried flowers. Run flowers through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vtssel and 
moisten with hot (112° F.) water, and firmly pack in a conical percolator, and 
add the alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; 
then add sufficient water to force down the remaining menstruum that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtl: grain of the recently dried flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY 
297 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CHELIDONIUM MAJUS. (chel-i-do'ni-um ma'jus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Papaverace®. 
SYN., C. haematodes, Papaver corniculatum luteum. 
YU LG., Calandine, Celandine, Greater celandine, Tetter-wort. 
This is an herbaceous perennial, indigenous to Europe, but 
growing wild throughout America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried (whole) plant. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CHELONE GLABRA, (chel'o-ne gla'bra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Scrophulariacese. 
SYN., C. alba, C. oblique, Pentstemon auctus. 
YULG., Balinony, Ralmony snake-head, Bitter herb, Broomshell flow- 
er, Fish mouth, Salt rheum weed, Shell flower, Snake head, Turtle 
head. 
This plant is an herbaceous perennial, is indigenous to Amer- 
ica, and is readily known by its conspicuous flowers which re- 
semble a snake or tortoise head. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried herb. Run plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried plant. 298 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES. {che-no-po'di-am am- 
hro-si-o-i' des.) 
NAT. ORDER, Chenopodiaceae. 
SYN., Botrys mexicana, C. suffruticosum. 
YULCr., Jerusalem tea, Mexican goose-foot, Mexican tea. 
CHENOPODIUM ANTHELMINTICUM. {che-no-po' di-urn 
an-thel-min' tic-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Chenopodiaceae. 
SYN., Ambrina anthelmintica, C. ambrosioides, var anthelmintica, C. 
suffruticosum, Cina americana. 
YULC., Jerusalem oak, Stinking weed, Worm goose-foot, Worm seed. 
This indigenous perennial is extensively cultivated for its vola- 
tile oil (oleum chenopodium), upon which the medicinal properties 
of the plant solely depend. The volatile oil is obtained by dis- 
tillation, from the herbaceous portions of the plant as well as 
from the seeds. 
The Preparations* of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately line powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with 
alcohol, firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the alcohol, from time to 
time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient water to 
lorce the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to si’ parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
* The dilutions may be prepared direct from the oleum chenopodium by first 
preparing an alcoholic solution; using nine parts of alcohol to one part of the 
oil. This solution, in medicinal strength, about equals the tincture when pre- 
pared according to the formula above given. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CHIMAPHILA I MBELLATA. (che-maf i-la um-bcl-lci'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ericaceae. 
SYN., C. corymbosa, Pyrola corymbosa, P. umhellata. 
YULG., American wintergreen, Ground liolly, Ground leaf, King’s 
cure, Noble pine, Pipsisewa, Prince’s pine, Rheumatism weed, Round- 
leaved consumption cure, Shin leaf, White leaf. 
This small perennial evergreen is indigenous to the northern 
portions o£ Asia, Europe, and America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently gathered leaves. Bruise the leaves thor- 
oughly in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alco- 
hol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alco- 
hol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CHINA.* (chi'nci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rubiaceae. 
SYN., C. fusca, C. officinalis, Cinchona calisaya, C. cinerea, C. cordi- 
folia, C. corona, C. Hava, C. lancifolia, C. oblongifolia, C. officinalis, 
C. rubra. 
YULG., Calisaya bark, Peruvian bark. 
“The genuine cinchona trees are confined exclusively to 
South America. In that continent, however, they are widely 
* Cinchona, or china rubra, contains both quinia and cinchonia in the form of 
kinates. The proportion of quinia is considerable greater in the calisaya hark; 
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diffused, extending from tlie 19tli degree of south latitude, con- 
siderably south of La Paz, in Bolivia, to the mountains of Santa 
Martha, or, according to Weddell, to the vicinity of Caracas, on 
the northern coast, in about the 10th degree of north latitude. 
They follow, in the distance, this circuitous course of the great 
mountain ranges, and for the most part occupy the eastern slope 
of the second range of the Cordilleras. Those which yield the 
bark of commerce grow at various elevations upon the Andes, 
seldom less than 4,000 feet above the sea; and require a temper- 
ature considerably lower than that which usually prevails in trop- 
ical countries.”—U. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of the cinchona bark are the tincture, its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Tinctui re*—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, sp. 
gr. '920, and two parts of glycerin and four parts of yellow Peruvian bark. Run 
hark through drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and moisten with the alcohol and glycerin and macerate for twenty-four 
hours; firmly pack in a conical percolator and add alcohol and glycerin until 
the percolate measures thirteen parts; then add sufficient water to force the re- 
maining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the powdered yellow bark. 
Dilutions.-—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered yellow bark. Deposit the bark in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the powdered yellow bark. Deposit the bark in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the bark, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CHININUM ARSENICOSUM. (kin'i-num cir-sen-i-co’sum.\ 
SYN., Quiniae arsenias, Tri-quinia arsenate. 
YULG., Arseniate of quinine. 
Formula.—(2) C20 H24 N2 O2, H As O4, 4 H2 O. 
This salt is formed by dissolving with the aid of heat, one part 
of arsenious acid and four parts of pure quinia in fifty parts of 
distilled water. The mixture is boiled until a solution of the 
salts is fully effected; the solution is then filtered, while hot, and 
set aside that crystallization may occur. The silky, needle-like 
crystals are readily soluble in either alcohol or boiling water. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of arseniate of quinine. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add thrre parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar aud again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration 
vhe first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of arseniate of quinine. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CHININUM MURIATICUM. (kin'i-num mu-ri-aVi-cum.) 
SYN., Chininum hydrochloricuin, Quinia hydrochlorate, Quiniae hy- 
drochloras. 
VULG., Hydrochlorate of quinine, Muriate of quinine. 
Formula.—C20 H24 N2 O2 HC1, 3 H2 O; 396.4. 
This salt is obtained by dissolving pure quinia in diluted 
hydrochloric acid, over a water bath, taking care to avoid an 302 
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excess of the acid. The muriate of quinine, in form of stell- 
ated tufts, is soluble in about thirty-four parts of water and in 
about three parts of alcohol at 59° F. 
Tests.—An aqueous saturated solution (now colorless), treated 
with fresh chlorine water, and then with water of ammonia 
changes to a beautiful emerald-green color. The salt when 
treated with nitric acid will not redden; this test is sufficient to 
distinguish it from a morphia salt. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of muriate of quinine. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes, 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parte of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of muriate of quinine. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CHININUM SULPHURICUM. (kin' i-num sul-phur ’ i-cum.) 
SYN., Quinia sulphate, Quiniae sulphas, Sulphas quinicus. 
VULG., Sulphate of quinine. 
Formula.—2 C20 H24 N2 O2, H2 SO4, 7 H2 O; 872. 
This salt is prepared from the yellow cinchona by successively 
treating the coarsely powdered bark with boiling water acidu- 
lated with hydrochloric acid, and, this decoction with a solution 
of soda or lime which precipitates the quinia, and from which 
it is separated by alcohol. The impure quinia thus obtained is 
treated with sulphuric acid, enough to dissolve the salt. Sul- 
phate of quinine is freely soluble in water acidulated with either 
of the mineral acids, and is soluble in alcohol and is also spar- 
ingly soluble in glycerin. HOMSOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Tests.—An aqueous solution of quinine, slightly acidulated, 
treated with fresh chlorine water and afterwards with aqua am- 
monia produces an emerald-green coloration. Or, prior to the 
addition of ammonia if a few drops of ferrocyanide of potassium 
solution be added a red coloration is produced. Salts of quinia 
in solution are fluorescent, and in this respect differ from the 
other cinchona alkaloids (cinchonina). 
The Preparations of the sulphate of quinine are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
TRITURATIONS.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar owe part of sulphate of quinine. Deposit the quinine in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts ol milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fitteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of sulphate of quinine. Deposit the quinine in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICA. (she-o-nan'thus vir-gin'i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Oleacese. 
YULG., Fringe tree, Old man’s beard, Poison ash, Snowdrop tree, 
Snow flower. 
This shrub is an habitat of the northern portion of the South- 
ern States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried hark of the root. Run bark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 304 
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alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol) 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CHLORALUM HYPRATUM. (klo-ral'um hy-dra'turn.) 
SYN., Chloralum, Hydras cliloralis, Hydrous chloral. 
YULO., Hydrate of chloral. 
Formula.—C2 HC13 O, H2 O; 165.5. 
This salt is obtained by passing dry chlorine into absolute 
alcohol until the latter substance is saturated. The product is 
then mixed with oil of vitriol (sulphuric acid) and distilled, the 
process is repeated, and it is then rectified from quick lime and 
is mixed with hot water. 
Tests.—“ Liebreich, who first proposed the use of chloral 
hydrate, gives the following as the characteristics of a pure ar- 
ticle: Colorless, transparent crystals. Does not decompose by 
the action of the atmosphere, does not leave oily spots when 
pressed between blotting-paper, affects neither cork nor paper. 
Smells agreeably aromatic, but a little pungent when heated. 
Taste bitter, astringent, slightly caustic. Seems to melt on rub- 
bing between the fingers. Dissolves in water like candy without 
first forming oil drops; and the solution is neutral or faintly acid 
to test-paper. Dissolves in bisulphide of carbon, petroleum, 
ether, water, alcohol, oil of turpentine, etc. Its solution in chlo- 
roform gives no color when shaken with sulphuric acid. Boiling 
point 203° to 205° F., and volatilizes without residue. Distilled 
with sulphuric acid, the chloral should pass over at 205° to 207° 
F. Melting point 133° to 136° F.; again solidifying at 120° F. 
Gives no chlorine reaction on treating the solution in water 
(acidulated by nitric acid) with nitrate of silver.”—AHfield. 
The Preparations of this salt are its solution and its subse- 
quent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Solution.—In nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, dissolve one part of 
hydrate of chloral. 
The drug power of this solution is 10 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-tenth grain of hydrate of chloral. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the third decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten pans of the solution; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CHLOROFORM.* (ldo' ro-form.) 
YULG., Chloroform. 
Formula.—CH Cl3; 119.5. 
This substance is obtained from alcohol by the chemical action 
of chlorinated lime. 
CICUTA MACULATA. (ci-cn' ia mac-u-la' ia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbellifera?. 
SYN., Cicuta aquatica (2), Cicuta virosa (2), Cicutaria maculata, Sium 
Douglasii. 
YULG., American water hemlock, Beaver poison, Children’s bane, 
Leath of man, Mushquash root, Poison root, Snake weed, Spotted 
cowbane, Water hemlock, Water parsley, Wild hemlock. 
Tliis perennial, analogous to cicuta virosa, is a habitat of the 
United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the'first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
* Mixture of Chloroform.—“Take of purified chloroform half a Troy 
ounce; camphor sixty grains; the yolk of one egg; water six fluidounces. Rub 
the yolk in a mortar, first by itself, then with the camphor, previously dissolved 
in the chloroform, and lastly, with the water gradually added, so as to make a 
uniform mixture. ***** The dose is one or two tablespoonfuls.”— 
U. S. Disp. 306 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
CICIJTA YIROSA. (ci-cu'ia vi-ro'sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbellifera*. 
SYN., C. aquatica, Cicutaria aqnatica, Sium majus angnstifolium. 
YULG., Cowbane, Long-leaved cowbane, Long-leaved water hemlock, 
Long-leaved water parsnip, Poison hemlock, Poisonous cowbane, 
Snake weed, Water cowbane, Water hemlock, Water parsnip. 
This perennial is a native of Central Europe and Western Asia. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant, ltun the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that rlie tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA. (cim-i-cif u-ga rac-e-mo' sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculacete. 
SYN., Actsea gyrostacliya, A. monogyna, A. orthostachya, A. raeemosa, 
Botropliis actseohles, B. serpentaria, Cimicifuga serpentaria, Mae- 
rotys actaeoides, M. octroides, M. raeemosa, M. serpentaria. 
YULG., Black cohosh, Black snakeroot, Bugbane, Deerweed, Rattle 
root, Rattlesnake root, Rattle weed, Rich w eed, Squaw root. 
This plant, having a perennial root, is indigenous to America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations of its active principle, cimicifugin. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, and six parts of the recently gathered fresh root. Bruise and disin- 
tegrate, transfer to a suitable vessel and add fourteen parts of alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eightlis grain of the Iresh root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and thre"- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, tico and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the cimicifugin. Deposit the resinoid in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the cimicifugin. Deposit the resinoid in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the resinoid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CIN A. (ci'na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Absinthium austriacum tenuifolium, A. ponticum tennifolium, 
A. seriphium, A. tridentium herbarior, Artemisia austriaca, A. con- 
tra, A. lercheana, A. maritima, yar. stechmanniana, var. pauciflora, 
A. santonica, A. yaliliana, Semen contra, S. Sanctum, S. santocini, 
S. zedoariae, S, zime, Sementina. 
YULG., Tartarian southern-wood, Wormseed. 
This plant,* is an habitat of Persia and Asia Minor. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried flowers. Run flowers through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried flowers. 
*Cina Americana, is the chenepodium anthelminticum, or Jerusalem oak 
(wormseed). 308 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CINCHONIDINiE SULPHAS. ' cin-klo-ne'di-a sul'phas.) 
YUL(i., Sulphate of cinchonidine. 
Formula.—C20 H24 N2 O2, H2 SO4. 3 H2 O; 768. 
This neutral alkaloidal sulphate is prepared from the bark of 
the cinchona succirubra. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of this salt sparingly soluble in 
water, when slightly acidulated with sulphuric acid, should not 
give a blue fluorescence, thus showing the presence of quinia 
and quinidine; when thus treated, it also should not become 
tinted with any shade of color, thus showing the presence of 
foreign organic matter. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate of cinchonidine. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate of cinchonidine. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portionand triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one-part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY, 
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CINCHONINE SULPHAS, {cin-ldo-ne'na sul'phas.) 
VULH., Sulphate of cinchonine. 
Formula.—C20 H24 N2 O2 H2 SO4, 2 H2 O; 750. 
This alkaloidal salt is prepared from the bark of the several 
species of cinchona. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate of cinchonine. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of-milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate of cinchonine. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-tluee 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CISTUS CANADENSIS. (cis'tus can-a-den'sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cistaceae. 
SYN., C. helianthemum (?), C. ramnflorum, Helianthenmm canadensis, 
H. orymbosum, H. ramuliflorum, H. rosmarinifolium, Heteromeris 
canadense, H. micliauxii, Lechea major. 
YUL(t., Canadian rock-rose, Common garden sunflower, Frost plant, 
Frost weed, Frost wort, Holly rose, Rock rose, Scrofula weed. 
This herbaceous perennial is an habitat of sterile pine barrens, 
growing throughout the United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug poicer of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
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Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four i arts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sir parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part o( the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, me part of each succeeding dilution. 
CLEMATIS ERECTA. (cle-ma'tis e-rec'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculacea). 
SYN., Clematis recta, Flammula jovis, F. recta. 
YULO., Upright virgin’s bower. 
This perennial is a native of Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, and six parts of the recently gathered fresh leaves. Bruise the 
plant thoroughly in a brass or Wedgevvood mortar, express the juice and add 
sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '835, that the sp. gr. of the mixture shall equal '941, 
transfer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel, and add the expressed juice and 
alcohol together with more alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts; macerate for fourteen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CLEMATIS YIRGINIANA. (cle-ma'tis vir-gin-i-an'a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceae. 
SYN., C. cordata, C. cordifolia, C. fragrans, C. purshii. 
YULO., Common virgin’s bower. 
This perennial climber is indigenous to the United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr.'941, and six quarts of the recently gathered fresh leaves. Bruise the plant HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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thoroughly in a brass or Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add suffi- 
cient alcohol, sp. gr. '835, that the sp. gr. of the mixture shall equal '941; trans- 
fer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alco- 
hol together with more alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts; macerate for fourteen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first dmma£*dilutiou it requires to seven and thrie- 
fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the second 
decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first deci- 
mal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To piepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
COBALTUM CHLORIDUM. {co-balfum chlo-ri'dum.) 
YU LG., Chloride of cobalt. 
Formula.—Co Cl2; 129.8. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving oxide of cobalt in pure hy- 
drochloric acid; the solution is deep red and when strong it de- 
posits hydrated crystals (of the chloride). 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the chloride. Deposit the chloride in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the chloride. Deposit the chloride in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 312 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA.* (kok-se-nel'la sep- 
iem-punc-ia' ta.) 
ORDER, Coleoptera. 
CLASS, Insecta. 
FAMILY, CoccinellidaB. 
SYN., Chrysomela septempunctftta, Coccionella Europaca. 
VULG., Lady-bird, Lady-cow,%un-chafer. 
The Preparations of this insect are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the living beetles. Bruise the insects in a Wedgewood 
mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for seven 
days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the living tissues. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, Sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
COCCULUS INDICES. (kok'cu-lus in'di-cus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Menispermaceae. 
SYN., Anamirta cocculus, A. paniculatum, Cocculus suberosus, Meni- 
spermum cocculus, M. heteroclitum, M. nionadelphuiu. 
VULG., Indian cockle, Oriental berries. 
This is the fruit of the menispermum cocculus, a climbing shrub, 
a native of Continental India. The medicinal properties are said 
to be due to a bitter principle denominated by M. Boullay, pic- 
roioxin, and subsequently named by M. M. Pelletien, picroioxic 
acid. 
The Preparations of this fruit are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the dried fruit. Run the fruit through drug mill, reduce 
to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol 
and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried fruit. 
*The medicinal properties of this insect (beetle) are supposed to be due to a 
volatile acid. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
COCCULUS PALMATUS. (kok'cu-lus palm-a'tus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Menispermaceae. 
SYN., Chasmanthera columba, Columbo, Jateorrhiza calumba, J. mi- 
ersii, J. palmata, Menispernmm columba, M. palmatum. 
YIJLG., Calumba, Columbia, Colambo, Indian lettuce, Marietta Co- 
lumbia, Pyramid flower. 
This perennial climber is an indigene of South-eastern Africa. 
Its medicinal properties are alleged to be owing to the pres- 
ence of an intensely bitter principle, columbic acid, associated 
with still another supposed to be berberina. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and four parts of colambo. Run through drug mill, reduce to a moder- 
ately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with a 3 per cent solu- 
tion of acetic acid, digest for ten or twelve hours, and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; decant and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
pdrts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
COCCUS CACTI. (koc'cus kac'ti.) 
ORDER, Hemiptera. 
CLASS, Insecta. 
FAMILY, Coccidae. 
SYN,, Coccionella Indica. 
YULG., Cochineal. 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ica, inhabiting different species of cactus and allied genera of 
plants; and is said to have been discovered also in some of the 
West India Islands and the southern parts of the United 
States.”—U. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of this insect are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the dried insects. Bruise the insects thoroughly in a mor- 
tar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol, and macerate for fourteen 
days; express and lilter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried insects. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of succeeding dilution. 
CODEINUM. (co-de-i' num.) 
SYN., Codeia, Codein. 
VULGr., Codeine. 
Formula.—C18 H21 NO3, H2 O; 317. 
This is an alkaloidal salt prepared from opium, and, being 
precipitated together with morphia in the form of a chloride, it 
is separated therefrom by redissolving the salts and adding 
ammonia. It is very soluble in alcohol and is also soluble in 
about 80 parts of water, 59° F. 
Tests.—Codeine when added to sulphuric acid containing 
about 1 per cent of molybdate of sodium will dissolve, produc- 
ing a dirty green color that afterward changes to a clear blue, 
and subsequently to a pale yellow. Dissolved in sulphuric acid 
containing a trace of ferric chloride, the solution changes, be- 
coming a dark, deep blue. A solution treated with nitric acid 
should not become red, thus snowing the absence of morphia. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parte of milk sugar one part of the salt. Deposit the salt m j porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one pzrt of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion ai d 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeediug trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for centesimal trituration. 
COFFEA CRUDA. (coffe-a cru'da.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rnbiacere. 
SYN., Coffea Arabica. 
VULG., Coffee. 
The coffee Arabica is indigenous to Soutlilrn Arabia and to 
Abyssinia. The seeds of the fruit are the medicinal part of the 
plant. 
The Preparations of the seeds are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835> and four parts of the green (Mocha) coffee berries. Bruise thoroughly in 
an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten with hot (112° F.) 
water, cover, and digest for six or eight hours and add the alcohol and macerate 
for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the green berries. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
COLCHICUM. (,kolh ' i-cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Melanthacese. 
SYN., C. Angelicum, C. Antumnal, C. commune. 
VULG., Colchicum, Meadow saffron, Naked lady, Tuber root, Upstart. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This perennial is a native of Southern Europe. Its medicinal 
virtues are alleged to be greater during the summer months. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and four parts of the recently gathered fresh bulbs. Bruise thor- 
oughly in a mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the specific 
gravity of the mixture shall he '941; then add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '941, to 
the mixture to make sixteen parts, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
bruised bulb and macerate for fourteen days, and express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh bulb. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941. four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS. (col-lin-so' nia ccm-a-den' 
sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatfe. 
SYN., C. decussata, C. ovalis, C. scrotina. 
YULGr., Canada snakeroot, Hard hack, Heal all, Horse or ox balm, 
Horse weed, Knob root, Knob’s grass, Knot root, Rich weed, Rock 
weed, Stone root. 
This plant, with a peculiarly dense, hard, knotty root, is indig- 
enous to North America. 
The Preparations of the root are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently gathered fresh root. Chop, bruise, and thor- 
oughly disintegrate the root, and transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alco- 
hol and macerate for twenty-one days; express and filter, and add sufficient alco- 
hol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
COLOCYNTHIS. (col-o-sin ihis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cucnrbitace®. 
SYN., Citrullus colocynthis, Colocynthis vulgaris, Cucumis colocyn- 
this. 
YULG., Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. 
This substance is the dried fruit of an annual climber, a plant 
indigenous to Turkey and also an habitat of both Asia and 
Africa. 
The Preparations* of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and two parts of the dried fruit. Run fruit through drug mill, reduce to a 
moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten with hot 
(112° F.) water, and digest for an hour or two, then add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the dried fruit. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it *equires to tieo parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine pans of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
COMMOCLADIA DENT AT A. (com-mo-cla' dia den-ia' ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Anacardiacese. 
SYN., Gnao. 
YULG., Dastard Brazil wood, Tooth-leayed maiden plum. 
This shrub is an habitat of Cuba. 
The Preparations of the bark of this plant are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run the bark through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli gram of the dried bark. 
* This substance may also be prepared in the form of a tincturation. (See 
Page 145). 318 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, 
to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CONDUItANGO.* (con-du-ran' go.) 
NAT. ORDER, Asclepiadaceae. 
YULG., Condor plant. 
This climbing shrub, an habitat, growing at high altitudes, is 
found in Ecuador. 
The Preparations of the bark are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run the bark through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug poicer of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CONIUM MACULATUM. (co-ni ’ um mac-u-la' turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbellifene. 
SYN., Cicuta vulgaris, Conium major, Coriandum cicuta. 
VULG., Cicuta, Hemlock, Poison hemlock, Poison parsley, Spotted 
hemlock, Water hemlock. 
This plant, a biennial, is a native of Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently gathered fresh plant (fruit, and leaves). 
Bruise the plant thoroughly in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
* Cundurango. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CONVALLARIA MAJALIS. (con-val-la' ria ma-jal' is.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliacese. 
SYN., Lilinm convallium. 
VULG., Lily of the valley. 
This plant, a native of Europe, is also an habitat of the United 
States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'941, and six parts* of the fresh plant (whole plant in flower). Bruise the plant 
thoroughly in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol 
and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sewn and three- 
fourtlw parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS. {con-vol'vu-lus ar-ven'sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Convolvulaceae. 
VL'L(*., Common bindweed. Small bearbind. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of Europe, Asia, Africa and 
also America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the fresh plant Bruise the plant thoroughly in an iron 
mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CONVOLVULUS DUARTINUS. (con-vol'vu-lus duar-W 
nus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Convolvulaceae. 
SYN., Calonyction speciosum, Convolvulus pulcherrimus, Ipomaea 
bona-nox. 
YULG., Morning glory. 
This plant, a climber, is cultivated in the gardens of both Eu- 
rope and America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh flowers. Bruise the flowers thoroughly in a 
Wedge wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CONVOLVULUS SCAMMONUE. (con-vol' vu-lus scam-mo' 
nia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Convolvulaceae. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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SYN., C. pseudo-scammonia;, Scammonium, S. lialepense, Scammony. 
YULG., Aleppo scammony, Syrian bindweed. 
This plant is a native of Syria. The substance employed 
under the name scammony, is the concrete juice of the root of 
the plant. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the resin. Deposit the resin in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the resin. Deposit the resin in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the resin, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
COPAIYA OFFICINALIS, {co-pa'va of-fic-i-na'Us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosae. 
SYN., Copaifera glabra, C. jacquini, C. lansdorftii, C. laxa, C. multi- 
juga, C. nitiila, C. otlicinalis, C. sellowii. 
YULG., Balsam of copaiba. 
This tree is an indigene of Venezuela and also is an habitat 
of the West India islands. The medicinal properties are found 
to chiefly exist in an oleo-resinous exudation, termed balsam 
of copaivci. 
The Preparations of this substance are its decimal and cen- 
tesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of copaiva; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, one part of copaiva; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 322 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CORALLIUM RUBRUM. (cor-aVli-nm ru'brum.) 
ORDER, Alcyonaria. 
CLASS, Polypi. 
FAMILY, Oorallina. 
SYN., (xorgonia nobilis, Isis nohilis. 
VULGr., Red coral. 
This calcareous product is from the Mediterranean, and from 
the Greek Archipelago. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered coral. Deposit the coral in a por- 
celain mortar, and add thrre parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts moreof milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the powdered coral. Deposit the coral in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the coral, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CORALLORHIZA ODONTORHIZA. (cor-aV lo-rhi-za o-don' 
io-rhi-zci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Orchidaceae. 
SYN., Corallorhiza Wistariana. 
VUL(f., Coral root. 
This plant is an habitat of the Eastern United States. 
The Preparations of the root are the tincture and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 323 
HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CORNUS CIRCINATA. (cor' mis cir-ce-na' ia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cornacese. 
SYN., Cornus rugosa, Cornus tomentulosa. 
YULCr., Cornea, Dogwood, Green osier, Round-leaved cornel, Rouml- 
leaved dogwood, Swamp sassafras. 
This shrub is indigenous to the Northern United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen part of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run the bark through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CORNUS FLORIDA. (cor'nus flor'i-da.) 
NAT. ORDER. Cornaceae. 
SYN., Benthamidia florida. 
VULG., American boxwood, Boxtree, Boxwood, Dogtree, Dogwood, 
Florida dogwood, Flowering dogwood, Large flowering cornel, Male 
Virginian dogwood, Newr England boxwood. 
This small tree is indigenous to the United States. 
The Preparations of the bark are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 324 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
'835, and four parts of ihe recently dried bark. Run the bark through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol; 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CORNUS SERICEA.* (cor' nus se-rish' e-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cornaceae. 
SYN'., C. alba, C. anionmm, C. coerulea, C. cyanocarpus, C. lanuginosa, 
C. obliqua, C. polygama, C. rubiginosa. 
YULG., American red cornel, Blue-berried cornus, Blue-berried dog- 
wood, Female dogwood, Kinnikinnik, Red osier, Red rod, Red wil- 
low, Rose w illow, Silky cornel, Silky-leaved dogwood, Swamp dog- 
wood, Willow rose. 
CORYDALIS FORMOSA, (kor-e-dal'is for-mo'sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fumariaceae. 
SIN., C. canadensis, Dicentra canadensis, D. eximia, Diclytra, Die- 
lytra. 
YULG., Choice dyelytra, Fumitory, Staggarweed, Turkey corn, Tur- 
key pea. 
This plant is indigenous to the Middle and Western States of 
North America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tlie tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
of this species of cornus—See cornus florida. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOBY. 
325 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
COTYLEDON UMBILICUS, {cot-e-le'don um-biV i-cus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Crassulaeere. 
SYN., Umbilicus pendulinus. 
VULG., Kidney wort, Navelwort, Pennywort. 
This plant, an herbaceous perennial, is a native of England. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh succulent leaves. Bruise the leaved thor- 
oughly, express the juice and add to it sufficient alcohol that the specific grav- 
ity of the mixture shall stand at '941. Transfer the bruised plant to a suitable 
vessel, add the expressed juice and alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; ex- 
press and filter, and add sufficient alcohol (sp. gi. '941), that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the lresli plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. ‘941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CROCUS SATIYUS. (kro' kus sa-ii'vus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Iridaceae. 
SYN., Crocus autumnalis, C. hispanicus, C. verus. 
VC LG., Saffron. 
This perennial is a native of Greece and Asia Minor. It is 
cultivated throughout Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried flowers. Run flowers through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 
with hot (112° F.) water and firmly pack in a conical percolator. Add the 
alcohol from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then 
add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 326 
SFECIAL PHARMACY. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried flowers (stigmas). 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CROTALUS CASCAVELLA, (kro-tal'us kas-ca-vel'la.) 
ORDER, Ophidia. 
CLASS, Reptilia. 
FAMILY, Crotalidic. 
VULG., Brazilian rattlesnake. 
The Preparations* of the venom of this species of reptilia 
are the centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of 
milk sugar to one part of the venom. Deposit the venom in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the venom, and steadily triturate for fifteen minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for fifteen minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for thirty miuutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CROTALUS HORRIDIJS. (kro-tal'us hor-ri'dus.) 
ORDER, Ophidia. 
CLASS, Reptilia. 
FAMILY, Crotalid®. 
SYN., Crotalus durissus. 
VULG., Rattlesnake. 
The Preparationsf of the venom of this species of reptilia 
are the centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of 
milk sugar to one part of the venom. Deposit the venom in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the venom, and steadily triturate for fifteen minutes; then add 
* Foot-note p. 183. 
fit is alleged that in 1864 Dr. Hering obtained the venom of the rattlesnake 
by first chloroforming, then decapitating. The poison fangs were tied, and 
thus made to protrude, after which by the means of pressure the venom was 
forced out of the secretory sacs. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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another portion and triturate for fifteen minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CROTON TIGLIOI. (kro'ton Ug'li-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiaceae. 
SYN., Croton jamalgota, Grana tiglii, Tiglium officinale. 
YULG., Croton oil, Croton tree, Purging nut. 
This shrub is a native of Hindoostan, Ceylon, the Molacca 
Isles and other parts of India. 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried seeds. Run seeds through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel moisten with 
alcohol, firmly pack in a conical percolator, and add the alcohol, from time to 
time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; add sufficient water to force 
the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, hvo and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CUBEBA OFFICINALIS. (ku-be'ba of-fic4-na Us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Piperaceae. 
SYN., Piper candatum, P. cubeba. 
YU LG., Cubeb pepper, Cubeba. 
This plant, a perennial climber, is a native of the East Indies. 
The Preparations of the unripe fruit of this plant are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried eubebs. Run the cubebs through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 
with alcohol, firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the alcohol, from time 
to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; add sufficient water to 
force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts. 328 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The arug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contaius the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried fruit. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
four Jis parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CUPRUM ACETICUM. (ku'prum a-ce'ti-cum.) 
SYN., Cupri acetas, C. subacetas (?), C. acetate, Aerugo distillata. 
VULG., Acetate of copper, Oxyacetate of copper (?), Verdigris (?)• 
Formula.—Cu 2 C2 H3 O2; 199.5. 
This salt is obtained by the action of the air on plates of cop- 
per in the presence of refuse grape-husks. The snbaceiate thus 
formed is dissolved in diluted acetic acid and the solution is 
evaporated to dryness. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acetate. Deposit the acetate in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part ot 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acetate. Deposit the acetate in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
CUPRUM ARSENICOSUM. (ku ' prum ar-sen-i-co' sum.) 
SYN\, C. arseniosum, C. oxydatuni arsenicosum, Hydric-cupric ar- 
senite. 
YrUL(x., Arsenite of copper, Scheele’s green. 
Formula.—Cu H As O3. 
This insoluble yellowish-green powder is formed by precipita- 
tion. A boiling mixture composed of arsenious acid and caustic 
potas is added to a hot solution of sulphate of copper, and by 
constant stirring the arsenite is ultimately formed and subse- 
quently precipitated. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the arsenite. Deposit the arsenite in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the arsenite. Deposit the arsenite in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceedii g 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CUPRUM CARBONICUM. (ku 'prum car-bon'i-cum.) 
SYN., Cnpri earbonas, Hydrated-dibasic cupric carbonate. 
YULtr., Carbonate of copper. 
Formula.—Cu O. 2 H2 O. Cu C O3. 
This salt exists under the name of malachite. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
‘parts of milk sugar one part of the carbonate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 330 
SPECIAL PHAEMACY. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the carbonate. Deposit the carbonate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes: and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are maae by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CUPRUM SULPHIRICUM. (,ku'prum sul-phur'i-cum.) 
SYN., Cupri sulphas, Cupric sulphate, Cuprum yitriolatum. 
\rUL(*., Blue stone, Blue vitriol, Sulphate of copper. 
Formula.—Cu So4, 5 H2 O; 249.5. 
This salt is obtained by the oxidation of copper pyrites. 
Tests.—For the detection of the presence of cuprum salts, in 
solution (in minute quantities), treat the suspected liquid with a 
few drops of a solution of ferrocyanide of potassium; copper 
being present, a mauve colored precipitate (ferrocyanide of cop- 
per) will be produced. Or, the quantity of copper being larger, 
its presence may be detected by the introduction of a smooth, 
bright piece of iron or steel into the solution; a metallic film 
or coating of copper being sooner or later deposited thereon. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, and di- HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CUPRUM SULPHURIC!) AMMONIATUM. (,ku'prum sul- 
phur ' i-co am-mo-ni-a' turn.) 
SYN., C. ammoiiiae sulphuricum. 
YULO., Amnionic-sulphate of copper. Ammoniated copper. 
Formula.—Cu (NH3) SO4. H20; 245.5. 
“ Take of sulphate of copper, half a Troy ounce; carbonate 
of ammonia, three hundred and sixty grains. Rub them together 
in a glass mortar until effervescence ceases. Then wrap the am- 
moniatecl copper in bibulous paper, dry it with a gentle heat 
and keep it in a well-stopped glass bottle.”—U. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
;parts of milk sugar one part of ammoniated copper. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of ammoniated copper. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. . v 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Cl RARE. (cu-ra're.) 
SYN., Ourary, Strychnos gujanensis, Strychnos toxifera, Surari, 
Urali, Urari, Woorali, Wourali, Wourari, Wurali. 
“The latest information concerning the preparation of this 
South American arrow-poison is from Dr. Jobert (1878), who, 332 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
writing from Belin de Para to the French Academy, made the 
following statements: The principle ingredients are urariu va 
(probably strychnos castelnce, Wed.) and eko, also called pan[ 
clu maharas (probably cocculus toxiferus, Wed.). The young 
bark of these plants are well scraped, and the scrapings are 
mixed in the proportions of four parts of the former and one of 
the latter; the mixture is well kneaded with the hands and, in a 
funnel made of a palm leaf, exhausted with cold water, the liquid 
being returned seven or eight times. The red infusion is boiled 
with fragments of tag a (au avoidea) and mucura-ea-ha or cone 
(probably didelphyo cancrivora). After about six hours the 
liquid has acquired a thick consistence, and is mixed with the 
scrapings of three species of pepper (Artanthe?) and tau-ma- 
gere, and again boiled and allowed to cool, when it will have the 
consistence of a thick paste. 
It is, however, very probable that in different parts of South 
America it is prepared from different plants. Indeed, it has 
been stated that the curare of Guiana, which is always met with 
in small earthen jars, is obtained from Bouliamon guianensis, 
Aubl., and strychnos cogens, Bentli., and that the urati consists 
chiefly of the extract of strychnos toxifera, Schomb., and is al- 
ways preserved in calabashes. Paullinia cururu Lin., has like- 
wise been named as one of the ingredients.”—Nat. Disp. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations. —To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the curare. Deposit the extract in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the curare. Deposit the curare in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
extract, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
t wenty minutes. HOMCEOrATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
CYCLAMEN EUROPiEUM. (sik1 la-men u-ro-pe'wn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Primnlacese. 
SYN., Artanita cyclamen, Cyclamen hedere folio, C. neopolitanum, C. 
officinale, C. orbiculare, C. vernum. 
‘ YULG., Sowbread. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is indigenous to Southern 
Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and. four parts of the recently gathered fresh root. Bruise and disintegrate 
the root, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol, and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one pur.t of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CYNOGLOSSUM OFFICINALE, (si-no-glos' sum of-fic’ i- 
nale.) 
NAT. ORDER, Borraginacese. 
VULG., Hound’s tongue. 
This biennial plant is a native of Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently gathered fresh root. Bruise and disintegrate 
the root, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four ? arts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine varts 
of alcohol, sp, gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 334 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare {he first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sir parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941 ,four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
CYPRIPEDIUM. (si- pri-pe'di-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Orchidacese. 
SYN., Cypripedium pubescens. 
VULG., American valerian, Bleeding heart, Indian shoe, Lady’s slip- 
per, Large yellow lady’s slipper, Moccasin plant, Moccasin root, 
Nerve root, Nervine, Noah’s ark, Uinbit root, Yellow lady’s slipper. 
This plant is indigenous to the United States. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘835, two and one fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DAMIAN A. (dam -i-a' nci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Turneracete. 
SYN., Turnera microphylla, T. aphrodisiaca. 
VULG., Damiaiia. 
An habitat of South America. The plant also grows in the 
Western portion of North America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run leaves through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DAPHNE INDICA. (dafne in’di-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Thymelacem. 
SYN., Daphne cannabina, D. lagetto, D. odora, Lagetta lintearea. 
VULG., Sweet-scented spurge-laurel. 
This shrub is indigenous to the West Indies and China. 
The Preparations of the bark of this shrub are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run hark through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DATURA ARBOREA. (dci-tu'ra ar-bo're-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanacese. 
SYN., Burgmansia gardneri. 
YULO., Tree stramonium. 
This shrub is an indigene of Peru, and is an habitat of Cali- 
fornia. 
The Preparations of the leaves and flowers of this shrub are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 336 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the fresh leaves and flowers. Bruise thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh leaves and flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and three~ 
fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the second 
decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first deci- 
mal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and om-fourthparts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DELPHINUS AMAZONICUS. {del-phi'mis am-a-zon'i-ciis.) 
ORDER, Cetacea. 
CLASS, Mammalia. 
FAMILY, Delphinida. 
YULG., Dolphin. 
The Preparations of the skin of this fish are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations.(?) 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of coarse milk sugar one part of the grated fresh skin. Deposit the tissue 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of coarse milk sugar 
to one part of the grated fresh skin. Deposit the tissue in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the tissue, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate tor twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for thejfirsf centesimal trituration. 337 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
DICTAMNUS ALDUS. (dic-tam'nus cd'bus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rutacete. 
VULG., Bastard dittany, White dittany, White fraxinella. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of the bark of the root are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture lake sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the root. Run through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug poiver of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tinctuie; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parti of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DIG IT ALIS. (dig-i-ta' lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Scrophulariaceae. 
SYN., Campanula sylvestris, Digitalis purpurea, D. speciosa, D. to- 
mentosa. 
VULG., Fairy finders, Fairy’s glove, Foxglove, Purple foxglove. 
This plant is an habitat of Europe. It is cultivated both there 
and also, here in America. 
“ The leaves are the part generally employed. Much care is 
requisite in selecting, preparing and preserving them, in order 
to ensure their activity. They should be gathered in the second 
year, immediately before or during the period of inflorescence, 
and those only chosen which are full-grown and perfectly fresh 
(Geiger). It is said that those plants are preferable which grow 
spontaneously in elevated places, exposed to the sun (Duncan). 
As the leaf, stalk and midrib are comparatively inactive, they 
may be rejected. Withering recommends that the leaves should 
be dried either in the sunshine, or by a gentle heat before the 
fire; and care should be taken to keep them separate while dry- 
ing. Pereiva states that a more common, and, in his opinion, a 
preferable mode, is to dry them in a basket, in a dark place, in a 
drying stove. It is probably owing, in part, to the want of proper 338 
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attention in preparing digitalis for the market, that it is so tenof 
insufficient.”—U. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, six parts of water, two parts of glycerin and four parts of the 
recently dried uncultivated leaves. Run the leaves through drug mill, reduce 
to a moderately coarse powder, and transfer to a suitable vessel; mix the water 
and glycerin together, heat to 120° F., and with this moisten the powdered 
leaves; to the remaining portion of water and glycerin add sufficient alcohol 
that the specific gravity shall be '941; then add to the drug (when cold) and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DIOSCOREA. (di-os-ko' re-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Dioscoreaceae. 
SYN., Dioscorea quinata, D. paniculata, D. villosa, Ubium quinatum. 
YULO., China root, Colic root, Devil’s bones, Hairy yam, Wild yam. 
This perennial creeper is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these there 
are the decimal and centesimal triturations of the resinoid dios- 
corein. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run through drug mill, reduce to 
a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol 
and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of tliree-eightlis grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth par s of the tincture; the 339 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of dioscorein. Deposit the resinoid in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding frituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of dioscorein. Deposit the resinoid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the resinoid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
DIPSACUS SYLVESTRIS. (dip'sa-cus syl-ves’iris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Dipsacese. 
YULO., Wild teasel. 
This plant is an indigene of Europe, Western Asia and North 
ern Africa. It is also an habitat of North America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh plant (in flower). Bruise the plant thoroughly 
in a Wedge wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 340 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
DIRCA PALUSTRIS. {dir'ca pa-lus'tris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Thymelaceae. 
VULGr., Leather w ood, Moose wood, Rope bark, Wicopy. 
This shrub is indigenous to the United States. 
The Preparations of the bark of this shrub are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the twigs. Run bark through 
drug mill, reduce the bark to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, 
to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DOLICHOS PRURIENS. (dol'e-kos pru're-ens.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosae. 
SYN., Carpopogon pruriens, Mucuna pruriens, M. prurita, Stitzolo- 
bium pruriens. 
YUL(t., Cowhage, Cowitcli, Kiwach. 
This herbaceous climbing perennial is a native of tropical 
America. , 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the hairs of the pods. Transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the hair of the pods. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMfEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
DORYPHORA DECERXINEATA. (do-ry1 pho-ra de-cem- 
lin-e' a~ta.) 
ORDER, Coleoptera. 
CLASS, Insecta. 
FAMILY, Chrysomelina. 
YULG., Colorado beetle, Colorado potato bug, Potato bug. 
The Preparations of this insect are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the living insects. Crush the insects in a Wedge wood 
mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the alcohol and macerate seven 
days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the living insect. 
Dilutions.—To' prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-mne parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DRACONTIIM. (dra-kon' she-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ietodes foetidus, Pothos foetidus, Symplocarpus foetidus. 
YULG., Bear’s foot, Bear’s leat, Collard, Cow collard, Foetid helle- 
bone, Irish cabbage, Itch weed, Meadow cabbage, Poke, Polecat 
collard, Polecat weed, Skoka, Skunk cabbage, Skunk weed, Stink- 
ing pothos, Swamp cabbage. 
This perennial is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. * 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 342 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DROSERA. (dro-se'ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Droserace®. 
SYN., Drosera capillaris, D. rotundifolia, Rorella rotundifolia, Ros 
solis. 
VULG., Moorgrass, Red rot, Round-leaved sundew, Sundew, Youth 
wort. 
This plant is an habitat of middle and Southern Europe, of 
Northern Asia and of some parts of North and South America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried plant (root, stalk, leaves and flowers). 
Run through drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a 
suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
DULCAMARA, (dul-ca-ma' ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanaceae. 
SYN., Caules dulcamara, Dulcamara flexuosa, Dulcis-amara, Solauum 
dulcamara, S. lignosum, S. scaudeus, Vitis sylvestris. 
VULG., Bitter-sweet, Bitter-sweet nightshade, Fellon wood, Garden 
nightshade, Nightshade, Scarlet berry, Violet bloom, Woody night- 
shade. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of both Europe and Amer- 
ica. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried twigs. Chop up the twigs into small 
sections, bruise them thoroughly in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
gufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried twigs. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first dec mat dilution it requires to seven and 
three fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sewn and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet/-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ELAPS CORALLINES. (e’laps co-ral' li-nus.) 
ORDER, Ophidia. 
CLASS, Reptilia. 
FAMILY, Elapidae. 
SYN., E. venustissimus, Vipera corallina. 
VULG., Brazilian coral-snake, Cobra coral, Coral viper. 
The Preparations of the venom of this snake are the centes- 
imal triturations. 
Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk 
sugar to ten parts of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the first decimal in 
a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add 
one portion, thirty-three parts, to the first decimal, and steadily triturate for 
twenty minutes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; 
and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
3ugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle uud proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ELATERIUM. (el-a-te’ri-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cucurbitaceae. 
SY\., Cucumis agrestis, C. asininus, Ecbalium agreste, E. elaterium, 
E. officinarum, Elaterium cordifolium, Momordica elaterium. 
VULG., Squirting cucumber, Wild cucumber. 
This perennial plant (Momordica elaterium) is indigenous to 
Southern Europe, and also is an habitat of both Europe and 
America. 
The Preparations of the unripe fruit of this plant are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, 
there are the decimal and centesimal triturations of the sub- 
stance spontaneously deposited by the juice of the fresh fruit— 
elaterium. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr, '835, and four parts of the unripe fruit. Bruise the fruit thoroughly in 344 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add alcohol, sp. gr. '835, until the 
specific gravity of the mixture is '941; then transfer the fruit to a suitable vessel 
and add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '941, until the fluid portion measures sixteen 
parts; macerate for fourteen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the unripe fruit. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one. part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of elaterium. Deposit the elaterium in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parte of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts moreof milk sugar and again triturate tor fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate tor thirty minutes. 
.AH subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of nnlk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of elaterium. Deposit the elaterium in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the drug, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes, then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
EPIGLEA REPENS, (epi-ge a re'pens. 
NAT. ORDER, Ericaceae 
VULO., Gravel laurel, Gravel plant, Gravel weed, Ground laurel, May- 
flower, Mountain pink, Trailing1 arbutus, Winter pink. 
This plant is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Bruise the leaves thoroughly, 
transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with hot (112° F ) water, and add the alco- 
hol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To nrenare the first decimal dilution it requires to marts HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATOKY. 
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alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp.gr.'941, four parts of the tincture, the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EQUISETUM ARYENSE. (ec-we-se' turn ar-ven'se. ) 
NAT. ORDER, Equisetaceae. 
VULO., Horse-tail rush. 
EQl ISETL M HYEMALE. (ec-we-se'turn hy'e-male.) 
NAT. ORDER, Equisetaceae. 
VULtr., Dutch rush, Horse tails, Polishing: rush, Scouring' rush, Shave 
grass. 
These two cryptogamons plants are both habitats of Northern 
United States. 
The Preparations of these plants are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fresh plant. Chop up the plant and bruise it thor- 
oughly in a YVedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alco- 
hol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this solution is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture, the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
Ail subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety -nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ERECHTHITES HIERACIFOLIA. (e-rek ihi-tes hi-rac-i- 
fo' lia. 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Senecio liieracifolius. 
VL Mi., Fireweed, Firewood. 
This plant is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 346 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
imal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there is an oint- 
ment of fireweed. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and eight parts of the fresh plant (in flower). Bruise the plant 
thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add to it sufficient 
alcohol (sp. gr. '835), that the mixture shall have a specific gravity of '920. 
Transfer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel, and add the expressed juice and 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '920, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine paris of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Ointment.—Fuse one hundred parts of simple ointment over a moderately 
hot fire. Bruise ten parts of fresh fireweed thoroughly, and add to the fat; 
simmer until the fat ceases sputtering, then strain and stir until cold. 
ERIGERON CANADENSE. (e-rig'er-on can-a-den’se.) 
NAT ORDER, Composites. 
YUL(J., Blood stanch. Butter horse weed, Butter weed, Canada flea- 
bane, Colt’s tail, Flea bane, Horse weed, Mare’s tail, Pride weed? 
Scabious. 
This annual plant is indigenous to the United States and Can- 
ada. The plant is also an habitat of many parts of Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and eight parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a 
mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mixture shall have 
the specific gravity of '920. Transfer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel and 
add the expressed juice together with sufficient alcohol, sp. gi. '920, that the 
fluid portion shall measure sixteen parts; macerate for fourteen days, express 
and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '920, two parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920. two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
347 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ERIODICTYON GLUTINOSUM. (e -reo-diet on glu-ti-no' 
sum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Hydrophyllacete. 
SYN., Eriodyction californicum, Wigandia californica, Yerba santa. 
This balsamic evergreen shrub is indigenous to the Pacific 
coast, growing in the mountain ranges from California to Mexico. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently gathered leaves. Bruise the leaves thor- 
oughly, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alconol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM. (e -rin' ge-urh ct-quat' i-cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbellifer®. 
SYN., Eryngium petiolatum, E. praealtum, E. Yirginianum, E. yucca;- 
folium. 
YULG., Button snakeroot, Corn snakeroot, Rattlesnake master, Wa- 
ter eryngo, Water snakeroot. 
This plant, an herbaceous perennial, is indigenous to North 
America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Bruise thoroughly in an iron 
mortar, disintegrate, run through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse 
powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 348 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires fo six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol; 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ERYNGIUM MARITIlttUM. (e-rin' ge-um ma-rit' i-mum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferse. 
VULG., Sea eryngo, Sea holly. 
This*plant is indigenous to Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen part of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr, 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS, (u-k-lip'lus glob'u-lus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Myrtaceae. 
SYN., Eucalyptus globosus. 
YULG., Australian fever tree, Australian gum tree, Blue gum tree. 
This tree is indigenous to Australia. It is an habitat of South- 
ern Europe, of Southern United States and also of California. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the ncently dried leaves. Run leaves through drug mill 
and reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 
with alcohol, firmly pack in a conical percolator; add the alcohol, from time to 
time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient water to 
force flic remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts. HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
349 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUGENIA JAMBOS. (u-g na jam'bos.) 
NAT. ORDER, Myrtace*. 
SYN., Eugenia vulgaris, Myrtus jambos. 
VULGr., Malabar plumb tree, Narrow-leaved eugenia, Rose apple. 
This plant is indigenous to the Indies, and tropical America. 
The Preparations of the seeds of the fruit of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried seeds. Run the seeds through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately line powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
moisten with alcohol and firmly pack in a conical percolator, and add the alco- 
hol from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add 
sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, tico and one fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
El ONYMUS ATROPURPI REUS. (u -on'i-mns at-ro-pur- 
pu' re-us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Celastracese. 
SYN., Enonymns caroliniensis, E. latifolius, E. tristis. 
i., Bitter ash, Burning bush, Indian arrow wood, Purple spindle 
tree, Spindle bush, Spindle tree, Strawberry tree, Wahoo. 350 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This shrub is indigenous to the Northern and Western United 
States. 
The Preparations of the bark of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
- The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the twigs. Run bark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
moisten with hot (112° F.) water, allow to digest for an hogr or two, then add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, 
to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941. four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUONYMUS EUROPJSUS. (u -on'i-mns ii-ro-pe’us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Celastraeeae. 
VULG., Spindle tree. 
This shrub is an habitat of Europe. 
The Preparations of the fruit of this plant are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tlie tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and four parts of the fresh fruit. Crush the fruit and seeds thor- 
oughly in a Wedgewood mortar, express and strain off the juice and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the mixture shall have the specific gravity of'920. Transfer 
the crushed fruit to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol, 
and sufficient alcohol, (sp. gr. '920) more, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen 
parts. Macerate for fourteen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fruit and seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. ‘920, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. • HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
351 
EUPATORIUM AROMATICUM. (u-pa-to' ri-um arc-mat' 
i-cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
VULG., Pool root, White snakeroot. 
This plant, growing along the Atlantic coast, is indigenous to 
the United States. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr- 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM. (u-pa-to'ri-um per-fo- 
li-a' turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., E. connatnm, E. salviaefolium, E. yirginicum. 
YULO., Ague weed, Boneset, Crosswort, Feverwort, Indian sage, Joe- 
pye, (2) Sweating plant, Teasel, Thorough root, Thorough wax, 
Thoroughwort, Vegetable antimony. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to the United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and four parts of the recently dried herb. Run plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with 
hot (112°F.) water, and digest for an hour or two and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 352 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM.* (u-pci-to'ri-um pur-pur' 
e-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
YULG., Gravel root, Joe-pye, Joe-pye weed, Purple boneset, (pieen of 
the meadow, Trumpet weed. 
This perennial herbaceous plant is an habitat of the United 
States. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
* 
EUPHORBIA AMYGDALOIDES. (u-phor'be-a ci-mig-da- 
loi' des.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiacese. 
YULG., Almond-leaved Spurge, Spurge. 
This plant is an habitat of Europe. ■» 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
* Eupurpurin is an oleo-resin prepared from a saturated alcoholic tincture. 
J upatorine is the resinoid, obtained by precipitating the so-called active princi- 
ple from a saturated alcoholic tincture with water acidulated with hydrochloric 
acid. The name Eupatorin has been suggested to designate the active principle 
(resinoid) of the eupatorium perfoliatum. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
353 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried (whole) plant. Run plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilut ion it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EU P HORBIA CORO LL AT A * (n-phor' be-a cor-ol-la' ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiaeeae. 
VULG., Blooming' spurge, Bowman’s root, Flowering spurge, Large 
flowering spurge, Milk weed, Wandering milk weed, Wild hippo, 
Wild ipecac. 
This plant, an herbaceous perennial, is an habitat of the United 
States. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUPHORBIA CYPARISSIAS. (u-phor'be-a si-pci-ris’si-as.) 
NAT. ORDER, Enphorbiaceae. 
VULG., Cypress spurge. 
* This plant, the Euphorbia corollata is not to be confounded with the euphor- 
bia ipecacuanha; this, is another species of the same Nat. Order. 354 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
EUPHORBIA HYPERICIFOLIA. (u-phor'be-a hy-per-i 
si-fo' lia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiaceae. 
VULG., Hypericum-leaved spurge, Large spotted spurge, Milk parsley, 
Spurge. 
These, the above two species of euphorbia are both indigenous 
to the United States. 
The Preparations of these plants are their tinctures and their 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried (whole) plant. Run plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUPHORBIA YILLOSA. (u-plior'be-a vil-lo'sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Eupborbiaceae. 
SYN., Euphorbia pilosa, E. sylvestris. 
VULG., Greater Russian spurge, Spurge. 
This plant is indigenous to Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and four parts of the recently dried root, linn root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that xhe tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920. one part of the first centesimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUPHORBIUM OFFICINARUM. {u-phor bi-um of-fic-i- 
nci ' rum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiaceae. 
SYN., Euphorbia resinifera, E. tenella, Euphorbium, E polygonum, 
Gum euphorbium. 
YULG., Spurge. 
This substance is the concrete juice of a species of the euphor- 
bia which is indigenous to Northern Africa. 
The Preparations of this gum resin are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and four parts of the resin. Powder the resin coarsely, transfer to 
a suitable vessel and add twelve parts alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the resin. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUPHRASIA OFFICINALIS. (■u-fra'sia of-fic-i-nciUs.) 
NAT. ORDER, Scrophulariacese. 
SYN., Euphragia alba, Euphrasia Candida, E. latifolia, E. pratensis, 
E. pusilla. 
YULG., Eyebriglit. 
This plant, an annual, is an habitat of Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with 
hot (112° F.) water and digest for an hour or two, and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 356 
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alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nineparts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
EUPION. {u-pef on.) 
Formula.—C5 Hfi. 
This limpid, colorless liquid is one of the products of the dry 
distillation of either animal or wood tar. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of eupion; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nineparts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, one pan of the eupion; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
FAGOPYRFM ESCI LENT! M. {fa-go'pi-rum es-cu-len' 
turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polygonacete. 
SYN., Polygonum fasropyrum. 
YULO., Buckwheat. 
This plant, an annual, is indigenous to Asia. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh (whole), mature plant. Bruise thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and tilter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. ‘835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
'parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilut ion it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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hoi, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
FEL TAURI.* {fel taw'ri.) 
SYJf., Bilis bovina, Fel bovinum, Fel boris. 
YULG., Ox bile, Ox gall. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Tbitukations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of inspissated ox gall. Deposit the ox gall 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar 
to one part of ox gall. Deposit the ox gall in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the ox gall, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate tor 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. « 
FERRI ET AMMONIA CITRAS. (fer'ri et am-mo'nia 
ci' tras.) 
YULG., Citrate of iron and ammonia. 
The Preparations of this compound salt are the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
TBITUKATIONS.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten miu- 
*Fel Boyis Pukificatum.—Purified Ox Gall.—“ Fresh ox gall three parts, 
alcohol one part. Evaporate the ox gall in a porcelain capsule, or a water hath, 
to one part, then add to it the alcohol, agitate the mixture thoroughly, and let 
stand, well covered, for twenty-four hours. Decant the clear solution, filter 
the remainder, and, having mixed the liquids and distilled off the alcohol, 
evaporate to a pilular consistence.”—U. S. Pharm. 358 
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utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERRI ET STRYCHNIR CITRAS. {Jer'ri et strych'nia 
ci' trcis.) 
VUL(»., Citrate of iron and strychnine. 
The Preparations of this compound salt are the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate lor ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate lor ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate fr'r fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the salt, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
gugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERRUM ACETICUM. (fer' rum a-cet'i-cum.) 
SYN., Ferri aeetas, Ferric acetate, Ferrum oxydatum aceticum. 
YULG., Acetate of iron. 
Formula.—Fe2 6 C2 H3 O2. HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acetate of iron. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more oi milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration- 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acetate of iron. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERRUM ARSENICICUM. (fer ' rum ar-sen-e-ci' cum.) 
SY>'., Ferri arsenias, Ferrous arseniate, Ferrum arseniatum, Tri-fer- 
ric diarseniate. 
YULG., Arseniate of iron. 
Formula.—Fe3 2 As O4. 
Tests.—Dissolved in water, acidulated with hydrochloric acid 
the solution should not yield a precipitate when treated with a 
solution of chloride or nitrate of barium; thus showing the ab- 
sence of a sulphate (sodium). 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the arseniate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate lor twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one pzrt of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 360 
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part of the arseniate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERRUM BROMATUM. (fer'rum bro-ma'ium.) 
SYN., Ferri bromidum, Ferri bromicum. 
YULG., Bromide of iron. 
Formula.—Fe Br2; 216. 
This salt is prepared by gently warming a mixture of iodine 
and distilled water, to which there has been added finely divided 
iron wire. When combination is quite perfected the solution is 
filtered, and then evaporated until it is sufficiently dense to solid- 
ify on cooling. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the bromide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate fbr fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the bromide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
Niilk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERRUM CARBONICl M SACCHARATUM. {fer'rum car- 
bon ' i-cum sac-ka-ra' turn.) 
SYN., Ferri carbonas saccharata. 
YULG., Saccharated carbonate of iron. 
To prepare this salt, gradually add to a boiling solution of 
pure sulphate of iron—(one part to four) a recently boiled solu- HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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tion of bicarbonate of soda (one part to twelve) so long as a 
precipitate is thus formed. Set aside the mixture for two 
hours; then decant the fluid portion and add a similar quantity 
of hot distilled water, recently boiled, agitating the mixture 
thoroughly and again set aside for two hours. Repeat the wash- 
ing process, adding hot distilled water and decanting until the 
liquid gives but a slight turbidity when treated with a solution 
of chloride of barium. The moist precipitate (ferrous carbon- 
ate) is now transferred to a porcelain capsule, and finely pow- 
dered sugar is added in the following proportion: One part of the 
(dry) carbonate to two parts of the sugar; and by means of a 
water bath the moisture is evaporated. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to seven 
parts of milk sugar three parts of the saccharated carbonate. Deposit the salt 
iu a porcelain mortar, and add two and one-third parts of milk sugar and stead 
ily triturate for ten minutes; add two and one-third parts more of milk sugar 
and again triturate for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and trit- 
urate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. ' Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-seven parts of milk sugar to 
three parts of the saccharated carbonate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
two and one-third parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; 
then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the 
last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERRUM IODATIjM. (fer'rum i-o-da'turn.) 
SYN., Ferri iodidum, Ferrous iodide, Iodetuin ferrosum. 
YUL(t., Iodide of iron. 
Formula.—Fe I2; 310. 
“ The officinal ferri iodidum is formed by gently warming a 
mixture of three parts of iodine, one and one-half of iron wire, 
and twelve of distilled water in an iron vessel. When combina- 
tion is nearly complete (as shown by indication of a sea-green 
tint), boil for a short time until the whiteness of the froth proves 362 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
that the iodine has entirely disappeared. The solution is then 
filtered and evaporated in a clean, bright iron saucepan, ladle, or 
dish, until a drop taken out on the end of an iron wire stirrer 
solidifies on cooling. The liquid is poured out on a clean smooth 
slab, broken up and preserved in a glass-stoppered bottle. Solid 
iodide of iron has a crystalline fracture, is green, with a tinge of 
brown; inodorous, deliquescent, and almost entirely soluble in 
water, forming a slightly green solution which gradually deposits 
a colored sediment and acquires a red color.”—Attfield. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Tritukations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of cane sugar one part of the iodide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of cane sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of cane sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of cane sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of cane sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of cane sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of cane sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of cane sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of cane sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of cane sugar to one 
part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
cane sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of cane 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERHUM LACTICIM. (fer'rum lac'ii-cum.) 
SYN., Ferri lactas, Ferrous lactate, Laetas ferrosus, Oxyduli ferri. 
YULGr., Lactate of iron. 
Formula.—Fe 2 C8 H5 O3, 3 H2 O; 288. 
This salt is formed by digesting (on a water batli) iron filings 
in a mixture of one part of lactic acid and fifteen parts of dis- 
tilled water; when action has ceased, the solution is to be filtered 
and set aside to cool and subsequently crystallize. The greenish- 
white crystals are soluble in forty-eight parts of water 59° F., 
and in twelve parts of water 212° F. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the lactate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the lactate. Deposit the lactate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERRUM MAGNETIOEM. (fer'rum mag-net'i-cum.) 
SYN., Ferroso-ferric oxide, Ferri oxidum magneticum, Ferrum oxydu- 
latum magneticum, Lapis magneticus, Tri-ferrotetroxide. 
YULG., Black hydrate of iron, Loadstone, Magnetic oxide of iron. 
Formula.—Fe3 8 HO Fe 2 HO, Fe8 6 HO; 232. 
This oxide is artificially formed by adding to a solution of 
persulphate of iron, a solution of sulphate of iron and subse- 
quently stirring in an alkali solution which is added in excess; 
the mixture is now boiled and then set aside that the minute 
crystals of the magnetic oxide may precipitate. 
The Preparations of this oxide are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
TRITURATIONS.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the oxide. Deposit the oxide in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
ihen add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one | art (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts ol milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for filteen 
minutes; then add balance ot milk sugar and trirurate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the oxide. Deposit the oxide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirtv-three parts, to 364 
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the oxide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the, first centesimal trituration. 
FERRUM MURIATICUM. (fer' rum mu-ri-at' i-cum.) 
SYN., Cliloridum ferricum, Chloruretum ferricum, Ferric chloride, 
Fcrri perchloridum, Ferrous chloride or di-chloride, Ferrum clilo- 
ratum, F. muriaticum oxydatum, F. sesquichloratum, Hydroehloras 
ferri, Murias ferri, Oleum martis. Sal martis liquidum. 
YULO., Hydrochlorate of iron, Muriate of iron, Perchloride of iron, 
Sesquichloride of iron, Trichloride of iron. 
Formula.—Fe2 Cl612 H2 O; 540.2. 
This crystalline acid salt of iron is prepared as follows: 
“ Iron wire fifteen parts; hydrochloric acid eiglity-six parts; 
nitric acid and distilled water each a sufficient quantity. Put 
the iron wire into a flask capable of holding double the volume 
of the intended product, pour upon it fifty-four parts of hydro- 
chloric acid previously diluted with twenty-five parts of water, 
and let the mixture stand until effervescence ceases; then heat 
it to the boiling point, filter through paper, and, having rinsed 
the flask and iron wire with a little boiling distilled water, pass 
the rinsings through the filter. To the filtered liquid add twenty- 
seven parts of hydrochloric acid and pour the mixture slowly 
and gradually, in a stream, into eight parts of nitric acid con- 
tained in a capacious porcelain vessel. After effervescence 
ceases, apply heat, by means of a sand bath, until the liquid is 
free from nitrous odor; then test a small portion with freshly 
prepared test solution of ferrocyanide of potassium. Should 
this reagent produce a blue color, add a little more nitric acid 
and evaporate off the excess. Then add the remaining five parts 
of hydrochloric acid, and enough distilled w'ater to make the 
whole weigh sixty parts, and set this aside, covered with glass, 
until it forms a solid, crystalline mass. Lastly, break it into 
pieces and keep the fragments in a glass-stoppered bottle pro- 
tected from light.”—U. S. Pharm. 
Tests.—A solution of this salt mixed wTith an equal volume of 
sulphuric acid should not cause any brownish-black zone to form 
around a crystal of ferrous sulphate when added to the solution; 
thus showing the absence of nitric acid. On the addition of a HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATOEY. 
365 
fetv drops of the solution of ferrocyanide of potassium a green- 
ish-brown and not a blue color should be thus produced, showing 
thereby the absence of a ferrous salt. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
solution and their subsequent decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Solutions.—To nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, add one part of the muri- 
ate of iron; to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, add one part of the mu- 
riate of iron. These two solutions, in drug strength, equal the first decimal 
and first centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal solution; the third decimal di- 
lution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal solution; the third centesimal 
dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second cen- 
tesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol; 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
FERRFM PHOSPHORICUM. (fer'rum fos-four' i-cum.) 
SYN., Ferri phosphas, Ferrosoferric phosphate, Ferrous hydric phos- 
phate, Phosphas ferroso-ferricus. 
VL L(t., Phosphate of iron. 
Ferric phosphate is formed by dissolving on a water bath 
about equal parts of citrate of iron and phosphate of soda in 
double the quantity of distilled water. The solution is slowly 
evaporated, at a temperature not exceeding 140° F., and when of 
the density of honey is spread on plates of glass to dry. This 
sak should be kept in well-closed bottles, protected from the 
light. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the phosphate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more ot milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 366 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
par' of the phosphate. Deposit the phosphate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first < entesimal trituration. 
FERRUM PYROPHOSPHORICUM. {fer'rum pyro-fos-four' 
i-cum.) 
SYN., Ferri pyrophosphus. 
VIILG., Pyrophosphate of iron. 
This ferric salt is formed in the same manner as the ferric 
pihosphate; pyrophosphate of sodium being substituted for the 
phosphate of sodium. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the pyrophosphate. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar .and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the pyrophosphate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERRUM REI)ACTUM. (fer'rum re-dac’ium.) 
SYN., (Ferrum metallicum), Ferrum hydrogen io reductum, F. rednc* 
turn. 
VULG., Iron by hydrogen, Reduced iron. 
The Preparations of iron by hydrogen are the centesimal 
triturations. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of 
milk sugar to one part of reduced iron. Deposit the iron in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the iron, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FERRUM. SI LPHURICUM. (fer'rum snl-fu'ri-cum.) 
SYN., Ferri sulphas, Ferrous sulphate, Ferrum vitriolatum, Sulphas 
ferrosus, Yitriolum martis, Vitriolum viride. 
YU G., Copperas, Green vitriol, Sulphate of iron. 
Formula.—Fe SO4, 7 H2 O; 278. 
The Preparations of this salt are the recently prepared dec- 
imal and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the unoxidized sulphate. Deposit the sulphate 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live min- 
utes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part ot 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar 
to one part of the unoxidized sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain 
mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
thirty-three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed fo: the first centesimal trituration. 
FERULA GLAUCA. (fer'ii-lci glau'ka.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferte. 
SYN., Rounafa, Ferula neapolitana. 
VULG., Glancons giant fennel. 
This plant is an habitat of Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tineture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 368 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
alcoliol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filler, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
FILIX MAS. fi'lix mas.) 
NAT. ORDER, Filices. 
SYN., Aspidium iilix mas, Dryopteris fllix mas, Lastrea iilix mas, Ne- 
phrodeum iilix mas, Polypodium iilix mas. 
YULix., Male fern. 
This plant is indigenous to Europe, Asia and Africa, and is 
also an alleged habitat of Eastern United States. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the oleoresin 
and its decimal and centesimal triturations. 
The Oleoresin.—To prepare the oleoresin take seventy-five parts of JFAher 
fortier, sp. gr. '728, and twenty-five parts of the recently dried root. Run the root 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel, moisten with hot (112° F.) water and firmly pack in a closed conical per- 
colator* and add the ether from time to time, until the percolate equal sixty 
parts; now add sufficient water to the powdered root to force downward any 
remaining menstruum; transfer the percolate to a glass retort, place on a sand 
bath, and recover two-thirds of the ether. Again transfer the oleoresin to a 
capsule and evaporate the remaining ether. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the oleoresin. Deposit the oleoresin in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the oleoresin. Deposit the oleoresin in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the drug, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
*See “Special” Percolator, Fig. 21, p. 16, Part I. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
FRAOARIA YESCA. (fra-ga'ria ves'ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosaceae. 
SYN., Fragulie, Trifolii fragiferi. 
VULG., Strawberry. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of both Europe and Amer- 
ica. 
The Preparations of the fruit* and leaves of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, six parts of the ripe fruit and two parts of the fresh leaves. Bruise the 
fruit and leaves thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add 
to it sufficient alcohol that the mixture shall have the specific gravity of '941. 
Trausfer the fruit and leaves to a suitable vessel, and add the expressed juice 
and alcohol together with enough more alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the menstruum 
shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fruit and leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine pans of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
FRASERA CAROLINENSIS. (fra-se'ra car-o-lin-en'sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Gentianaceae. 
SYN., Frasera waiter!, Swertia difformis. 
YULG., American columbo, Colombo (?), Indian lettuce. 
This plant is indigenous, growing in the Middle and South- 
western United States. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen part • of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried second year growth root. Run the root 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 
*A tincture of the fruit only, is recommended in other pharmacopoeias. Such 
a tincture is simply an alcoholic solution of the fruit acids; citric and malic 
acids. 370 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain qf the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
FRAXINUS AMERICANA, (frax ' i-nus a-mer-i-can' a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Oleacese. 
SYN., Fraximus acuminata, F. alba, F. canadensis, F. caroliniana, F. 
discolor, F. epiptera, F. juglandifolia, F. novae angliae. 
VULG., White ash. 
This large forest tree is an habitat of Northern United 
States and Canada. 
Tlie Preparations of the bark of this tree are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr- 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried inner bark of the tree. Run the bark 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, 
to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
FUCUS VESICULOSUS. (fu'cus ves-i-cu-lo'sus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Algte. 
SYN., Quercns marina. 
YULG., Black tang, Bladder wrack, Bladder fucus, Sea wrack, Kelp 
w are, Sea kelp, Sea w are. 
This species of alga is found attached to the rocks on the sea 
coasts of both Europe and America. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and fou parts of the recently dried sea wrack. Bruise the plant thoroughly 
in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and macerate for fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried sea wrack. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
FULIGO COMMUNIS. (ful-i'go corn-mu'nis.) 
VULG., Soot. 
The Preparations of soot are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides these, there is an ointment of soot. 
Triturations.—To prepare tlie first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of soot. Deposit the soot in a porcelain mortar, 
and add three parts ol milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of soot. Deposit the soot in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar 
into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the soot, and 
steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To ninety parts of benzoated lard, add ten parts of soot. Mix, 
and thoroughly incorporate the soot. 372 
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GALIUM APARINE. (ga'li-um a-pa-ri'ne.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rubiaceae. 
TULti., Catch weed, Clabber grass, Cleavers, Cleaver’s bees, Clider 
Cliver’s root, (loose grass, Goose hare, Gravel grass, Harif, Milk 
sweet, Poor robin, Robin run the hedge, Savoyan. 
This annual plant is an habitat of both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. ‘835, and four parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add to it asufficient quantity of alcohol 
tli it the mixture shall have the specific gravity of'941. Transfer the bruised 
plant to a suitable vessel and add the expressed j nice and alcohol and a suffi- 
cient quantity more of alcohol (sp. gi. '941), that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. Macerate for fourteen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GALBANUM OFFICINALE. (gal'ba-num of-fic-i-na'le.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferae. 
SYN., Galbanum, Gummi metopium. 
This substance is supposed to be the concrete juice of an un- 
determined plant growing on the Mediterranean coast. By some, 
it is thought to be obtained from the plant ferula galbaniflua. 
The Preparations of this gum-resin are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of galbanum. Transfer the gum-resin to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol, and macerate (occasionally agitating the mixture) for seven 
days; express and filter. 
The drug povjer of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the gum-resin. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
373 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol’ 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
G AM BOO I A. (gam-bo' ge-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Guttiferae. 
SYN., Cambodia, Catharticum aurem, Gummi gutti, G. victoria, Gutti 
gam ha. 
YULG., Gamboge, 
This gum-resin is supposed to be the concrete juice from the 
garcinia morella, a tree indigenous to Siam and Cochin China. 
The Preparations of this gum-resin are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835. and four parts of gamboge. Transfer the gum-resin to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate (occasionally agitating the mixture) for seven 
days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the gum-resin. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of gamboge. Deposit the gamboge in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate fotf thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration 
rphe first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of gamboge. Deposit the gamboge in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the gum-resin, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 374 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
GAllliYA FREMONTII. (gar-re'a fre-mon'ti). 
NAT. ORDER, Garry aceae. 
VULG., California quinine bush, Garrya leaves. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GELSEMIUM. (gel-se' mi-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Loganiacese. 
SYN., Anonymous seinpervirens, Rignonia seinpervirens, Gelsemium 
luteum odoratum, 0. lucidum, G. nitidum, G. seinpervirens, Jesmi- 
num luteum odoratum, Lisianthus seinpervirens. 
VULG., Rignonia, Carolina jessamine, Field jessamine, Wild jessa- 
mine, Woodbine, Yellow jessamine. 
This perennial climbing plant is an habitat of the Southern 
States of North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the fresh young rootlets. Chop up the young roots and 
bruise them thoroughly in a brass mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first dec mat, dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, tivo and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sev n and three- 
fourth* parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and onc-fourtli parts of the tincture; the HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet>/-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GENISTA TINCTORIA. (ge-nis'ta tinc-to'ri-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosae. 
YULG., Dyer’s broom, Dyer’s weed, Dyer’s green weed, Green weed, 
Green wood. 
This plant, a low shrub, is an habitat of Northern Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried (whole) plant. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first, decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GENTIANA CRUCIATA. (jen-she-a'na kru-si-a'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Gentianacem, 
SYN., Gentiana minoris. 
YULG., Cross wort gentian. 
GENTIANA LITTEA. {jen-she-a'na lu'te-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Gentianacem. 
SYN., Gentiana lutetia, G. majoris, G. rubra. 
YULG., Bitter root, Common gentian, Great yellow gentian, Yellow 
gentian. 
These plants, both of them, are nabitats of Europe. The lat- 
ter species grow luxuriantly among the Alps and Pyrenees. 
The Preparations of these plants are the tinctures of the root 
and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941. and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 376 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GERANIUM MACULATUM. (ge-ra'ne-um mac-u-la’turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Geraniacem. 
SYN., Geranium pusillum. 
YULG., Alum root, Crane’s bill, Crowfoot, Geranium, Spotted crane’s 
bill, Spotted geranium, Stork’s bill, Tormentilla, Wild crane’s bill. 
This plant is indigenous to the United States. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.-—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one paid of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GERANIUM ROBERTIANUM. (ge-ra'nc-um Rob-ert-i-a' 
num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Geraniaceae. 
SYN., G. inodoratum (2). 
YULG., Herb Robert. 
This plant is indigenous to Europe. The American plant, al- 
though similar, differs with it in not possessing so rank an odor. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried (whole) plant. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GINSENG, {ginseng.) 
NAT. ORDER, Araliacew. 
8YN,, Aralia quinqnefolia, Panax amerieanum, P. ginseng, P. quin- 
quefolinm. 
VULG., Chinese physic, Fiye lingers, Garantogen, Gensang, Ninsin, 
Red berry, Tartar root. 
This plant, a perennial, is indigenous to the Middle and North- 
ern States of North America. It is alleged to be largely ex- 
ported to China from Ohio and Western Virginia. The sup- 
posed active principle is termed panaquilon. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four part's of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and lilter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 378 
SPECIAL PHARMACY, 
GLECHOMA IIEDEIIACEA. (glee-ko'ma hed-e-ra'she-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatae. 
SYN., Nepeta gleehonea, Panacea pectoris. 
YULG., Gill, Gill-go-by-the-ground, Gill-go-over-the-ground, Ground 
ivy, Robin runaway. 
This perennial herb is indigenous to both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts parts of the recently dried plant. Run plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add 
the alcohol, macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.-—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to si>■ parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
(xLONOINUM. (glon-o-i'num.) 
SYN., Glonoin, Glonoine, Nitro-glycerinum. 
YULG., Nitro-glycerin. 
Formula.—C3 H5 (NO2)3 O3; 227. 
This substance, haying a sp. gr. T60 at (15° C.) 59° F., is 
chemically prepared from a mixture composed of one part of 
nitric acid, sp. gr. T47, two parts of sulphuric acid, sp. gr. T84, 
to which there is gradually added sixteen avoirdupois ounces of 
pure glycerin. The glycerin is added cautiously thus prevent- 
ing a rise of temperature exceeding 80° E., and, the mixture 
being frequently stirred, is finally poured into a large quantity 
of water where it is subsequently washed on the addition of a 
small per cent of alkali. 
The Preparations of nitro-glycerin are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal dilutions. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of pure nitro-glycerin; the second decimal dilution, 
to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, one part of pure nitro-glycerin; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
(xNAPHALIUM POLYCEPHALUM. (na-fa'le-um polyse' 
fa-lurn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
VULGr., Common life-everlasting, Indian posey, Sweet-scented life- 
everlasting. 
This plant, an annual, is an habitat of North America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine varts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GOSSYPIUM HERBACEOl. (gos-sip'i-urn her-ba'she-nm.) 
NAT. ORDER, Malvaceae. 
SYN., Lana gossypii. 
VULO., Cotton plant. 
This biennial plant is a native of Asia. It is also an habitat 
of the Southern States of North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried inner bark of the root. Run the bark 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried inner bark of the 
root. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four varis of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GRANATEM. {gra-na' turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, (inmate®. 
SYN., Peenica granatum. 
YU LG., Pomegranate, 
This shrub is indigenous to the country bordering the Mediter- 
ranean Sea. Being first introduced into the East and West 
Indies, it is now largely cultivated for both medicinal and orna- 
mental purposes in every clime sufficiently warm for its fruit to 
ripen. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and iis decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried bark of the root. Run the bark 
throngh drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried hark of the root 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941. two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part oi 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GRAPHITES. (grof-i'tees.) 
SYX., Carbo inineralis, Carbon amorphous, Cerussa nigra, Ferri ear- 
bnretum, Plumbago. 
VULC., Black lead (?), Carburet of iron. 
This substance, a native mineral carbon, is found in its great- HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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est purity in Borrowdale mine, England. It is also found in a 
very pure state in this country near Bustleton, Pennsylvania. 
The Preparations of this mineral are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations.* Besides these, there is an ointment of 
graphites. 
rl riturations. To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts ot milk sugar one part ot the carburet of iron Deposit the graphite in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts ot coarse milk sugar, moisten with water, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar 
(fine) and again triturate for twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten parts 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the first decimal in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the first decimal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last por- 
tion and triturate tor twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To seventy-five parts of lard and fifteen parts of yellow wax add 
ten parts of finely powdered carburet of iron. Or, to ninety parts of simple oint- 
ment add ten parts of finely powdered carburet of iron. Forming the ointment, 
add when cold to the graphite in small quantities; thoroughly incorporating 
the same with the graphite on each successive addition. 
GRATIOLA OFFICINALIS, (grcish'e-o-la of-fic-i-na lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Scrophulariacete. 
SYN., C'entauroidis, Digitalis minima. 
VULG., Hedge hyssop. 
This perennial herb is indigenous to Central and Southern 
Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture. —To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried (whole) plant. Run the plant through 
* For medicinal use, the native graphite must be first finely powdered then 
boiled for an hour or two in clean distilled water. Decanting the water the 
graphite must then be digested for several hours in diluted nitro-muriatic acid, 
after which it should be thoroughly washed with distilled water and dried. 382 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GRINDELIA ROBUSTA. (grin-de'lia ro-bus'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
VULG., Grindelia. 
This balsamic plant is an habitat of the mountainous regions 
bordering the Pacific coast. 
The Preparations of the leaves and flowering tops of this 
plant are the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'860, and six parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately line powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 
with alcohol, sp. gr. '860, and firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the 
alcohol, lrom time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then 
add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downwards that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '860, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '860, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr- 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '860, tioo and one fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '860, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GRINDELIA SQUARROSA. (grin-de'lia squar-ro'sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
YULG., Grindolia. 
This species of grindelia is an habitat of the plains. It is HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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found growing extensively throughout Oregon, Utah, and Wyo- 
ming Territory. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OIT A CO. (gwa1 co.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Mikania guaco. 
This plant is indigenous to tropical America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and four parts of the fresh herb.* Bruise the leaves thoroughly in 
a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add to it sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, that the mixture shall have the specific gravity of '941. Transfer the 
bruised leaves to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol more 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh herb. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol; 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
* The medical virtues of this plant are alleged to be impaired by drying 
Recently gathered leaves, however, partly dry, might be used affording a relia- 
ble tincture. 384 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
GUAIACUM. (gwa' a-kum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Zygopliyllacem. 
SYN., Guaicum officinale, Lignum guaiaci, L. indicum, L. sanctum, L. 
nitae, Palus sanctus. 
VULG., Guaiac. 
This substance is the concrete juice of guaiacum officinale. 
The Preparations of this resinous concrete juice are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of guaiac. Reduce the guaiac to a moderately coarse pow- 
der, add an equal amount of clean, dry sand, loosely pack in a conical percola- 
tor then cover the contents with a moderately thick layer of sand, and gradu- 
ally add the alcohol until the percolate equals sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the concrete juice of guaiacum offi- 
cinale. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GUANO. (gwa'no.) 
VULG. Guano. 
This substance,* the partially decomposed excrements of 
*“In South America, guano has been used with benefit, internally and ex 
ternally, as a remedy in the different forms of lepra. The late Prof. Horner 
of Philadelphia, employed it as a cataplasm, mixed with an equal quantity of 
potter’s clay, in a case of chronic inflammation of the knee-joint. In this pro- 
portion it blistered the surface; and cataplasms were afterwards adopted, con- 
taining one-third and one-fourth of guano {Med. Exam., Feb., 1852). Prof. 
Horner attributed the resultive effect of the guano to urate of ammonia; but 
the best of authorities state that oxalate of ammonia is the characteristic salt 
of the substance. Since 1852 guano has been a good deal used in cutaneous 
diseases, especially ecthyma, eczema and tiuea capitis. It is employed in the 
form of bath, lotion and ointment. Recamier prescribes baths in these dis- 
eases, each bath containing sixteen ounces of guano; and the practice has been 
imitated with success by M. Desmartis, and by M. Van der Abeele of Belgium. 
The lotion may be made by exhausting an ounce of guano with a pint ot boil- 
ing water, and filtering the solution. The ointment is formed of various 
strengths, from one to five parts of guano to fifteen of lard. M. C. Girardin 
prepared an extract of guano by exhausting it with alcohol, diluted with twice HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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aquatic birds, according to an analysis made by Fownes, con- 
tains oxalate of ammonia and earthy and alkaline phosphates in 
proportions of about two-thirds of the former to one-tliird of 
the latter. 
The Preparations of Peruvian guano are the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the guano. Deposit the guano in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the guano. Deposit the guano in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the guano, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
GUAR AN A. (gwa-ran'a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Sapindaceae. 
SYN., Paullinia sorbilis. 
VULG. Brazilian cocoa. 
The substance thus designated by the name quarana is the 
bitter extractive matter obtained from the dry seeds of the paul- 
linia sorbilis. The active principle paullinia (guaranin), from 
the generic name of the plant, is alleged to be chemically identi- 
cal with caffein. 
The Preparations of guarana are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
its bulk of water, and evaporating the solution to dryness. Of this extract he 
makes an ointment, useful in eruptions, by mixing it with three parts of lard( 
and also a syrup flavored with vanilla, of which the dose is a fluidrachm, con- 
taining a gram of the extract, to be given in scrofula. The variable composi- 
tion of guano must always form a serious objection to its therapeutic use.”— 
U. 3. Disp. 386 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the guarana. Deposit the guarana in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration* 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the guarana. Deposit the guarana in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the guarana, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
GUAREA TRICHILOIDES. (gwa're-a iri-kc-lio-i' dees.) 
NAT. ORDER, Meliace*. 
NULG., Ball wood, Red wood. 
This, a medium sized tree, is an habitat of Brazil. 
The Preparations of the bark of this tree are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run bark through drug mill 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transier to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety - 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
GYMNOCLADUS CANADENSIS. {jim-noc/ la-dus can-a- 
den' sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminoste. 
SYN., Guilandina dioica. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Y'ULG., American coffee tree, Chicot, Kentucky coffee tree, Mahogany, 
Nicker tree. 
This large tree is indigenous to North America. It grows 
luxuriantly along the river bottoms throughout the middle and 
the eastern parts of the Southwestern States. The pulp (within 
the fruit pod) surrounding the seed, is the part employed as a 
therapeutic. 
The Preparations of this pulp are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the pulp of the fresh fruit. Pass the pulp through the 
meshts of a coarse seive to separate the seeds, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh pulp. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
four, hs parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ILEMATOX Y LON. (hem-a-iox'i-lon.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosae. 
SYN., Haematoxylon campechianum Haemutoxoli lignum, Lignum cam- 
pechianum, L. campescanum, L. coeruleum. 
YULG., Logwood, Peachwood. 
This tree is indigenous to tropical America, particularly to 
Champeachy, from which section it is chiefly exported. Its thera- 
peutic value is wholly dependent upon an active principle termed 
hematin or hematoxylin. 
The Preparations of logwood are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and/oitr parts of (Champeachy) logwood in chips. Iiun the chips through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
and add the alcohol and macerate lor fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the logwood. 388 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HAMAMELIS VIIMxINICA. (liam-ci-me' lis vir-gin'i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Hamamelacese. 
SYN., H. androgjna, H. corylifolia, H. dioica, H. macrophylla, Trilo- 
pus dentata, T. nigra, T. rotundifolia, T. yirginiana. 
YULG., Devilling rod, Magician’s rod, Pistachio nut, Striped alder? 
Snapping hazel-nut, Spotted alder, Winter bloom, Witch hazel. 
This shrub is indigenous to the United States and Canada. 
The Preparations of the bark of the twigs, and the leaves, 
are the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Be- 
sides these, there are the following preparations: Hamamelin, 
the active principle (a resinoid), and its decimal and centesimal 
triturations; an aqueous distilled extract;* and, an ointment of 
hamamelis. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, am\ four parts of the fresh bark of the twigs. Bruise the bark thoroughly 
in an brass mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, 
to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the' first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the hamamelin. Deposit the resinoid in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
* Pond’s Extract of Witch Hazel.—This preparation introduced by an 
eastern proprietary firm was submitted by the author, in 1868, to a series of 
analyses and, although alleged to be purely vegetable, the samples were found 
to also contain more than mere traces of acetate of zinc. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
389 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part ot 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine paris of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar 
to one part of the hamamelm. Deposit the resiuoid in a porcelain mortar, aud 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
parts, to the resinoid, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Aqueous Distilled Extract.—Place within a common pharmaceutical still 
ten parts of potable water and one part of the bruised bark of the fresh twigs; 
to each troy pound (of the mixture) add one-fourth grain of the acetate of zinc; 
mako suitable connections with a Liebig condenser, and with the aid of a brisk 
fire proceed as in ordinary cases of distillation. 
Ointment.—To one hundred parts of simple ointment add ten parts of the 
bark of the fresh twigs. Bruise the twigs and moisten them with alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and let stand for six hours; transfer to a porcelain lined iron capsule, add 
the ointment and simmer over a brisk fire until the fat ceases to sputter. Strain 
the ointment off and stir it until cold. 
HEDEOMA. (he-de-o' ma.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatse. 
SYN., C uni la pulegioides, Melissa pulegioides, Ziziphora pulegioides. 
YULO., American pennyroyal, Pennyroyal, Stinking balm, Squaw 
mint, Tick-weed. 
This plant, an annual, is indigenous to all parts of the United 
States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen paris of alcohol, sp. gr- 
'835, and four parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug pov:er of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 390 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety six parts of alco 
hoi, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HEDYSARUM ILDEFONSANUM. (he-dy-sa'rum il-de-fon' 
sa-num.) 
N AT. ORDER, Legumniosac. 
SYN., Carapicho. 
VUEGr., Rraziliaa burdock. 
This plant is indigenous to Brazil. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of aicohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HELIANTHUS. (hel-e-an' thus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Helianthus annus. 
YULO., Sunflower, Sun rose. 
This plant, although a native of tropical America, is now cul- 
tivated in most parts of the civilized world. 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parti of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried ripe seeds. Run the seeds through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried ripe seeds. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
391 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HELIOTROPEUM PERUVIANUM. (he-lio-tro'pi-um pe- 
ru-vi-a' num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Borraginaceae. 
YULG., Garden heliotrope, Heliotrope, Sweet heliotrope. 
This plant is an habitat of North America. It is also culti- 
vated in the gardens throughout Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh plant in flower. Bruise the plant thoroughly 
in a Wedge wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of tlie fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HELLEBORES. (hel-leb' o-rus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranuaculacem. 
SYN., Helleborus niger, Melampodium, Yeratrum nigrum. 
YULG., Black hellebore, Christmas rose. 
This perennial plant, growing in mountainous regions, is in- 
digenous to Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root, linn the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 392 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
with hot (112° F.) water, and firmly pack in a conical percolator, and add the 
alcohol from time to time until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then 
add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine jiarts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HELONIAS DIOICA. (he-lo'ni-as di-o'i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliacese. 
SYN., Chamaelirium carolinianum, C. luteuin, Heloinas luteum, Mel* 
anthium dioicum, Opliiostachys virginica, Yeratrum luteum. 
VULG., Blazing star, Devilsbit, False unicorn, Starwort, Unicorn 
plant. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to the United States and 
Canada. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HEPAR SULPHUR, {he'par sulfur.) 
SYN., Cftlcarea sulphurata, Calcic sulphide, Calcium sulplmratum, 
Calcium sulphide. 
VULG., Liver of sulphur, Sulphuret of lime. 
Formula.—Ca S. 
This substance is prepared by mixing together equal parts of HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
393 
carbonate of lime* and well-washed flowers of sulphur in a Hes- 
sian crucible, covering the same with a layer of powdered chalk, 
made moist with water, and submitting the vessel and its con- 
tents for ten or more minutes to the action of fire at the tem- 
perature of white heat. The sulphuret thus prepared is to be 
carefully removed when cold and kept in a well-closed bottle 
protected from the light. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the hepar sulphur. Deposit the sulphuret in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the hepar sulphur. Deposit the sulphuret in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the sulphuret, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
HEPAR SULPHURIS KALINUM. (he'par sul'phur-is 
kci-li' num.) 
Kalium snlphuratum, Potassa sulphurata, Potassa sulpliuretum. 
YU LG., Sulphuret of potassium. 
Formula.—2 K2 S3. 
The sulphuret of potassium is prepared by gradually heating 
in a covered Hessian crucible until fused, two parts of dried car- 
bonate of potassium and one part of sublimed sulphur. This 
substance should be kept in a well-stoppered bottle protected 
from the light. 
The Preparations of this sulphuret are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. Besides these, there is a lotion of hepar 
sulphuris kalinum. 
*See Calcarea carbonica, p. 270. 394 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Triturations.-—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphuret. Deposit the potassium in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphuret. Deposit the potassium in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the drug, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Lotion.—In seven parts of water and two parts of glycerin dissolve one part 
of the sulphuret of potassium. 
HEPATICA. (he-pai'i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceue. 
SYN., Anemone liepatica, Hepatica americana, H. nobilis. 
VUL(i., Early anemone, Liverleaf, Liverwort, Noble liverwort, Round 
lobed hepatica, Trefoil. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to the United States. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Tile Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first, decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
varts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
395 
HERACLEIM SPONDYLIl M. (he-ra-keel' nm spon-diV 
i-nm.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferte. 
SYN., Acanthus vulgaris, Branca ursina, Heracleum auritum, H. dulce, 
H. lanatum, H. panaces, Pastinacea; vulgaris, Pseudo-acanthus. 
YULG , All-heal, Bear’s breech, Common cow parsnip, Cowr parsley, 
Hogweed, Masterwort. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to Northern Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent: or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941. four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HIERACIUM PILOSELLA. (hi-er-ci'se-um pil-o-sel’ la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Auricula muris, Pilosella alpina. 
YULO., Hawkweed, Mouse ear. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to Europe. 
The Preparations of the root and leaves of this plant are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 396 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
hoi, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HUMULUS. (hu'mu-lus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Urticaceae. 
SYN., Humulus americana, Humulus lupulus. 
YULG}., Hops. 
This perennial climbing plant is indigenous to both Europe 
and North America. The active principle lupulin* which con- 
stitutes by weight one-sixtli part of the strobiles, is formed on 
the surface of the scales. This substance, examined by the mi- 
croscope, shows a granular formation which is composed of mi- 
nute globules, each globule being filled with resinous yellow 
matter. 
The Preparations of the strobiles (fruit) of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides 
these, there are the decimal and centesimal triturations of lu- 
pulin. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp.gr. '941, and four parts of the recently dried hops. Run the hops through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and moisten the powder with alcohol, (sp. gr. '941), and firmly pack in a conical 
percolator; add the alcohol, lrom time to time, until the percolate measures 
twelve parts; then add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum down- 
wards that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
* Tincture of LUPULIN.—On account of hops containing a variable quan- 
tity of the active principle lupulin, it is suggested that a more reliable tincture 
may be prepared as follows: 
Take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, and two parts of lupulin. 
Moisten the lupulin with alcohol, firmly pack in h narrow glass percolator, and 
gradually add the alcohol until the tincture equals sixteen parts 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of lupulin. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of aclo- 
liol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine par. s of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
397 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried hops. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four ) arts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of lupulin. Deposit the lupulin in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add thr e parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts moreof milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
rrhe first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of lupulin. Deposit the lupulin in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the lupulin, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
HURA BRASILIENSIS. (hu'ra bra-siU-en'sis. 
PfAT. ORDER, Euphorbiaceae. 
SYY., Assacon, Assacii, Ussacu. 
YULO., Sami boxtree. 
This tree is a native of South America. 
The Preparations of the milky juice, obtained from the twigs 
of this tree, are the decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine jmrts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the sap; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nineparts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the sap; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 398 
SPECIAL FHARMACY. 
HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS. (hi- dr an'j e-a ar-bor' es- 
cens.) 
NAT. ORDER, Saxifragaceae. 
SYN., Hydrangea vulgaris. 
VULG., Seven barks, Wild hydrangea. 
This shrub is indigenous to the Southern, Middle and West- 
ern United States. 
The Preparations of the bark of the root of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried bark of the root. Run the bark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
aud add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and tliree- 
fourtlis parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part oi 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS. (hy-dras'tis can-a-den'sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Raimnculaceas 
SYN., Warneria canadensis. 
VULG., Eye-balm, Golden seal, Ground raspberry, Indian dye, Indian 
paint, Indian turmeric, Ohio curcuma, Orange root, Tumeric root, 
Yellow-dye root, Yellow paint, Yellow puccoon, Yellow root, Yellow' 
seal. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to the United States and 
Canada. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture* 
* Fluid Extract of Hydrastis.—This form of preparation being a pop- 
ular one with gynecologists, the following formula is here added: 
Take twenty-two parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of glycerin and sixteen 
parts of hydrastis canadensis (root). Run the root through drug mill, reduce 
to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten with hot 
(112° F.) water, firmly pack in a conical percolator and add a sufficiency of 
the menstruum to thoroughly saturate the drug; or, until the percolate begins HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
399 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there 
are the decimal and centesimal triturations of the alkaloidal salt, 
hydrastin,* the decimal and centesimal triturations of the alka- 
loidal salt hydrastin, and an ointment of hydrastis canadensis. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘941, and six parts of hydrastis canadensis (root). Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eightlis grain of hydrastis canadensis. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first dec mat dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sewn and three- 
fourth • parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet'i-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one jyart of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the alkaloid. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
to flow; then close the lower orifice of the percolator, cover the top of the ves- 
sel closely and permit the contents to macerate for thirty-six consecutive hours. 
Then proceed with the process of percolation. Add the menstruum from time 
to time, or until the percolate measures twenty parts; then gradually add suffi- 
cient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the percolate 
shall equal twenty-four parts. Having reserved the first fourteen parts of the 
percolate, by the means of a water hath distil off the alcohol from the remain- 
der and evaporate the residue until its weight equals two parts; then mix with 
the reserved portion (the first fourteen parts) that the extract shall equal six- 
teen parts. > 
* Hydrastia.—This alkaloid is obtained by exhausting the root with water 
through a process of displacement. The percolate is first treated with muri- 
atic (hydrochloric) acid, thus precipitating the hydrastin (herberina), and, sub- 
sequently, after decanting oft’ the liquid it is again treated with a solution ot 
ammonia which precipitates the liydrastia in an impure state. The impure 
hydrastia is purified by repeated solution in boiling alcohol. 400 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the alkaloid. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To one hundred parts of simple ointment add ten parts of hydras- 
tis canadensis (root). Run the root through drug mill, reduce to a moderately 
fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten thoroughly with alcohol, sp. 
gr. '941, cover the vessel closely and macerate for twenty-four hours. Melt the 
ointment, stir in the hydrastis and simmer over a brisk fire until the fat ceases 
to sputter. Strain off the ointment and stir until cold. 
HYDROCOTYLE ASIATIC A. (lii-dro-coV ile aza-aV i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferje. 
SYN., Hydrocotyle nummularioides, H. pallida. 
VUL(x., Indian pennywort, Thick-leayed pennywort, Water penny- 
wort. 
This small perennial plant is a native of India, and is found 
as an habitat of Asia and Southern Africa. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixUen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare th % first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
401 
HYDRO PHYLLUM YIRGIN1CUM. (hi-dro-phil' lum vir- 
gin ' i-cnm.) 
NAT. ORDER, Hydrophillaceie. 
VULG., Burr flower, Water leaf. 
This plant, is indigenous to the United States. 
Tlie Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution^ 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol? 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
HYOSCYAMUS. (hi-os-si' a-mus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanace*. 
SYN., Hyoscyamus agrestis, H. flavus, H. lotlialis, H. nigra, H. palli- 
das, II. vulgaris, Jusquiami. 
VULG., Black henbane, Henbane, Hog bean, Foetid nightshade, Poi- 
son tobacco. 
This biennial plant is indigenous to Europe, and is also an 
habitat of the United States. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried leaves. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'335, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr'. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
H Y PERICUM. (hi-per' i-cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Hypericaceae. 
SYN., Fuga dmmeonum, Herba solis, H. umbelicalis, Hypericum per- 
foratum. 
YULG., Johnswort, St. Johnswort. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941. and four parts of the recently dried (whole) plant (in flower). Run 
plant through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a 
suitable vessel, add the alcohol, macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried (whole) plant (in 
flower). 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
IBERIS AMARA. (i-be'ris n-ma'ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Crucifer*. 
8YN,, Lepidium iberis. 
YULG., Bitter candytuft. 
This plant is indigenous to Europe, and is also a habitat of 
North America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the.tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently gathered ripe seeds. Run the seeds through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered ripe seeds. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATOItY. 
403 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp.gr. ‘835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
IGNATIA. (ig-na' sha.) 
NAT. ORDER, Loganiaceae. 
SYN., Faba febrifuga, F. Indica, F. sanctii ignatii, Ignatia amara, Ig- 
natiana philippinica, Strychnos ignatii, S. pliilippensis. 
YULG., St. Ignatius bean. 
This medium sized tree, a species of strychnos, is indigenous 
to the Philippine Islands 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions, and its decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘835, and four parts of the powdered seeds.* Transfer the powdered seeds to a 
suitable vessel, moisten them with boiling (212° F.) water and macerate for two 
hours; add the alcohol and macerate for twenty-one days; express the tincture 
and filter. 
The drug poiver of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the powdered seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare tlieyirsf decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. ‘835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. ‘835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. ‘835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine, 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered ignatia. Deposit the ignatia in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
* The seeds of the strychnos ignatia being exceedingly hard and horny, it be- 
comes necessary to either rasp them or to first steam and afterward slice them; 
subsequent to which process, in order to powder them, the clippings are dried 
and then repeatedly run through a coffee mill. 404 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the powdered ignatia. Deposit the ignatia in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the ignatia, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add an- 
other portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ILEX OPACA. (ilex o-pa'ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Aquifoliaceae. 
SYN., Ageria opaca, Ilex aquifolium (?), I. canadensis, I laxiflora, I. 
quercifolia. 
YULO., American holly. 
This evergreen shrub or small tree, is an indigenous one. It 
is found growing along the Atlantic coast from Maine, south- 
ward. 
The Preparations of the leaves and berries of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves and berries. Bruise the leaves 
and berries thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves and berries. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. ‘941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
AH subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr: '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
INDIGO, (in’di-go.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminoseie. 
SYN., Color iiidious, Indicum, Pigmentnm indicium 
YIJL(*., Indigo, Indigo blue. 
This substance is the oxidized chromogen (indicaid of the in- 
digofera tinctoria. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
405 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the indigo. Deposit the indigo in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fiiteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the indigo. Deposit the indigo in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the indigo, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
INDIUM METALLICUM. (in' di-urn me-tcil' li-cuin.) 
SYN., Indium, Metallic indium. 
VULG., Indium. 
Formula.—In; 75.6. 
The Preparations of this metal* are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the finely divided metal. Deposit the meial in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar, and steadily tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar and again tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; then add balance of (fine) milk sugar and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine ports of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten parts 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the first decimal trituration in a por- 
* Indium being soluble in hydrochloric acid, from which solution it is readily 
precipitated by either ammonia or potash, as a hydrate, it is here suggested that 
the finely divided metal for triturations be thus secured from a solution of the 
chloride. 406 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
celain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one 
portion, thirty-three parts, to the first decimal, and steadily triturate for twenty 
minutes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, 
the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
INULA. {in' u-la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Corvisartia helenium, Inula helenium, Ennla campana. 
YULG., Elecampane, Scabwort. 
This plant is an indigene of Europe and is a habitat of Cen- 
tral Asia, Northern Siberia and Eastern United States of America. 
The Preparations of the root (2d yr. growth) of this plant 
are the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with 
hot (112° F.) water, firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the alcohol, from 
time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient 
water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare tlie_/?rs< decimal dilution it requires to si >■ parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
IODIUM. (i-o'di-um.) 
SYN., Iodinum, lodnm. 
VULG., Iodine. 
Formula.—I; 126.6. 
This non-metallic substance is obtained from kelp; from tlie 
ashes of deep water sea-weeds. Iodine has the sp. gr. 4.9, and 
is slowly volatile* at an ordinary temperature. Iodine is soluble 
in about 11 parts of alcohol (sp. gr. '835), in about 60 parts of 
glycerin and is freely soluble in carbon bisulphide, chloroform 
* Iodine, and its preparations, should be carefully excluded from the action 
of both light and air. 407 
HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
and ether, at a temperature of (15° C.) 59° F. It is but spar- 
ingly soluble in water; the estimated quantity being but 1 part 
in 7,000. 
The Preparations of resublimed iodine are its alcoholic so- 
lution, its decimal and centesimal dilutions and its decimal and 
centesimal triturations. Besides these, there is an ointment of 
iodine. 
The Alcoholic Solution.—To prepare the alcoholic solution, in fifteen 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, dissolve one part of resuhlimed iodine. , 
The drug power of this solution is 6 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-sixteenth grain of resublimed iodine. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to four parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, sixteen parts of the alcoholic solution; the second decimal 
dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to eighty-four parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, sixteen parts of the alcoholic solution; the second centesimal dilu- 
tion to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal 
dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol* 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the resublimed iodine. Deposit the iodine in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the resublimed iodine. Deposit the iodine in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the iodine, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first lentesimal trituration. 
Ointment.*—To ninety-three parts of benzoinated lard add four parts of iodine, 
two parts of water, and one part of iodide of potassium. Rub the iotline and 
potassium, first with the water and then with the benzoinated lard, gradually 
added, until they are thoroughly mixed, avoiding the use of an iron spatula. 
* Formula, U. S. Pharm., 1882. 408 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
IODOFOIiMIUM. (i-o-do-for 'mi-urn.) 
SYN., lodoformmn. 
VTJLGr., Iodoform. 
Formula.—C H I3; 392.8 
This substance, which in constitution is alleged to be analo- 
gous to chloroform (iodine taking the place of chlorine), is pre- 
pared by heating in a glass retort until colorless the following 
mixture: Two parts of iodine, two parts of carbonate of potas- 
sium, one part of alcohol and five parts of water. After heating 
the mixture, as directed, the iodoform is precipitated in the form 
of lemon-yellow colored scales. The scales are collected on a 
filter, and being thoroughly washed with water are subsequently 
dried between folds of filtering paper. Iodoform is readily sol- 
uble in alcohol, carbon bisulphide, chloroform, ether and the 
fixed and volatile oils. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodoform. Deposit the iodoform in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes, then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodoform. Deposit the iodoform in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portiou, thirty-three 
parts, to the iodoform, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add an- 
other portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
IPECACUANHA, (ip-e-ccic-u-an' ha.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rubiaceae. 
SYN., Callicocca ipecacuanha, Cepliaelis emetiea, C. ipecacuanha, Hip* 
ecacuanha, H. brasilienses, H. dysenterica, Ipccacuanlia fusca, I. 
officinalis, Psychotria ipecacuanha. 
YUL(J., Ipecac. 
This plant is a native of Brazil. HOM(EOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
409 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture, 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions and the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Kun the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
;parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol; 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of powdered ipecac root. Deposit the ipecac in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate tor ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the powdered ipecac root. Deposit the ipecac in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the ipecac, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
IRFDIIM. (i-rid'i-um.) 
Formula.—Ir; 198. 
This metallic substance results from treating platinum with 
nitro-muriatic acid, and subsequently heating it to redness with 
sodium chloride in the presence of chlorine gas. 
The Preparations of this metal are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 410 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the finely divided iridium. Deposit the metal 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
twTenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the finely divided iridium. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
IRIS FLORENTINA. (i'ris flor-en-Wnci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Iridacetc. 
SYN., Iris germanica. 
YULtJ., Common orris, Florentine orris, Orris root, White flag. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to Southern Europe. It is 
chiefly exported from Italy. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 
with hot (112° F.) water and digest for an hour, add the alcohol and macerate 
for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
IRIS YERSICOLOR. (i'ris ver-sic'o-lor.) 
NAT. ORDER, Iridaceae. 
SYN., Iris hexagons. 
YULG., Blue flag, Flag lily, Fleur-de-lis, Flower-de-luce, Liver lily. 
This perennial plant is a native of the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the rtcently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
JABORANDI. (jab-or-an' di.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rutaceae. 
SYN., Jamborandi, Monniera trifoliata, Ottonia anisum, 0. jaborandi, 
Pilocarpus pinnatifolius, P. pinnatus. P. selloanus, Piper jaborandi, 
Serronia jaborandi, Yaborandi. 
YULO., Jaborandi. 
This shrub, known as the pilocarpus jaborandi, is an habitat 
of Brazil. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'5)41, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 
with hot (112° F.) water, and firmly pack in a conical percolator, digest for 
twenty-four hours and add the menstruum, from time to time, until the per- 
colate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient water to force the remaining 
menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilutiou. it requires to six parts alco- 412 
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hoi, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilut ion, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
JACARANDA CAROBA. (j ac-a-ran' da ca-ro' ba.) 
NAT. ORDER, Bignoniacete. 
SYN., Bignonia caroba, Jacaranda braziliensis. 
YULG., Caroba. 
This medium sized tree is an habitat of Brazil. 
The Preparations of the dowers of the caroba are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and oentesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and eight parts of the fresh flowers. Bruise the flowers thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts o* 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare theirs/ centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of euch succeeding dilution. 
JALAP A. (ja-la' pa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Convolvulaceae. 
SYN., Chelapa, Convolvulus jalapa, C. purga, Exogonium purga, Gia* 
lappa, Ipomoea jalapa, I. purga, I. schiedeana, Mechoacanna nigra. 
YULG., Jalap. 
This plant is indigenous to Mexico. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'860. and four parts of the root. Run the root through drug mill, reduce to a 
moderately line powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with the alcohol, 
firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the alcohol, from time to time, until 
the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient water to force the 
remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '860, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '860, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol* 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
JANIPHA MANIHOT. (Jan' i-fa man' i-hot.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiaceae. 
SYN., Cassada, Jatropha manihot, Manibot, M. edule, M. utilissima, 
Manioca mandi. 
YULG., Cassava, Mandioc, Madioc, Sweet or bitter cassava, Tapioca 
plant. 
There are two varieties of this shrub, one bitter and the other 
sweet, both of which are indigenous to South America. The 
former one is employed as a therapeutic. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and four parts of the fresh root. Disintegrate the root, bruise it 
thoroughly in a brass mortar, express and strain off the juice and add sufficient 
alcohol, (sp. gr. '835), that the mixture shall have the sp. gr. of'941. Transfer 
the disintegrated root to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and suffi- 
cient alcohol more (sp. gr. '941), to make sixteen parts and macerate for fourteen 
days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding fixation. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
JATROPHA CFRCAS. {jat'ro-fa cur'cas.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiace*. 
SYN., Curcas purgans, Ficus infernalis, Nux cathartica amerieana, 
Ricinus majoris. 
YULG., Angular leaved physic nut, Rarlmdoe nut, Physic nut, Purg- 
ing nut. 414 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This shrub is indigenous to South America. It is also an 
habitat of the West Indies and Western Africa. 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently gathered ripe seeds. Bruise the seeds thor- 
oughly in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently gathered ripe seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
JUGLANS CINEREA. {jug'Ians cin-e'rea.) 
NAT. ORDER, Juglandaceae. 
SYN., Juglans cathartica, J. oblongata. 
VULG., Rutter nut, Lemon walnut, White walnut (?). 
This indigenous forest tree grows throughout the United States. 
The Preparations of the inner bark of the root are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, 
there is an ointment of juglans cinerea. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried inner bark of the root. Run the root 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the inner hark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '941, one vart of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Ointment.—To one hundred parts of simple ointment add ten parts of the re- HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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cently dried inner bark of the root of juglans cinerea. Run the bark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
moisten thoroughly with alcohol, sp. gr. '941, cover the vessel closely and mac- 
erate for twenty-four hours. Melt the ointment, stir in the j uglans and simmer 
over a brisk fire until the fat ceases to sputter. Strain off the ointment and 
stir until cold. 
JUGLANS REGIA, {jug'Ians re'ja.) 
NAT. ORDER, Juglandaceae. 
SYN., Nux juglans. 
VULG., Common English walnut, European walnut. 
This beautiful foliage tree, a native of Asia, is also an habitat 
of Continental Europe. 
The Preparations of the green rind of the unripe fruit and 
the leaves of this tree, are the tincture and its decimal and cen- 
tesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts each of the fresh green hulls and of the fresh green leaves. 
Bruise the hulls and leaves thoroughly in a brass mortar, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh rind of the unripe fruit and 
of the fresh leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
JUNCUS EFFUSUS. (jun'cus ef-fu'sus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Juncaceae. 
VULG., Bull rush, Common rush, Soft rush. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of low, marshy ground 
throughout Europe, Asia and America. 
JUNCUS PILOSI S. (jun' cus pi- lo' sus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Juneace*. 
SYN., Luzula pilosa. 
VULG., Wood rush. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of dry, shady ground 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of the root of these two plants are the 
tinctures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen part< of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
JUN1PERUS COMMUNIS, (ju-nip'e-rus corn-mu'nis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer®. 
YULGr., Juniper, Juniper berries. 
This evergreen shrub* is indigenous to Southern Europe. It 
has become naturalized in many parts of the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of the fruit of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried l uropean berries. Bruise the berries 
thoroughly in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol 
and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried berries. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
*“The plant described in Bigelow’s American Botany, under the title of J. 
communis, and very common in certain parts of New England, deserves, perhaps, 
to be considered a distinct species. It is a trailing shrub, seldom more than 
two or three feet high, spreading in all directions, throwing out roots from its 
branches, and forming beds which are often many rods in circumference. The 
name of J. deprcssa has been proposed for it.— U. S. Disp. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part oi 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
JUNIPERUS YIRGINIANA. (ju-nip' e-rus vir-gin-i-a' na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer*. 
YULG., Red cedar, Savin (?). 
This medium sized evergreen tree is an habitat of all sections 
of the United States. 
The Preparations of the leaves and twigs of this plant are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh leaves and top twigs. Bruise the leaves and 
twigs thoroughly in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh leaves and twigs. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
KALI ACETICIM. (ka' li ci-cet' i-cum.) 
SYN., Acetas kalicus, A. potassicus, Kali acetas, Potass* acetas, Po- 
tassii acetas, Potassium acetate, Terra foliata tartari. 
YULG., Acetate of potash. 
Formula.—KC2 H3 O2; 98. 
This salt is prepared by gradually adding carbonate of potas- 
sium to a solution of acetic acid (sp. gr. 1'048), as long as effer- 
vescence is thereby produced; or until its reaction is neutral to 
test paper. The solution (now one of acetate of potassium), is 
then filtered, carefully evaporated and constantly stirred with a 
glass rod until all moisture is driven off. 
Tests.—A 2 per cent aqueous solution of acetate of potassium, 
if prepared with distilled water, should yield no precipitate when 
treated with a solution of carbonate of sodium, thus showing the 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
turbid on the addition of a solution of nitrate of silver, thus 
showing the absence of chlorine. Acidulated with nitric acid, 
the solution should not be made only faintly opalescence when 
treated with a solution of chloride of barium, thus showing the 
absence of sulphates; this acidulated solution should not be ef- 
fected by the addition of liydrosulphuric acid, thus showing the 
absence of metals. A brownish-colored precipitate being formed 
on the addition of hydrosulphuric acid, further treat the solu- 
tion with ferrocyanide of potassium; a blue color being thus 
produced indicates the presence of iron, and a mauve color the 
presence of copper. 
The Preparations of this salt are the alcoholic solution and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Alcoholic Solution.—To prepare the solution, dissolve in nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of acetate of potassium. 
The drug power of this solution is equal to that of the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the alcoholic solution; the third decimal dilu- 
tion, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the alcoholic solution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal di- 
lution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
KALI ARSENICOSUM. (ka'li ar-sen-i-co'sum.) 
SYN., Eali arseniatum, Potassium arsenite. 
VULG., Arsenite of potassa (?). (Arseniated potash.) 
An aqueous solution of the so-called arsenite of potassa is 
prepared by dissolving in a sufficient quantity of water, with the 
aid of heat, one part each of arsenious acid and pure carbonate 
of potash. The mixture is boiled in a glass or porcelain vessel 
until the acid is dissolved, when enough boiling distilled water 
is added to make the solution equal one hundred parts. The 
strength of this solution is 2 per cent; or, each minim contains 
one-fiftieth grain of arsenite of potash (?). 
The Preparations of this solution* are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal dilutions. 
* Fowler’s Solution.—The formula for this preparation, Liquor Potassas 
Arsenitis, U. S., is the same as the one given above, only that the solution is 
stronger; it contains four grains of the arsenite to the fluidounce. Besides, a 
small quantity of comp, spirits of lavender is added to give it taste. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to fifty parts 
distilled water fifty parts of the aqueous solution; the third decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of distilled water, one part of the second dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to fifty parts of distilled 
water, fifty parts of the aqueous solution; the second centesimal dilution to ninety- 
nine parts of distilled water one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
KALI RICHROMICUM. {lea' la bi-chro' mi-cum. 
SYN., Potassic dichromate, Potass* bichromas, Potassii bichronias. 
Potassium bichromate. 
YULG., Bichromate of potash. 
Formula.—K2 Cr2 O7; 295. 
This salt is prepared by first mixing together finely powdered 
chrome iron stone, carbonate of potassium and nitre, and roast- 
ing them; as a result, yellow chromate of potassium is obtained. 
The yellow chromate (in solution) is then acidulated with sul- 
phuric acid, and being set aside for a day or two the orange-red 
crystals of the bichromate of potassium crystalize out. The bi- 
chromate of potassium is soluble in about ten parts of water ; it 
is insoluble in alcohol. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the bichromate of potash. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar 
to one part of the bichromate of potash. Deposit the potash in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 420 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
KALI BROMATUM. (ka'li bro-ma'tum.) 
SYN., Bromuretum kalicum, B. potassicum, Kali hydro-bromicum, 
Kalium bromatum, Potassic bromide, Potassii bromidum, Potassium 
bromide. 
VULG., Bromide of potassium, Bromide of potash. 
Formula.—K Br; 119. 
This salt is obtained by decomposing a solution of bromide of 
iron by adding to it a solution of pure carbonate of potassium. 
The solution is then evaporated, and the bromide of potash crys- 
tallizing out leaves the iron in solution. 
Tests.—A crystal of the bromide of potassium should not 
immediately assume a yellow color (thus showing the presence 
of bromic acid,) on being treated with a few drops of diluted 
sulphuric acid. Gelatinized starch (containing a few drops of 
chlorine water), being added to a solution of the bromide, should 
not assume a blue color, thus showing the absence of iodine. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the bromide of potash. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily t riturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the bromide of potash. Deposit the in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI CARBONICUM. (ka'li car-bon'i-cum.) 
SYN.y Carbonas kalicus, C. potassicus, Nitruin flxum, Potassse. car- 
bonas, Potassic carbonate, Potassii carbonas, Potassium carbonate, 
Sal tartari. 
VULG., Carbonate of potash, Carbonate of potassium, Sal tartar, Salt 
of tartar. 
Formula.—K2 CO3; 138. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY 
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“ Potcissii cctrboncis piira, U. S. P,, is obtained by heating the 
bicarbonate to redness; the resulting white anhydrous carbonate 
is converted into hydrous granular carbonate by solution in wa- 
ter and evaporation until a dry granular salt remains.”—Attfield. 
The Preparations of this salt are the centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of 
milk sugar to one part of dry carbonate of potash. Deposit the carbonate in a 
porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one 
portion, thirty-three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty min- 
utes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, 
the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI CAUSTICUM. (ka'li cents'ti-cum.) 
SYN., K. cansticnm fusum, K. hydricum fusum, Lapis causticus, Lapis 
infernalis, Oxydum potassicum, Potassa caustica, Potassa fusa, Po- 
tass te hydras, Potassic hydrate, Potassium hydrate. 
VULG., Caustic potash. 
“Take of solution of potassa* eight pints. Evaporate it rap- 
idly in an iron vessel, over the fire, until ebullition ceases, and 
the potassa melts. Pour this into suitable moulds, and keep it, 
when cold, in a well-stopped bottle.”—U. S. Disp. 
The Preparations of caustic potash are the alcoholic solution 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Alcoholic Solution.—In nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, dissolve one 
part of pure caustic potassa. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal solution; the third decimal dilu- 
tion, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions a A made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
* Liquor Potassa:. U. S., Solution of Potassa.—“ Take of bicarbonate of po- 
tassa fifteen troy ounces; lime, nine troy ounces; distilled water, a sufficient quan- 
tity. Dissolve the bicarbonate in four pints of distilled water, and heat the 
solution until effervescence ceases. Then add distilled water to make up loss 
by evaporation, and heat the solution to the boiling point. Mix the lime with 
four pints of distilled water, and, having heated the mixture to the boiling 
point, add to the alkaline solution, and boil for ten minutes. Then transfer 
the whole to a muslin strainer, and, when the liquid portion has passed, add 
sufficient distilled water through the strainer to make the strained liquid meas- 
ure seven pints. Lastly, keep the liquid in well-stoppered bottles of green 
glass. Solution of potassa thus prepared has the sp. gr. T065, and contains 5.8 
per eent of hydrate of potassa.” 422 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the first decimal solution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
KALI CHLORATIJM. (ka'li chlo-ra turn.) 
SIN., Cliloras kalicus, C. potassicus, Kali Chloricum, K. liyper-oxy- 
genatum, K. muriaticum oxygenatum, K. oxy-murlaticum, Potassa? 
cliloras, Potassic chlorate, Potassii cliloras, Potassium chlorate. 
YULG., Chlorate of potash. 
Formula.—K Cl O3; 122.5. 
This salt is made by first saturating certain quantities of chlo- 
ride of potassium and slaked lime with chlorine gas, and then 
boiling the product (chlorinated lime) with water to effect double 
composition. Thus treated, the chlorinated lime breaks up and 
forms chlorate of calcium and chloride of calcium. The chlo- 
rate of calcium reacting on the chloride of potassium yields 
chlorate of potassium. Another method of preparation and one 
still more economical is, by the reaction of chlorine gas on a 
mixture of caustic potassa and slaked lime. Chlorate of po- 
tassium is soluble in one hundred parts of water (15 C.) 59° F., 
to the extent or 6.5 parts. 
Tests.—A 2 per cent solution of chlorate of potassium when 
treated with a solution of nitrate of silver should not yield a 
precipitate of chloride of silver; thus showing the absence of 
chlorine (chloride of potassium). It should not yield a precip- 
itate when treated with a solution of chloride of barium, thus 
showing the absence of a sulphate; nof, when treated with a so- 
lution of oxalate of ammonium, thus showing the absence of 
calcium (lime). 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal* and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered chlorate. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
* On account of the explosive qualities of chlorate of potassa, particularly 
when triturated with such oxidizable substances as sulphur, sugar, tannin, etc.? 
it is suggested that the milk sugar used in preparing the first decimal tritura- 
tion be made moist; that the triturating be continued, after the addition of the 
third portion of milk sugar, or, until the preparation is again dry. HOMfEOPATHIC DISPENSATOEY. 
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ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. . 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten 
parts of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the first decimal in a porcelain 
mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
thirty-three parts, to the first decimal, and steadily triturate for twenty min- 
utes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, 
the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI CYANATITM. (ka'li si-an-a'turn.) 
SYN., Cyannretum kalicum, 0. potassicum, Kali cyanidum, K. cyanu- 
retum, K. hydro-cyanicum, Kalium cyanatum, Potassic cyanide, Po- 
tassii cyanidum, Potassium cyanide. 
VUL(x., Cyanide of potassium, Fused cyanide of potassium. 
Formula.—K Cy; 65. 
This salt is formed by fusing together, in a deep iron crucible, 
ferrocyanide of potassium and carbonate of potassium in pro- 
portions of five parts of the former to three parts of the latter. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Th ITU RATIONS.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the cyanide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding tiituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the cyanide. Deposit the cyanide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
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All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI FERROCYANATFM. (ka'li fer-ro-si-an-a'turn.) 
SYN., Cyanuretum ferroso-potassicum, Kali ferro-cyanidum, K. erro- 
cyanuretum, Kalium borussicum, K. ferro-cyanatum, Potassic ferro- 
cyanide, Potassii ferro-cyanidum, Potassium lerro-cyanide. 
VULG., Ferro-cyanide of potassium, Yellow prussiate of potash. 
Fovmula.—K4 Fe C6 N6, 3H20; 422. 
This salt is obtained from animal refuse containing large 
quantities of nitrogen; the scrapings of horns, the hoofs and 
the waste clippings from hides, with certain proportions of car- 
bonate of potash and iron filings, are heated together in suitable 
vessels and afterwards boiled in water. The mixture being fil- 
tered the filtrate is evaporated and set aside for crystallization. 
Ferrocyanide of potassium crystallizes in the form of four-sided 
tabular prisms which are both translucent and soft and of a 
bright lemon-yellow color. The salt is soluble to the extent of 
about one part in four of water, at (15° C.) 59° F., but is quite 
insoluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—To determine the presence of ferrocyanogen, add to 
the suspected liquid (or if a salt make a solution of it), a small 
quantity of ferric salt; if this radical (ferrocyanogen) be present, 
a copious precipitate of ferrocyanide of iron (prussian blue) 
will immediately occur. To another portion, add a solution of 
copper; if ferrocyanide be present, a mauve color precipitate 
will be seen which is the ferrocyanide of copper. A concen- 
trated aqueous solution of ferrocyanide of potassium when 
treated with diluted sulphuric acid should give no evidence of 
an effervescence, thus showing the absence of carbonates; acid- 
ulated with hydrochloric acid and afterward treated with a solu- 
tion of chloride of barium there should be no signs of turbidness, 
thus showing the absence of sulphates. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the ferrocyanide. Deposit the salt a in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in tbe HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration- 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the ferrocyanide. Deposit the ferrocyanide in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI HYP0PH08PH0R0SUM. (kali hi-po-fos-four-o' 
sum.) 
SIN., Hypophosphis kalicus, H. potassicus, Potassii hypophosphis. 
VULtr., Hypophosphite of potash, hypophosphite of potassium. 
Formula.—K PH2 O2; 104. 
This salt is prepared by mixing a solution of carbonate of po- 
tassa with a solution of hypophosphite of lime. Double decom- 
position occurs; hypophosphite of potash being formed is held 
in solution and the carbonate of lime is precipitated. The solu- 
tion is then filtered, slowly evaporated and stirred until the pro- 
cess of granulation is completed. Hypophosphite of potash is 
freely soluble in water, also, to a certain extent, in diluted alcohol; 
it is only sparingly soluble in absolute alcohol and is quite in- 
soluble in ether. 
Tests.—A concentrated aqueous solution of hypophosphite 
of potash when treated with diluted sulphuric acid should give 
no evidence of effervescence, thus showing the absence of car- 
bonates; acidulated with hydrochloric acid and afterwards treated 
wfith a solution of chloride of barium there should be no signs 
of turbidness, thus showing the absence of sulphates; treated 
with a solution of chloride of ammonium there should be no 
manifestation of turbidness nor any precipitate, thus showing 
the absence of phosphates; and a solution of oxalate of ammo- 
nium should not either produce a precipitate or render the solu- 
tion turbid, thus showing the absence of calcium. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal* and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
*See foot nole, pige 422. 426 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the hypophosphite. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the hypophosphite. Deposit the hypophosphite in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI IODATUM. (ka'li i-o-dat'um.) 
SYN., Ioduretum kalicum, I. potassicum, Kali hydroidicum, Kali io* 
didum, Kalium iodatum, Potassic iodide, Potasii iodidum, Potas- 
sium iodide. 
VULG., Iodide of potassium. 
Formula.—K 1; 165.5. 
This salt is prepared by heating a mixture of the solution of 
potash containing a small quantity of iodine until the solution 
becomes colorless. When colorless the solution is one of iodate 
of potassium and iodide of potassium. The solution is then 
evaporated to dryness; the resultant salts are now mixed with 
powdered charcoal and deflagrated in an open crucible, thus de- 
oxidizing the iodate and reducing it to the state of an iodide. 
The impure iodide is then dissolved in water and filtered, and, 
the solution is evaporated to a proper density that crystallization 
may occur. The commercial salt is in the form of colorless cubes; 
the crystals have an opaque, glistening appearance, are of a neu- 
tral reaction, and possess a pungent, saline bitter taste. The 
salt is freely soluble in water, and is also soluble to the extent of 
one part in sixteen of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, at (15° C.) 59° F. 
Tests.—A 10 per cent aqueous solution of iodide of potassium, 
acidulated with tartaric acid and treated with mucilage of starch 
should not assume a blue color (iodide of starch), thus showing 
the absence of iodate of potassium. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides these, there is an ointment of iodide of 
potash. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate lor thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the salt, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—“To eighty-one parts of benzoinated lard, one part of hyposul- 
phite of soda, and six parts of boiling water and twelve parts of iodide of potas- 
sium in fine powder. Dissolve the iodide of potassium and the hyposulphite 
of sodium in the boiling water, in a warm mortar; then gradually add the 
benzoinated lard, and mix thoroughly.”—U. S. Pharm. (1882). 
KALI MURIATICUM. {ka li mu-ri-at' i-cum.) 
SYN., Kali chloricum, Kali chloridum, Potassium chloridum. 
VULtl.) Chloride of Potassium. 
Formula.—K Cl; 74.5. 
This salt may be obtained by simply heating chlorate of pot- 
ash ; thereby depriving it of its oxygen. It may also be prepared 
by treating carbonate of potash with diluted hydrochloric acid. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. v 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the chloride. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
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one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the chloride. Deposit the chloride in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions, add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI NITRICUM. (ka li ni'tri-cum.) 
SYN., Nitras kalicus, N. potassicus, Nitrum, N. depuratuni, Potassic 
nitrate, Potassii nitras, Potassium nitrate, Sal nitre, Sal petra. 
VULG., Nitrate of potash, Nitrate of potassium, Nitre, Sal nitre, 
Saltpetre. 
Formula.—K NO3; 101. 
Nitrate of potash as a natural product is found in several lo- 
calities in the United States, and also in foreign lands, in the 
form of a saline earth or as an uncrystallized deposit in lime and 
sandstone rock. Crude or commercial saltpetre when purified, 
crystallizes in colorless, transparent, six-sided, rhombic prisms; 
or the solution, during the process of purification, being con- 
stantly stirred, the resulting salt is finally obtained in a granu- 
lated state. Nitrate of potash is soluble in about four parts of 
water (15° C.) 59° F., but is quite insoluble in alcohol, (sp. gr. 
'835). 
Tests.—An aqueous 10 per cent solution of nitrate of potash 
if prepared with distilled water, should yield no precipitate when 
treated with hydrosulphuric acid, or sulphide of ammonium, 
thus showing the absence of metals. A brownish-colored pre- 
cipitate being thus produced, further treat the solution with 
ferrocyanide of potassium; a blue color indicates the presence 
of iron; a mauve color the presence of copper. Treated 
with carbonate of ammonium the solution should remain unaf- 
fected, thus showing the absence of alkaline earths; acidulated 
with n'tric acid and afterwards treated with chloride of barium 
the solution should yield no precipitate or show any turbidness, 
thus indicating the absence of sulphates. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of nitrate. Deposit the salt iu a porcelain HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of nitrate. Deposit the nitrate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally; the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI OXALICUM. (kn'li ox-cil' i-cum.) 
SY>., Hydro-potassic oxalate, Kali oxalas, Potassium binoxalate. 
YULG., Bioxalate of potash, Binoxalate of potash, Salt of lemons, 
Salt of sorrel. 
Formula.—K H C2 O4, H2 C2 O4, 2 H2 O. 
Binoxalate of potash as a natural product exists in the differ- 
ent species of oxalis and rumex. “ It is easily prepared by di- 
viding a hot solution of oxalic acid into two equal portions, 
neutralizing one with carbonate of potassa and adding the other; 
the salt crys.alizes, on cooling, in colorless, rhombic prisms.”— 
Fowne. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the binoxalate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the binoxalate. Deposit the binoxalate in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
parts, to the salt, ami steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI PERMANGANICLM. )ka li per-man-ga-ni’cum.) 
SYN., Hyper-manganas kalicus, H. potassieus, Kali hyper-mangani- 
cum, K. h. crystallisation, K. permanganas, Potass® permanganas, 
Potassic permanganate, Potassii permanganas. 
YU LG., Permanganate of Potash, Permanganate of potassium. 
Formula.—K* Mn2 0s; 316. 
This salt* is prepared by adding black oxide of manganese to 
a concentrated solution of caustic potash, in a suitable iron ves- 
sel heated nearly to redness; the mixture being constantly stirred 
until dry. The mcingancde of potash thus formed is then pow- 
dered, and being repeatedly dissolved in boiling water is as fre- 
quently evaporated to dryness. This process being several times 
repeated, the final solution is decanted, and, after being suffi- 
ciently concentrated by further evaporation, is set aside that the 
permanganate of potassa may crystallize out. The dark purple 
colored prismatic crystals are soluble in about twenty parts of 
water (15° C.) 59° F., and are decomposed by alcohol. 
KALI PHOSPHORICUM. (ka'li phos-four’i-cum.) 
SYN., Potass® pliosphas, Potassii pliosphas, Potassium phosphate. 
YUL(i., Phosphate of potash. 
Formula.—K2 HPO4; 174. 
This metal tribasic phosphate is obtained by treating calcined 
bone in fine powder with diluted sulphuric acid, digesting the 
bone in the liquid (with occasional agitation) for a few days, and 
then further treating the solution with boiling water, filtering 
and concentrating it, and, then gradually adding a hot solution 
of carbonate of potassium to render the solution slightly alka- 
line. On further evaporation the salt is deposited in the form of 
a white amorphous precipitate. The phosphate of potash may 
*0n account of permanganate of potash being readily decomposed when 
brought into contact with organic matter, it is here suggested that either a dec- 
imal (10 per cent) or centesimal (1 per cent) solution be prepared at such times 
only as when it may be required for immediate use. HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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be also prepared by saturating diluted phosphoric acid with pure 
carbonate of potassium. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the phosphate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
he first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine, parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the phosphate. Deposit the phosphate in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI PICRICUM. (ka li pi' cri-cum.) 
SYN., Potass* carbazotas, P. picras, Potassium picrate, P. picro*ni* 
trate. 
VULG., Carbazotate of potash, Picrate of potash. 
Formula.—C7 H4 K (NO2) 30. 
This salt, in form of brilliant yellow needle-like prisms, is ob- 
tained by neutralizing trinitro-carbolic, carbazotic or picric acid 
with carbonate of potassium. The crystals are sparingly solu- 
ble in either alcohol or water, and detonate when heated suddenly, 
or at a high temperature, and are explosive by percussion. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal* and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the picrate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts ol milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
* See foot note, page 422. 432 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes, then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the picrate. Deposit the picrate in a porcelain mortar, and divile the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI SITLPHURICUM. (kali sul-phu'ri-cum.) 
SYN., Arcanum dnplicatum, Kali sulphas, Potass® sulphas, Potassic 
sulphate, Potassii sulphas, Potassium suiphate, Sulfas kalicus, S. 
potassicus, Tartarus vitriolatus. 
VULGr., Sulphate of potassium, Sulphate of potash. 
Formula.—K2 SO4; 174. 
This salt as a secondary product is obtained by several meth- 
ods. In the preparation of nitric acid, the residue left in the 
retort is dissolved in water and the solution is neutralized with 
carbonate of potassium. Thus prepared, redissolved and re- 
crystallized, the crystals are hard, six-sided, colorless, transpar- 
ent, rhombic prisms. Sulphate of potash is soluble in 9.5 parts 
of water (15° C.) 59° F., but are quite insoluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—An aqueous 10 per cent solution of sulphate of potash 
when treated with a solution of carbonate of ammonium should 
yield no precipitate nor give evidence of any turbidity, thus 
showing the absence of alkaline earths. When treated with di- 
luted sulphuric acid the solution should give no evidence of an 
effervescence, thus showing the absence of carbonates; nor when 
treated with a solution of nitrate of silver should it yield any 
precipitate, or become turbid, thus showing the absence of chlo- 
rine. The solution when treated with liydrosulpliuric acid or 
sulphide of ammonium should not yield a brownish-colored pre- 
cipitate, thus showing the absence of metals; a precipitate oc- 
curring, add a solution of ferrocyanide of potassium to a fresh 
portion, and, if the metallic substance be iron the resulting pre- 
cipitate will be of a blue color, and if copper of a mauve color. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
433 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALI TARTARICIM. (ka li tar-tar' i-cum.) 
SYN., Kali tartras, Potass* tartras, Potassic tartrate, Potassii tar* 
tras, Tartarus solubilis, T. tartarisatus, Tartras kalicus, T. potas* 
sicns. 
VULG., Soluble tartar, Tartrate of potash, Tartrate of potassium. 
Formula.—(K2 C4 H4 0°). H2 O; 470. 
This salt is obtained by saturating a solution of carbonate of 
potassium with bitartrate of potassium, boiling the solution, fil- 
tering it and setting it aside for crystallization. The crystals 
are of a six-sided dihedral formation; they are soluble in about 
0.6 parts of water (15° C.) 59° F., but are quite insoluble in 
alcohol. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the tartrate. Deposit the salt in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 434 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the tartrate. Deposit the tartrate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and tritur atelor twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part ox each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KALMIA LATIFOLIA. (kal’mia lat-i-fo'lia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ericaceae. 
SYN., Camaedaphne folis tini, Cistus chamaerlicdodemlros, Ledum flori- 
bus bullatis. 
VULG., Big leaved ivy, Broad leaved laurel, Calico bush, Ivy, Lamb- 
kill, Laurel, Mountain laurel, Sheep poison, Spoon wood. 
This evergreen shrub is an habitat of the hill sides and moun- 
tainous regions throughout the Middle States, and the northern 
part of the Southern States of North America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and Jour parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourV grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
K AM ALA. (kci-ma'la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Enphorbiacese. 
SYN., Croton coccinens, C. pbilippense, C. punctatus, Eeliinns pliilip- 
pinensis, Kamala, Mallotus pbilippincnsis, Rottlera aurantiaca. R. 
tinctoria. 
VULG., Kama], Kameela, Kessara, Punnaga. 
This substance, a resinous brownish-red powder, is found ad- 
hering to the fruit capsules of the plant Rottlera tinctoria, an 
habitat of the East India Islands. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
435 
The Preparations of this substance kameela, are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions, and its decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of kameela. Transfer the powder to a suitable vessel, 
mixed with an equal quantity of clean sand, moisten with alcohol and firmly 
pack in a conical percolator and add the alcohol, from time to time, until the 
percolate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient water to force the re- 
maining menstruum downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of kameela. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-Jourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of kameela. Deposit the drug in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate lor ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal'in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate lor fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
par'of kameela. Deposit the kameela in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
drug, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KAOLINTJM. (ka-o-li' num.) 
SYN., Alumina silicata, Kaolin. 
YULGi., China clay, Porcelain clay. 
. Natural deposits of this earthy substance, free from iron, are 
found in the mountainous regions of Saxony. 436 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of kaolin are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of kaolin. Deposit the clay in a porcelain mortar, 
and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; add 
three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of kaolin. Deposit the kaolin in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the clay, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portiou and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
KA V A-KAV A. (ka' va-ka' va.) 
NAT. ORDER, Piperacese. 
SYN., Piper methysticum. 
YULO., Kava-kava. 
This shrub is indigenous to many of the Pacific Islands. 
The Preparations of the root of this shrub are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941,/oMr parts of the tincture; the secotul centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HQMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATOlil*. 
437 
KINO. (ki'no.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosse. 
SYN., Butea frondosa, Erinaceus, Erythrina nionospenna, Eucalyp- 
tus kino, E. rostrata, Pterocarpus indicus, P. inarsupiuin, P. san- 
talinus. 
YULG., Australian kino, Australian red gum, Bengal kino, Biya, Buja, 
Dliak tree. 
This gum-resinous substance is the inspissated juice of the 
Pterocarpus marsupium, an habitat of Hindostan. 
The Preparations of kino are the tincture and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'860, and two parts of glycerin and two parts of powdered gum kino. Transfer 
the powdered gum to a Wedgewood mortar, add sufficient quantity of the men- 
struum and thoroughly triturate to form a solution of a semi-fluid consistency; 
transfer to a suitable vessel and add the remaining menstruum and macerate for 
five days, occasionally agitating the mixture, then filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of gum kino. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '860, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '860, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '860, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '860, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
KOUSSO. (koos’so.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosace*. 
SYN., Banksia nbyssinica, Brayera anthelmintica, Hagenia abyssinia. 
YULG., Cabotz, Cosso, Habbe, Hossish, Kosbo, Koso, Kuso, Sika. 
The tree Brayera anthelmintica, is an habitat of Abyssinia. 
Koosso is the Abyssinian name given to the unripe fruit and 
flowers. 
The Preparations of the flowers of this plant are the decimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered flowers. Deposit the herb in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 438 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
KRAMERIA. (1cra-me' ri-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polygalace®. 
SYN., Krameria triandria. 
VULO., Mapato, Pumacuchu, Ratanliia, Rhatany. 
This creeping shrub is indigenous to Peru. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and. four parts of the quill root. Run the root through drug mill, reduce 
to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and mo/sten with al- 
cohol and firmly pack in a conical percolator and digest for three hours; then 
add the alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts, 
then add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the quill root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
KREOSOTUM. (kre-o -so' turn.) 
SYN., Creasotum. 
VULGr., Creosote, Kreosote. 
Formula.—C8 410 O2; 96. 
This substance is obtained from crude pyroligneous acid, or 
wood tar, by distillation. The distillate separating, the heavier 
oil is saturated with carbonate of potassium. A further separa- 
tion occurring, the lighter oil is also submitted to a process of 
distillation, and this distillate, like the first (also separating as 
the heaviest stratum) is treated with sulphuric acid. Kreosote, 
when pure, is a colorless liquid, having a specific gravity of 
1'046. It is freely soluble in alcohol, carbon bisulphide, ether, 
in the fixed and volatile oils; it is soluble in water (15° C.) 59° 
F., to the extent of one part in eighty. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
439 
The Preparations of this substance are the alcoholic solution 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Alcoholic Solution.—To prepare tfhe alcoholic solution, dissolve in 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of kreosote. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the alcoholic solution; the third decimal dilution, 
to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the first decimal solution; the second centesimal dilution 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second centesimal 
dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LABURNUM, {la-bur' num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminoste. 
SYN., Cytissus laburnum. 
YULO., Bean trefoil, Golden chain, Gold regens. 
This small tree is indigenous to the mountain regions of 
Europe. 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'967, and four parts of the recently dried ripe seeds. Run the seeds through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol (sp. gr. '967), that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried ripe seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '967, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '967, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '967, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '967, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LACHESIS. (la-Jcee'sis.) 
CLASS, Reptilia. 
ORDER, Ophidia. 
FAMILY, Crotalidae. 
SYN., Bothrops surukuku, Crotalus mntus, Scytale ammodytes, Suru- 
kuku, Trigonocephalns lachesis, T. rhombeata. 
YULG., Lance-headed Brazilian viper. 440 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of the recently dried yellowish colored 
venom of this reptile are the centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of 
milk sugar to one part of the venom. Deposit the venom in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
thirty-three parts, to the venom, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; 
then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the 
last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
LACHNANTHES TINCTORIA. (la-nanth ’ es tinc-to’ via.) 
NAT. ORDER, Haeinodoraceae. 
SYN., Dilatris tinctoria. 
YULGr., Red wood, Spirit wood. 
This perennial plant is an indigenous one, growing along the 
Atlantic coast from Rhode Island southward to Florida. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts parts of the recently dried whole plant. Run plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
add the alcohol, macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LACTIICA SATIVA. (lac-tu'ca sa-ti'va.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Lactuca eapitata, L. crispa, L. laciniata, L. sylvestris. 
YULGL, Carden lettuce. 
LACTIICA YIROSA. (lac-tu'ca vi-ro'sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. • 
SYN., Intybus augustus, Lactuca foetida. 
YULGL, Acrid lettuce, Poisonous lettuce, Prickly lettuce, Strong- 
scented lettuce. 
This biennial plant is an indigene of Southern Europe. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
441 
The Preparations of the fresh stalks of this plant are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, 
there are the decimal and centesimal triturations of the active 
principle lactucarium.* 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and eight parts of the fresh stalks. Bruise the stalks thoroughly 
in a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol (sp. gr. 
'835), that the mixture shall have the specific gravity of '941; transfer the plant 
to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and sufficient more 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts, and macerate 
fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh plant (stalks). 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol’ 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of lactucarium. Deposit the active principle in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requ ires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of lactucarium. Deposit the lactucarium in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the active principle, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
LAMIUM ALBUM. (la'mi-um al'bum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatae. 
* Lactucarium is the name given to the milky juice of the lactuca virosa, 
when in a concrete form. 442 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
SYN., Galeopsidis maculata, Lainium foliosum, L. laevigatum, L. raa- 
culata, L. vulgatuni, Urtica mortua. 
YULGr., Day nettle, Dead nettle, Blind nettle, White archangel. 
This plant is indigenous to Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried whole plant, Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried whole plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LAPIS ALBUS. (la 'pis aVbus.) 
SYN., Silico-fluoride of calcium. 
YULG., Silicated fluoride of lime. 
This substance is found in the mineral springs of Gastein, 
Germany. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the silico-fluoride. Deposit the salt iu a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration- 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the silico-fluoride. Deposit the silico-fluoride in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturat* for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
443 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
LAPPA MAJOR, (lap’pa ma'jor.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Arcticum bardana, A. lappa, Bardana, Lappa minor, L. officin- 
alis, L, tomentosa. 
YIJLG., Burdock, Hare burr. 
This biennial, although a native of Europe, is also an habitat 
of North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
four,hs parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LARIX AMERICANA, (la ' rix a-mer-i-can' a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer*. 
SYN., Abies americana, Pinus microcarpa, Pinus pendula. 
YULtt., American larch, Black larch, Hackmetack, Tamarac. 
This tree is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations of the bark of this tree are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tlie tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run the bark through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 444 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
,835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LAUROCERASUS. (lau' ro-cer' a-sus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosace*. 
SYN., Cerasus folio laurino, C. lanro cerasus, C. trapezuntina, Padns 
lanro cerasus, Prunus lauro cerasus. 
YULO., Cherry bay, Cherry laurel, Laurel. 
This evergreen tree is an indigene of Asia Minor. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'960, and four parts of the young and fresh leaves. Chop up the leaves and bruise 
them thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar; set aside in a moist, warm atmos- 
phere for six or eight hours (protected from the light); express the juice (lim- 
ited) and add sufficient water and alcohol that in quantity the menstruum shall 
equal sixteen parts, and have the specific gravity of'960. Transfer the leaves to 
a suitable vessel, add the menstruum and macerate for fourteen days; express 
and filter, and keep the tincture in a well-stopped bottle thoroughly protected 
from the light. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the young fresh leaves. 
Dilutions.*—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '960, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '960, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '960, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '960, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LAVENDULA VERA, {la-ven-du'la ve'ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiate. 
SYN., Layendula augustafolia, L. officinalis, L. pyrenaica, L. spica, L. 
vulgaris. 
YULO., Garden lavender, Lavender. 
This small shrub, indigenous to Southern Europe, is now 
largely cultivated in the United States. 
The Preparations of the dowers of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
- The medicinal properties of this plant being extremely volatile, alcoholic 
dilutions of the tincture are quite unstable. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried (English) flowers. Run the flowers 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried (English) flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LEDUM LATIFOLIUM. {le'dum laU-fo'li-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ericaceae. 
YULG., Labrador tea. 
This evergreen shrub is indigenous to North America. 
LEDUM PALUSTRE. (le'dum pa-lus'tre.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ericaceae. 
SYN., Anthos sylvestris, Ledum decnmbens, L. silesiacum, Rosmari* 
num sylvestre. 
YULG., Marsh eistus, Marsh ledum, Marsh tea, Silesian rosemary, 
Wild rosemary. 
This species of ledum, somewhat smaller than that first men- 
tioned, is an habitat of both continents. 
The Preparations of these plants are their tinctures and their 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘835, and four parts of the recently dried whole plant. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that rhe tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
LEPIDIUM RONARIENSE. (le-pid’i-um bon-a-ren'se.) 
NAT. ORDER, Crucifer*. 
SYN., Lepidiunt mastruco. 
VULGL, Buenos Ayres peppenvort, Mastruco. 
This herbaceous plant is an habitat of South America. It is 
found growing in great abundance in the vicinity of Rio Janerio. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixt, en parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal propert ies of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four i arts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sir parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LEPTANDRA. (lep-tan' dra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Scrophulariaceee. 
SYN., Callistachya virginica, Eustachya alba* E. purpurea, L. purpu- 
rea, Psederota, Yeronica incarnata, Y. japonica, Y. sibirica, V. vir- 
ginica. 
VULG., Black root, Bowman’s root, Brinton root, Culver’s physic, 
Culver’s root, Tall speedwell, Tall veronica, Veronica, Virginia 
speedwell. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is an habitat of the Eastern 
United States of North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there 
are the decimal and centesimal triturations of the active princi- 
ple leptandrin * 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen part of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through ding 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
* The resinous substance termed leptandrin, is composed of gum resin and a 
crystalline principle precipitated from a concentrated tincture of the root. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
447 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first dec mat dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourtli parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol,, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourth* parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet i-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Tkitukations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of leptandrin. Deposit the active principle in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar 
to one part of leptandrin. Deposit the leptandrin in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the active principle, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE. (le-vis’ti-cum of-fic-i-na'le.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferse. 
SYN., Lignsticum levisticum. 
VULG., Lovnge. 
This plant is a native of Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tinctnre .—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried seeds. Run the seeds through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 
vvith the alcohol, firmly pack in a conical percolator; add the alcohol, from 
time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient 
water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 448 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The drugpower of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths gram of the recently dried seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941. two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding "to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part, of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part or 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LIATRIS SPICATA. (li-a'iris spi-ca'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
YULG., Gay leather, Button snakeroot. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to the Middle and Southern 
United States of America. 
LIATRIS SQUARROSA. (li-ci'tris squnr-ro sa.j 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
VULG., Backache root, Blazing star, Devil's l)ite, Prairie pines, Rat- 
tlesnake’s master, Rough root, Sowwort, Throatvvort. 
This species of the liatris is also indigenous to the United 
States. 
The Preparations of the root of these two species are their 
tinctures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen pa7-ts of alcohol, sp. gr‘ 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
449 
LILIUM TIGRINIM. (lil'i-um ti'gri-num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliaceae. 
VULG., Spotted lily, Tiger lily. 
This plant is indigenous to China and Japan. 
The Preparations of the fresh plant are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fresh plant in flower. Chop up the plant and bruise 
thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LIRIODENDRON. (ler-e-o-clen' dron.) 
NAT. ORDER, Magnoliaceae. 
SYN., L. obtusiloba, L. procermn. 
VULO., American poplar, American tulip tree, Common tulip tree, Cy- 
prus tree, Lyre tree of America, Old wife’s shirt, Tulip bearing pop- 
lar, Tulip tree bark, White wood. 
This, an indigenous forest tree, is common everywhere 
throughout North America. 
The Preparations of the bark of this tree are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, and six parts of the fresh inner bark of the root. Chop and bruise the 
bark thoroughly in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the inner bark of the fresh root. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-foutth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 450 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, »p. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LITHIUM BROMICUM. (lUh'i-um bro'mi-cum.) 
SYN., Lithium bromatum, Lithium hydrobromicum, Litliii bromidum. 
VULO., Bromide of lithium. 
Formula.—Li Br; 87. 
This salt is obtained by dissolving carbonate of lithium in liy- 
drobromic acid, and evaporating the solution to dryness. 
Tlie Preparations of this salt'are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the bromide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar, and steadily triturate for ten tnin- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part, of the bromide. Deposit the bromide in a-porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
LITHIUM CARBONICUM. {lith'i- um car-bon' i-cum.) 
SYN., Carbonas lithicus, Lithic carbonate, Litliii carbonas. 
VULG.j Carbonate of Lithium. 
Formula.—Li2 CO3; 74. 
The mineral substance lithium is found in nature either as a 
chloride, fluoride or silicate, associated with silicate of alumin- 
ium or with silicate of sodium and fluoride of potassium. The 
salt lithium carbonicum is obtained by treating a concentrated 
aqueous solution of the chloride of lithium with carbonate of 
ammonium. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
451 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of carbonate of lithium. Deposit the salt in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
onep -.rt of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the carbonate of lithium. Deposit the carbonate in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and*triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
LOBELIA. (lo-be'li-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lobeliaceae. 
SYN., Lobelia inflata, Rapnntium inflation. 
YULG., Asthma root, Bladder-podded lobelia, Bugle weed, Emetic 
herb, Emetic weed, Eyebriglit (?), Fever cure, Indian tobacco, Lo- 
belia, Puke root, Wild tobacco. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS. (lo-be'li-a car-di-nol'is.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lobeliaceae. 
YULG., Cardinal flower, Red cardinal flower, Red lobelia. 
LOBELIA SYPHILITICA. (lo-be'li-a syph-i-lit'i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lobeliaceae. 
SYN., Lobelia cerulea, L. Glandulosa. 
YULG., Bine cardinal flower, Bine lobelia, Great lobelia. 
These several species of lobelia, all biennial plants, are indig- 
enous to the United States of America. 
The Preparations of these plants are their tinctures and their 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried whole plant. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 452 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LOLUM TEMULENTUM. (lo'li-um tcm-u-lent'um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Graminacese. 
SYN., Lolium arvense, L. robustum. 
YULG., Bearded darnel, Cock-grass, Darnel, Lare. 
This annual plant is an habitat of both Europe and Western 
Asia. 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried ripe seeds. Run the seeds through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
moisten with alcohol and firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the alco- 
hol, from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add 
sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried ripe seeds. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourtli parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LYCITM BARBARUM. (ly'ci-um bar'ba-rum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanceae. 
SYN., Matrimony vine. 
This thorny shrub is indigenous to Southern Europe, and is 
also an habitat of Asia. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of the leaves of this shrub are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
LYCOPERSICUM. {ly -co-per' si-ciim.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanacew. 
SYN., Lycopersicum cresifornie, L. esculentum, Mala aurea, M. lyco- 
persica, Poma amoris, Solatium lycopersicum. 
YULG., Love apple, Tomato. 
This herbaceous plant, now extensively cultivated for its edible 
fruit, is an indigene of South America. 
The Preparations of the leaves and stems of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides 
these, there is an ointment of lycopersicum. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and four parts of the fresh leaves and stems (of the plant when in 
flower). Bruise the plant thoroughly in a Wedge wood mortar, express ihe 
juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mixture shall have the specific gravity 
of '941, then transfer the plant, the expressed juice and alcohol to a suitable 
vessel and add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the menstruum shall equal 
sixteen parts. Macerate for fourteen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh leaves and stems. 
Dilutions—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp.gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Ointment.—To seventy-five parts of lard and fifteen parts of yellow wax add 
ten parts of sound ripe fruit. Fuse the lard and wax together and constantly 454 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
stir until cold; scald and peal the fruit, bruise it to a pulp, and remove the 
seeds by passing it through a moderately fine sieve. Finally add the to- 
mato, in small quantities, to the ointment and thoroughly incorporate them 
without the aid of heat on a porcelain tile with a spatula. 
LYCOPODIUM. (li-ko-po' de-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lycopodiaceae. 
SYN., Lycopodium davatuni, L. inflexum, Muscus clavatus, M. squa- 
inosus vulgaris, M. terrestris repens, M. ursinus. Pes leoninus, P. 
ursinus. 
YULG., Club moss, Stag’s liorn, Witch meal, Wolf’s claw, Vegetable 
sulphur. 
This name is given to the sporules or dust from the capsules 
of the lycopodium clavatum, a cryptogamic plant that is indige- 
nous to both Europe and America. 
The Preparations* of this substance are the tincture its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions, and its decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of lycopodium and two parts of coarse milk sugar. Tritu- 
rate the lycopodium and milk sugar together in a porcelain mortar thoroughly 
with pressure—using small quantities at a time; repeat the process of tritura- 
tion, using small quantities as before, but with a sufficient quantity of alcohol to 
form a mixture having the consistency of cream. Triturate the mixture as 
directed, for three hours; transfer it to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for seven days; pour off the alcohol carefully, remove the residue, 
and firmly pack it in a small cylindrical percolator. Add the alcohol, again 
from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts, then add suffi- 
cient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincturef is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal propertiesof one-fourth grain of the sporules of club moss (lycopo Hum). 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
* Under the microscope the sporules of club moss, in a dry state, have the 
appearance of being indentated opaque greenish-yellow colored spheres; in a 
media of alcohol or acetic acid, however, they are seen as partially transparent 
nodulated hemispherical bodies—resting on a trihedral base, a sort of a bal- 
loon shape formation, at the apex of which there is a fragmentary pedicle. 
Their structure is firmly rigid. Nearly 50 per cent of their weight is due to a 
colorless, fluid, fixed oil that is soluble in alcohol. 
f The therapeutic value of the tincture depends entirely upon the process of 
trituration; on the rupturing of the sporules and thereby liberating their fat. HOMffiOPATHIC DISPENSATORY 
455 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Teitueations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of lycopodium. Deposit the drug in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar (kept moistened with alcohol) and 
steadily triturate for sixty minutes; add three parts more of fine milk sugar and 
again triturate for sixty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate 
for sixty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten parts 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the first, decimal in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the first decimal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety- nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
LYCOPUS. {lie' o-pus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiata?. 
SYN., L. macrophyllus, L. pumilns, L. nniflorus, L. virginieus. 
YIJLG., American archangel, Ritter bugle, Bugle weed, Gipsey weed, 
Paul’s betony, Red areliangel, Sweet bugle, Water bugle, Water 
hoarhound, Virginia hoarhound. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to the United States of 
North America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried whole plant. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 456 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MAGNESIA CALCINATA. (mag-ne'zhe-a cal-ci-na'ta.) 
SYN., Magnesia levis, M. usta. 
VULG., Calcined magnesia, Light magnesia. 
Formula.—Mg O; 40. 
This earthy substance is obtained by submitting the light car- 
bonate of magnesia to a degree of heat sufficient to expel the 
carbonic acid and water. The magnesia is introduced into a 
Hessian crucible, loosely covered and submitted to a red heat 
until it ceases to effervesce when treated with diluted sulphuric 
acid. 
The Preparations of this earthy substance are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of calcined magnesia. Deposit the earth in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of calcined magnesia. Deposit the magnesia in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the earth, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MAGNESIA CARBONICA. (mag-ne'zhe-a car-ban'i-ca.) 
SYN., Carbonas magnesicus, Magnesia aerata, M. alba, M. alba precipi- 
tata, Magnesia; carbonas levis, M. hydrico carbonica, Magnesic car- 
bonate, Magnesium carbonate hydrated, Salis ainari. 
VULG., Carbonate of magnesia, Carbonate of magnesium, Light car- 
bonate of magnesia. 
Formula.—3 Mg CO3, Mg 2 HO, 4 H2 O; 364 
This salt is obtained by boiling together a solution of sulphate 
of magnesia (11 per cent) and a solution of carbonate of soda 
(13 per cent); the precipitate (carbonate of magnesia) is col- HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
457 
lected on filtering paper, is thoroughly washed, and is finally 
dried over a water bath. This salt is wholly insoluble in alcohol 
and is but slightly soluble in water. 
Tests.—A 2 per cent aqueous solution of the salt (acidified), 
should not yield a precipitate when treated with chloride of bar- 
ium, thus showing the absence of a sulphate. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one pari of carbonate of magnesia. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of carbonate of magnesia. Deposit the magnesia in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MAGNESIA MURIATICA. (mag-ne' zhe-a mu-ri-at’ i-ca.) 
SYN., Chloras magnesieus, Magnesic chloride, Magnesii chloridum 
Magnesium chloride. 
YU LG., Chloride of magnesium, Muriate of magnesia. 
Formula.—Mg Cl. 
This salt is obtained by dissolving carbonate of magnesia and 
carbonate of ammonium in hydrochloric acid; neutralizing the 
acid with the carbonates, mixing the two solutions, evaporating 
the mixture to dryness and subsequently exposing the salt in a 
porcelain crucible to red heat. This white crystalline salt is very 
deliquiscent and should therefore be kept in a well-stopped 
bottle. 
The Preparations of this salt are the solution and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 458 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Solution.—To prepare the solution, dissolve in nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835 one part of the chloride of magnesia. 
This solution in drug strength is equal to the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the third decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'83;>, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the solution; the second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MAGNESIA PHOSPHORIC A. (mag-ne' zhe-ci fos-four' i-ca.) 
YULG., Phosphate of magnesia. 
Formula.—2 Mg O. PO5. HO 14 H2 O. 
This salt is obtained in the form of minute, colorless prisms 
from the mixed solutions of phosphate of soda and sulphate of 
magnesia. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of phosphate of maguesia. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar aud steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar aud again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the phosphate of magnesia. Deposit the phosphate in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
thirty-three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MAGNESIA SULPHURICA. (mag-ne'zhe-ci sul-fu' ri-ca.) 
SYN., Magnesii sulphas, Magnesia vitriolata, Magnesic sulphate, Mag- 
nesium sulphate, Sal amnrum, S. angllcum, S. epsomense, S. sedli- 
ceuse, Sulfas mngnesicus, Talcum sulphuricum. 
YIILG., Epsom salts, Sal epsom, Sulphate of magnesia. 
Formula.—Mg SO4. 7 H2 O; 246. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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This salt is obtained by dissolving in diluted sulphuric acid 
native carbonate of magnesium (magnesite); the carbonate is 
added until effervescence ceases, when the solution is boiled to 
expel the carbonic acid gas and is then filtered and concentrated 
by evaporation. The rhombic prisims, or needle-like crystals, 
are both colorless and odorless, of a saline bitter taste and are 
soluble in their own weight of water at (15° C.) 59°F. The 
crystals slowly effloresce in a dry atmosphere and are insoluble 
in alcohol. 
Tests.—A 10 per cent aqueous solution of sulphate of mag- 
nesia when treated with hydrosulphurie acid or sulphide of am- 
monium should not yield a precipitate, thus showing an absence 
of metals. A precipitate being thus produced, further treat a 
portion of the solution with ferrocyanide of potassium; a blue 
colored precipitate indicates that the metallic substance is iron, 
while a mauve colored precipitate indicates that it is copper. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of sulphate of magnesia. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of sulphate of magnesia. Deposit the magnesia in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the lust portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MAGNESIUM METALLICUM. (mcuj-ne'zhe-um me-tal'ii- 
cum.) 
YULG., Magnesium metal. 
Formula.—Mg; 24. 
This metallic substance is obtained from the chloride salt by 460 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
the action of sodium; by the aid of heat the chlorine unites with 
the sodium forming chloride of sodium, which is subsequently 
dissolved out leaving the magnesium behind in the form of a 
gray-colored precipitate. 
The Preparations of this precipitated metal are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the metal. Deposit the metal in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for twenty 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for twenty 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for filteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of'milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the metal. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mortar, and divile the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty miuutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MAGNOLIA. (mcig-no li-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Magnoliacete. 
SYN., Magnolia fragrans, M. glanca, M. longifolia, M. virginiana. 
YULG., Beaver tree, Laurel magnolia, Small magnolia, Swamp sassa- 
fras, Sweet bay, Sweet magnolia, White bay, White laurel. 
This large shrub is indigenous to North America; it grows 
along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts, southward to Lou- 
isiana. 
The Preparations of the fresh flowers of this plant are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.*—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the fresh flowers. Bruise the flowers thoroughly in a 
* A tincture of the fresh bark of the root may be prepared as follows:—Take 
fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, and four parts of the fresh bark of the 
root. Chop the hark up and bruise it thoroughly in an iron mortar, transfer to 
a suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
461 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express the tincture and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
four, hs parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MANCINELLA. (man-ci-nel' la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiaeeae. 
SYN., Hippomane maneinella. 
YU LG., Manchineel, Manchioneal. 
This an exceedingly poisonous tree, is indigenous to South 
America. 
The Preparations of both the bark and leaves are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts of the recently dried bark of the twigs, and two parts of the 
recently dried leaves. Run the plant through drug mill, reduce to a moder- 
ately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macer- 
ate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'855, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MANDAGORA. (man-da-go' r a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanuceae. 
SYN., Atropa mandagoro, Mandagora officinarum. 
VULG., European mandrake. 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Kun the root through diug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
. The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare ihe first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MANGANUM ACETICUM. (man' ga-num a-cet' i-cum.) 
SYN., Acetas manganus, Manganesii acetas, Manganiuni acetieum, 
Manganous acetate. 
YULG., Acetate of manganese. 
This salt is obtained by neutralizing a 6 per cent solution of 
glacial acetic acid with recently precipitated carbonate of man- 
ganese. The solution is filtered, evaporated and set aside for 
crystallization. The crystals are colorless, rhombic prisms. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of acetate of manganese. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts moreof milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts moreof milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
AU subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of acetate of manganese. Deposit the acetate in a porcelain mortar, aud 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts,to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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MANGANUM CARBONICUM. (man'ga-num car-bon'i-cum.) 
SYX., Carbonas manganous, Manganesii carbonas, Manganium carbon- 
icum, Manganous carbonate. 
VULG., Carbonate of Manganese. 
This salt is obtained by adding to a saccharated solution of 
manganous chloride or sulphate, a solution of carbonate of so- 
dium. The bright, brownish-colored precipitate should be well 
washed and then rapidly dried at a low temperature. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Tkitukations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of carbonate of manganese. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding tiituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of carbonate of manganese. Deposit the carbonate in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MANGANUM HYPEROXYDATUM. (man' ga-num liy-per- 
ox-i-dat ’ um.) 
SYN., Manganesii oxidum nigrum, Maiiganum oxydatum nativum, Ox- 
ydum manganicum. 
VULG., Binoxide of manganum, Black oxide of manganese, Dioxide of 
manganese, Peroxide of manganese, Pyrolusite. 
Formula.—Mn O; 87. 
The black oxide of manganese is frequently met with in the 
vicinity of Aberdeenshire, England. As a native mineral ore it 
is a heavy steel-gray, or a grayish-black crystalline powder. It 
is insoluble, but is decomposed by heat and by hot hydrochloric 
acid and by sulpnuric acid. 
The Preparations of the binoxide are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 464 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of binoxide of manganese. Deposit the binoxide 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily tritu- 
rate for fifteen minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for fifteen minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part ot each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of binoxide of manganese. Deposit the binoxide in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the binoxide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MANGANUM SULPHURICUM. (man' ga-num siil-fu' ri- 
cum.) 
SYN., Mangani sulphas, Manganesii sulphas, Manganous sulphate, 
Sulphas manganosus. 
VULG., Sulphate of manganese. 
Formula.—Mn SO4 4 H2 O; 222. 
This salt ( amorphous with sulphate of magnesia) is obtained 
by heating together binoxide of manganese and sulphuric acid. 
The binoxide thus loosing its oxygen, unites with the acid form- 
ing the sulphate; water is then added, the solution boiled, filtered, 
and evaporated and set aside for crystallization. Sulphate of 
manganese crystallizes in the form of transparent, pale, rose- 
colored right rhombic prisms which are freely soluble in water 
but which are wholly insoluble in alcohol. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare tlie first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of sulphate of manganese. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
465 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of sulphate of manganese. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MANZ ANITA. (mcin-za-ne1 ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ericaceae. 
SYN., Aretostapliylos glauca. 
YULG., Manzanita. 
This shrub is indigenous to North America. It grows abun- 
dantly, both on the (Pacific) coast range and to the eastward on 
the Sierra Nevada mountains. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through 
drag mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contaius the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MARRUBIUM. ( mar-ru' bi-nm.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatae. 
SYN., Marrubimn album, M. vulgare. 
YU LG., Horehound, White horehound. 
This perennial plant, although an habitat of the United States 
of America, is an indigene of Europe. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 466 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen part < of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MELASTOMA ACKERMANNI. (me-las' io-ma ac-ker-man' 
ni.) 
NAT. ORDER, 3telastoniaceai 
SYN., Melastoma tapixirica. 
VULG., Tapixirica. 
This shrub is indigenous to tropical America. 
Tlie Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sew n and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet /-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MELILOTL S. (mel-i-lo ’ tus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosae. 
SYN., Melilo+"s alba, 31. leucantha, M. officinalis (?). 
YU LG., Swe. Cioycr, White melilot. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPEN8AT011Y. 
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MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS. (meU-lo'tus of-fic-i-na'Us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Legnminossc. 
SYN., Melilotus vulgaris, Trifolium officinale. 
YULG., King’s clover, Sweet clover, Yellow melilot. 
These species of melilotus, both annuals, although naturalized 
and cultivated as garden plants in North America are indigenous 
to Europe. 
The Preparations of the fresh flowers of these plants are 
their tinctures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the fresh flowers. Bruise the flowers thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and thre-"- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835. one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MELISSA. (me-lis'sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatee. 
SYN., Melissa oflicinalis. 
YULG., Balm, Common balm, Lemon balm. 
This perennial plant, naturalized and extensively cultivated in 
the gardens of this country, is an indigene of Southern Europe, 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen ports of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the fresh leaves. Bruise the leaves thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this solution is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 468 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourths parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MENISPERMUM CANADENSE. {men-i-sper' mum can-a- 
den' sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Menispermaeeie. 
SYN., Cissampelos smilacina, M. angnlatum, M. smilacinnm. 
VULGr., Canada wormwood, Canadian moonseed, Moonseed, Texas sar- 
saparilla, Y ine maple, Yellow parilla. 
This plant, a climber, is an habitat of the United States and 
Canada. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare tlio first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MENTHA AQUATICA. (men 'ilia a-q uat' i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiata;. 
SYN., Menthastrum. 
YULGr., Water mint. 
MENTHA PIPERITA. {men' iha pip-e-ri'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiata;. 
SYN., Mentha hircina, M. officinalis, M. viridi aquatica. 
YULGL, Peppermint. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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MENTHA VIRIDES. (men ’ tha ver' i-dis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatm. 
SYN., Mentha sativa, M. spicata, M. vulgaris. 
VULG., Spearmint. 
These several species of mentha are indigenous to Europe; 
but the two latter ones are largely cultivated in North America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of these plants are their 
tinctures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the leaves of the fresh plant. Bruise the leaves thor- 
oughly in a AVedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alco- 
hol and macerate for seven days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MENYANTHES. (me-ny-an'ihes.) 
NAT. ORDER, Gentianaceae. 
SYN., Menyanthes trifoliata, Trifolium amarum, T. aquaticnm, T. 
Abram. 
YU LG., Bitter worm, Bog' bean, Brook bean, Buck bean, Marsh tre- 
foil, Water shamrock. 
This perennial plant is native to both Europe and North 
America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. tir. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts ab*''- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 470 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr, 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of 1 he tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MEPHITIS AMERICANA. (me-p hi' Us ci-mer-i-can' a.) 
ORDER, Carnivora. 
CLASS, Mammalia. 
FAMILY, Mustelina. 
SYN., Mephitis putorius, Yiverra putorius. 
VULG., Pole cat, Skunk. 
The preparations of the secretions of the anal glands of this 
animal are the alcoholic solution and its centesimal dilutions. 
The Solution.—To prepare the solution, dissolve in nine parts of alcohol, sp. 
gr. '835, one part of the secretions of the anal glands of the mephitis americana. 
This solution, in drug strength, is equal to the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr '835, ten parts of the solution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MERCURIALIS PERENNIS. (mer-cu-ri-a' lis pe-ren' nis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Eupliorbiaceae. 
SYN., Canina brassica, Cynocrambes, Mercurialis montane, M. sylves. 
tris. 
VULG., Dog’s Mercury. 
This herbaceous plant is an indigene of Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixUen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried herb. Run the herb through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
suflicient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried herb. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
471 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MERCURIUS ACETICUS. (mer-cu-re' us a-cei i-cus.) 
SYN., Acetas hydrargyrosus, Hydrargyrum aceticum oxydatum, Mer- 
curius acetate. 
YULG., Acetate of mercury, Subacetate of mercury. 
This salt is obtained by decomposing a solution of mercuric 
nitrate by adding to it a solution of carbonate of sodium; the 
residual mercury is then washed and afterward dissolved in boil- 
ing water acidulated with glacial acetic acid. 
For Preparations See Mercurius Vivus. 
MERCURIUS BROMIDUM. (mer-cu' ri-us bro-mi' dum.) 
SYN., Mercurii bromidum, Mercurous bromide, M. protobromide. 
YULG., Bromide of mercury, Protobromide of mercury. 
This salt is obtained by adding a solution of bromide of po- 
tassium to a solution of mercuric nitrate; the white flocculent 
precipitate is bromide of mercury. Bibromide of mercury or 
mercuric bromide, an irritant poison, is obtained by digesting 
the mercurius bromide in water containing bromide. The crys- 
tals of mercuric bromide are soluble in both alcohol and water. 
For Preparations See Mercurius Vivus. 
MERCURIUS CORROSIVE S. (mer-cu' re-us cor-ro' si-vus.) 
SYN., Chloretuin liydrargyricum, Hydrargyrum bichloratum corrosi- 
Tuni, H. corrosivum suhlimatnm, H. mnriaticum corrosivum, H. 
perchloridum, Mercuric chloride, Mercurius sublimatus, M. subli- 
matus corrosivus. 
VULG., Bichloride of mercury, Corrosive chloride of mercury, Corro- 
sive sublimata, Oxymuriate of mercury, Perchloride of mercury. 
Formula.—Hg Cl2; 270.5 
This salt is obtained by treating mercury (quicksilver) with 
hot sulphuric acid by the means of a sand-bath, and subsequently 
mixing it (mercuric sulphate) with chloride of sodium and sub- 
mitting it to a process of sublimation. Corrosive sublimate, 
either in form of rhombic crystals or in crystalline masses, is 
soluble in 16 parts of water and also in 3 parts of alcohol at 
(51° C.) 59° F. 
The Preparations of mercuric chloride (not mercurous chlo- 
ride, calomel) are the alcoholic solution, its decimal and centes- 
imal dilutions and the decimal and centesimal triturations. 472 
special pharmacy: 
The Solution.—In nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, dissolve one part of 
mercuric chloride. 
This solution, in drug strength, is equal to the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the third decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the solution; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of mercuric chloride. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nineparis of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar 
to one part of mercuric chloride. Deposit the mercury in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for t wenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration, adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MERCURIES CYANATUS. (mer-cu' re-us cy-an-a' tus.) 
SYN., Cyanuretum hydrargyricum, Hydrargri cyanidum, Hydrargy- 
rum cyanatum, Mercuric cyanide, Mercurii cyanuretum, Mercurius 
dorussicus. 
YULG., Bicyanide of mercury, Cyanide of mercury, Cyanuret of mer- 
cury. 
Formula.—Hg CN2; 251.5. 
This salt is obtained from an aqueous solution of ferrocyanide 
of potassium and mercuric sulphate; the solution is made hot 
and contains one part of the former to two parts of the latter 
salt. On cooling and filtering the solution, the salt is deposited 
in quadrangular prisms. Mercuric cyanide is soluble in thirteen 
parts of water, and in eighteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, at 
(15° C.) 59° F. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of this salt when treated with a 
dilute aqueous solution of iodide of potassium should not yield 
a red or pink colored precipitate, thus showing the absence of 
mercuric chloride (corrosive sublimate). 
The Preparations of mercuric cyanide are the alcoholic so- 
lution, its decimal and centesimal dilutions and the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
The Solution.—In ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, dissolve one part 
of mercuric cyanide. 
The drug strength of this solution is equal to either the second decimal, or, 
to the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the third decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the fourth decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the third decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the solution; the third centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of mercuric cyanide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal'in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of mercuric cyanide. Deposit the mercury in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first <entesimal trituration. 
MERCLEIUS DULCIS. (mer-cu' re-us dul' cis.) 
SYN., Chloretum hydrargyrosum, Chloruretum hydrargyrosum clilo- 
ratum dulce, H. chloratum mite, H. muriaticum dulce, H. muriati- 
cum mite, H. subchloridum, Mercurous chloride. 
VULtr., Calomel, Mild chloride of mercury, Subchloride of mercury, 
Submuriate of mercury. 
Formula.—Hg2 Cl2; 470.2. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This salt is obtained by subliming a mixture of mercuric sul- 
phate, mercury (quicksilver) and chloride of sodium. The 
mixture is sublimed into a chamber of sufficient capacity that 
the sublimate (mercurous chloride) shall fall as a dull white 
powder rather than adhere to the sides as a crystalline crust. 
Tests.—Distilled water being boiled with calomel when fil- 
tered and treated with a solution of caustic potassa should not 
yield a yellow precipitate, thus showing the presence of mercu- 
ric chloride (corrosive sublimate). 
For Preparations See Mercurius Yivus. 
MERCURIUS IODATUS FLAVUS. (mer-cu' re-us i-o- 
dai ’ us fla' vus.) 
SYN., Hydrargyri iodium, H. iodidum viride, H. proto-ioduretum, Hy- 
drargyrum iodatum, H. iodatum ilavum, H. sub-iodatum, Iodetum 
hydrargyrosum, loduretum hydrargyri, Mercurii iodidum, Mercu- 
rius iodatus, Mercurius proto-iodatus, Mercurous iodide. 
VULG., Green iodide of mercury, Proto-iodide of mercury, Yellow 
iodide of mercury. 
Formula.—Hg212; 652.6. 
This salt, mercurous iodide, is obtained by triturating to- 
gether, in a Wedge wood mortar, mercury (quicksilver) and 
iodine in the presence of a limited quantity of alcohol. After a 
few days the iodide is washed first with ether, to remove any 
mercuric iodide if present, and then with alcohol so long as the 
washings are affected by liydrosulplmric acid. Mercurous iodide 
should be kept in well-stopped bottles and should be well pro- 
tected from light. 
For Preparations See Mercurius Vivus. 
MERCURIUS IODATUS RUBER. {mer-cu're-us i-o-dai'us 
ru' her.) 
SYN., Biniodium hydrargyri, Deutoioduretum hydrargyri, Hydrargyri 
iodium rubrum, Hydrargyrum bi-iodatum rubrum, H. biniodatum, 
H. deutiodatum, loduretum hydrargyricum, Mercurius deutiodatus, 
Mercuric iodide, Mercurii biniodium, Mercurious biniodatus, M. 
iodatus ruber. 
VULG., Biniodide of mercury, Deutiodide of mercury, Red iodide of 
mercury. 
Formula.—Hg I2; 452.9. 
This salt, mercuric iodide, is obtained by gradually adding to 
a solution of iodide of potassium a solution of mercuric chloride HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY 
475 
(corrosive sublimate) and constantly stirring the former solu- 
tion while the other is being added. The beautiful scarlet red 
crystals are insoluble in water and are but slightly soluble in 
alcohol;—in about 130 parts of alcohol (15° C.) 59° F. 
The Preparations of both mercurous and mercuric iodide 
are the decimal and centesimal triturations. Besides these, 
there is an ointment of red iodide of mercury. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar, and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate/or fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To eighty-nine parts of lard and seventeen parts of yellow wax 
add four parts of red iodide of mercury (mercuric iodide). Or, to ninety-six 
parts of simple ointment add four parts of red iodide of mercury. Triturate 
the mercury until finely divided, thoroughly incorporate it with the ointment, 
adding a small quantity at a time, when cold. 
MERCURIES NITRICUS. (mer-cu' ri-us ni' tri-cus.) 
SYN., Hydrargyricum oxydatum nitricum crystallisatum, M. nitrosus, 
Nitras hydrargrosus, Mercuric nitrate. 
YULG., Neutral nitrate of mercury, Proto-nitrate of mercury. 
Formula.—Hg6 O3 6 NO3. 
This salt is obtained by adding mercury (quicksilver) to con- 
centrated (strong) nitric acid, sp. gr. 1.42, and warming the mix- 
ture; the mercuric nitrate, in crystals, is deposited on cooling. 
The salt is subsequently removed, washed with alcohol and dried. 
(For Preparations See Mercurius Virus.) 476 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
MERCURIUS OXYDATUS FLATUS. ( mer-cu' ri-us ox 
i-da'tus fta'vus.) 
SYN., liydrargyricum oxydatum flavum, Mercuric oxide. 
YULG., Yellow oxide of mercury. 
Formula.—Hg O; 216. 
This salt is obtained by adding a solution of mercuric chloride 
(corrosive sublimate) or mercuric nitrate* to lime water, or to a 
solution of potash or soda. 
(For Preparations See Mercurius Yivus.) 
MERCURIUS PRECIPITATES ALBUS. {mer-cu' re-us 
pre-cip-i-ta'tus al'bus. 
SYN., Hydrargyri ammonia chloricum, Hydrargyrum amidato bichlo- 
ratum, H. aiiunonio muriaticum, H. ammoniatum, H. muriaticum 
precipitatum, H. precipitatum album, Mercuric amnionic chloride, 
Mercurii preeipitatus albus, Mercurius cosmeticus, Murias oxydi liy- 
drargyri ammoniacalis. 
YULG., Ammoniated chloride of mercury, White precipitate. 
Formula.—NH2 Hg Cl; 251.5. 
This salt is obtained by adding an aqueous solution of mer- 
curic chloride (corrosive sublimate) to water of ammonia. The 
precipitate is well washed with water and dried over a water 
bath. 
(For Preparations See Mercurius Yivus.) 
MERCURIUS PRECIPITATES RUBER. (mer-cu' re-us 
pre-cip-i-ta' tus ru' her.) 
SYN., Hydrargyri nitrico-oxidum, H. oxidum rubrum, Hydrargyrum 
oxydatum rubrum, Mercurii preeipitatus rubrum, Mercuric oxide, 
Mercurius corrosivus ruber. Mercurous oxide, Oxydum hydrargyri- 
cum, Peroxydum hydrargyri. 
YULG., Peroxide of mercury, Red oxide of mercury, Red precipitate. 
Formula.—Hg O; 216. 
This salt is obtained by simply heating mercuric nitrate until 
red vapors cease to be evolved. 
(For Preparations See Mercurius Yivus.) 
* Lotion of Yellow Mercury.—The Lotio Hydrargyri Flam, B. P. is pre- 
pared by adding eighteen grains of mercuric chloride (corrosive sublimate) to 
ten nances of freshly prepared lime water. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
477 
MERCURIUS SOLUBILIS HAHNEMANNI. (mer-cu' re-ns 
sol-u' bil-is Hahn-ne-man' ni.) 
SYX., Hydrargyrum ammonio nitrieum, H. oxydulatum nigrum, Mer- 
curius solubilis, Oxydulum hydrargyri salinum. 
VULG., Black oxide of mercury. 
This salt is obtained by gradually adding concentrated water 
of ammonia to a saturated solution of mercuric nitrate. 
(For Preparations See Mercurius Vivus.) 
MERCITRIUS SULPHURETUM NIGRUM. (mer-cu' re-us 
sul-fu-ret' um ni' grum.) 
SY>\, Hydrargyrum sulphnretum nigrum, Mercurius proto-sulphide, 
Mercuric sulphide. 
\rULG., jEthiops mineralis, Black sulphide of mercury, Black sul- 
phnret of mercury, JSthiop’s mineral, Sub-sulphuret of mercury. 
This substance is obtained by triturating together mercury 
(quicksilver) and sulphur, so long as globules of the metallic 
element are visible. 
(For Preparations See Mercurius Vivus.) 
MERCURIUS SULPHURETUM RUBER. (mer-cu' re-ns 
sul-fu-ret' nm ru' her.) 
SYN., Cinnabaris, Hydrargyri sulphuretum rubrum, Hydrargyrum 
sulfuratum rubrum, Mercuric sulphide, Sulfuretum hydrargyri ru* 
brum, S. hydrargyricum. 
VULG., Bisulphuret of mercury, Cinnabas, Red sulphide of mercury. 
Red sulpliuret of mercury, Sulphide of mercury, Vermillion. 
Formula.—Hg S; 232. 
This salt is obtained by subliming a mixture of mercury 
(quicksilver) and sulphur. The sulphur is first melted and then 
the mercury is gradually added and constantly stirred until the 
mass becomes puffy; it is then set aside and when cool is finely 
triturated and afterward submitted to sublimation. 
Tests.—Digested in acetic acid and treated with a solution of 
iodide of potassium no yellow precipitate should occur, thus 
showing the absence of (red) lead; the salt being treated with 
a hot solution of carbonate of potash and filtered, the filtrate 
being acidulated with hydrochloric acid should not yield a yel- 
low precipitate, thus showing the presence of either antimony 
or arsenic; nor should another portion of the same filtrate when 
treated with a solution of the acetate of lead yield a yellow pre- 478 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
cipitate, thus showing the presence of either chromates or 
iodides. 
(For Preparations See Mercurius Vivus.) 
MERCURIUS SULPHURICUS. {mer-cu re-ns sul-fu'ri- 
cus.) 
SYN., Hydrargyri subsulphas, H. sulphas Hava. Hydrargyrum oxy* 
datum sub-sulphuricum, II. sulphuricum flavum, Mercuric sulphate, 
Mercurius emeticus flams, Sulphas hydrargyricus flavus. 
VUL(J., Turpeth mineral, Subsulphate of mercury, Yellow sulphate 
of mercury. 
Formula.—Hg S4; 328. 
This salt is obtained by digesting mercury (quicksilver) in 
hot, strong sulphuric acid. The mercury and acid are simply 
boiled together (one part of mercury to eight of the acid) and 
the heat is continued until all moisture is evaporated. 
(For Preparations See Mercurius Vivus.) 
MERCURIUS VIYUS. (mer-cu' re-ns vi' vus.) 
SYN., Argentum vivum, Hydrargyrum. 
YrULGr., Mercury, Quicksilver. 
Formula.—Hg; 200. 
Tliis metal occurring in nature as a sulphide, is separated from 
the sulphur by roasting. 
The Preparations of quicksilver together with its several 
salts are the decimal and centesimal triturations. Besides these, 
there are the following ointments: Blue ointment (Ung. hy- 
drargyrum), ointment of ammoniated mercury (white precipi- 
tate) (Ung. liydrarg. ammonium), ointment of nitrate of mercury 
(citrine ointment), (Ung. liydrarg. nitricum), ointment of yellow 
oxide of mercury (Ung. liydrarg. oxidumflavus) and ointment of 
red oxide of mercury (red precipitate), (Ung. liydrarg. oxidum 
rubrum). 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
■parts of milk sugar one part of quicksilver. Deposit the metal in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar (moistened with water) and steadily 
triturate for twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar (moistened) 
and again triturate for twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and 
triturate for twenty minutes, or until dry. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add halauce of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
479 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk sugar to ten parts 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the first decimal in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the first decimal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for tlie first centesimal trituration. 
Triturations of the Mercurial Salts.—To prepare the first decimal 
trituration it requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of the salt. Deposit 
the salt in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily 
triturate for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate i'or twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the salt. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the salt, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Blue Ointment.—To forty parts of benzoinated lard and ten parts of suet add 
fifty parts of mercury (quicksilver). Mix the lard and suet together and fuse 
them over a slow fire. Take two parts of the ointment when cold, transfer to a 
porcelain mortar and add the mercury and triturate until the metallic globules 
are no longer visible under a magnifying power of ten diameters. Warm the 
balance of the ointment (forty-eight parts) and gradually add to the mercurial 
base, continuing to triturate the same until the whole is thoroughly incorpo- 
rated. 
Citrine Ointment.—To seventy-seven and a half pads of lard and fifteen parts 
of nitric acid (sp. gr. 1'42) add seven and a. half parts of mercury (quicksilver). 
Transfer the lard to a porcelain capsule and heat to a temperature of 160° F.; 
add five parts of nitric acid and continue the heat until effervescence ceases. 
With the aid of heat dissolve the mercury in ten pads of nitric acid and add to 
the ointment, and stir constantly with a hard wooden spatula until cold. 
Ointment of Ammoniated Mercury.—To eight parts of lard and fifteen parts 
of yellow wax add ten parts of finely powdered ammoniated mercury (white 
precipitate). Transfer the lard and wax to a porcelain lined iron capsule or 
evaporating dish, and fuse them over a slow fire. Triturate the mercury with 
a limited quantity of the ointment (when cold) in a porcelain mortar until a 
smooth unctuous mixture is obtained; then add balance of the ointment and 
continue to triturate until the whole is thoroughly incorporated. 
Ointment of Red Oxide of Mercury.—This ointment is prepared in the 480 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
same manner as the anwnoniated mercury ointment; the only difference being 
a fact of substitution; the red oxide of mercury (red precipitate) in this instance 
is substituted for the ammoniated mercury. 
Ointment of Yellow Oxide of Mercury.—This ointment also is prepared in 
the same manner as the ammoniated mercury ointment; the yellow oxide of 
mercury being substituted for the ammoniated mercury. 
ME SEM BR Y AN T H EMU M. ( me-sem-bre-an' Ihe-mum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ficoidea*. 
SYN., M. crystallinum. 
YU LG., Diamond lig, European ice plant, Ice plant. 
This biennial succulent plant is an habitat of Southern Eu- 
rope. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and eight parts of the stems and leaves of the fresh plant. Chop up 
the plant and bruise it thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice 
and add sufficient alcohol (sp. gr. '835) that the mixture shall have the specific 
gravity of'941, and add enough more alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the menstruum 
shall equal sixteen parts. Transfer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel, add 
the menstruum and macerate for seven days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh plant 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MEZEREUM. (mez-e-re' urn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Tliymelacese. 
SYN., Chamsedaphne, Chaimelia germanica, Coccus chamelacus, C. gni- 
dus, Cocognidus, Daphne gnidum, D. laureola, D. mezereum, Dapli- 
noides, Laureola, Mezereum germanicum, M. oiflcinarum, Thymelae. 
YULG., Mezereon, Spurge olive. 
This small shrub daphne mezereum, is indigenous to the Brit- 
ish Isles. As an ornamental shrub, it is cultivated in both Eu- 
rope and America. 
The Preparations of the bark of this shrub are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
941, and four parts of the recently dried hark. Run the bark through drug mill, HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture* is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
A ll subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MILLEFOLIUM, (mil-le-fo' li-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Achillea alba, A. millefolium, A. myriophylli, A. setacea. 
VULG., Millfoil, Nose-bleed, Yarrow. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of the leaves and Mowers df this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried leaves and flowers. Run the leaves 
and flowers through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer 
to a suitable vessel and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves and flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MIMOSA HUMILIS. (me-mo' sa hu'm i- lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminoste. 
VULG., Sensitive plant. 
This plant is a native of South America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
*The active principle of Daphne mezereum is a glucoside termed Daphnin 
(C31 H34 O19). 482 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh leaves. Bruise the leaves thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MITCHELLA REPENS. (mii-cheVla re'pens.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rubiacew. 
YULO. Checker berry (?), Deer berry(?), One berry, Partridge berry 
(?), Squaw vine, Winter clover. 
This evergreen plant, a perennial creeper, is indigenous to 
North America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried leaves, ltun the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eigliths grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MOMORDICA BALSAMINA, {mo-mor'de-Ka bal-sa-mi'na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cucurbitacete. 
YULO., Balsam apple. 
This plant, an annual climber, is indigenous to the East In- 
dies. The plant is also cultivated in the United States of North 
America. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of the ripe fruit of this plant are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, 
there is an ointment of momordica. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the ripe fruit. Chop up and bruise the fruit in a 
Wedge wood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol (sp. gr. '835), 
that the mixture shall have the specific gravity of '941, and add enough more 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Transfer the 
bruised fruit to a suitable vessel and add the menstruum and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the ripe fruit. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths paris of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. two and one fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Ointment.—To seventy-five parts of lard and fifteen parts of yellow wax add 
ten parts of sound ripe fruit. Fuse the lard and wax together and constantly 
stir until cold; scald and peel the fruit, bruise it to a pulp, and remove the 
seeds by passing it through a moderately fine sieve. Finally, gradually add to 
the ointment and thoroughly mix with the aid of a bone or wooden spatula- 
MONARDA. {mo-nar' da.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatae. 
SYN., Monarda punctata. 
YUL(x., Horsemint. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is indigenous to the United 
States of America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fifteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate 
for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dil ution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety -six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety - 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 484 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MON0TROPA UNIFLORA. (mon-o-tro' pa u-ni-jlo' ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Galacineae. 
S\rN., M. morisoniana. 
VULG., Bird’s nest, Corpse plant, Fit plant, Fit root, Ice plant (?), 
Indian pipe, Ova ova, Pine sap, Pipe plant. 
This succulent annual plant is an habitat of the United States 
of America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MORPHIUM. (mor 'fe-um.) 
SYN., Morphia, Morphium purum, Morphinum. 
VULG.. Morphine. 
Formula.—C17 H19 NO3, H2 O; 303. 
This alkaloidal crystalline salt of opium is obtained oy satu- 
rating an infusion of opium first with alcohol and then with water 
of ammonia. The morphia crystallizes out in short, transparent, 
colorless prisms. The crystals are slightly soluble in water; are 
soluble in about 500 parts of boiling water, and in 100 parts of 
alcohol at (15° C.), 59° F. 
The Preparations of pure morphine are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of morphine. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, 
and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; add 
three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
485 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of mdlk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of morphine. Deposit the alkaloid in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MORPHIUM ACETICUM. (mor' fe-um a-cet ’ i-cum.) 
SYN., Acetas morphicus, Morphia acetate, Morphia; acetas, Morplii- 
nuin aceticum. 
YU LG., Acetate of morphine. 
Formula.—C17 H19 NO3. HC2 H3 O2. 3 H2 O; 399. 
This salt is obtained by dissolving pure morphia in diluted 
acetic acid. The solution is gradually evaporated over a water- 
bath, and is constantly stirred with a glass rod until dry. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
TuiTURATiONS.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acetate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily trii urate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for filteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the acetate. Deposit the acetate in a porcelain in >rtar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 486 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
MORPHII M MURIATICUM. ( mor 'fe-um mu-ri-at' i-cum.) 
SYN., Hydrochloras morpliicus, Morphia hydrochlorate, Morphia mu- 
riatica, Morphia} hydrochloras, M. murias, Morphinum hydrochlori- 
cum. 
VULG., Hydrochlorate of morphine, Muriate of morphine. 
Formula.—C17 H1J NO3, HC1, 3 H2 O; 375.4. 
This salt is obtained by dissolving pure morphia in distilled 
water slightly acidulated with muriatic acid. The solution is 
evaporated, and the feathery, silk-like acicular prisms crystallize 
out. The crystals are soluble in about twenty-five parts of water 
and in sixty parts of alcohol (15° C.) 59° F. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the muriate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar, and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and uiturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine ports of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part, of the muriate. Deposit the muriate in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MORPHII M SULPHURICUM. (mor'fe-um sid-fu ’ ri-cum.) 
SYN., Morphia sulphate, Morphias sulphas, Morphinum sulphuricum, 
Sulphas morphicus. 
VULG., Sulphate of morphia. 
Formula.—(C17 H19 NO3)2. H2 SO4. 5H20;758. 
This salt is obtained by dissolving pure morphia in distilled 
water slightly acidulated with sulphuric acid. The solution is 
evaporated, and the feathery, acicular prisms in form of white 
fasciculi crystallize out. The crystals of pure sulphate of mor- 
phia (uncombined with morpliium) are soluble in 2.4 parts of 
water and in 700 parts of alcohol (15° C.) 59° F. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
487 
Tests.—Salts of morphia are first made crimson red and then 
yellow, when treated with strong nitric acid. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. Besides these, there is an oleate of morphine. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes;' then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal'in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part. of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Oleate.—In one hundred and ninety-eight, parts of oleic acid dissolve two parts 
of sulphate of morphine. Triturate the morphine with a small quantity of 
the acid until the salt is dissolved; then add the balance of the oleic acid and 
agitate the solution thoroughly. 
MORUS RUBRA. (mo'rus ru'bra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Urticace®. 
VULO., Red mulberry. 
This tree is indigenous to the Northern, Middle, and Western 
States of North America. 
The Preparations of the bark of the root are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the root. Run the hark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried hark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first, decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 488 
SPECIAL PHABMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MOSCHUS. (mos'kus.) 
CLASS, Mammalia. 
ORDER, Ruminantia. 
FAMILY, Moschina. 
SYN., Moschus moschiferus, M. orientalis, M. tibetanus, M. tunqui- 
nensis. 
YULG., Musk. 
This odoriferous substance is the dried inspissated secretion 
from the preputial fossicles of the moschus moschiferus: the 
musk deer, inhabiting the mountainous regions of Central Asia. 
The Preparations of moschus are the tincture, its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions, and its decimal and centesimal tritu- 
rations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘941, and two parts ot genuine tonquin musk. Transfer the musk to a suitable 
vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days, and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of tonquin musk. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. ‘941, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one. part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of tonquin musk. Deposit the musk in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance ot milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar 
to one part of tonquin musk. Deposit the musk in a porcelain mortar, and di- 
vide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the musk, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finaliy, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding *o ninety-nine parts of milk HOMOEOPATHIC! DISPENSATORY. 
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sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MUREX. (raw ' rex.) 
CLASS, Mollusca. 
ORDER, Gasteropoda. 
FAMILY, Muricidae. 
SYN., Murex brandaris, M. purpurea, Purpura patula. 
VULG., Purple sea snail. 
This mollus inhabits the waters of the Adriatic and Meditera- 
nean seas. 
The preparations of the animal tissue of the sea snail are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh animal tissue. Transfer the sea snail to a 
Wedgewood mortar, bruise thoroughly and place in a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for seven days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh mollus. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MYRICA CERIFERA. (me-ri'cci ce-rif e-rci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Myricaceae. 
VULG., Bayberry, Candle berry, Myrtle bay berry tree, Sweet gale, 
Wax berry, Wax myrtle. 
This evergreen shrub, growing along the shores of the inland 
lakes, and also on the Atlantic coast, is indigenous to the United 
States of North America. 
The Preparations of the bark of the root of this shrub are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried hark of the root. Run the hark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 490 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture: the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MYRISTICA SERIFERA. (me-ris'te-ca se-bi-fe'ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Myristicaceae. 
SYN., Yirola sebifera. 
VULGu, Brazilian ucuha. 
This tree is an habitat of South America. 
The Preparations of the gum (concreted red sap) are the 
decimal and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the gum. Deposit the gum in a porcelain mor- 
tar, aud add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the gum. Deposit the gum in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the gum, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
MYRRH A. (mcr' rha.) 
NAT. ORDER, Burseraeete. 
SYN., Balsamodendron myrrha. 
YU LG., Myrrh. 
This substance is a concrete gum-resinous exudation from the 
bark of the balscimodendron myrrha, a small tree growing in 
Arabia. 
The Preparations of gum myrrh are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, and two parts of gum myrrh. Powder the gum coarsely, transfer to a HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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suitable vessel and and add the alcohol and macerate with frequent agitation 
until the gum is dissolved. Filter, and add sufficient alcohol (sp. gr. '835), 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of gum myrrh. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MYRTUS COMMUNIS. (mer' ius com-mu' nis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Myrtacea;. 
VULG., Myrtle. 
This shrub is an habitat of Europe, Asia and Africa. 
The Preparations of the bark of the young shoots, of the 
leaves and berries, are the tincture and its decimal and centesi- 
mal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts (each) of the recently dried bark, leaves and berries. Run 
the plant through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to 
a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express 
and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first dec mat dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sewn and three- 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet '-nine parts of alcohol, sp gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
NABULUS ALBUS. (nab'u-lus al bus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Nabulus serpentaria, Prenantlies alba, P. serpentaria. 
YULG., Cancer weed, Gall of the earth, Lion’s foot, Rattlesnake mas- 
ter (?), Rattlesnake root, White lettuce. 
This plant, an indigenous perennial, is found growing in rich, 
moist soils, in shady places, throughout the Middle and North- 
ern United States. 492 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried whole plant, ltun the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
NAJA TRIPUDIANS. (na ja iri-pii' di-ans.) 
CLASS, Kept ilia. 
ORDER, Squamata. 
FAMILY, Elapidae. 
SYN., Cobra di capello, Coluber naja. 
VULG., Hooded snake (Hindostan). 
The Preparations of the venom of this reptile are the centes- 
imal triturations. 
Tuitueations.—The /?rs< centesimal trituration requires ninety parts of milk 
sugar to ten parts of the first decimal trituration.* Deposit the first decimal in 
a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add 
one portion, thirty-three parts, to the first decimal, and steadily triturate for 
twenty minutes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; 
and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
N APHTHALINITM. (nap-tha-li'num.) 
SYi\., Naphthalin, Naphthalene. 
VULG., Naphthalin. 
Formula.—C10 H8; 128. 
*The venom of this reptile is alleged to have been secured, heretofore, by- 
being pressed from the poison sac of the living serpent and mixed with alcohol 
or alcohol and glycerin in proportions of one part of the former to nine parts of 
the latter; thereby making asolution which represents, in drug power, a strength 
equal to the first decimal dilution. It is suggested that the venom be secured 
in this instance as in the case of that of the crotalus horridus (See Foot note 
Page 183) by triturating the poison (one part) with milk sugar (nine parts.) HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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This substance, in form of colorless transparent crystalline 
lamina?, is found as one of the bi-products in the distillation of 
coal tar. The crystals are quite insoluble in water, are freely 
soluble in hot alcohol, in bisulphide of carbon, chloroform, ether, 
and also in both the fixed and volatile oils. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of napnthalin. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed tor the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of naphthalin. Deposit the naphtlialin in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NARCISSUS PSEUDO-NARCISSUS. (nar-cis'sus pseudo 
nar-cis' sus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Amaryllidaeeac. 
YULG., Daffodil, Narcissus. 
This bulbous plant is an indigene of Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of the bulb and flowers of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fourteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts each of the fresh bulbs and dowers. Bruise the plant thor- 
oughly in a AVedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alco- 
hol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941 four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made hv adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 494 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution 
NATIlLtt AHSEMCICUM. (na'irum ar-sen-i-si' cum.) 
SYN., Arsenias natricus, A. sodicus, Hydras-disodic arseuiate, Natri 
arsenias, Natruin arsenicatnm, Sod* arsenias, Sodii arsenias, So- 
dium arseniate. 
YULCr., Arseniate of soda (?), Arseniate of sodium. 
Formula.—Na2 HAs O4. 7 H2 O; 311.9. 
The colorless, transparent, prismatic crystals of arseniate of 
soda are obtained by fusing a mixture composed of arsenious 
acid, carbonate of sodium, and nitrate of sodium and dissolving 
the solidified mass in hot water; the solution is then filtered and 
set aside that crystallization shall occur. The salt is soluble in 
2.7 parts of water at (15° C.) 59° F. 
The Preparations* of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the arseniate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the arseniate. Deposit the arseniate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRITM ARSENICOSUM. (na'irurn ar-sen-i-co'sum.) 
SYN., Arseniosus nitricus, A. sodicus, Natri arseniosus, Sod* arseni- 
cosiun, Sodium arsenite. 
* Liquor SoDiE Arseni ATIS (U. S.) is prepared by heating arseniate of soda 
at a temperature not exceeding 300° F.; of this anhydrous salt (Na2 HAs O4 ) 
four grains are dissolved in one fluid ounce of distilled water. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
495 
YU LG., Arsenite of soda. Arsenite of sodium. 
Formula.—Na H2 As O3. 
This salt is obtained by dissolving arsenious acid in a solution 
of carbonate of sodium; the solution is boiled for some time, the 
carbonate being thus decomposed an arsenite is formed and is 
held in solution. The solution is afterward evaporated to dryness. 
The Preparations* of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the arsenite. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part ol 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugaT 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the arsenite. Deposit the arsenite in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM BENZOICUM. (na'trum ben-zo'i-cum.) 
SYN., Sod® benzoicum, Sodii benzoas. 
VULG., Benzoate of sodium. 
Formula.—Na C7 H5 O2. H2 O; 162. 
This salt is obtained by saturating a solution of benzoic acid 
with carbonate of sodium. The amorphous cream-white powder 
is soluble in two parts of water and in 44.7 parts of alcohol (15° 
C.) 59° F. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
* An arsenile is distinguished from an arseniate salt by treating an aqueous 
solution, slightly acidulated with hydrochloric acid, with hydrosulphuric acid. 
The solution if containing an arsenite salt, immediately yields a yellow colored 
precipitate (sulphide of arsenic). 496 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
TRITURATIONS.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine, 
parts of milk sugar one part of the benzoate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the benzoate. Deposit tlie benzoate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM BICARBONICUM. (na' trum bi-ccir-bon' i-cum.) 
SYN., Bicarbonas sodicus, Natrum carbonicum acidulum, Sod* bicar- 
bonas, Sodii bicarbonas, Sodium hydrocarbonate. 
VULG., Bicarbonate of soda, Bicarbonate of sodium. 
Formula.—Na HCO3; 84. 
This salt is prepared by saturating a mixture composed of the 
anhydrous carbonate of soda and carbonate of soda, in crystals, 
with carbonic acid gas. 
The Preparations of this salt are the solution and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
The Solution.—In ninety-nine parts of distilled water dissolve one part of 
carbonate of sodium. 
The drug strength of this solution is equal to either the second decimal dilu- 
tion, or, to the first centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the third decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the fourth decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the third decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the third centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
NATRUM BROMATUM. (na'trum bro-ma'tum.) 
SYN., Bromuretum sodicum, Yatrum liydrobromicum, Sodii bromidum, 
Sodium bromide. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
497 
VULGr., Bromide of Sodium. 
Formula.—Na Br; 102.8. 
The white mono-clinic or rhombic prisms of bromide of so- 
dium are obtained by decomposing a solution of bromine of iron 
with a solution of carbonate of sodium. The precipitate is separ- 
ated from the supernatant liquid by filtering; the filtrate is 
evaporated and set aside for crystallization. The crystals of 
bromide of sodium are soluble in 1.3 parts of water and in 12.9 
parts of alcohol at (15° C.) 59° F. 
The Preparations* of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the bromide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the bromide. Deposit the bromide in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRITM CARBONICUM. (na-irum car-ban' i-cum.) 
SYN., Carbonas sodicus, Disodic carbonate, Nat ruin carbonicum eru- 
dum, Salsodai, Sod* carbonas, Sodic carbonate, Sodii carbonas, So- 
dium carbonate. 
YULG., Carbonate of sodium, Sal soda, Washing soda. 
Formula.—Na2 CO3. 10 H2 O; 286. 
Carbonate of sodium results from treating chloride of sodium 
with sulphuric acid, then roasting the sulphate thus formed with 
*Tlie bromide is distinguished from the iodide salt hy treating an aqueous 
10 per cent solution, first, with gelatinized starch and afterward with a few 
drops of chlorine water. Iodine being present, a blue colored zone will appear 
at the line of contact. 498 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
lime stone. The carbonate of sodium is dissolved out and the 
solution being evaporated the salt is again roasted with sawdust; 
the product is now termed soda ash. The crude carbonate, or 
soda ash, being dissolved in water and crystallized, is the official 
salt. Carbonate of sodium is soluble in two parts of water at 
(15°C.) 59° F., but is almost wholly insoluble in alcohol. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the carbonate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the carbonate. Deposit the carbonate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRITM HYPOPHOSPHORICUM. (•na'irum hy-po-fos- 
four ' i-cum.) 
SIN., Hypophosphis sodicus, Natri hypophosphis, Sodae liypophosphis, 
Sodic hypopliosphite, Sodii hypopliosphis. 
VULGu, Hypopliosphite of soda, Hypophospliite of sodium. 
Formula.—Na H2 PO2. H2 O; 106. 
This granular salt is obtained by treating an aqueous solution 
of liypopliospliite of lime with a solution of carbonate of so- 
dium. The lime is precipitated as a carbonate ; the hyposul- 
phite of sodium is held in solution and, after filtering, is evap- 
orated to dryness. Hypopliosphite of soda is soluble in about 
one part of water and 29.5 parts of alcohol at (15° C.) 59° F. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution when treated with an acid should 
not effervesce, thus showing the absence of a carbonate; nor, 
when treated with a solution of oxalate of ammonium should it HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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yield a precipitate or become turbid, thus showing the ab- 
sence of calcium. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the hypophosphite of soda. Deposit the salt iu a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the hypophosphite of soda. Deposit the hypophosphite in a porcelain 
mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
thirty-thre parts,to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM HYPOSULPHIROSUM. (na'trum liy-po-sul-fti- 
ro' sum.) 
SYN., Sodse hyposulphite, Sodii hyposulphis. 
YULG., Hyposulphite of soda, Hyposulphite of sodium. 
Formula.—Na2 S2 O3. 5 H2 O; 248. 
This salt, in the form of large, mono-clinic prisms, is obtained 
by heating a saturated solution of sulphite of sodium and a 
limited quantity of free sulphur together until combination oc- 
curs. The solution of hyposulphite of soda being separated 
from excess of sulphur by filtering is set aside for crystalliza- 
tion. The salt is soluble in 1.7 parts of water at (15° C.) 59° F.; 
it is insoluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—To determine the nature of an unknown salt, to verify 
its being a hyposulphite, make an aqueous 10 per cent solution 
and treat with a few drops of diluted sulphuric acid; if the acid- 
ulous radical be hyposulphurous acid it will be immediately set 
free and will subsequently decompose. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 500 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the hyposulphite of soda. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
onepart of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the hyposulphite of soda. Deposit the hyposulphite in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM IODATUM. (na'trum i-o-dat'um.) 
SYN., Natri iodidum, Natrum liydroiodidum, N. iodidum, Sodic iodide, 
Sodii iodidum. 
VULG., Iodide of soda, Iodide of sodium. 
Formula.—Na I; 149.5. 
This salt, in form of minute white cubes or mono-clinic prisms, 
is obtained in the same manner as iodide of potassium (See Page 
426); the carbonate of sodium being substituted for the carbon- 
ate of potassium, or, it may be obtained by decomposing iodide 
of iron (in solution) with carbonate of sodium. In the latter 
process, carbonate of iron is precipitated and iodide of sodium 
is held in solution; the solution is filtered and evaporated to 
dryness, the salt is then redissolved in boiling water to free it 
from impurities and is again filtered (while hot) and set aside 
for crystallization, or is evaporated to dryness forming a gran- 
ular salt. This salt is soluble in 0.6 parts of water and in 1.7 
parts of alcohol at (15° C.) 59° F. 
Tests.—A 10 per cent aqueous solution of iodide of sodium 
acidulated -with hydrochloric acid and treated with mucilage of 
(gelatinized) starch should not immediately assume a blue color, 
thus showing the absence of an iodaie. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Tkitueations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide of sodium. Deposit the salt m a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodide of sodium. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM MURIATICUM. (na' triim mu-ri-at' i-cum.) 
SYN., Chloruretum sodicum, Natrum chloratum purum, Natrnm hy- 
drochloricum, Sodic chloride, Sodii cliloridum, Sodium chloride. 
YULGr., Chloride of sodium, Bay salt, Common salt, Rock salt, Sea 
salt, Table salt. 
Formula.—Na Cl; 58.4. 
Tests.—An aqueous 10 per cent solution of chloride of sodium 
when treated with a solution of bitartrate of sodium should not 
yield a precipitate or become turbid, thus showing the absence 
of alkaline earth; treated with a solution of chloride of barium 
it should not yield a precipitate or become turbid, thus showing 
the absence of a sulphate; or, treated with hydrosulphuric acid 
or sulphydrate of ammonium it should not yield a colored pre- 
cipitate, thus indicating the presence of metals. 
The Preparations of this salt are the solution, its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions and its decimal and centesimal tritura- 
tions. 
The Solution.—In nine parts of distilled water dissolve one part of pure 
chloride of sodium. 
This solution in drug strength, is equal to the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of distilled water one part of the solution, the third decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of distilled 502 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
water ten parts of the solution; the second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the chloride of sodium. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily tri;urate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fiiteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the chloride of sodium. Deposit the chloride in a porcelain mortar, 
and divile the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for tw enty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM NITRICUM. (na' trum ni' iri-cum.) 
SYN., Nitras natricus, N. sodicus, Nitrum cubicum, Sodae nitras, So- 
die nitrate, Sodii nitras, Sodium nitrate. 
YULG., Chili saltpetre, Cubic nitre, Nitrate of soda, Nitrate of so- 
dium. 
Formula.—Na NO3; 85. 
As a natural product this substance is found in Peru, Bolivia 
and Chili. Associated with the chlorides and sulphates of soda, 
lime and magnesia,it forms, particularly in Northern Chili, beds 
or deposits of vast extent. In Chili, the product is known under 
the name of caliche or terra salitrosa. Separated from other 
saline products, nitrate of sodium crystallizes in colorless obtuse 
rhomboliedrals. The crystals are soluble in 1.4 parts of water, 
and are but slightly soluble in alcohol at (15° C.), 59° F. 
Tests.—An aqueous saturated solution when treated with sul- 
phuric acid should not effervesce, thus showing the absence of 
carbonates; acidulated with nitric acid and afterward treated 
with a solution of nitrate of barium, the solution should not 
yield a precipitate or even become turbid, thus showing the ab- 
sence of sulphates; nor, should any turbidness occur on the 
addition of a solution of nitrate of silver (to the acidulated HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
503 
solution), thus showing the absence of chloi'ides. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the nitrate of sodium. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninely-nin> parts of milk sugar to one part 
of the nitrate of sodium. Deposit the nitrate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-thiee parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM PHOSPHORICIM. (na' tmm fos-four' i-cum.) 
SY>., Hydro-disodic phosphate, Jiitri phosphas, Phosphas natricus, P. 
sodicus, Sodte phosphas, Sodii phosphas, Sodium phosphate. 
YUJLG.. Phosphate of soda, Phosphate of sodium. 
Formula.—Nc2 HSO4. 12 H2 O; 358. 
The large, colorless, rhombic prisms of sodium phosphate are 
obtained by digesting bone-earth in diluted sulphuric acid in a 
warm atmosphere and subsequently filtering off the liquid por- 
tion (phosphate of Hme), evaporating it, and while hot adding 
to it a solution of carbonate of sodium. The sodium is added as 
long as a precipitate (phosphate of lime) continues to fall. The 
liquid (solution of phosphate of sodium) is now decanted or 
filtered off’, and is further evaporated and set aside for crystalliza- 
tion. The crystals of phosphate of sodium are soluble in 0.2 
parts of water at (15° C.) 59° F., but are insoluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—An aqueous 10 per cent solution of phosphate of so- 
dium when treated with hydrochloric acid should not effervesce, 
thus showing the absencJ of carbonates; another portion of the 
same acidulated solution wrhen treated with sulphide of ammo- 
nium should not yield a colored precipitate, thus showing the 
absence of metals. The solution, acidified with nitric acid, when 504 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
treated with a solution of nitrate of barium should not yield a 
precipitate or even become turbid, thus showing the absence of 
sulphates. 
Tlie Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the phosphate of sodium. Deposit the salt in 
a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate lor 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate fi'r fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. « 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the phosphate of sodium. Deposit the phosphate in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRTTM PYROPHOSPHORICUM. (na' trum py ro-fos- 
four' i-cum.) 
SYN., Sodii pyrophosplias, Sodium pyrophosphate. 
VULGr., Pyrophosphate of soda, Pyropliospliate of sodium. 
Formula.—Na4 P2 O7. 10 H2 O; 446. 
This salt is prepared by heating the ordinary phosphate of 
sodium to redness, in a crucible. It may also be prepared by 
saturating (neutralizing) pyropliosphoric acid with carbonate of 
sodium. The large, colorless rhomboliedral crystals are soluble 
in twelve parts of water at (15° C.) 59° F., but are insoluble in 
alcohol. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of the pyrophosphate of sodium 
when treated with hydrochloric or nitric acid should not effer- 
vesce, thus showing the absence of a carbonate; the solution 
acidified with nitric acid when treated with a solution of nitrate 
of barium should not yield a precipitate or become turbid, thus 
showing the absence of a sulphate. Treated with a solution of 
nitrate of silver the dense, white pyrophosphate (silver) greatly 
differs in appearance with the meta phosphate, which is gelatinous, 505 
and with the ortho-phosphate the color of which is yellow. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the pyrophosphate of sodium. Deposit the salt 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
fur ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate f»r ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the pyrophosphate of sodium. Deposit the pyrophosphate in a porce- 
lain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one por- 
tion, thirty-three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; 
then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
NATRIM SALICYLICUM. (na' trum sal-i-cil' i-cum.) 
SYN., Sodii salicylas, Sodium salicylate. 
YULG., Salicylate of soda, Salicylate of sodium. 
Formula.—2 Na C7 H5 O3. H2 O; 338. 
This salt is prepared by saturating a solution of soda (carbon- 
ate and bicarbonate) with salicylic acid. The minute, white 
crystalline plates of salicylate of sodium are soluble in l.G parts 
of water at (15° C.) 59° F.; they are insoluble in alcohol. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the salicylate of sodium. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part \the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the salicylate of sodium. Deposit the salicylate in a porcelain mortar, 506 
SPECIAL PHAKMACY. 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add an- 
other portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion aud 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM SULPHO-CARBOLICUM. (■na'trum sul-fo-car- 
bol' i-cum.) 
SYN., Sodii sulplio-carbolas, Sodium sulplio-carbolate. 
VULG., Sulplio-carbolate of soda, Sulplio-carbolate of sodium. 
Formula.—Na C6 H5 SO4. 2H20, 232. 
Tliis salt is prepared by treating, first, pure carbolic acid with 
pure sulphuric acid aud then saturating the resulting sulpho- 
carbolic or sulphophenic acid (dilute 1) with carbonate of sodi- 
um . The solution is filtered and then evaporated to a proper 
density when the salt crystallizes out in colorless, transparent, 
rhombic prisms. Sulplio-carbolate of sodium is soluble in 5.2 
parts of water and in 130 parts of alcohol at (15° C.) 59° F. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulplio-carbolate of sodium. Deposit the 
salt in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar, and steadily tritu- 
rate for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate 
for ten minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulplio-carbolate of sodium. Deposit the sulplio-carbolate in a por- 
celain mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one 
portion, thirty-three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty min- 
utes; then add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, 
the last portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM SULPHURICUM. (na' trum sul-fu' ri-cum.) 
SYN., Sal mirabile, Soda vitriolata, Sod® sulphas, Sodic sulphate, 
Sodii sulphas, Sodium sulphate, Sulfas nitricus, Sulfas sodicus, Sul- 
phas uatricus. HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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YULG., Glauber’s salt, Sulphate of soda, Sulphate of sodium. 
Formula.—Na2 SO419 H2 O; 322. 
As a natural product this salt is obtained from various sources. 
Artificially, it is a product of several chemical processes. It is 
commonly obtained as a by-product in the generation of carbonic 
acid gas for artificial mineral waters. Bicarbonate of sodium is 
treated with diluted sulphuric acid; carbonic acid gas being 
eliminated, the sulphuric acid unites with the sodium forming 
sulphate of sodium. The large, colorless, oblique, right rhom- 
bic prisms are inclined to rapid effervescence; they are soluble 
in 2.7 parts of water at (15° C.) 59° F., but are insoluble in 
alcohol. 
Tests.—An aqueous 10 per cent solution of sulphate of so- 
dium when treated with hydrochloric acid should not effervesce, 
thus showing the absence of a carbonate; the same solution 
acidulated with nitric acid, when treated with a solution of nitrate 
of silver, should not yield a precipitate or become turbid, thus 
showing the absence of a chloride. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate of sodium. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate of sodium. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar owe part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NATRUM SULPHUROSUM. (na'trum sul-fu-ro' sum.) 
SYN., Natri sulphis, Sulfis natricus, S. sodiciis, Sodic sulphide, Sodii 
sulphis. 
VULG.. Sulphite of soda, Sulphite of sodium. SPECIAL PHARMACY^ 
Formula.—Na2 SO3. 7 H2 O; 252. 
This salt is prepared by charging a solution of carbonate of 
sodium with sulphurous acid gas. The solution is evaporated 
and being set aside to cool the sulphite crystallizes out in form 
of colorless, transparent, monoclinic prisms. Sulphite of soda 
is soluble in 3.8 parts of water at (15° C.) 59° F.; it is slightly 
soluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of this salt when treated with 
diluted hydrochloric acid has the odor of sulphurous acid gas. 
The solution thus acidulated, when treated with a solution of 
chloride of barium, should not yield a precipitate or even become 
turbid, thus showing the absence of a sulphate. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. * 
Teititeatioxs.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphite of sodium. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphite of sodium. Deposit the sulphite in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate lor twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NEPETA CAT ARIA. (nep'e-ta ca-ta'ri-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatse. 
SYN., Cataria vulgaris. Herba felis. 
VULG., Nep, Catnep, Catnip, Catmint. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is indigenous to both Europe 
and Asia. It grows wild, and is also extensively cultivated in 
the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth, grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
NICCOLUM CARBONIC! M. (nic'co-lum car-bon'i-cum.) 
YULG., Carbonate of nickel. 
Formula.—C03 Ni. 
This substance, a pale green colored powder, is prepared by 
dissolving pure oxide of nickel in nitric acid, diluting the solu- 
tion and treating it with bicarbonate of sodium. 
(For Preparations See Niccolum Sulphate.) 
NICCOLFM SULPHIRICFM. (nic'co-lum sul-fu'ri-cum.) 
SYN., Niccoli sulphas. 
VULG., Sulphate of nickel. 
Formula.—Ni SO4 7 H2 O. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving carbonate of nickel in di- 
luted sulphuric acid, evaporating ihe solution and setting it aside 
for crystallization. The emerald-green crystals are soluble in 
3.7 parts of water at (15° C.) 59° F.: they are insoluble in 
alcohol. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate of nickel. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 510 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate of nickel. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts,'to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NICOTINUM. (nic-o-le' num.) 
SYN., Nicotia, Nicotina, Nicotylia. 
YULG., Nicotin, Nicotine. 
Formula.—C10 H14 K2; 162. 
This oily, colorless liquid is obtained from the nicotiana iaba- 
cum by a series of processes which are quite impracticable to 
the general pharmacist. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one pari of nicotin; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety- parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the first decimal dilution; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
NIGELLA DAMASCENA. (ni-gel' la da-mas-se' na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Raniinculaceac. 
YULG., Fennel flower, Ragged lady. 
NIGELLA SATIY'A. (ni-gel'la sa-ti'va.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rannnculaceae. 
YULG., Black caraway, Nutmeg flower, Small fennel flower. 
These two species of nigella, both animals, are indigenous to 
Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of the seeds of these plants are their tinct- 
ures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried seeds. Hun the seeds through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten 
with the alcohol, firmly pack in a conical percolator; add the alcohol, from HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
511 
time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts; then add sufficient 
water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this solution is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the dried seeds. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. ‘835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourths parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part 
of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
NITRI SPIRITUS DULCIS. (ni'tri speer'i-ius did’cis.) 
SYN., Naptha nitri, Spiritus aetheris nitrosi, S. nitri dulcis, S. nitrieo 
aethereus. 
YULG., Alcoholized nitric ether, Spirits of nitrous ether, Sweet spirit 
of nitre. 
This fluid substance is a diluted distillate from an admixture 
of nitric acid, sulphuric acid, alcohol and copper wire. Sweet 
spirit of nitre is a colorless, volatile liquid, highly inflamable, 
having a sp. gr. '825, and is miscible in all proportions with 
alcohol. 
The Preparations of sweet spirit of nitre are the decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of sweet spirit of nitre; the second decimal dilu- 
tion, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of the sweet spirit of nitre; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, onp part of each succeeding dilution. 
NUPHAR ADTENA. (nu'far ad've-na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Nymplucaceae. 
SYN., Nymphaea ad vena. 
YULG., Spatterdock, Yellow pond lily. 
This plant is a native, both of Canada and the United States 
of America. 512 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
NIIPHAR LUTEUM. {nu'far lu'te-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Nymphseaceae. 
SYN., Nenuphar luteum, Nymphsea lutea. 
YULG., European pond lily, Small yellow pond lily. 
This plant is indigenous to Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixt<en parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate lor fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
MIX MOSCHATA. {mix mos-kci'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Myristicem. 
SYN., Myristica aromatica, M. lragrans, M. moschata, M. officinalis, 513 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
Nuces aromatic*, N. nucist*, Nuclei myristicae, Nux myristica, Se- 
men myristica. 
VULG., Nutmeg. 
The nutmeg is the kernel of the fruit of the myristica mos- 
chata. The tree is indigenous to the East Indies. 
The Preparations of the dried nut are the tincture, its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tineture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of nutmeg. Run the nutmeg through drug mill, reduce to 
a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the dried nut. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the nutmeg. Deposit the drug in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding tiituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the nutmeg. Deposit the putmeg in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
drug, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NIX VOMICA. (nux vom'i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lo^aniaceae. 
SYN., N. v. officinarum, Solanum arborean indicum maximum, Strych- 
nos colubrina, S. ligustrina, S. nux vomica. 514 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
YULG., Dog button, Poison nut, (Quaker buttons. 
The tree, strychnos nux vomica, is an indigene of the East In- 
dies. The officinal portion is the seed. 
The Preparations of the seeds are the tincture, its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions and the decimal and centesimal tritura- 
tions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'83.'), and four parts of nux vomica. Rasp and finely powder the seeds, transfer 
to a suitable vessel, moisten with hot (112° F.) water, digest for ten or twelve 
hours and firmly pack in a conical percolator; cover the drug with alcohol, 
tightly close the percolator and macerate for twenty-four hours; add the alco- 
hol, from time to time, until the percolate measures fourteen parts, then add 
sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the powdered seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare thefirst centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered seeds. Deposit the drug in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three, parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nineparts of milk sugar to one 
part of the powdered seeds. Deposit the nux vomica in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the drug, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
NYMPHiEA ODOIUTA. (nim'fa o-do-ra'ia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Nymphseaceae. 
SYN., Castalia pudica, Nymphwa alba. 
VULG., Beaver root, Cow cabbage, Cow lily, European white water HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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lily, Frog lily, Spatter dock, (?) Sweet scented white pond lily, Sweet 
water lily, Toad lily, Water cabbage, Water lily, Water nymph. 
White lily, White pond lily. 
This herbaceous perennial is indigenous to the United States 
of America. 
The Preparations of the root of: this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol*that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug potcer of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to. 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OCYNI M BAZILICUM. (o' ci-num bci-zil' i-cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatse. 
SYN., Bazilicmi) majus. 
VIJLGr., Common bazil, Citron bazil. 
OCYNIM CANUM. (o'ci-nnm ca'num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatae. 
YULCr., Alfaraca, Hoary bazil. 
These plants (both annuals), are indigenous to India and South 
America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of these plants are their tinct- 
ures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one pari of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 516 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the lirst centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
(ENANTHE CROCATA. (o -nan' the cro-ca' ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umhelliferae. 
SYN., (Eapiifolia. 
VULO., Dead tongue, Drop water, Hemlock dropwort, Hemlock water 
dropwort, Water hemlock, Water lovage, Yellow water drop. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to Soutliern*Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
(ENOTHERA BIENNIS. (o-no-ihe'ra ben'nis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Onagraceae. 
SYN., (Enonthera ganroides, (E. parviflora, Onagra biennis, 0. vul- 
garis, Onosuris acuminata. 
VULG., Evening primrose, Large evening primrose, Scabish, Tree 
primrose. 
This biennial shrubby plant is indigenous to the United States 
of America. 
The preparations of the bark and leaves of this plant are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and tivo parts each of the recently dried bark and leaves. Ron the plant 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug poicer of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark and leaves. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OLEANDER, (o-le-an'der.) 
YAT. ORDER, Apocynaceai. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tiueture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol aud macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture ; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OLEUM AMYGDALJE AMARU, (o'le-um a-mio' da-lah 
ci-ma' rci.) 
YULG., Oil of bitter almond. 
This colorless, limpid, volatile oil is obtained by digesting the 
bruised fruit kernels of the umygdalus communis (variety 
amarse) in warm wrater, and subsequently separating the oil by 
distillation. The specific gravity of the oil is TOG; it is soluble 
in about 300 parts of water at (15° C.) 59° E., and is also solu- 
ble in all proportions of alcohol, sp. gr. '835. 
OLEUM AMYGDALA DULCIS. (o'le-um ci-mig' da-lah 
dul' cis.) 
VULf}., Oil of almond, Oil of sweet almond. 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
datus communis (variety dulcis). The specific gravity of this 
oil is '914. It is soluble in both chloroform and ether, but is in- 
soluble in alcohol. 
OLEUM ANIMALE JETHERIUM. (o'le-um an-i-ma'le 
e-theer' i-um.) 
SYjff., Oleum animale dippelii, Oleum cornu cervi. 
VULG., Bone oil (?), Dipplel’s oil. 
This substance, in crude form, is a fetid product resulting 
from the dry distillation of refuse bones. Purified by repeated 
distillation and rectification, it is a thin, colorless, oily liquid, 
possessing a specific gravity of '970 to '995. It is soluble in 80.5 
parts of water at (15° C.) 59° F., and is freely soluble in both 
alcohol and ether. 
The Preparations of this oil are the solution and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions, and its decimal and centesimal tritu- 
rations.—triturations (?). 
The Solution.—To prepare the solution, dissolve in nine parts of alcohol, sp. 
gr. '835, one part of the oil. 
The drug power of this solution is equal to the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the third decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made l>y adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the solution; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the oil. Deposit the oil in a porcelain mortar, 
and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; add 
three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for filteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the oil. Deposit the oil in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the oil, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
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All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
OLEUM CAJUPUTI. (o'le-um kaj'e-poot-i.) 
VULG., Oil of cajeput. 
This volatile oil is a distillate from the leaves of melcilenca 
cajuputi, a small tree indigenous to the East Indies. It is of a 
bright green color, limpid and transparent, and has a sp. gr. va- 
rying from '914 to '920. It is freely soluble in alcolol. 
The Preparations of this oil are the solution and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
The Solution.—To prepare the solution dissolve in nine parts of alcohol, 
one part of the oil. 
The drug power of this solution is equal to the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the third decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, tei parts of the solution; the second centesimal dilution to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OLEUM JECOR1S ASELLI. (o'le-um jec'o-ris a'sel-li) 
SYN., Oleum morrhate. 
VULG., Cod-liver oil. 
This fixed oil is obtained from the liver of the gadus morrhuce. 
The Preparations* of this oil are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations (?). 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the oil. Deposit the oil in a porcelain mortar, 
and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; add 
three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate fr>r fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
*An emulsion of cod-liver oil may be prepared as follows: Cod-liver oil six 
parts, powdered gum arabic three parts, bitter almond, or orange flower water 
four and a half parts. Hub the gum and a small portion of the water into a 
stiff paste; gradually add the oil and after thorough incorporation, add balance 
of water. 520 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the oil. Deposit the oil in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the oil, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
OLEUM SANTALI. (o' le-um san' ia-li.) 
SYN., Oleum santalum album, Oleum santalum citrinum. 
VULG., Oil of sandel wood. 
This volatile oil is obtained by distillation from the heart- 
wood of the santalum album citrinum ( ?), a tree growing in the 
East Indies and the South Pacific Islands. The sp. gr. of this 
oil is '970. It is soluble, when fresh, in 80.5 parts of alcohol. 
The Preparations of this oil are the solution and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
The Solution.—To prepare the solution uTSsolve in nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of the oil. 
The drug power of this solution is equal to the first decimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimcl dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the third decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the solution; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OLEl M RICINI. (o'le-um ris'e-ni.) 
SYN., Oleum Palm® cliristi, 01. lticini africanus, 01. R. enropaeus, 
01. R. laevis, 01. R. lividus, 01. R. viridus. 
YrULG., Castor oil. 
Tnis fixed oil is obtained (by expression) from the seeds of the 
plant ricinus communis. Castor oil has the sp. gr. of '960. It 
is soluble in one part of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, and in all propor- 
tions in absolute alcohol. 
OLIBANUM. (o-lib ' a-num.) 
This gum resinous substance is an exudation from the bosicel- HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATOEY. 
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lia serrata; a tree growing in both India and Africa. This tree 
is thought to be the “ frankincense-tree ” of the ancients. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the olibanum. Deposit the resin in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the olibanum. Deposit the olibanum in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the resin, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ONISOUS ASELLIS. (o'nis-cus a-sel'lus.) 
CLASS, Insecta. 
ORDER, Crustacea. 
FAMILY, Oniscidae isopoda. 
VULO., Sow bug, Wood louse. 
The Preparations of this insect are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take s xteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, add four parts of the fresh animal tissue. Crush the living insects and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the living insect. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 522 
ONOSIS SPINOSA. (o-no'sis spi-no'sa.) 
NAT. OIlDEll, Leguminossc. 
SYN., Remora alopecuroides, R. aratrum, R. urinaria, Resta boris. 
YULG., Rest harrow. 
This biennial plant is an habitat of Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Tile Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four / arts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-si r parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
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OPIUM. (o'pe-um.) 
This substance is the concrete or inspissated juice of the un- 
ripe capsule of the papaver somniferum, or white poppy. 
The Preparations of opium are the tincture, its decimal and 
centesimal dilutions and the decimal and centesimal triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts ot (Turkey) gum opium. Break up the opium into small 
pieces and drive off all moisture by submitting it to a temperature of 100° F.; 
reduce the dried opium to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the dried gum opium. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, eight parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one art of the dried omum. Deposit the opium in a porcelain 523 
HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the dried opium. Deposit the opium in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the opium, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
tor twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
0P0P0NAX. (o-pop ' o-nnx.) 
This substance is the concrete juice of the pastinacaopopo- 
nax, or rough parsnip, inhabiting the South of Europe. 
The Preparations of this gum-resin are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take twelve parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of opoponax. Reduce the gum-resin to a coarse powder, 
transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for seven days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug poicer of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of opoponax. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OPUNTIA VULGARIS. (o-pun'she-a vul-ga'ris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cactaceae. 
SYN., Cactus opuntia, Opuntia humifusa, 0. intermedia. 
VULGr., Indian fig1, Prickly pear. 
This plant, an habitat of this country, is found growing in dry 
sandy places all along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to 
Florida. 524 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parth of the fresh plant. Chop up the plant and bruise it 
thoroughly; express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mixture shall 
have the sp. gr.'941. Transfer the plant to a suitable vessel and add the ex- 
pressed juice and alcohol, and macerate for fourteen days; add sufficient alco- 
hol, (sp. gr. '941), that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, ap. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ORIGANUM MARJORANA. (o-rig'a -num mar-jo-rci na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatae. 
SYN., Herba amaraci, H. sampsnchi. 
VllLGr., Knotted marjoram, Sweet marjorana. 
ORIGANUM VULGARE. (o-rig'a-num vul-ga're.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiate. 
YUW;., Mountain mint, Organy, Wild marjoram. 
The first of these two species of marjoram is indigenous to 
Portugal. This, and the wild marjoram are both habitats of 
Europe and America. 
The Preparations of these plants are their tinctures and -heir 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘835, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol aud macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or. each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one pari of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OROBANCHE VIRGINIANA. (or-o-ban' ke vir-gin-i-an' a.) 
PTAT. ORDER, Orobanchaceae. 
SYN., Epiphegus americanus, E. virginiana. 
VULCr., Beech drop, Broom rape (?), Cancer root, Squaw root (?). 
This parasitic plant growth, is found adherent to the roots of 
the American beech tree. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835,and six parts of the fresh plant. Bruise and disintegrate the plant 
thoroughly, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mixture shall 
have a specific gravity of'941; transfer the plant to a suitable vessel and add 
the expressed juice and alcohol, and sufficient more alcohol, sp. gr. '941, to 
make sixteen parts. Macerate for fourteen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sewn and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninct'i-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OSMIUM, (os' mi-um.) 
Formula.—Os.; 199. 
This rare metallic substance is obtained from the platinum 
residues by oxidation. The volatile oxide or terroxide is mixed 
with an excess of hydrochloric acid and is subsequently digested 
with mercury. The mercury is afterward driven off by distilla- 
tion and the metal is left in a black pulverulent state. 
The Preparations of this metal are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the metal. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 526 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the metal. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
OSMORRHIZA LONGISTYLIS. {os-mor-ri' za lon-gi' sti- 
lls. ) 
NAT. ORDER, Apiaceae. 
SYN., Uraspermum claytoni. 
YULG., Sweet cicely. 
This plant is an habitat of the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen part of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OSTRYA YIRGINICA. (os-tri'a vir-gin'i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cupuliferse. 
YULG., Hop liorn beam, Iron wood, Lever wood. 
This small tree is an habitat of the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the inner icood of this tree are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fine chips (borings) of the inner wood, or, heart wood. 
Transfer to a suitable vessel, moisten with hot (112° F.) water, digest until cold 
and then add the alcohol and macerate lor fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the inner wood of the tree. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the yirstf decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts*of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
OXALIS. (ox'a-lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Oxalidace®. 
SYN., Oxalis acetosella, 0. americana (?). 
VULG., Acetosella, Wood sorrel. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is indigenous to both Europe 
and America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and six parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr.'920, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and thre '- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PiEONIA OFFICINALIS. (pe-o'nici of-fic-i-na'lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Raniinculaceee. 
SYN., Herbe Sainte*rose, Rosa benedict®, Rosa regise. 
VULG., Peony, Piony. 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and four parts of the fresh root. Bruise the root thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, disintegrate it, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol 
that the mixture shall have the specific gravity of '941; transfer the root to a 
suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol, and sufficient more 
alcohol (sp.gr. '941), that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate 
the root for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PALLADIUM. (pcil-la-de ’ um.) 
Formula.—Pd.; 106.5. 
This rare metallic substance is obtained from the platinum 
residues by oxidation. The residue is neutralized by carbonate 
of sodium and then treated with mercuric cyanide. The cyanide 
of palladinum, thus separated as a precipitate, is submitted to 
red heat and yields the metal in a spongy state. 
The Preparations of this metal are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the metal. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the metal. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PANACEA ARVENSIS. (pan-a-ce'a ar-ven’ sis.) 
YULO., Poor man’s mercury. 
This Tree, azonque dos pobres, cabedula, or erva cameira 
(native names), is indigenous to Brazil. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Kun the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that xhe tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. fr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts' of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
A ll subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PANCREATINIM. (pcin-cre-at' i-cum.) 
SYN., Pancreatin. 
This protein substance from the bovine pancreas is obtained 
by macerating the finely divided fresh gland in water acidulated 
with hydrochloric acid, and subsequently neutralizing the 
liquid with calcium carbonate. The liquid is then filtered and 
treated with strong alcohol; the resulting precipitate (pancre- 
atin) is first washed, and is then dried at a moderate tempera- 
ture between folds of bibulous paper. 
The Preparations* of this substance are the decimal tritura- 
tions. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the pancreatin. Deposit the pancreatin in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
* Pancreatine (?). The preparation bearing this name, or that of saccharrated 
pancreatine, may he prepared in accordance with directions for the first decimal 
trituration. Only one-half the quantity (nine parts) of milk sugar should be 
used in this instance, the balance should he cane sugar. 530 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made bv adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
PARAFFINUM. (par-af-fe' num.) 
SYN., Paraffin. 
This substance, as a natural product, is found associated with 
various mineral earths, and especially in the vicinity of coal, 
bitumen, and petroleum deposits. 
The Preparations of paraffiin are the decimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of paraffin. Deposit the paraffin in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for twenty min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for twenty minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
PAREIRA BRAVA. (pa-ra'ra bra'va.) 
NAT. ORDER, Menispermacese. 
SYN., Cissainpelos pareira. 
VULG., Pareira brava. 
This Spanish name is given to the root of the cissamjielos pa- 
reira, a climbing shrubby plant that is a natire of South 
America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
531 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PARIS QUADRIFOLIA. (pair'is quad-re-fo' lia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliacese. 
SIN., Aconitum pardalianches, A. salntiferuni, Herba paris, Solnniuu 
quadrifoliuni baceiferum, Uva lupnlina. 
VULG., Fox grape, Four-leaved grass, Herb paris, One berry, True 
love. 
This plant is indigenous to Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilntion, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PASSIFLORA 1NCARNATA. (pas-se-flo'ra in-car-na'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Passiflorace*. 
VULG., May pop, Passion flower, Rose-eolored passion flower, White 
passion flower. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol gr. '9411. that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 532 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimaj dilution, to ninety - 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PAULLINIA PINNATA. (pciul-lin'i-a pin-na'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Sapimlace*. 
SYN., Tim bo. 
YU LG., Guaraetimbo, Timbo-sipo, Winged-leaved paullinia. 
This plant is an habitat of Brazil. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixhen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PENTHORUM SEDOIDES. (pen'thor-um se-doi'des.) 
NAT. ORDER, Crassulaceae. 
VULG., Stone crop, Virginia stone crop. 
This plant is an habitat of Canada and the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Reduee the plant to a coarse 
powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
533 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequeut dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
P E P SIN U M. (pep)-si ’ num.) 
SYN., Pepsin. 
This nitrogenous substance is the carefully dried, viscid exu- 
dation from the peptic glands of the stomach of the hog. 
The Preparations* of this substance are the decimal tritu- 
rations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the pepsin. Deposit the pepsin in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding tiituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
PERSICA VULGARIS, (per'si-ca vul-ga'ris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosaceae. 
SYN., Amygdalus persiea. 
VULG., Peach. 
This tree is supposed to be a native of Persia. It is an hab- 
itat of both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of the leaves and flowers of this plant are 
their tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture .—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts each of the fresh leaves and flowers. Bruise the plant thor- 
oughly in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alco- 
hol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
* Saccharated Pepsin, is simply a mixture of pepsin and milk sugar; the pro- 
portions used are about equal; the pepsin, in a moist state, is mixed with the 
milk sugar and is afterward air dried. 534 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh leaves and flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr, '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PETITERIA TETRANDA. (pet-e-ve'via ie-iran da.) 
NAT. ORDER, Phytolaceacete. 
SYN., Petiveria mappa grareslens. 
VULG., Pipi. 
This underslirub is an indigene of South America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drag power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PETROLEUM. (pe-tro' le-um.) 
SYN., Bitumen liquidem. Naptha montana, Oleum petrae, Oleum terra?, 
Petroleum bardadense. 
VULG., Barbadoes tar, Burmese naptha, Crude coal oil, Crude rock 
oil, Rangoon petroleum, R. tar. 
The Preparations* of this semi-liquid hydrocarbon com- 
pound are the decimal and centesimal triturations. 
* The artificial product naphtha, resulting from the agitation of crude petro- 
leum with sulphuric acid and with an alkali solution, the effect of which, to- 
gether with subsequent rectification, is to separate the organic acids, alkaloids, 
volatile oils, etc. from the more stable fixed fats, is not crude petroleum; naph- 
tha, signifying liquid bitumen is (as a natural product) a limpid, yellowish- 
white substance that is found as an earth exudation in both Persia and in Sicily. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
535 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the crude petroleum. Deposit the petroleum in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the crude petroleum. Deposit the petroleum in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the oil, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PETROSELINl M. (pet-ro-se-li' num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferae. 
SYN., Apium pelroseliinini, A. hortonsis, Carum petrosellnum, Petro- 
linum sativum, P. vulgare. 
YU LG., Parsley. 
This biennial plant is a native of Southern Europe. It is 
cultivated in both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of the root and seeds of this plant are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and two parts each of the recently dried root and seeds. Run the root and 
seeds through drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suit- 
able vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root and seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 536 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
PEUCEDANIJM OFFICINALE, (pu-sed' a-num of-fic-i- 
na'le) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelliferse. 
SYN., Marthbrum sylvestre, Pinastellum, Bonus genius. 
VULG., Hog’s fennel, Sulphurwort. 
This plant is indigenous to the South of Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PHELLANDR1UM AQUATICUM. (feLlan'dre-um a-quai' 
i-cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbellifero. 
SYN., (Enanthe phellandrium, (E. sarmentosa, Fceniculum aquaticum, 
F. caballinum. 
YULG., Five-leaved water drop wort, Five-leaved water hemlock, Wa- 
ter hemlock (?). 
This biennial water plant is an indigene of both Europe, and 
Northern Asia. 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried seeds. Run the seeds through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
537 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PHILADELPHUS CORONARIUS. (fil-a-del'fus cor-o-na' 
ri-us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Saxifragaceae. 
SYN., I’, floribundus, P. grandillorus, P. inodorus, P. latifolius. 
VULG., Mock orange, Syringa. 
This plant is an habitat of North America. 
The Preparations of the flowers of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts ot the fresh flowers. Bruise the flowers thoroughly in a 
AVedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PHOSPHORUS, {Jos-four' us.) 
Formula.—P; 31. 
This substance is prepared by treating calcined bones or bone- 
earth with sulphuric acid and water. The acid phosphate thus 
prepared, being first mixed with charcoal, is heated to redness; 
the resulting product is metaphosphate of calcium. Transfered to 
a suitable retort, the mixture is then distilled to a high degree 
of temperature. The phosphorus is carried over in form 
of vapor, and is condensed under The sp. gr. of phos- 
phorus is 1.77. It is insoluble in water, very sparingly soluble 
in alcohol, but is quite soluble in bisulphide of carbon, chloro- 
form, ether and the fixed and volatile oils. Crude phosphorus 
shoidd he kepi submerged in ivater. 538 
SPECIAL PHAEMACY. 
The Preparations* of phosphorus are the solution and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Solution.—To prepare the solution dissolve in ninety- nine parts of chlo- 
roform one part of (white) phosphorus. 
The drug power of this solution is equal to the second decimal or to the first 
centesimal dilution. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the third decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the fourth decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the third decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the second centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the solution; the third centesimal dilution to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI. (fiz'a-lis al-ke-ken' ge.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanaceae. 
SYN., Alkekenge, Solatium vesicatorium. 
YULG., Common winter cherry, Strawberry tomato. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is indigenous to the South of 
Europe. 
The Preparations of the berries of this plant are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.*—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried berries. Bruise the berries thoroughly 
in an iron mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried berries. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
* Oleum Phosphoratum.—In ninety-nine parts of dried oil of almonds dis- 
solve one part of phosphorus. Heat the oil to 450° F. to expel all moisture. 
Transfer the oil to a capacious hottle, dry the phosphorous and add to the oil 
and sufficiently heat the mixture in a water bath to melt the phosphorus; agi- 
tate until the phosphorus is all dissolved and then transfer to small glass- 
stopper vials and protect them from the light. 
* A tincture from the berries of the physalis viscosa (an indigene of this coun- 
try), may be prepared in the same manner. HOMCEOrATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
539 
AIL subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PH YSOSTIGM A. (fiz-o-stig' ma.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosa. 
SIN., Esere, Fabu calabarica, F. physostigmatis, Pliysostigma veneo- 
sum. 
YU LG., Calabar bean, Chop nut, Esere nut, Ordeal bean of Calabar. 
This perennial creeper is indigenous to Western Africa. 
The Preparations of the bean of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the calabar beans. Crush the beans in an iron mortar 
and run through drug mill, reducing them to a moderately coarse powder; 
transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this- tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the calabar bean. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PHYTOLACCA. (fi-to-lac' kah.) 
NAT. ORDER, Phytolaccacete. 
SIN., Dlitum americanum, P. lamericana, P. decandra, P. vulgaris, 
Solanum magnum virginiam, S. racemosum americanum. 
YULG., American nightshade, Chongras, Coacuin, Cocum, Garget, Ja- 
lap (?), Jalap cancer root, Northern jalap, Pecatacalleloe, Pigeon 
berry, Pocan, Poke, Skoke. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to North America. It is 
also an habitat of the North of Africa and the South of Europe. 
The Preparations* of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there 
is an ointment of phytolacca. 
* The active principle phytolaccin (gum-resin), is frequently incorporated with 
cocoa butter or lard forming a suppository or an ointment. Phytolaccin is sol- 
uble in water, but is insoluble in alcohol. 540 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Chop up and disintegrate the 
root, run through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to 
a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express 
and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts, 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp gr '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
• All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Ointment.—To eighty parts of lard and twenty parts of yellow wax, add ten 
parts of the fresh root. Chop up and disintegrate the root, reduce to a coarse 
powder, moisten with alcohol, (sp.gr. '941), and macerate for six hours; fuse 
the lard and wax together, add the disintegrated root and simmer over a slow 
fire until all moisture is driven oil'; strain the ointment and stir until cold. 
PICHIIRIM. (pis-n' rim.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lauracea?. 
SYN., Faba picliiirini, F. sassafras, Nectandra puchury major, N. 
puchury minor, Nuces sassafras. 
YULGt., Brazilian bean, Brazilian nutmeg, Para nut, Puchury, Sassa- 
fras nut. 
This tree, supposed to be the Persia pichurim, is an habitat 
of South America. 
Tlie Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tinct ure take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried ripe seeds. Run the seeds through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried ripe seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp.gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
541 
PILOCARPINUM MURIATICUM. {pilo-car-pi'num mu- 
ri-at ' i-cum.) 
VULCr., Muriate of pilocarpin. 
This alkaloidal salt is obtained from the leaves of the pilocar- 
pus pinnatifolius (jaborandi). 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the muriate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes, add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal] in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the muriate. Deposit the muriate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PLWPINELLA SAXIFRAOA. (pim-pe-nel’la sax-if ra-ga.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbellifene. 
SYN., Pimpinella .alba, P. bircinae, P. nostralis, P. umbellifera, Tra- 
goselinum. 
YULO., Bibernell, Burnet saxifrage, Pimpinel. 
This perennial plant is an indigene of Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine- 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 542 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol' 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PINUS ABIES. (pi'nus a'bi-es.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer®. 
SYN., Abies communis, A. excelsa. 
YULG., Norway spruce. 
This tree is indigenous to both Northern Europe and Asia. 
PINES SYLYESTRIS. (jri'nus stives'iris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer®. 
VULG., Scotch llr, Scotch pine, Wild pine. 
This tree is an habitat of Northern Europe. 
The preparations of the leaves and young twigs.of these two 
species of pine are the tinctures and their decimal and centesi- 
mal dilutions. 
* The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh leaves and twigs. Chop up and bruise the 
leaves and twigs thoroughly, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol 
and macerate for seven days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh leaves and twigs. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol,sp gr‘835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PIPER NIGRTM. {pi'per ni'grum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Piperace®. 
SYN., Piper trioicum. 
VULG., Black pepper. 
This perennial climbing or creeping vine is a native of Cochin 
China. It is an habitat of India, and is cultivated in the East 
and West Indies. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
543 
The Preparations* of the dried unripe berries are the tinct- 
ure, its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the dried unripe berries. Run the berries through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourt/■ grain of the dried unripe berries. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PISCIDIA ERYTHRINA. (pis-cid'e-a er-e-thri'na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosse. 
VULG., Jamaica dogwood. 
This tree is an habitat of the West Indies. 
The Preparations of the fresh bark of the root of this tree 
are the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh bark of the root. Chop up and bruise the root 
thoroughly, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
seven days; express and filter, and add sufficient (?) alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or. each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
* Piperin. (C17 H19 NO3 ) This substance, the alleged active principle of 
black pepper, is obtained by treating the dried unripe berries with alcohol (sp. 
gr. '835,) and the tincture, thus prepared, with an alkaline solution. The olea- 
ginous matter thus saponified, being the undissolved portion is separated and 
subsequently treated with alcohol and left to spontaneously evaporate. The 
resulting four-sided prismatic crystals are of a pale lemon color. 544 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
PLANTAGrO MAJOR, (plan-ta'go ma’jor.) 
NAT. ORDER, Plantaginaceie. 
YULG., Greater plantain, Plantain, Wabran leaves, Way bread. 
This perennial herb is an habitat of both Europe and America. 
The Preparations* of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a 
Wedge wood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mix- 
ture shall have a specific gravity of'941; transfer the bruised plant to a suitable 
vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol, and a sufficient quantity more 
alcohol, (sp. gr. '941,) that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate 
for fourteen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first dec mal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourth* parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourtli parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninetq-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PLATINA. {plat'e-na.) 
SYN., Platinum, P. metallieum. 
Formula.—Pt; 198. 
This metal occurring in a free state, and also in combination 
with other rare metals, is found in California and Mexico, and 
also in South America. Spongy platinum is the metal in a finely 
divided form; it is obtained by decomposing (by heat) the re- 
cently prepared double chloride (platinum and ammonium). 
The Preparations of this metal are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of spongy platinum. Deposit the metal m a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for twenty 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for twenty min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
*The preparations of the several indigenous species, plantago cordata (heart- 
leaved plantain), P. lanceolata (rib-grass), P. virginica (ribwort or white plan- 
tain), may each and severally be prepared in accordance with the formula 
given for the preparations of the plantago major. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add thrre parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of spongy platinum. Deposit the platina in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty miivutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations lire made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PLATINUM MURIATICUM. (pled' e-nwn mu-ri-ai'i-cum.) 
SYN., Cliloras platinicus, Platina chlorata, Platini chloridum, Plat- 
inic chloride, Platinum bichloratuni. 
YULG., Chloride of platinum, Muriate of platinum, Perchloride of 
platinum. 
Formula.—Pt Cl4. 5 H2 O; 430. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving platinum in strong nitro- 
muriatic acid (aqua regia), evaporating the solution nearly to 
dryness and then treating it with strong hydrochloric acid; the 
subsequent solution is evaporated to dryness. The salt is read- 
ily soluble in alcohol and in water. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the muriate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the muriate. Deposit the muriate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 546 
SFECIAL PHARMACY. 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PLUMBAGO LITTOIIALIS. {plum-ba'go lit-o-ral'is.) 
NAT. ORDER, Plumbaginaceae. 
VULG., Picao de praia. 
This herbaceous creeper is a native of South America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug poiver of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PLUMBUM, {plum'bum.) 
SYN., Plumbum metallicum. 
VULG., Lead. 
Formula.—Pb; 207. 
This metal is obtained by simply roasting the native sulphide. 
Or, for pharmaceutical purposes, by the following simple process: 
Into a solution of acetate of lead place rods, or plates of zinc. 
The reduction results in the formation of an adherent dark gray 
mass, which being removed and subsequently washed is finally 
dried between folds of blotting paper. 
The Preparations of this metal are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the metal. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily triturate for twenty min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for twenty min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen HOMCEOPATHIC DISFENSATOEY. 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the metal. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PLUMBUM ACETICUM. {plum' hum a-cet 'i-cum.) 
SYN., Acetas plumbicus, Plnmbi acetas, Saccharmn gaturni. 
YULG., Acetate of lead, Sugar of lead. 
Formula.—Pb (C2 H3 O2) 3 H2 O; 379. 
This salt is prepared by treating finely powdered oxide of lead 
with diluted acetic acid. The oxide being made soluble by the 
aid of heat, the solution (acetate of lead) is then filtered, evap- 
orated, and set aside that crystallization may occur. The color- 
less prismatic scales are soluble in 1.9 parts of water and in 8 
parts of alcohol (15° C.) 59° F. The salt being efflorescent and 
attracting carbonic acid from the air, is frequently found to be 
associated with the carbonate. The turbidity of an aqueous 
solution of the acetate, if due to the presence of the carbonate, 
will be cleared up on the addition of a few drops of acetic acid. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of acetate of lead yields a hlack 
precipitate (sulphide) when treated with liydrosulphuric acid, 
it also yields a lemon-yellow colored precipitate (iodide) when 
treated with a solution of iodide of potassium. The precipita- 
tion being complete the solution should leave no residue on 
evaporation, thus showing the absence of both metallic zinc and 
the alkalies. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the acetate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one paH of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 548 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part, of the acetate. Deposit the acetate in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PLUMBUM CARBONICUM. (plum' bum car-bon' i-cum,) 
STflT., Carbonas plumbicus, Cernsa, Magisterium plumbi, Plumbi car- 
bonas, Plumbic carbonate. 
VUL(J., Carbonate of lead, White lead. 
Formula.—(Pb CO3) Pb (HO)2; 773.5. 
This heavy opaque white powder is obtained in several ways, 
under different processes; by direct oxidation of the metal in 
the presence of carbonic acid gas or by subjecting the solution 
of the basic acetate to the action of carbonic acid gas. Carbon- 
ate of lead is insoluble in alcohol, also in water, but is wholly 
soluble in both diluted acetic and nitric acid. 
Tlie Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the carbonate. Deposit the salt in a por- 
celain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes, 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the carbonate. Deposit the carbonate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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PLUMBUM CHROMICUM. (plum'bum kro'mi-cum.) 
YU LG., Chromate of lead, Chrome yellow, Lead chromate, Lemon 
chrome. 
Formula.—Pb Cr O4; 323.5. 
This salt is prepared by adding a solution of chromate of po- 
tassium to a solution of a lead salt (acetate). The chromate of 
lead is precipitated in the form of a lemon-yellow colored powder 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the chromate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the chromate Deposit the chromate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PLUMBUM IODATUM. (plum bum i-o-clat'um.) 
SYY., loduretum plumbicum, Flumbi iodidum, Plumbic iodide. 
VULG., Iodide of lead. 
Formula.—Pb I2; 461. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving nitrate of lead, with the aid 
of heat, in a convenient quantity of distilled wrater and adding 
to it a solution of iodide of potassium. Iodide of lead is pre- 
cipitated in the form of a golden-yellow colored powder, or, when 
crystallized from a boiling solution the crystals are of a still 
deeper color and in the form of laminae or scales. • in a moist 
atmosphere iodide of lead is decomposed, forming ?, binoxide 
and a carbonate also yielding free iodine. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides these, there is an ointment of iodide of 
lead. 550 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar, and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decmal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodide. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To ninety parts of benzoinated lard add ten parts of iodide of lead. 
Triturate the iodide to a fine powder, and adding the lard in small quantities 
rub together until thoroughly incorporated. 
PLUMBUM MURIATICUM. {plum'bum mu-ri-at' i-cum.) 
SIN., Plumbic chloride. 
YU LG., Chloride of lead, Muriate of lead. 
Formula.—Pb Cl2; 278. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving acetate of lead in a con- 
venient quantity of distilled water adding to it hydrochloric acid; 
the chloride of lead is precipitated in the form of a white pow- 
der, which being boiled in water is re-dissolved, and, on again cool- 
ing, is deposited in small needle-like1 crystals. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the chloride. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations, are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the chloride. Deposit the chloride in a porcelain mortar, and divide the HOMOEOPATHIC DISP1NSATOEY. 
551 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PLUMBUM NITRICUM. (plum1 bum ni'iri-cum.) 
SYN., Nitras plumbicus, Plumbi nitras, Plumbic nitrate. 
YULG., Nitrate of lead. 
Formula.—Pb (NO3)2; 330.5. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving litharge in nitric acid 
The solution is filtered and afterward evaporated. Being evap- 
orated to dryness to remove any excess of acid, it is again dis- 
solved in boiling water and is set aside to crystallize. The 
crystals are octahedral, are transparent when recently formed, 
and are permanent in the air, becoming, however, opaque. They 
are soluble in 2 parts of water at (15° C.) 59° F., and are slightly 
soluble in alcohol. 
Til© Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the nitrate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate lor thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the nitrate. Deposit the nitrate in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PLUMBUM OXYDATUM RUBRUM. (plum'bum ox-i- 
da' t urn ru' brum.) 
SYN., Minium rubruin, Miltus. 
VULG., Red lead, Red oxide of lead. 
Formula.—Pb3 O4; 685. 552 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This substance is prepared from litharge (protoxide of lead) 
through its exposure for a long period of time to a current of 
atmospheric air while at red heat. The heavy, brilliant red, 
scaley powder is soluble in nitric acid and in solution may be 
tested with the proper reagent for the more common adulterants 
(copper, iron, and bole). 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of red lead. Deposit the lead in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nineparis of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The Jfrsf centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of red lead. Deposit the lead in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions, add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the lead, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
PODOPHYLLUM, (pod'o-fiUlum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Berberidaceae. 
SYN., Aconitifolius humilis, Anapodopliyllum canadense, A. peltatum, 
Podophyllum callicarpum, P. montanum, P. peltatum. 
VULG., Duck’s foot, Ground lemons, Indian apple, Ipecacuanha (?), 
Mandrake, May apple, Pecan lemons, Raccoon berry, Wild lemon, 
Wild mandrake, Yellow berry. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is indigenous to all parts of 
the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there 
are the decimal and centesimal triturations of the active princi- 
ple, podophyllin.* 
* Resina Podophylli.—This resinous substance is obtained by preparing 
first, a saturated tincture of the root, and then, having distilled off the alcohol, 
treating the residue with water. The resin which is thus precipitated is thor- 
oughly washed with water and is carefully dried. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
553 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parti of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run theroot through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the podophyllin. Deposit the resin in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the podophyllin. Deposit the podophyllin in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the resin, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
POLEMONIUM REPTANS. (pole-mo' ni-um rep'Ians.) 
NAT. ORDER, Poleiiioniaceie. 
VULG., Blue bells, False Jacob’s ladder, Greek valerian (?), Sweat- 
root. 
This plant is indigenous to tlie Northern and Eastern parts 
of the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run theroot through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 554 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
POLYGALA RUBELLA, (po-lig'a-la ru-bel'la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polygalaceai. 
SYN., Polygala amara (?). 
YULG., Bitter milkwort, Bitter polygala. 
This plant is indigenous to the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
POLYGONUM AMPHIBIUM. (po-lig'o-num am-fib' i-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polygonacese. 
SYN., Polygonum coccineum, P. fluitans. 
VULG., Ladies’thumb, Spotted knotwood, Water persiearea. 
POLYGONUM BISTORTA. (po-lig'o-num bis-for' fa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polyganaceae. 
SYN., Bistorta, Calubrina. 
YULG., Officinal bistort, Great bistort, Snakeweed. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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POLlrGONUM HTDROPIPER. {po-lig' o-num liy-dro' pi- 
per. ) 
NAT. ORDER, Polygonaceae. 
SYN., Hydropiper, Persicaria urens, Mereurius terrestes. 
VULG., Poor man’s pepper, Biting arsmart, Smartweed, Lake w eed, 
Water pepper. 
POLYGONUM PlINCTATUM. {po-lig'o-num punc-ta'turn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polygonaceae. 
SYN., Polygonum acre, P. liydropiperoides. 
VULG., America water pepper, Biting knob, Biting persicaria, Knot- 
weed, Smart weed, Water pepper, Wild smartweed. 
These several species of polygonum are habitats of North 
America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of these plants are their re- 
spective tinctures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Tile Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
POLYMNIA UYEDALIA. (po-lim'ne-a ii-ve-da'lia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
VULG., Bearsfoot. 
This plant is an habitat of North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tinct ure.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 556 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol. gp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
POLYPODIUM VULGARE. {pol-e-po'di-um vul-ga're.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polypodacese. 
YULG., Brake root, Common polypody, Female Fern, Fern root, Rock 
brake, Rock polypod. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is an habitat of both Europe 
and America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts ot the recently gathered plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly 
in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered plant. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
POLYPORUS PINICOLA. (pol-e-po'r us pi-nc-co'la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
YULG., Pine agaric. 
The Preparations of this fungi are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the pine agaric. Chop up and disintegrate the fungi, 
transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the pine agaric. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- HOMCEOPAThiC DISPENSATORY. 
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hoi, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
POLYTRICHUM JUNIPERINUM. (po-liVre-Jcum ju-nip- 
e-ri’ num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Musci. 
VULG., Hair-cap moss, Robin’s rye. 
This species of moss is indigenous to the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
jnal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently gathered moss. Bruise the moss thoroughly 
in a Wedge wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered moss. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941. four parts of the "tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
POPULUS CANDICANS. (pop'u -lus can' di-cans.) 
NAT. ORDER, Salicaceae. 
YULG., Balm of Gilead (?), Heart-leaved popular. 
POPULUS TREMULOIDES. (pop'n-lus irem-u-loy' des.) 
NAT. ORDER, Salicacete. 
YULG., American aspen, American poplar, Aspen, Aspen poplar, Quak- 
ing aspen, Quiver leaf, Trembling poplar, W hite poplar. 
These two species* of poplars are both habitats of North 
America. 
*The tonic properties of the bark are supposed to be due to two crystallizable 
bodies termed, respectively, populin and salicin. 558 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of the inner bark and leaves of these re- 
spective trees are their tinctures and their decimal and centesi- 
mal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and three parts each of the recently dried inner bark and leaves. Run the 
bark and leaves through drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer 
to a suitable vessel and moisten with a 2 per cent (hot) solution of acetic acid. 
Digest for two hours and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; ex- 
press and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried inner bark and 
leaves. 
Dilutions.-*—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
POTENTILLA CANADENSIS, (po-fen'til-la can-a-den sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosace®. 
SYN., Potentilla pnmila, P. simplex, P. sarmentosa. 
YULG., Cinque-foil, Fire linger. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixt< en parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
PROPYLAMINUM. (prop-i-lay me-num.) 
SYN., Propylainin, Trimethylamina. 
Formula.—(CH3)3 NT; 59. 
Tliis substance, the constituent of the leaves and flowers of 
several plants, also found in cod-liver oil, bone oil and guano, is 
obtained from lierring-brine. Mixed with or made alkaline by 
the presence of lime, it is distilled and the distilate is first neu- 
tralized with hydrochloric acid, and being evaporated to dryness 
the residual salt is then treated with alcohol, again evaporated 
and again dissolved in water to which lime or potassium has 
been added, and from which the vapors of the alkaloid are now 
finally distilled. Propylaminum is a colorless, thin, strongly 
alkaline liquid that is readily soluble in alcohol and in water. 
The Preparations* of this substance are the centesimal dilu- 
tions. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the propylaminum; the second centesi- 
mal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first cen- 
tesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PRUNELLA VULGARIS. (pru-nel'la vul-ga'ris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatse. 
SYN., Brunella, Consolida minor, Symphytum minus. 
VULG., Bugle, Common self-heal, Heal-all, Prunelle. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is an habitat of both Europe 
and America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. ‘Ml, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
*A popular method of administering this remedy is as follows- To six 
ounces of sweetened spearmint water add twenty-five drops of propylammum, 
give one tablespoonful of the mixture every two or three hours. 560 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PRUNUS PADUS. (pru'nus pa'das.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosaceic. 
SYN., Cerasus padus, C. racemosus, Pad us avium, Prunus racemosa, 
P. vulgaris. 
VULO., Bird cherry, Wild cluster, Hag berry, Haekberry. 
This tree is an habitat of Europe, Asia, and Western Africa. 
The Preparations of the bark of this tree are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently gathered bark of the twigs. Run the bark 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suita- 
ble vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and fil- 
ter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug pouter of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered bark of the 
twigs. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture: the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PRUNES SPINOSA. (pru' mis spi-no' sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosaceae. 
SYN., Acacia germanica, A. uostrates, Prunus communis, P. instititia. 
VULG., Blackthorn, Sloe tree. 
This tree, although an indigene of Europe, is an habitat of the 
United States of America. 
The Preparations of the (flower) buds of this tree are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh flower buds. Bruise the buds in a Wedgewood 
mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh flower buds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture, the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PTELIA TRIFOLIATA. (p) tc'lea tri-fo-li-a'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rutaceie. 
SYN., Amyris elemefera, Petelia viticifolia. 
YULG., Hop tree, Shrubby trefoil, Swamp dogwood, Wafer ash, Wing 
seed. 
This shrub is indigenous to the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the bark of this shrub are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run the bark through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-jourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture, the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PULSATILLA, (pul-sa-til' la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranuncnlaceie. 
SYN., Anemone pratensis, Herbi venti, Pulsatilla nigricans, P. pra- 
tensis, P. vulgaris. 
YULG.. Meadow anemone, Pasque flower, Wind flower. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to Central and Northern 
Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 562 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried whole plant. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal propertiee of three-eighths grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fouith parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth par s of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PULSATILLA NUTTALLIANA. (pulsa-UVla nut-tal-li- 
a' na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculacerc. 
SYN., Anemone llavescens, A. ludoriciana, A. nuttalliana, A. patens, 
Yar. nuttalliana, A. pratensis, Clematis hirsutissima, Pulsatilla 
patens. 
YULO., American pulsatilla, Pasque flower, Wind flower, Wood ane- 
mone. 
Tliis plant is indigenous to the North Western part of the 
United States of America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried whole plant. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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PYCNANTHEMUM LINIFOLIUM. (pic-nan-ihe’ mum lin- 
i-fo' li-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lahiatse. 
VULG., Prairie hyssop, Virginia thyme. 
This plant is indigenous to the Southern, ana to the South 
Western States of North America. 
'he Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried whole plant. Kun the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, -and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
liol. sp. gr. '835, four part of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine varts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PYRETHRUM PARTHENIUM. (jrir'e -thrum pcir-ihe-ne' 
um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Oompositae. 
SYN., Chrysanthemum parthenium. 
YULG., Chrysanthemum, Featherfew, Feverfew, Spanish pellitory. 
Tliis herbaceous perennial plant, although indigenous to Eu- 
rope, is an habitat of the United States of America. It is culti- 
vated in the gardens in both countries. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the leaves thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. ‘941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 564 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr., '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PYROLA R0TUNDIF0L1A. (py-ro'lci ro-tun-di-fo'li-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ericaceae. 
VULGr., Canker lettuce, False Wintergreen, Pear-leaf wintergreen, 
Round-leaved pyrola, Shin leaf. 
This evergreen perennial herb is an habitat of the United 
States of America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently gathered plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly 
in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
Thedrug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the/rsJ decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp.gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
AH subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
PYRUS MALI'S, (pi'rus ma’lus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosacea). 
VULGr., Apple tree. 
Tliis tree is indigenous to Europe, although naturalized in 
this country. 
The Preparations* of the barK of this tree are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fresh bark from the young twigs. Chop up the bark 
and bruise it thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer it to a suitable ves- 
sel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
* Phlorizin or phloridzin (C21H24 010) the supposed active principle of the 
apple tree bark crystallizes in tine, silky prisms; it is soluble in alcohol but is 
only slightly soluble in water (15° C.) 59° F. IIOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
565 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh bark of the young twigs 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four part of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
QUASSIA AMARA. (Jcwosh'e-a a-ma'ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Simarubaceae. 
SYN., Picraenia excelsa, Picrasma excelsa, Q. excelsa, Q. lignum, Q. 
polygama, Simaruba excelsa, S. quassia. 
YULG., Bitter ash, Bitter wood, Jamaica wood, Quassia, Quassia 
wood. 
This small shrub* is a native of Surinam. It is also alleged 
to be an habitat of the West India Islands. 
The Preparations of the wood of this tree are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, tivo parts of the dried wood (chips). Run the quassia chips through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the chips. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
QT ERCITS ALBA. (quer'cus al ba. 
NAT. ORDER, Cupuliferae. 
YULG.. White oak. 
QUERCUS TINCTORIA. (quer' cus Unc-to ’ via.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cupuliferae. 
YULG., Black oak. 
* Commercially, this shrub quassia amara is no longer known. The quassia 
of commerce is the wood of the quassia excelsa. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
These two of the many species of this genus are habitats of 
the United States of America. 
The Preparations * of the inner bark of the smaller branches 
of these trees are their tincture and their decimal and centesimal 
dilutions. 
Tile Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried inner bark of the young branches. 
Run the bark through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, trans- 
fer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen 
parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp.gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
,835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941. four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
QUILLAIA SAPONARIA. (quil-la'ya sap-o-na' rici.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosace®. 
VULG., Soap bark. 
This small evergreen shrub is indigenous to South America. 
The Preparations of the inner bark of this shrub are the 
decimal and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered inner bark. Deposit the bark in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; lidding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
* All alcoholic tincture of the bark of the black oak, when freed from tan- 
nin and evaporated and further treated with water yields a glucoside termed 
quercitrin. Quercitrin (C33 H30 O17) is a bitter, bright yellow, microscopic salt. 
It is slightly soluble in water (15° C.) 59° F., and is freely soluble in alcohol 
and in alkaline solutions. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
567 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the powdered inner bark. Deposit the bark in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the bark, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes, and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration, adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
RANUNCULUS ACRIS. (ra-nun ‘ ku-lus ac' ris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceae. 
SYN., It. californicus, R. canus, R. delphinifolius, R. dissectus, R. 
lascicularis. 
YULG., Bachelor’s buttons, Butter-cup, Crowfoot butter-cup, Meadow 
crow foot, Yellow weed, Upright crowfoot. 
RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS. (ra-nun'ku-lus bul-bo' sus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rauunculacese. 
SYN., R. tuberosus. 
YULG., Bulbous crowfoot, Butter-cup, Crowfoot. 
RANUNCULUS REPENS. (ra-nmi' ku-his re’pens.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculacese. 
SYN., R. clintonii, R. intermedins, R. lunuginosus, R. prostratus, R. 
tomentosus. 
YULG., Common crowfoot, Creeping crowfoot, Creeping butter-cup. 
RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS. (ra-nun'ku-lus sel-e-ra' 
ius.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculaceae. 
SYN., Herba sardoa, Ranunculus palustris. 
YULG., Celery-leaved butter-cup, Celery-leaved crowfoot, Marsh crow, 
foot. 
These several species of this genus are all habitats of both 
Europe and America. 
The Preparations of these several plants are their tincture 
and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
and six parts of the fresh (whole) plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mix- 
ture shall have the specific gravity of '941; transfer the bruised plant to a suit- 
able vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and macerate for fourteen 
days; express and filter, and add enough more alcohol (sp. gr. '941), that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 568 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths’ parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourtli parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet’/-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
RHAMNUS. ( ram' nus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rhamnaceae. 
SYN., Frangula caroliniana, F. fragilis, Sarcomphalus earolinianus. 
VULG., Buckthorn, Purging buckthorn. 
This shrub is an indigene of Europe, and is also an habitat of 
the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the berries of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol* 
sp. gr. '941, and six parts of the fresh berries Bruise the berries thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mix- 
ture shall have a specific gravity of'941; transfer the bruised berries to a suita- 
ble vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and a macerate for fourteen 
days; express and filter, and add enough more alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh berries. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two arid one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
RHEITM. (re'um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polygonaceae. 
SYN., Rhabarbarum, Rheum compactum, R. emodi, R. miiscoviticum, 
R. officinale, R. palmatum, R. rhaponticum, R. sussicum, R. uudu- 
latum. 
YULG„ Indian (China) rhubarb, Rhubarb. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
569 
This species of rheum is an habitat of China and Chinese 
Tartary. 
The Preparations of this root are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take Sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts of dried Indian rhubarb root. Bruise the root thoroughly 
in an iron mortar, run through drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, 
transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate lor fourteen days; 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal six- 
teen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the dried Indian rhubarb. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations —To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered rhubarb. Deposit the powdered 
root in a porcelain mortar, and add tlirre parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the powdered rhubarb. Deposit the powdered root in a porcelain 
mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
thirty-three parts, to the root, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made bv adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
RHODIUM, (ro de-nm.) 
Formula.—Rh; 104. 
This metallic substance is obtained as one of the platinum 
residues, from a solution from which platinum has been separated. 570 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of this metal are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Tkitukations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of rhodium. Deposit the metal in a •porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part ot 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of rhodium. Deposit the rhodium in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes.1 and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine jjarts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration, adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
II IIODODENDRON. (ro-do-den' dron.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ericaceae. 
SYN., Rhododendron chrysanthemum, R. officinale. 
VULG., l)warf rose bay, Yellow-flowered rhododendron. 
This evergreen shrub is an indigene of Siberia. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four pai'ts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately line powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
moisten with hot water (112° F.), and when cool add the alcohol and macerate 
for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 percent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tiucture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare ihe first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
571 
RHUS CJLARRA. (rhus gla'bra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Anacardiacese. 
hYN., Rhus carolinense, R. elegans. 
VULG., Common sumach, Pennsylvania sumach, Smooth sumach, Up- 
land sumach. 
This indigenous shrub is an habitat of all parts of the United 
States of America. 
The Preparations of the fresh bark of this shrub are the 
tincture, its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fresh bark. Bruise the bark thoroughly in a brass 
mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh bark. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part pf each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941,/ottr parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one pari of each succeeding dilution. 
RHUS RADICANS. (russ rad' i-cans.) 
NAT. ORDER, Anacardiacese. 
YULG., Mercury vine, Poison ivy, Poison vine, Three-leaved ivy. 
RHUS TOXICODENDRON. (russ tox-i-co-dcn' (Iron.) 
NAT. ORDER, Anacardiacese. 
SYN., Rhus humiie, R. pubesccns, R. radicans, R. toxiearium, R. ver- 
rucosa, Vitis canadensis. 
YULG., Poison ash, Poison oak. 
RHUS VENENATA. (russ ven-e-na' ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Aimcardiacese. 
SYN., R. vernicifera, R. vernix. 
YULG., Dogwood, Poison ash, Poison elder, Poison sumach, Poison- 
wood, Swamp sumach, Varnish sumach, Varnish,tree. 
These three species of rhus are all indigenous to the United 
States of America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of these plants are their tinc- 
tures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 572 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh leaves. Bruise the leaves thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of oiu-fourth grain of the fresh leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ROBINIA. (ro-bin' e-ci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosae. 
SYN., Robinia fragilis, R. pseudo-acacia, Psemlo-acaciae odorata. 
VULCr., Hlack locust, False acacia, False locust, Locust, Yellow locust. 
This tree is indigenous to America and is also an habitat of 
Europe. 
The Preparations of the bark of this tree are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark of the young twigs. Run the 
bark through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a 
suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express 
and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark of the young 
twigs. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ROSA CANINA. (ro'sa ka-ni'na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosace*. 
SYN., Cynos bata, Rosa collina, R. corilfolia, R. dunietoruiii, R. lute- 
tiana. 
YLLG., Dog rose, Hips, Hip tree, Wild brier, Wild rose. HOMtEOFATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
ROSA CENTIFOLIA. (ro'sa cen-te-fo'li-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosacea?. 
SYN., Rosa muscosa, R. provincialis. 
VULG., Cabbage rose, Damask rose (?), Hundred-leaved rose, Moss 
rose, Pale rose. 
The first of these two species of this genus is an indigene of 
Europe; the second, of Western Asia. 
The Preparations of the (flowers) petals of these shrubs are 
their tincture and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, and six parts of the fresh flowers. Bruise the flowers thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, tico and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ROSMARINUS. ( ros-ma-ri' nus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiata?. 
SYN., Herba anthos, Libanotis, Rosmarinus hortensis, R. officinalis. 
YULCr., Rosmary, Rosmarinus, Sea-dew. 
This evergreen shrub is an habitat of the Mediteranean coun- 
try. It is extensively culti 7ated in the gardens of Europe, also 
to some extent in America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the (whole) fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly 
in a Wedge wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 574 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
AH subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourtli parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
RUDBECKIA HIRTA. {rud-beck'i-a hir'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Compositae. 
YULG., Cone flower, Great hairy rudbeekia. 
This plant is an habitat of the southern parts of the Northern 
United States of America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried herb. Run the plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent, or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are madeby adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
RUMEX. (ru'mex.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polygonaceae. 
SYN., Rumex crispus. 
YULG., Curled dock, Garden patience, Narrow dock, Sour dock, Yel- 
low dock. 
This plant is indigenous to Europe, and is also an habitat of 
America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days, express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
575 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
RUT A. (ru'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rutace*. 
SYN., Ruta graveolens, R. hortensis, R. latifolia, R. montana, R. sa- 
tiva, R. vulgaris. 
VULG., Bitter herb, Countryman’s treacle, Garden rue, Rue. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to Southern Europe, and is 
cultivated in the gardens of this country. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts ot the fresh leaves. Bruise the leaves thoroughly in a 
Wedge wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh leaves. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the yirsf decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four part* of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it require? to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SABADILLA. (sab-a-diV la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Melantliacese. 
SYN., Asagraea officinalis, Cebadilla, Helonias officinalis, Hordenm 
cansticum, Melanthinm sabadilla, S. officinarum, Schoenocaulon offi- 
cinale, Veratrum officinale, V. sabadilla. 
VULG., Cevadilla seeds, Indian caustic barley. 
This bulbous plant is indigenous to Mexico, also to Guatemala 
and Venezuela. 576 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried seeds. Run the seeds through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sutficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, ep. gr.'835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SABBAT I A. (sab-ba' she-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Gentianacese. 
SYN., Chironia angularis. 
YULG., American centaury, Angiilar-stalked sabbatia, Angnlar-stalked 
star flower, Bitter bloom, Bitter clover, Red century, Rose pink, 
Wild succory. 
This biennial herbaceous plant, growing throughout the Mid- 
dle and Southern States, is indigenous to the United States of 
America. • 
The Preparations of this plant are tne tincture and its deci- 
nal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fresh herb. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one, part of each succeeding dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
577 
SABINA, (sa-bi'na.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer*. « 
SYN., Juniperus foetida, J. lycia, J. prostrata, J. sabina, Sabina offi- 
cinalis, S. sterilis, S. vulgaris. 
YULG., Savin, Savine. 
This evergreen shrub is an indigene of Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of the young leaves and stems of this 
shrub are the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried leaves and stems. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves and stems. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol; 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SALIX ALBA. (sa'lix cil'ba,) 
NAT. ORDER, Salioacese. 
VULG., Golden willow, White willow, Willow, 
SALIX PURPUREA. (sa'lix pur pu-rea.) 
NAT. ORDER, Salicaceae. 
VULG., Bitter purple willow, Red or purple willow. 
These species of this extensive genus are indigenous to the 
northern temperate zone of both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of the bark of these trees are their tinctures 
and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark from the young branches. Run 
the bark through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a 
suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark of the young 
branches. 
Dilutions.—To prepare decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 578 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SALVIA. (sal've-ct.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatae. 
VULG., Garden sage, Sage. 
This perennial plant is a native of Southern Europe. It is 
abundantly cultivated in the gardens of both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the fresh leaves. Bruise the leaves thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or. each minim contains the 
of three-eighths grain of the fresh leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth par s of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part or 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SAMBUCUS CANADENSIS. (sam-bn' cus cnn-a-den' sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Caprifoliaceae. 
VULG., American elder, Canadian elder, Black elder (?), Elder, Sweet 
elder. 
This underslirub is indigenous to the United States of America 
Tlie Preparations of the flowers and leaves of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
Tlie Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficie7it quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh flowers and two parts of the fresh leaves. 
Bruise the flowers and haves thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, express the 
juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mixture shall have the specific gravity 
of'941; transfer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel and add the expressed 
juice and alcohol, and enough more alcohol (sp. gr. y941) that the menstruum 
shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for fourteen days, express and filter HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
579 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh flowers and leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '941, two ) arts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to .ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SAMBUCUS NIGRA. (sam-bu cns ni gra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Caprifoliaceae. 
SYN., Samimeus acinis albis, S. laeiniatis follis, S. maderensis. 
YULG., Black (berried) European elder, Bore tree, Common elder. 
This small tree is indigenous to Europe. 
The Preparations of the inner bark of this tree are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. pi . 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried inner bark. Run the bark through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried inner bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835. four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SANGl INARIA. (san-gwy-na' ri-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Papareracese. 
SYN., Sang’uinaria acanlis, S. canadensis, S. grandiflora, S. vemalis, 
YULG., Blood root, Indian paint, Panson, Pnceoon, Red pnccoon. 
Red root, Tetterwort, Tumeric(?). 
This perennial plant is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations* of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions and the decimal and 
centesimal triturations. 
*The decimal and centesimal triturations of the nitrate of sanguinarina (a 
nitrate of the alkaloidal principle, sanguinarine C29 II17 NO'4 ) may also be pre- 
pared. 580 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp gr 
*835, ami four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 pey cent, or. each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp, gr '835, four parts of the tincture: the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp gr. ‘835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp gr 
'835. one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequent dilution* are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the powdered root. Deposit the root m a porce 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes, 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes: add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the powdered root. Deposit the root in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the root, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes, and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration, adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
S ANTONI NT M. (san-to-ne num.) 
SYN., Santonin, Snntoninic acid. 
VULG., Santonin, Santoninc. 
Formula.—C15 H18 O3; 246. 
Tliis neutral substance is obtained by boiling tlie unexpanded 
flower-heads of santonica (artemisia cilia) with milk of lime. 
Santonate of calcium being thus formed is decomposed on the 
addition of hydrochloric acid, which being further treated with 
ammonia to separate the resin, yields on the addition of alcohol 
a solution from which is deposited ciystals of santonin. San- 
tonin is soluble in about forty parts of alcohol (15° C.) 59° F.; 
it is also soluble in solutions of the alkalies. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
581 
The Preparations of santonin are tlie decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of santonin. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance of and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of nnlk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal'in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
par‘ of santonin. Deposit the santonin in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS, (sa-po-na'rc-a of-fic-e-nciIt's.) 
NAT. ORDLR, Caryophyllacete. 
YU LG., liouneing bet, Soap wort, Web weed. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is an habitat of both Europe 
and America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixtten parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; tlie 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. SFECIAL PHARMACY. 
SARRACENIA PI RPLHEA. (sar-ra-ce've-a pur-pu're-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Sarraceniacese. 
SYN., Sarazina gihhosa, Sarraeenia gronovii, S. heterophylla, S. Jen- 
cophylla. 
VULG,, Eve’s cup, Fly trap, Huntman’s cup, Pitcher plant, Side- 
saddle flower. 
This herbaceous plant is indigenous to North America. 
The Preparations of the fresh plant are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh whole plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly 
in a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the 
mixture shall have the specific gravity of '941, transfer the bruised plant to a 
suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate four- 
teen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-foui ths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine patts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seren and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ,941, two and one-fourth jxirts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SARSAPARILLA, (sar-sa-pa-ril' la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Smilaeeas. 
SYN., Sarzn, Srailax mediea, S. officinalis, S. peruviana, S. sarsapa- 
rilla (?), S. syphilitica. 
VULG., Wild liquoric. 
This drug is probably one of the several species indigenous to 
South America. The variety most commonly used in the United 
States is known as Honduras sarsaparilla. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Chop up the root and run it 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and moisten with a 10 per cent (hot) solution of glycerin; digest for ten 
hours; firmly pack in a conical percolator and add the menstruum, from time 
to time, until the percolate shall measure fourteen parts. Add sufficient quan- 
tity of water to force the remaining menstruum downward that the tincture 
shall eoual sixteen })arts. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SASSAFRAS. (sets' sa-fras.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lauraceae. 
SYN., Lauras sassafras, Sassafras officinale. 
YULG., Sassafras bark. 
This tree is indigenous to the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the bark of the root are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen jiarts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried bark of the root. Run the bark through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for seven days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr '835, two and one-foui th parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety -seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth par s of the tincture, the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part or 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SAURURUS CERNH S. (saw-ru' rus ser' mis.) 
JiAT. ORDER, Saururacese. 
YULG., Breast weed, Lizard’s tail. 
This exogenous, herbaceous plant is a native of North America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare Ihe tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. yr. '835, and four parts of the fresh root. Chop up and thoroughly disinte- 584 
SPECIAL PHARMACY! 
grate the root, transfer to a Wedgewood mortar, bruise and express the juice 
and add sufficient alcohol that the mixture shall have the specific gravity of 
'941; transfer the bruised root to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice 
and alcohol andenoughmorealcoholtsp.gr. '941), that the menstruum shall 
measure sixteen parts. Macerate for fourteen days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, owe part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SCOPARIUS. (sco-pa'ri-us.) 
NAT. ORDRR, Leguminosfe. 
SYN., Cytisus scoparius, Sarothamnus scoparius. 
VULG., Broom, Broom tops. 
This plant, although a native of Europe, is abundantly culti- 
vated in America. 
The Preparations of the fresh tops in seed, are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the fresh tops. Chop up the tops and bruise thoroughly in 
a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minimvcontains the 
medicinal properties of three-eight! s grain of the fresh tops. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one paid of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and thre-- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SCROPHULARIA NODOSA, {skrof-u-la' ria no-do'sa.) 
NAT. ORDER, Scrophulariaceae. 
SYN., Galiopsis, Ocimastruun, Scrophularia foetida, S. lanceolata, S. 
majoris, S. vulgaris. 
YULG., Carpenter’s square, Figwort, Heal-all, Knotty-rooted iigwort, 
Scrofula plant, Square-stalk. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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This perennial herb is an habitat of both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SCUTELLARIA, (sku-tel-la' re-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatw. 
SYX., Scutellaria lateriflora. 
VUL6., Rlue pimpernel, Dine scull-cap, Hood wort, Hooded willow 
herb, Mad-dog scull-cap, Scull-cap, Woodwort. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts ofYhe recently dried (whole) plant. Jinn the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 percenter, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilut ion, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one paH of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 586 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
SECALE CORNUTUM. (se-ca'le cor-nut'um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
SYN., Acinula clavus, Clavaria clavus, Clavi siliginis, Claviceps pur- 
purea, Clavus secalinum, Ergota, Sclerotium clavus, Secale clava- 
tum, S. corniculatum, S. luxurians, S. maturnum, S. temulentum, 
S. turgidum, Secalis mater, Spermoedia clavus. 
VULG., Cockspur, Cockspur rye, Ergot of rye, Horned rye, Spurred 
rye. 
Tuis perverted or fungoid growth of secale cereale is to be 
carefully kept in a cool, dry place. Its virtues are impaired by 
age. 
The Preparations of ergot are the tincture and its decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fifteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, one part hydrochloric acid ( diluted, U. S. ) and six parts of the recently 
dried ergot. Run the ergot through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse 
powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisttn with the acid and a sufficient 
quantity of the menstruum; digest for six hours, firmly pack in a conical per- 
colator and add the alcohol, from time to time, until the percolate measures 
twelve parts; then add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum 
downward. Add sufficient more alcohol, sp. gr. '920, that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of tliree-eigliths grain of the recently dried ergot. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. ‘920, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet'i-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SEBUM ACRE. (se'dum a'kre.) 
NAT. ORDER, Crassulaceae. 
SYN., Sempervivum minoris, S. vernicularis. 
VC LG., Biting stonecrop, Mossy stoneerop, Small house leek. 
8E1)UI TELEPHIUM. (se'd-um tel-e'fi-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Crassulaceae. 
SYN., Crassula major, Telepliiuin. 
YULG., Common orpine, Garden orpine, Live-forever. 
These small succulent plants, both perennials, are indigenes 
of Europe. They are also habitats of North America. HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of these plants are their tinctures and their 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take tujficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and sufficient alcohol (sp. gr. '835) that 
the mixture shall have the specific gravity of'941; transfer the bruised plant 
to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate 
for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, tuo and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part ol tha 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SELENIUM. (se-le' ne-um.) 
Formula.—Se; 79. 
This rare non-metallic elementary body, which greatly resem- 
bles sulphur in its chemical relations is frequently found asso- 
ciated with that element; in combination with lead, selenium, in 
form of selenious acid, replaces the sulphur forming the selenide 
of lead. 
The Preparations* of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the selenium. Deposit the selenium in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts ol milk sugar and steadily triturate for twenty min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for twenty min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part ol each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
*Seleniate of Soda.—The decimal and centesimal triturations of this salt, 
a combination of nitrate of soda and selenious acid, may also be prepared. The 
salt is freely soluble in water. 588 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the selenium. Deposit the selenium in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the metal (?) and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
SEMPERVIVUM TECTORUM. (sem-per-vi'vum teck-io' 
rum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Crassnlacese. 
SYN., Sempervivum niajus. 
VULG., Common house leek, Cyphel, Jupiter’s beard. 
This perennial succulent plant, although indigenous to Europe, 
is more or less cultivated in the gardens of the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
Tile Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, sp.gr. 
'835, and six parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mixture shall 
have the specific gravity of '941; transfer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel 
and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more alcohol, sp. gr. '941, 
that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for fourteen days, ex- 
press and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.-—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourth parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SENEC10 AUREUS. (se-ne'she-o aw' re-us.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Seneeio gracilis. 
VULG., False valerian, Golden seneeio, Golden ragwort, Life root, 
Ragwort, Squaw weed, Uncum. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of the United States of 
North America. 589 
HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six paits of the fresh plant. Chop up the plant and bruise 
thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alco- 
hol that the mixture shall have a specific gravity of '941; transfer the bruised 
plant to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough 
more alcohol that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to.ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth part of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr.'941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SENEGA. (sen' e-ga.) 
NAT. ORDER, Polygalaceae. 
SYN., Polygala senega, I*, virginiana, Seneca. 
VUIAi., Rattlesnake milkwort, Rattlesnake root, Seneca snakeroot, 
Snakeroot. 
This perennial plant is an indigene of the Southern part of 
the United States of North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parti of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-ni ne parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 590 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
SENNA, (sen'net.) 
NAT. ORDER, Legumiosase. 
SYN., Cassia tethiopica, C. aeutifolia, C. lanceolata, C. lenitiva, C. 
obovata, C. officinalis, C. senna, Senna aeutifolia, S. alexandrina 
VULO., Alexandrian senna, False senna, Nubian senna. 
This undershrub is an indigene of Africa. It grows most 
abundantly in Upper Egypt. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'920, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '920, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '920, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SEPIA. (sc’pe-a,) 
CLASS, Mollusca. 
ORDER, Dibrancliiata. 
FAMILY, Sepiadae. 
SYN., Sepia octopus, S. officinalis, S. succus. 
YULtb, Cuttle flsli, Squid. 
This excretory substance (in a dry state), is prepared from 
a fluid tissue of the above species of mollusca. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of sepia. Deposit the sepia in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for trwenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes,; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of sepia. Deposit the sepia in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the sepia, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion aud triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
SILICA. (sil'e-ca.) 
SYN., Acidum silicum, Silicoa, Silicea terra, Silicic anhydride. 
VULG., Flint, Silex, Silicious earth. 
Formula.—Si O2; 44. 
Pure silica is obtained by decomposing any of the silicates; 
that is to say, by fusing them in the presence of an alkali. Flint 
or sand, together with five or six times its weight each of car- 
bonate of sodium and potassium, yields, when fused, a product 
commercially known as soluble glass. This substance will also 
yield, when recently prepared, if boiled with water, and the water 
be afterward filtered and treated with an excess of hydrochloric 
acid, and then evaporated to dryness, and it be again boiled in 
acid and water, pure silica in the form of a light flaky deposit. 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Tkitukatioxs.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of silicea. Deposit the silicea in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar, and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The secolul decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to on 
part, of silicea. Deposit the silicea in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the silicea, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one port of each succeeding trituration; adding the veliic'e and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 592 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
SABAL SERBILATA. {sab'al sur-ru-la' ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Palm*, 
YUJLG.. Saw palmetto. 
This plant is indigenous to the Southern States of North 
America. 
The Preparations of the fruit of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient que.ntiiy of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, two parts of glycerin and eight parts of the fresh drupes (berries . 
Bruise the berries thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add 
sufficient alcohol together with the glycerin that the mixture shall have the 
specific gravity of'941; transfer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel and add 
the expressed juice, alcohol, glycerin, and enough more alcohol, sp. gr. '941, 
that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for seven days, express 
and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-lialf grain of the fresh berries. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'835, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SILPHIIM LACINIATIM. {si l' fi-nm la-sin-i-a' him.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
VULG., Compass plant, Jagged-leaved silpliium, Pilot weed, Polar 
weed, Rosin weed, Turpentine weed. 
This plant is an habitat of the Western States of North America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixtee7i parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- HOMEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SMIARIBA OFFICINALIS. (smi-a-ru'ba of-Uc-i-na' lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Smirubace*. 
SYN., Smiarnba amara, Quianensis. 
YULGL, Smiarnba. 
This tree is indigenous to South America. 
The Preparations of the bark of the root are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried bark. Run the hark through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare ihe first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '835, four part of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835. one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SINAPIS ALBA. (sin'a-pis al'ba.) 
NAT. ORDER, Crucifer*. 
SYN., Brassica alba, Leucosinapis alba. 
VULO., White mustard. 
SINAPIS NIGRA, (sin'a-pis ni'grci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Cruciferse. 
SYN., Brassica nigra, B. sinapioies, Molanosinapis communis. 
VUI6., Black mustard. 
These annual plants are both indigenous to Europe; they are 
cultivated to some extent throughout the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of the seeds of these plants are their tinct- 
ures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried ripe seeds, liun the seeds through 594 
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drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried ripe seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SISYRINCHIUM BERMUDIANUM. (sis-i-rin ’she-um her- 
mu-di-n' num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Iridaceas. 
VULG., Blue-eyed lily, Physic grass, Scurvy grass (?). 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root, liun the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and tilter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SOLANUM. Kso-la' num.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanacese. 
SYN., Solanum cornato dentaturn, S. inops, S. nigra, S. pteroeaulon, 
S. ptycanthum, Solantrmn nigrum. 
VUEG., Black nightshade, Common nightshade, Garden nightshade. 
This annual plant is an habitat of Europe, Asia and America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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sp. gr. '835, and eight parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mix- 
ture shall have the specific gravity of'941; transfer the bruised plant to a suit- 
able vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more alcohol 
(sp. gr. '9411, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate fourteen 
days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp.gr '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SOLANUM ARREBENTA. ( so- la' num ar-re-ben' ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanaee®. 
SYN., Arrebenta cavallos. 
This shrub is an indigene of South America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, a ml four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The d rug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
‘835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nineparts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution, 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SOLANUM PSEUDO-CAPSICUM. (so-la'nam su-do-cap’ 
si-cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanaee®. 
YULG., Jerusalem cherry, Winter cherry. 
This untlershrub is an indigene of South Europe. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen jmrts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Run the leaves through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six jmrts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941 four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SOLID AGO. (sol-e-da'go.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
YULG., Golden rod. 
This plant is indigenous to Europe, Asia and North America. 
The Preparations of the flowers of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and Jour parts of the recently dried blossoms. Run the flowers through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and Alter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried flowers. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six jmrts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one pari of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SPIGELIA. (spi-ge' lia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Loganiaceae. 
SYN., Anthelminthia quadi iphylla. 
YULG,, Pink root, Worm grass. 
This annual plant is indigenous to both the West Indies and 
South America. The spigelia marilandica (Carolina pink), an 
herbaceous perennial plant, is a native of the United States of 
America. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
Tho drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of eacii succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SPIGGURUS MAItTINI. (spig-gu'rus mar'tin-i.) 
CLASS, Mammalia. 
ORDER, Glires. 
FAMILY, Hyatrichnia. 
SYN., Chsetomys subspinosus, Sphingurus martini, S. spinosa. 
YU LG., Porcupine. 
S P l KiE A. (spi-re' a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rosacese. 
SYN., Spiraea tomentosa, S. ulmaria (?). , 
YU LG., Hardback, Meadow sweet, Steeple-bush, White-leaf. 
This small underslirub is an indigene of the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
niiief n-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 598 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SPONGIA TOSTA. {spun'ge-a ioe'sta.) 
CLASS, Poriphera. 
ORDER, Ceratospongite. 
SYN., Carbo spongise, S. tosta, S. usta. 
YULGf., Burnt sponge. 
In preparing this substance the dark-colored coarse sponge, 
or, that commercially known as sheep’s wool sponge is best. 
The sponge should be cut into small pieces, and, the extraneous 
matter calcarea, silex, etc., being removed, it should be enclosed 
in a covered thin iron shallow vessel and placed over an ex- 
tremely hot quick fire. The sponge should be roasted until it is 
frailable, but it must not be incinerated. 
The Preparations of spongia tosta are the tincture, its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and two parts of the prepared sponge. Coarsely powder the sponge in a 
mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days, and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the prepared sponge. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. ‘835, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part ot the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the prepared sponge. Deposit the sponge in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the prepared sponge. Deposit the sponge in a porcelain mortar, and II0M(E0PATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the sponge, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
SQUILL A. (squil'la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliacete. 
SYN., Cepa marina, Ornithogalum maritinum, 0. scilla, Pancratium 
verum, Sancratium, Scilla hispanica, S. maritima, S. rufa magna 
vulgaris, S. vulgaris radice rubra, Squilla hispanica, S. rubra, S. 
vulgaris, Urginea maritima, U. scilla. 
VULG., Sea onion, Squill. 
This bulbous perennial plant is an habitat of the countries 
bordering the Maditeranean Sea. 
The Preparations* of the bulbs of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts of the recently dried squill. Run the squill through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the recently dried squill. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp.gr. '941, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
STANNUM. (sian'mim.) 
SYX., Stannum metallicum, 
YULG., Tin. 
Formula.—Sn; 118. 
This metallic base in form of a binoxide, existing under the 
name of tinstone, and associated with iron and manganese as the 
mineral wolfram, is mined in Bohemia and Saxony, in Great 
* Acetum SciLLiE. — Vinegar of squill is prepared as follows: To sixteen 
parts of diluted acetic acid, sp. gr. T004, add two parts of coarsely powdered 
squill; macerate for fourteen days, and filter. 600 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
Britain, also in Australia and in some parts of the United States 
of America. The pure metal in a precipitated form may be ob- 
tained by dissolving granulated tin in hydrochloric acid forming 
a solution of stannous chloride, and subsequently decomposing it 
by galvanic action;—that is to say, the strength of such a solu- 
tion being first greatly reduced by the addition of water, the 
metal will be precipitated on introducing into it rods or strips of 
metallic zinc. 
The Preparations of this precipitated metal are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of stannum. Deposit the metal in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of stannum. Deposit the stannum in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugai into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
STANNUM MURIATICUM. (stannum mu-ri-at'i-cum.) 
SYN , Stannous chloride, Stannum chloratum. 
VULG., Chloride of tin, Muriate of tin. 
Formula.—Sn Cl2; 189. 
To prepare the “Solution of Chloride of Tin” (B. P.),* dis- 
solve one part of tin in three parts of hydrochloric acid and one 
part of water; and then add ./ire parts more of water. The solid 
stannous chloride (Sn Cl2, 2 H2 O) may he obtained from this 
solution by evaporation and crystallization. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
*Stannic Chloride or perclilorkle of tin (SnCl4 ) is prepared from this solution 
by boiling it, and slowly dropping nitric acid into it so long as any fumes are 
evolved. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of stannous chloride. Deposit the salt in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the stannous chloride. Deposit the chloride in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ST APHIS AGRIA. (staf-esci' gre-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ranunculacea*. 
SY>'., Delphinium stapliisagria, Staphydis agria, S. pedicularls, Staph 
isagria macrocarpa. 
VULO., Louse seeds, Palmated larkspur, Stavesacre. 
This biennial plant is a native of the South of Europe. 
The Preparations of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried ripe seeds. Run the seeds through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
moisten with hot (112° F.) water and, when cold, firmly pack in a conical perco- 
lator and add the menstruum, from time to time, until the percolate measures 
fourteen parts; then add sufficient water to force the remaining menstruum 
downward that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried ripe seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one- fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ‘941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. two and one-Jourtli parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 602 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
ST ELL ARIA MEDIA. (siel-la'ria me'dia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Caryophyllacese. 
SYN., Asine maeropetata, A. media, Halosteum succulentum. 
YULG., Chick weed. 
This small annual plant is an habitat of both Europe and 
America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To jirepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh whole plant Bruise the plant thoroughly 
in a Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the 
mixture shall have a specific gravity of '941; transfer the bruised plain to a 
suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of tliree-eightlis grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp.gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
STICTA. (.stic'ta.) 
NAT. ORDER, Lichenes. 
SYN., Lichen pulmonarius, Lobaria pulmonaria, Muscus pulmonaria, 
Pulmonaria reticulata, S. pulmonaeea, S. pulmonaria, S. pulmon- 
alia. 
YULG., Lung-moss, Lungwort, Oak-lungs, True lungwort. 
This variety of lichen is found attached to the trunk of the 
sugar maple, acer saccharinum. 
The Preparations of this variety of lichen are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts ot the fresh lichen. Bruise the lichen thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh lichen. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one partol’ the first decimal dilution. HOMCEOPATIIIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
STILLINGIA. (stil-lin1 ge-ci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Euphorbiaeeae. 
SYN., Sapium sylvaticum, Stillingia sylvatica. 
YULG., Cock-up-hat, (Queen’s delight, Queen’s root, Silver leaf, Stil- 
lingia, Yaw root. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is indigenous to the Southern 
States of North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixtten parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourth* parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; 
the second df cirnal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seren and three- 
four'hs parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ,941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part o 1 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
STRAMONIUM, (stra-mo' ne-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanaceie. 
SYN., Datura lurida, D. stramonium, Solatium maniacum, Stramonium 
foetidum, S. majus album, S. spinosum. 
YULG., Apple of Peru, Devil’s apple, Jamestown w eed, Stink weed, 
Stramonia, Thorn apple. 
This plant, an annual, is an habitat of Europe, Asia, Africa 
and America. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations* of the seeds of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and two parts of the recently dried ripe seeds. Run the seeds through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of the recently dried ripe seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to txco parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
STRONTIUM CARBONICUM. {siron she-um car-ban'i-cum.) 
SYN., Carbonas stronticus, Strontia, S. carbonica, Strontianae ear- 
bonas, Strontic carbonate. 
YULGb, Carbonate of strontium, Strontianite. 
Formula.—Sr CO3;— 
Tlie acid solution of sfrontianiie, or any of the salts of stron- 
tium dissolved in hydrochloric acid, and properly diluted, when 
treated with a solution of carbonate of ammonium will yield 
pure carbonate of strontium. 
Tlie Preparations of the carbonate of strontium are the dec- 
imal and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the carbonate of strontium. Deposit the salt 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate 
for ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar aud again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
*Unguentum Steamonii.—Ointment of Stramonium. “Extract of stramo- 
nium ten parts, water five parts, benzoated lard eighty-five parts. Rub the ex- 
tract with the water until uniformly soft; then gradually add the benzoated 
lard and mix thoroughly.”—Pliarm. U. S. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to 
one part of the carbonate of strontium. Deposit the carbonate in a porcelain 
mortar, and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, 
thirty-three parts, to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then 
add another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
STRY CHNINUM. (strick-ni' num.) 
SYN., Stryclininnni pnrnm, Strychnia. 
VULG., Strychnine. 
Formula.—C21 H22 N2 O2; 334. 
This alkaloid, strychnia, is obtained from the fruit of the 
sirychnos mix vomica; also, from the fruit of the strychnos ig- 
natia. It is a colorless, crystalline, odorless powder, possessing 
an intense bitter taste. It is soluble in 6700 parts of water and 
in 110 parts of alcohol (15° C.) 59° F.; it is soluble in 5 parts 
of chloroform. 
Tests.—The most minute traces of the presence of strychnia 
or its salts may be detected in the following manner: To a few 
drops of concentrated sulphuric acid add a fetv drops of the sus- 
pected liquid, and then a limited quantity of bichromate of po- 
tassium. The presence of strychnia is made known by the rapid 
play of colors; the liquid is first blue, then violet, and subse- 
quently cherry-red. The presence of the alkaloid brucine may 
be detected by treating the substance, either in liquid or solid 
form, with nitric acid; if more than a trace of brucine is present 
the substance is immediately reddened. 
STRYCHNINUM MURIATICUM. (sirick-ni'num mu-ri-at' 
i-cum.) 
SYN., Strychniae hydrochloras. 
VULG., Muriate of strychnia, Muriate of strychnine. 
Formula.—2 C21 H22 N2 O2. HC1 3 H2 O; 795. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving strychnia in diluted hydro- 
chloric acid. The solution is then set aside for crystallization. 
STRYCHNINUM NITRICUM. (sirick-ni'num ni-tri'cum.) 
SYN., Strychnine nitras. 
VULG., Nitrate of Strychnia, Nitrate of Strychnine. 
Formula.—C H22 N2 02HNO ; 397. 606 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving strychnia in diluted nitric 
acid. The solution is then set aside for crystallization. 
STRYCHNINUM PHOSPHORICUM. (strick-ni' num fos- 
four' i-cum.) 
SYN., Strychnia; phosphas. 
YULGr., Phosphate of strychnia, Phosphate of strychnine. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving strychnia in diluted phos- 
phoric acid. The solution is then set aside for crystallization. 
STRYCHNINUM SULPHURIC™. (strick-ni'num sul-fu' 
ri-cum.) 
SYN., Strychnia; sulphas. 
YULth, Sulphate of strychnia, Sulphate of strychnine. 
Formula.—2 C21 H22 N2 O2. H2 SO4. 7 H2 O; 892. 
This salt is prepared by dissolving strychnia in a sufficient 
quantity of hot distilled water, to which there is being gradually 
added sufficient diluted sulphuric acid to neutralize the alkaloid. 
The solution when perfected, is filtered, evaporated, and is set 
aside for crystallization. 
The Preparations of strychnia and these several salts are the 
decimal and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of strychnia Deposit the strychnia in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate lor twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturat ions are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal triturat ion requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of strychnia. Deposit the strychnia in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the strychnia, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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SUCCINUM. (sue' se-num.) 
SYN., Amber. 
This fossil resin, which is supposed to be an exudation from 
an extinct coniferous growth—from the pinitis succinefer is 
chiefly obtained from the coast of the Baltic Sea. 
The Preparations of this resin are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the resin. Deposit the resin in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for twenty min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for twenty minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the resin. Deposit the resin in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the resin, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made bv adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of ea<h succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
SULPHUR. (suV fur.) 
SYX., Flores sulphur!*, Su’phnr depuratum, S. sublimntum. 
VULG., Brimstone, Flowers of sulphur. 
Formula.—S; 32. 
This non-metallic element, although commonly associated with 
the metallic ores is also a constituent of several proteids. Pu- 
rified by fusion and sublimation, thus separated from extraneous 
matter, it is commercially known as roll sulphur (brimstone) 
and Jloivers of sulphur. That used in the arts and in medicine 
is chiefly imported from Sicily. 
The Preparations of washed * sulphur are the decimal and 
*SULPHUB LOTUM.— Washed Sulphur.—That all traces of free acid shall be 
removed, flowers of sulphur (in any quantity) is digested for three or four days 
(being occasionally agitated) in a 10 per cent aqueous solution of ammonia; an 
equal quantity of distilled water is now added and the mixture is transferred 
to a muslin strainer and the sulphur washed so long as any reaction occurs 
upon treating the wash-water with a solution of chloride of barium. 608 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
centesimal triturations. Besides these, there is an ointment of 
sulphur. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the washed sulphur. Deposit the sulphur in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the washed sulphur. Deposit the sulphur in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the sulphur, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.*—To eighty parts of benzoinated lard add twenty parts of washed 
sulphur. Add the sulphur gradually and thoroughly incorporate it with the 
lard. 
SULPHUR IODATUM. (sulfur i-o-daVum.) 
SYN., Ioduretum sulplmris, Sulplmris iodidum. 
YULG., Iodide of sulphur. 
This iodide is prepared by mixing iodine and sulphur together 
in the proportion of four parts of the former to one part of the 
latter and gently heating the mixture in a flask the orifice of 
which is loosely closed. Liquefaction occurring the heat is with- 
drawn. The fused mass is then broken to pieces and should be 
kept in a glass-stoppered bottle. Iodide of sulphur is insoluble in 
both alcohol and water; it is soluble in 62 parts of glycerin. 
The Preparations of this iodide are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. Besides these, there is an ointment of iodide 
of sulphur. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide of sulphur. Deposit the iodide in a 
* Unguentum Hepar Sulphuris Kali.—Ointment of Liver of Sulphur.— 
To ninety parts of simple ointment add ten parts of finely-powdered potassii 
sulphuretum. Add the liver of sulphur gradually, and thoroughly incorporate 
it with the ointment. HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY 
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porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
ot the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one part 
of the iodide of sulphur. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the iodide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Ointment.—To ninety-five parts of benzoinated lard add five parts of finely- 
powdered iodide of sulphur. Add the iodide first to a small quantity of the 
lard, mix together thoroughly, then incorporate the remaining portion of the 
lard. 
SUMBTJL. {sum'bul.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbelllfer®. 
SYN., Enayangium sumbul, Ferula sumbul, Jatamansi, Nardostachys 
jatamansi, Sumbulus moschatus. 
VUL<(., Musk root. 
This perennial plant is indigenous to Central Asia. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and moisten 
with hot (112° F.) water; digest for five or six hours and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power o{ this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835. four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
S YMPHITUM. (sim' fe-ium.) 
NAT. ORDER, Borraginace®. 
SYN., Consolida majoris, Symphytum officinale. 
VULG., Comfrey, Gum plant, Healing herb. 
Tliis perennial plant, although an indigene of Europe, is an 
habitat of the United States of America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture. —To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or. each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fou>th parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. * 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth pans of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941. one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
SYRINGA. (sy-rin'ga.) 
NAT. ORDER, Oleace®. 
SYN., Syringa vulgaris. 
VULG., Lilac. 
This common garden shrub, an habitat of both Europe and 
America, is an indigene of Oriental Europe. 
The pi ’eparations of the flowers and leaves of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, trvo parts of the fresh flowers and four parts of the fresh young 
leaves. Bruise the flowers and leaves thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, ex- 
press the .juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mixture shall have the spe- 
cific gravity of '941; transfer the bruised plant to a suitable vessel and add the 
expressed juice and alcohol aud enough more alcohol (sp. gr. '941), that the 
menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for seven days, express and 
filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh flowers and leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941. two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
611 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and thre- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TABACUM. (tab ' a-cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Solanacete. 
SYN., Consolida indica, Hyoscyamus peruviana, Nicotiana auriculata, 
N. macrophylla, N. tabacum. 
YULG., Tobacco. 
This annual plant, nicotiana tabacum, is a native of tropical 
America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there 
is an ointment of tobacco. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Reduce the leaves to a coarse 
powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts o ’alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Ointment.—To sixteen parts of benzoinated lard add two parts of tobacco. 
Reduce the tobacco to a moderately coarse powder, moisten with boiling water, 
transfer to a suitable vessel, add the lard and simmer over a brisk fire unti* the 
fat ceases to sputter. Strain, and stir the ointment until cold. 
TAMUS COMMUNIS. (ta ' mus com-mu' nis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Dioscoreacetc. 
YULG., Black bryonia. 
This plant, is indigenous to EuifJpe, Asia and Africa. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TANACETIM VULGARE. (tan-a-ce'turn vul-gci're.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Athanasia. 
VULG., Double tansy, Tansy. 
This herbaceous perennial plant is an indigene of Europe and 
Central Asia. It is an habitat of the United States of America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mix- 
ture shall have the specific gravity of '941; transfer the plant to a suitable vessel 
and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more alcohol (sp. gr. '941), 
that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for seven days, express 
and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decmat dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-sewn and three- 
fourth* parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet /-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TANCrHINIA TENENIFERA. (tan-gin'in ven-c-nif e-ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Apocynacew. 
SYN., Cerbera tanghin. 
YU1G., Madagascar poison nut. 
This tree, cerbera tanghin, is a native of Madagascar. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of the kernel of the fruit (a deadly poison) 
are the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take ten parts of alcohol.sp.gr. '835, 
and one part of the finely-powdered nut. Transfer the powdered drug to a suit- 
able vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and 
filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 10 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-tenth grain of the powdered nut. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '‘835, one part of tincture; the third decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp.gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TARANTULA, (ta-ran tu-la.) 
CLASS, Arachnida. 
ORDER, Araneidea. 
FAMILY, Lycosid*. 
SYX., Lycosa tarantula (?)• 
VULO., Cuban spider. 
TARANTULA HISPANA. (ta-ran tu-la his-pan'a.) 
CLASS, Arachnid*. 
ORDER, Araneida. 
FAMILY, Lycosidae. 
SYX., Lycosa tarantula. 
VULti., South American spider, Spanish spider. 
The Preparations* of the tissue (?) (venom) of these spi- 
ders are the tinctures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take ten parts of alcohol, sp. gr.'835, 
and one part of the fresh tissues. Chloroform the living spiders (See Aranea 
diadema pg. 210), crush them in a Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for seven days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 10 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-tenth grain of the living tissue. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of tincture; the third decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
*The decimal anil centesimal triturations may be also prepared as directed 
for the Aranea diadema, pg. 210. All first decimal triturations of fresh animal 
matter should he continued, if necessary, longer than the specified time—that 
is, until all moisture is driven off and the trituration is actually dry. 614 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TARAXACUM. (ia-rax'a-cmm.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Dens leonis, Sactuca pratense, Leontodontis, Leontodon offi- 
cinalis, L. taraxacum, L. vulgure, Taraxacum dens leonis, T. ofli- 
mile, T. vulgare, 
YULG., Balloon plant, Dandelion, Monkshood (?), Puffball (?). 
Tais perennial plant is an universal habitat, growing through- 
out the Northern Hemisphere. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take a sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and eight jrnrts of the fresh whole plant. Chop up and bruise the 
plant thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, express thejuiee, add sufficient alco- 
hol that the mixture shall have the specific gravity of '941; transfer the bruised 
plant to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol, and enough 
more alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-lmlf grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TAXUS EACCATA. (tax'us bac-ka'ia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer®. 
YULG., Ground hemlock, Yew. 
This evergreen shrub is indigenous to Europe, Asia and North- 
ern Africa. 
The Preparations of the recently dried leaves are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'8115, and six parts of the recently dried leaves. Reduce the leaves to a moder- 
ately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the 
tincture shall equal sixteen parts. IIOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATOPiY. 
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The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835 one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TECOMA RADIO ANS. (te-co'ma radi-cans.) 
NAT. ORDER, Bignoniaeete. 
SYN., Bignonia radicans, 
VULG., Trumpet creeper, Trumpet flower, Virginia creeper (?). 
This climbing plant is an indigene of the Southern States of 
North America. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
I be Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen part < of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains 
the medicinal properties of one fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alc> 
hoi, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilation. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts cf r.fcrjol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TELA A RAN E A. (tela a-ra'nea.) 
VULG., Cobweb, Spider’s web. 
The Preparations of the recently spun web are the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the web. Deposit the web (free from dust) in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ien minutes, add three parts more of milk sugar anti again triturate for ten 
minutes, then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 616 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the web. Deposit the web in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the web, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
TELLURIUM. (fel-lu' re-um.) 
Formula.—Te; 64. 
This rare metal is found associated with gold, silver, lead and 
bismuth in the mining regions of both Transylvania and Saxony. 
It is separated from bismuth sulplio-telluride by decomposition; 
the bismuth and sodium carbonate being mixed and fired to a 
white heat, the metallic bismuth is set free, and the remaining 
mass on being treated wdtli water and exposed to the air is oxi- 
dized leaving the tellurium in a metallic state. The specific 
gravity of tellurium is about 6'25; it is of a brilliant white lustre, 
exceedingly brittle and easily fusible. 
The Preparations of this metal are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of tellurium. Deposit the metal in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts ot milk sugar and steadily triturate for twenty min- 
utes; add three parts more ot milk sugar and again triturate for twenty min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the tirst decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate lor fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of tellurium. Deposit the tellurium in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding 
as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
TEREBINTHINA. (ier-e-bin'the-na. 
SYN., Oleum terebinthime. 
YULG., Oil of turpentine. 
This colorless, tliin, volatile substance is an oleaginous fluid 
that is separated by distillation from the oleoresinous exudation 
of the pinns palusiris and other species of pinus. Its sp. gr. is 
about '865. 
The Preparations of the oil of turpentine are the decimal 
and centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine 
parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the oil of turpentine; the third decimal 
dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal 
dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, one part ofthe oil of turpentine; the second centesimal dilution, 
to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal 
dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. i 
TEUCRIUM. (teu' cre-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labint*. 
SYN., Herba cyniaci, JHarjorana syriaca, Marum vernui, Toucriuin 
mariini. 
YULG., Cat thyme, Syrian herb mastich. 
Tliis plant is indigenous to Southern Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture .—To prepare the tincture, take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, ami four parts of the recently dried plant. Reduce the, plant to a coarse 
powder, transfer it to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate lbr 
fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain ofthe recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol. sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp.gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts ot alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
THASPIUM AUREUM. (thas'pe-um an're-urn.) 
NAT. ORDER, Umbel lifer a1. 
SYN., Sison aureus, S. triloliatum, Slum trifoliatum, Smyrnium acu- 
minatum, S. aureum, S. luteum, Zizia aurea. 
VULG., Golden alexanders, Meadow parsnip. 
This plant is a native of the United States and Canada. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
Tile Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried whole plant. Run the plant through 
drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel 
and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and 
add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made hv adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
THEA CHINENSIS. (the'a chin-en'sis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Temstromiacose. 
SYN., Camellia tliea, C. the!fern, Tliea assimiea, T. bohea, T. eusarea, 
T. imperialis, T. sinensis, T. strieta, T. veridis. 
VULG., Tea. 
This evergreen shrub is indigenous to Southern Asia. It is 
cultivated in India, China and Japan. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried (green tea) leaves. Reduce the leaves 
to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol 
and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six jmris 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. HOM(EOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
T HER I DION CURASSAY1CIJM. (ihe-rid'i-on cu-ras-sa' 
vi-cum.) 
CLASS, Arachnoidea. 
ORDER, Aranese. 
FAMILY, Sedentariae. 
YUIiG., Black spider of Ouracoa, Orange spider. 
This species of aranece is a native of the West Indies. 
The Preparations of the tissues of this spider are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal 
and centesimal triturations. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the fresh animal matter. Secure the living spiders in a 
wide-mouthed bottle of medium size, first introducing a small size sponge, add 
a drachm or two of chloroform, then remove the spiders and crush them in a 
Wedgewood mortar and to four parts of animal matter, after transferjng it to a 
suitable vessel, add the alcohol and macerate for seven days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the living spider. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835,/our parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the chloroformed spiders. Deposit the spiders 
in a porcelain mortar, and add three parts of coarse milk sugar and steadily trit- 
urate for twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 620 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
part of the chloroformed spiders. Deposit the spiders in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the spiders, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
UHUJ A. (thu' jci.) 
NAT. ORDER, Conifer*. 
SYN., Arbor vit®, Cedrns lycea, Thuja oecidentalis. 
YULG., American arbor vit®, False white cedar, Tree of life, White 
cedar (?). 
This evergreen shrub, or small tree, is an indigene of the 
Northern United States of America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. Besides these, there 
is an ointment of thuja. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the fresh leaves. Bruise the leaves thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power ot this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of Ilia 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. • 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, twoand one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
Ointment.—To one hundred parts of simple ointment add ten parts of the 
fresh leaves. Bruise the leaves thoroughly in a Wedgewood mortar, moisten 
with alcohol, sp. gr. '835, and digest for six hours; transfer to a suitable vessel, 
add the ointment and fuse together over a moderately slow fire until the fat 
ceases to sputter. Strain, and stir until cold. 
THYMUS, (thy ' mus.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labia t®. 
SYN., Thymus serpyllum. 
YULG., Creeping thyme, Wild thyme. 
THYMUS YULGAKIS. (thy'mus vul-ga'ris.) 
NAT. ORDER, Labiatas. 
YULG., Garden thyme, Mother of thyme, Standing* thyme, Thyme. HOMtEOPATHIC DISPENSATOI1Y. 
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These two species of thymus are both indigenous to South 
Europe. The thymus vulgaris is more or less cultivated in the 
gardens of this country. 
The Preparations of these plants are their tinctures and their 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take fifteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for 
seven days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourth parts of alcohol, sp. gr.'835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TILIA. (iil'c-a.) 
NAT. ORDER, Tiliace*. 
SYN., Tilia Enropaen. 
VULG., Common lime tree, Linden tree. 
This tree is an indigene of Europe. 
The Preparations of the fresh blossoms of this tree are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The 1 inctnre.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'8.15, and six parts of the fresh flowers. Bruise the flowers thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of tins tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-e ighths grain of the fresh flowers. 
Dilutions. To prepare the first dec vial dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-semi and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninet /-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 622 
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TONGO. {ion go.) 
NAT. ORDER, Legumlnos®. 
SYN., Baryosma tongo, Couniarouma odorata, Dipterix odorata. 
YULG., Tongo bean, Tonka bean, Tonqnin bean, Sweet-scented ton- 
quin bean. 
This substance is the seed of the fruit of the dipterix odor (da, 
a tree indigenous to Guiana. Its crystallizable, odorous princi- 
ple (coumarin) is alleged to be identical with that of anthoxan- 
ihum odoratum, asperula odorata and trifolium melilotus. 
The Preparations of the seeds are the tincture and the deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently dried seeds. Cut up the seeds (beans) and 
reduce them to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug poivcr of this tincture is 25 percent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried seeds. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
ports of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TRADESCANTIA YIRGINICA. (trad-es-can' she-a vir- 
gin' i-ca.) 
NAT. ORDER, Commelynaceae. 
SYN., Tradescantia commelina. 
YULG., Spiderwort. 
This herbaceous perennial herb is and indigene of the South- 
ern States of North America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take 8 xteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried leaves. Reduce the leaves to a coarse 
powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for four- 
teen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture ■shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TRIFOLIUM, (tri-fo' le-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Legnminosee. 
SYN., Trifolium campestre, T. minimum, T. plumosnm, T. pratense, 
T. proonmbens. 
VULG., Common red clover, Red clover. 
TRIFOLII M ARYENSE. (iri-fo'le-nm ar-ven'se.) 
NAT. ORDER, Leguminosae. 
VULG., Hare’s loot, Rabbit’s foot, Stone cloyer. 
These two biennial species of trifolium are habitats of both 
Europe and America. 
The Preparations of the flowers of the former and the whole 
plant of the latter, are the tincture and its decimal and centesi- 
mal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen part* of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate 
for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture 
shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TRILLIUM. (trill i-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Trilliacese. 
SYN., Trillium album, T. erectum, T. pendulum. 
VULG., Beth root, Birth root, Cough root, Ground lily, Indian halm, 
Jews-harp, Lamb’s quarter, Nodding wake robin, Snake bite, Wake 
robin, White beth root. 
This plant is indigenous to the Middle and Western States of 
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SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations* of tlie root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately coarse pow der, transfer to a suitable vessel and add 
tlie alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the tincture shall equal sixteen j)arts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourtli parts of the tincture; Ihe 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TRIOSTEFM. (iri-os' te-um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Caprifoliacese. 
SYN.j Triosteum perfoliatum. 
VULG., Bastard ipecac, Cinque, Doctor Tinker’s weed, Dog grass, 
False ipecac, Fever root, Fever wort, Horse gentian, Horse ginseng, 
Quickens, White gentian, W ild coflee, Wild ipecac (?), Witch grass. 
This perennial plant is an indigene of tlie United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of tlie root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare tlie tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drag power of this tincture is 37 5 per cent; or. each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of tliree-eightlis grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first dceimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. ‘941. two and one-fouith parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
* The decimal and centesimal triturations of trillin, the resinoid of trillum 
pendulum, may also he prepared. (See Leptandrin, p. 447.) HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TRITICUM. (trit'i-cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Graminaceae. 
SYN., Triticum repens. 
YU LG., Couch grass, Dog grass, Quickens (?), Twitch grass. 
This perennial plant is an indigene of Europe. 
The preparations of the rhizome (root) are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixtten parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'960, and six parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '960, that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions. —To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '960, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '960, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seren and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. ,960, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '960, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
TT SSILAGO FARFARA. (tus-se-la'go far'fa-ra.) 
NAT. ORDER, Compositae. 
SYN., Farfara. 
YULG., Bull’s foot, Colt’s foot, Flower velnre. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of both Europe and America. 
The Preparations of the fresh plant are the tincture and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and eight parts of the fresh young leaves. Bruise the leaves in a 
Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '835, 
that the mixture shall have the specific gravity of '941; transfer the bruised 
plant to a suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough 
more alcohol (sp. gr. '941), that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Mac- 
erate for seven days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh plant. 
DILUTIONS.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts al- 626 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
coliol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alcohol, 
sp.gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
URANIUM NITRICUM. (u -ra' ne-um ni' tri-cum.) 
SYN., Uranic nitrate, Uranii nitras. 
VULG., Nitrate of uranium. 
‘ Formula.—UO2 2 NO3. CH2 O. 
This metallic salt is prepared by dissolving the powdered min- 
eral pitchblende in nitric acid, evaporating the solution to dry- 
ness, adding water, filtering the liquid and duly concentrating its 
density. This solution yields the nitrate of uranium in form of 
lemon-yellow colored prisms, which may be purified by re-crys- 
tallization in the presence of ether. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the nitrate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the nitrate. Deposit the nitrate in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
URTICA DIOICA. (ur-te'ka di-oi'ka.) 
NAT. ORDER, Urticacero. 
SIX., Urtica major. 
VULG , Common nettle, Great stinging nettle. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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URTICA ITRENS. (ur-ie'ka u'rens.) 
NAT. ORDER, Urticaceae. 
SYN., Urtiea minora. 
YULG., Dwarf nettle, Small stinging nettle. 
These herbaceous perennial plants are habitats of both Eu- 
rope and America. 
The Preparations of these plants are their tinctures and their 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—Toprepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol,sp.gr. 
'835, and eight parts of the/re'A plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a Wedge- 
wood mortar, express the juice and add to it sufficient alcohol that the mixture 
shall have the specific gravity of '941; transfer the bruised plant to a suitable 
vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more alcohol, (sp. 
gr. '941, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for seven 
days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare th e first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts alco" 
hoi, sp. gr. '941, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine part8 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight, parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr.'941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
wine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part 6f the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
USTILAGO MAYDIS. (us-ti-la'go ma'i-dis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Fungi. 
VULG., Corn smut, Ergot of corn, Maize smut. 
The Preparations of this fungus from the zea mays (Indian 
corn), are the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently gathered fungus. Reduce the fungus to a 
moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, and add the alcohol 
and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, aud add sufficient alcohol 
that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently gathered fungus. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution, 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
UYA URSI. (u'va ur' si.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ericaceae. 
SYN., Arbutus uva ursi, Arctostaphylos officinalis, A. uva ursi, Dapli- 
nidostapliylis fendlerana. 
YULG., Bear-berry, Trailing arbutus (?). 
This evergreen, hardy, trailing shrub, is an habitat of North- 
ern Europe, Asia and America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.— To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six parts of the recently dried leaves. Reduce the leaves to a mod- 
erately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug poicer of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941. two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
YACCININUM. (vac-ci-ni' num.) 
YULG., Bovine virus, Taccine virus. 
The Preparations (?) of tliis animal substance (fresh lymph 
or crust) are the decimal and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of frerh bovine virus. Deposit the virus iu a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes; 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part 
of the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in 
the mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of fresh bovine virus. Deposit the virus in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the virus, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
YALERIANA OFFICINALIS, (vci-le-re-a'na of-fic-e-na'lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Yalerianaeeae. 
SYN., Phu germanicum, P. parvum, Yr. angustifolia, Y. minor, Y. sain* 
bucifolia, V. sylvestris major. 
YULG., All heal, Great wild valerian, Heal-all, Yalerian. 
This herbaceous plant is an indigene of Europe. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture and 
its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried root, ltun the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a moderately fine powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient 
alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drag power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '9411four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
YANILLA. (va-nil’la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Orchidacere. 
SYN., Myrobroma fragrans, Y. nromatica, V. claviculata, Y. planifo- 
11a, Y. sativa, Y. sylvestris, Y. viridiflora. 
YULG., Fragrant vanilla, Yanilla. 
This substance is supposed to be the dried unripe fruit of 
either the vanilla aromatica, or else of the vanilla planifolia, or, 
of both. These climbing plants are both natives of the West 
Indies, Mexico, and South America. 
The Preparations of the dried unripe capsules are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, two parts of coarse milk sugar and two parts of the vanilla capsules (finely 
cut). Mix the milk sugar and the vanilla together in a Wedge wood mortar, 
and thoroughly triturate until a uniform powder is obtained; transfer the mix- 
ture to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the tincture shall 
equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 12 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-eighth grain of vanilla. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to two parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, eight parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-two parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. ‘941, eight parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part ot the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
YARIOLINUM. (va-ri-o-li' num.) 
VULG., Small-pox virus. 
The Preparations (?) of the fresh virus of a small-pox pus- 
tule are the decimal and centesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the fre.ffi virus. Deposit the virus in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar, and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to vine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the lirst decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the lirst decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for lifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate lor thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the fresh virus. Deposit the virus in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the virus, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
YERATRINUM. (ve- ra-tri'num.) 
SYX., Sabadillin, Yeratria, Yeratrina. 
YULG., Veratrine. 
Foamula.—C32 H52 N2 O8; 592. 
This alkaloidal salt is obtained from colchicum, sabadilla, ve- 
ratrum album, and v. viride in form of an amorphous grayish- 
white powder; it is soluble in 3 parts of alcohol, in 6 parts of 
ether, in 3.5 parts of chloroform, in 97 parts of glycerin and in HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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50 parts of either cotton seed or olive oil at (15° C) 59° F. 
Tests.—Veratrine forms a blood-red solution when heated 
with concentrated hydrochloric acid; a yellow solution when 
treated with nitric acid, and when brought in contact with strong 
sulphuric acid it assumes, first, a yellow color, then orange, then 
scarlet, and finally a violet-red color. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides these, there is an oleate of veratria. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first t'ecimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of veratria. Deposit the salt in a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar aud steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten min- 
utes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate lor twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes, add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of veratria. Deposit the veratria in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
Oleate.—To ninety-six parts of oleic acid add four parts of veratria. Dissolve 
the salt in a sufficient quantity of hot (112° F.) alcohol (in a glass mortar), grad- 
ually add the oleic acid and continue to agitate until thoroughly mixed. 
YERATRUM ALBUM. (ve-ra' triim al' bum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Melanthocese. 
SYN., Ellebornm album, Helleborus nlbus, H. prtecox. 
VULG., European hellebore, White hellebore. 
VERATRUM VIRIDE. (ve-rci'trum ver'e-de.) 
NAT. ORDER, Melanthaceae. 
SYN., Helonias viridis. 
VULG., American hellebore, American white hellebore, Green helle- 
bore, Indian poke, Itch weed, Poke root (?), Swamp hellebore, 
Wolf’s bane. 
The first of these two species is indigenous to Continental 
Europe; it is also an habitat of Piussia, Siberia, Northern China 
and Japan. The latter is indigenous to Canada, and to the 
Northern United States of America. 632 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Preparations of the root of these plants are their tinct- 
ures and their decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and eight parts of the recently dried root. Run the root through drug mill, 
reduce to a coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and 
macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the recently dried root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts al- 
cohol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'83o, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
VERBASCUM. (ver-bas' cum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Scrophulariacew. 
SYN., Thapsus barbatus, Verbascum thapsus. 
YULG., Blattaria, Common mullein, Hare’s beard, Iteh-weed (?), 
Long taper, Mullein, Shepherd’s club, Yellow moth. 
This plant, although a native of Europe, is an habitat of the 
United States of America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourtli grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr- 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
VERBENA HASTALA. (ver-be'na has-ia'la.) 
NAT. ORDER, Yerbenaoese. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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YtJLG., Ague weed, American vervain, Blue vervain, Halbert-leaved 
vervain, Purvain, Simpler’s joy, W ild hyssop. 
VERBENA OFFICINALIS, (ver-be'na of-fic-i-na’ lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Verbenaceoe. 
YULG., Common vervain, European vervain, verbena. 
VERBENA URTICIFOLIA. (ver-be'na ur-te-ci-fo' lia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Yerbenaceae. 
VULG., Nettle-leaved vervain, White vervain. 
The first and last species named, are indigenous to the United 
States of America. The verbena officinalis is an indigene of 
South Europe. 
The Preparations of these plants are their tinctures and their 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol, sp. gr. '941, that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
VERONICA BECCABUNGA. (ve-ron' e-ca bec-ca-bun ga.) 
NAT. ORDER, Scrophulariaceae. 
SYN., Veronica americana, V. anagallis, V. intermedia. 
VULG., Brook lime. 
This succulent plant is an habitat of both Europe and Asia. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh plant. Bruise the plant thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mix- 
ture shall have the specific gravity of'941; transfer the bruised plant to a suit- 
able vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more alcohol 
(sp. gr. '941), that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate seven 
days, express and filter. 634 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eiglitlis grain of the fresh plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-Jourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol* 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
YESPA CRABRO. (ves'pa crn'bro.) 
CLASS, Insecta. 
ORDER, Hymenoptera. 
FAMILY, Yespari*. 
VULG., Wasp. 
The Preparations of the living wasp are the tine hire, its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions, and the decimal and certesi- 
mal triturations. 
(For Preparations See Apis mellifica, p. 203.) 
YIBURNUM OPULIS. (vi-bur' num o ' pu-lis.) 
NAT. ORDER, Caprifoliaceie. 
SYN., Viburnum edule, V. oxycoccus. 
VULG., Cramp bark. Cranberry tree, Guelder rose, Rig'll cranberry, 
Nanny-bush bark, Sheep’s berry, Snowball. 
This shrub is an habitat of the United States of North America. 
The Preparations of the bark of the root of this shrub are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr- 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried bark ot' the root. Run the bark 
through drug mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable 
vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, 
and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried bark of the root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninctg-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. 835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
VIBURNUM PRUNI FOLIUM. (vi-bur' num pru-ne-fo' li- 
um.) 
NAT. ORDER, Caprifoliace*. 
YULG., Black liaw, Plum-leaved viburnum. 
This shrub, a small tree, is an habitat of the United States of 
America. 
The Preparations of the fresh fruit of this shrub are the 
tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and eight parts of the fresh fruit. Bruise the fruit thoroughly in a 
YVedgevvood mortar, express the juice and sufficient alcohol that the mixture 
shall have the specific gravity of'941; transfer the bruised fruit to a suitable 
vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for seven days; 
express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 50 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-half grain of the fresh fruit. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to eight parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to ninety 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '911, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesim l dilution it requires to ninety-eight parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, two parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. a 
VINCA MINOR. (vin'ka mi'nor.) 
NAT. ORDER, Apocynacese. 
SYN., Vinca pervinca. 
VULG., Common periwinkle, Lesser periwinkle, Small periwinkle, 
Wintergreen (?). 
This small evergreen plant is indigenous to Europe. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its deci- 
mal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tineture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried plant. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 636 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
VIOLA ODORATA. {vi'o-la od-o-ra'ia.) 
NAT. ORDER, Violacese. 
SYN., Viola alba, Y. imberis, Y. mactia, Y. martia, V. sauvis. 
VUL(x., Sweet violet, Sweet-scented violet. 
VIOLA TRICOLOR, {vi'o-la tricolor.) 
NAT. ORDER, Violaeeae. 
SYN., Herba trinitatis, Jacea. 
YUIitJ., Heart’s ease, Pansy. 
These annual plauts are indigenous to Europe and Northern 
Asia. They are both ornamental plants in the gardens of the 
United States of America. 
The Preparations of these plants are their tinctures and their 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts ot the fresh plant in llower. Bruise the plant thoroughly in 
Wedgewood mortar, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and mac- 
erate for seven days; express and filter. 
The dntg power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eight) s grain of the fresh plant. ' 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
YISCUM ALBUM, {vis'cum cd'bnm.) 
NAT. ORDER, Loranthaceae. 
SYN., Yiscnm floreseens, Viscus quercas. 
YU LG., Mistletoe. 
Tliis parasitic evergreen growth is an indigene of Europe. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and six jiarts of the recently dried leaves. Reduce leaves to a coarse pow- 
der, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen 
days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal 
sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and tlire - 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
VITIS VINIFERA. (vi'tis vi-nif e-rci.) 
NAT. ORDER, YitacesB. 
YULG., Grape vine. 
The grape vine is a native of Central Asia; it is an habitat of 
both Europe and. America. 
The Preparations of the leaves of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh leaves. Bruise the leaves thoroughly in a 
Wedgewood mortar, express the juice and add sufficient alcohol that the mix- 
ture shall have the specific gravity of'941; transfer the bruised plant to a suit- 
able vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol and enough more alcohol, 
sp. gr. '941, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for seven 
days, express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh leaves. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 638 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
VITLPIS FEL. (vul'pis fel) 
YULG., Fox-gall. 
This substance, as the name indicates, is the inspissated gall 
of the fox (canis vulpes). 
The Preparations of this substance are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the inspissated gall. Deposit the gall in a 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
ten minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to iliac parks of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
centesimal trituration requires ninety-nineparts of milk sugar to one 
part of the inspissated gall. Deposit the gall in a porcelain mortar, and 
divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three 
parts, to the gall, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another 
portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
WYETHIA HE LEM 0 IDES. (.y-eihe-a hcl-en-io-i' des.) 
NAT. ORDER, Composite. 
SYN., Alarzonia helenioides, Melartiza inuloides. 
This perennial plant is an habitat of the Pacific coast of the 
United States of America; common throughout the valley of the 
Sacramento. 
The Preparations of the fresh root of this plant are the tinct- 
ure and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sufficient quantity of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, and six parts of the fresh root. Chop up and bruise the root thor- 
oughly in an iron mortar, express the juice add sufficient alcohol that the 
mixture shall have the specific gravity of '941; transfer the bruised root to a 
suitable vessel and add the expressed juice and alcohol, and enough more alco- 
hol, that the menstruum shall equal sixteen parts. Macerate for seven days; 
express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of thrce-eiglitlis grain of the fresh root. 
DILUTION'S.—To prepare the first, decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepai’e the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourths parts of the tincture; 
the second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one 
part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
X ANT HIUM SPINOSUM. (zan ’ ihe-um spi-no' sum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Ambrosiaceie. 
VULG., Spiny dotbur. 
This plant although indigenous to Southern Europe, is also 
found growing in several parts of the United States of America. 
The Preparations of this plant are the tincture and its dec- 
imal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the recently dried herb. Run the plant through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel, add 
the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add suffi- 
cient alcohol, (sp. gr. '941), that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently dried plant. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts of 
alcohol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
<835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety -six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '941, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
XANTHOXYLUM. (zcin-thox' e-lum.) 
NAT. ORDER, Rutacea?. 
SYN., Thylax fraxineum, X. americanum, X. clava-herculis, X. frax- 
ineum, X. fraxinifolium, X. mite, X. ramiflorum, X. tricarpi urn. 
YULG., Angelica tree, Northern prickly ash, Pellitory, Prickly ash, 
Suterberry, Toothache tree, Yellow wood. 
This shrub is indigenous to the United states of America. 
The Preparations* of the bark of this shrub are the tincture 
* Xanthoxylin, the oleo-resinous principle of the hark which is obtained by 
treating a saturated alcoholic tincture with water, is sometimes homoeopathic- 
ally employed in the form of a decimal trituration. 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 640 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and six parts of the recently dried bark. Run the bark through drug 
mill, reduce to a moderately coarse powder, transfer to a suitable vessel and 
add the alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter, and add 
sufficient alcohol that the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the recently dried bark. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; 
the second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the 
first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
835 , one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol? 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
XYLOL, (zy'lol) 
SYN., Dimethyl-benzol. 
Formula.—C8 H10; 106. 
This colorless, oily, thin fluid is obtained from crude wood 
spirit and is also found in coal-naptha. It has an odor some- 
what like that of benzol. Its sp. gr. is '866. Xylol is insoluble 
in water but is freely soluble in alcohol. 
The Preparations of this fluid substance are the decimal and 
centesimal dilutions. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of xylol; the second decimal dilution, to nine parts 
of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-nine parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. ‘835, one part of xylol; the the second centesimal dilution, to ninety- 
nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part ot the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
YUCCA. (yuk'ka.) 
NAT. ORDER, Liliaceie. 
SYN., Yucca itlamcntosa. 
YULG., Adam’s needle, Bear grass, Dagger plant, Spanish bayonet, 
Tuberose (, ?). 
This plant is indigenous to the Southern and to the South- 
western United States of America. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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The Preparations of the root and leaves of this plant are 
the tincture and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture.—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'941, and four parts of the fresh root and two parts of the fresh leaves. Braise, 
chop up, and disintegrate the plant, transfer to a suitable vessel and add the 
alcohol and macerate for fourteen days; express and filter. 
The drug power of this tincture is 37.5 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of three-eighths grain of the fresh plant, root and leaves. 
Dilittions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to seven and 
three-fourths parts alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of tincture; the 
second decimal dilution, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of the first 
decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-seven and three- 
fourths parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, two and one-fourth parts of the tincture; the 
second centesimal dilution, to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '941, one part of 
the first centesimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ZINCUM. (zink'cum,) 
SYN., Stannum indicum, Zincum metallicnm. 
YULGr., Metallic zinc, Spelter, Zinc. 
Formula.—Zn; 65. 
This metallic substance, in form of an oxide (calamine), or a 
sulphide (blende), is frequently found associated with other 
ores in Germany, Great Britain and America. The oxide, dis- 
tilled in the presence of charcoal, is readily vaporized and is 
condensed in the form of a bluish-white brittle metal which is 
quite malleable and is easily rolled into thin sheets. When 
heated to (205° C.) 401° F., it is readily reduced to powder. 
The Preparations of this metal are the decimal and centesi- 
mal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
•parts of milk sugar one part of the finely powdered metal. Deposit the metal in 
porcelain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for 
twenty minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for 
twenty minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration- 642 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the finely powdered metal. Deposit the metal in a porcelain mortar, 
and divide the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty- 
three parts, to the metal, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add 
another portion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ZINCUM ACETICUM. (zink'cum a-cet’ i-cum.) 
SYN., Acetas zincicns, Zinci acetas, Z. aceticum, Zincic acetate. 
VULG., Acetate of zinc. 
Formula.—Zn (C2 H3 O2)2 3 H2 O; 237. 
This salt is prepared by digesting metallic zinc in diluted 
acetic acid. The crystals which are soft, white, six-sided tablets, 
possess a sharp metallic taste and are efflorescent in dry air. 
Acetate of zinc is soluble in 3 parts of water and in 29.5 parts of 
alcohol at (15° C.) 59° F. The salt should be kept in well- 
stopped bottles 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of acetate of zinc when acidu- 
lated with hydrochloric acid and treated with liydrosulphuric 
acid should not yield a colored precipitate, thus showing the ab- 
sence of other metallic substances. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
(For Preparations See Z. Valerianicum.) 
ZINCUM BROMATUM. (zink'cum bro-ma'ium.) 
SYN., Zinci brotnidmn. 
VULG., Bromide of zinc. 
Formula.—Zn Br2; 214.5. 
This granular white salt is prepared by digesting granulated 
zinc in liydrobromic acid. Bromide of zinc is freely deliques- 
cent and is soluble in both alcohol and water. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
(For Preparations See Z. Valerianicum.) 
ZINCUM CARBONIC! M. (zink cum car-bon' i-cum.) 
SYN., Carbonas zincicus, Zinci carbonas, Z. carbonas precipitata. 
YULGr., Precipitated carbonate of zinc. 
Formula.—(Zn Co3) 3 Zn (HO)2; 546.5. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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This impalpable, permanent white powder is the resulting 
precipitate from an admixture of a solution of carbonate of soda 
with one of sulphate of zinc. The powder is insoluble in water 
but is soluble in diluted acetic acid. Heated to redness, in a 
crucible, it yields about 70 per cent ot oxide of zinc. 
Tests.—A solution prepared with diluted nitric acid should 
not yield a precipitate when treated with a solution of nitrate of 
barium, thus showing the absence of a sulphide; or, when treated 
with a solution of nitrate of silver, thus showing the absence of 
a chloride. 
The Preparations of are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
(For Preparations See Z. Valerianicum.) 
ZINCUM CHLORATTJM. (zink'cum chlo-ra' turn.) 
SYN., Chloruretum zincicum, Zinci cliloridum, Zincic chloride, Zh> 
cum chloridum, Z. muriaticum. 
YULCr., Chloride of zinc. 
Formula.—Zn Cl2; 136. 
This substance is prepared by dissolving metallic zinc in hy- 
drochloric acid, adding a limited quantity of nitric acid, evap- 
rating the solution to dryness and then dissolving the dry mass 
in distilled water and adding a limited quantity of zinc, filtering 
the solution (after thorough agitation) and again evaporating 
the solution to dryness and fusing the dry mass and pouring it 
on a flat stone where it may congeal. Chloride of zinc should 
be kept in a well-stopped bottle. This salt is, either in form of 
irregular fragments, opaque rods, or powder, very deliquescent 
on exposure to air. It is freely soluble in alcohol, but an aque- 
ous solution is usually turbid unless made from the recently 
prepared salt. The solution, if turbid, must be filtered through 
asbestos or gun cotton, and not through any organic substance. 
The Preparations of this salt is its decimal solution and its 
decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Solution.—To prepare the solution add to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of the recently prepared chloride of zinc. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the second decimal dilution it requires to nine parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, nine part of the alcoholic solution; the third decimal dilu- 
tion, to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the second decimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made hy adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, ten part of the alcoholic solution; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilu- 
tion. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nineparts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
ZINCUM IODIDUM. (zink’ cum iod' i-dum.) 
SYN., Zinci iodidum, Zincic iodide. 
VULG., Iodide of Zinc. 
Formula.—Zn I2; 319. 
The Preparations of iodide of zinc are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the iodide of zinc. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar, and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-live minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the iodide of zinc. Deposit the iodide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the iodide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion 
and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ZINCUM OXYDATUM. (zink'cum ox-i-da' turn.) 
SYN., Calx zinei, Lana pliilosophica, Nihilmn album, Oxydum zinci- 
cum, Pompholyx, Zinci oxidum, Zincic oxide, Zineum album. 
YULG., Oxide of zinc. 
Formula.—Zn O; 81. 
This substance is prepared by exposing recently prepared car- 
bonate of zinc to a low red heat until free from both carbonic 
acid and water. 
The Preparations of the oxide are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. Besides these, there is an oin tment of oxide of zinc * 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
* See Part I, page 87, Paragraph 295. HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
645 
parts of milk sugar one part of the oxide. Deposit the oxide in a porcelain mor- 
tar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then 
add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine paris of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the oxide. Deposit the oxide in a porcelain mortar, and divide the milk 
sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the oxide, 
and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and tritu- 
rate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion aud triturate for twenty 
minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ZINCUM PHOSPHIDUM. (zink'cum fos-fi'dum.) 
SYN., Zinci phosphidum, Zincum phospliatrum. 
VULG., Phosphide of zinc, Phosphuret of zinc. 
Formula.—Zn3 P2; 256.7. 
This salt is prepared by fusion. The metal is first fused and 
then small pieces of phosphorus are added from time to time, 
(the crucible being kept closed as tightly as possible) until the 
the two elements are combined. The grayish-black crystalline 
mass on being fractured presents a metallic lustre. 
The Preparations of the phosphide are the decimal and cen- 
tesimal triturations. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the phosphide. Deposit the phosphide m a porce- 
lain mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the phosphide. Deposit the phosphide in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to 
the phosphide, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 646 
SPECIAL PHARMACY. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ZINl'lJM SULPHURICUM. (zink'cum sul-fu'ri-cum.) 
SYN., Sulphas zineicus, Vitriolum album, Zinci sulphas, Zincic sul- 
phate. 
VULG., Sulphate of zinc, White vitriol. 
Formula.—Zn SO4. 7 H2 O; 287. 
This salt, in form of colorless, occular needles or right rhom- 
bic prisms, is slowly effervescent in the dry air. It is odorless 
and of a nauseous, saline, sharp, metallic taste. It is soluble in 
0.6 part of water at (15° C.) 59° F., but is insoluble in alcohol. 
Tests.—An aqueous solution of sulphate of zinc, acidulated 
with hydrochloric acid, should not yield a dark colored precipi- 
tate when treated with liydrosulphuric acid, thus showing the 
absence of lead and copper. 
The Preparations of this salt are the decimal and centesimal 
triturations. 
Tiutukations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the sulphate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten minutes; 
add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; then add 
balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nineparts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen 
minutes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen 
minutes; then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the sulphate. Deposit the sulphate in a porcelain mortar, and divide the 
milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts, to the 
salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another portion and 
triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate for 
twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed lor the first centesimal trituration. 
ZINPUM VALERI ANICUM. (.zink'cum va-le-ri-an'i-cum.) 
SYN., Valeri anas zincicus, Zinci valerianas, Zincic yalcrinate. 
VULG., Valerianate of zinc. 
Formula.—Zn (C5 H9 O2)2 H2 O; 285. 
This salt is prepared by mixing together hot saturated solu- HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. 
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tions of sulphate of zinc and valerianate of sodium, cooling the 
mixture and removing the crystals thus formed and evaporating 
the liquor that crystallization shall again occur. The crystals 
thus obtained are thoroughly washed on a filter with cold water 
and then dried. Yalerianate of zinc is soluble in 100 parts of 
water and in 39 parts of alcohol at (15° C.) 59° F. 
Triturations.—To prepare the first decimal trituration it requires to nine 
parts of milk sugar one part of the valerianate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for ten min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for ten minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for twenty-five minutes. 
The second decimal trituration requires to nine parts of milk sugar one part of 
the first decimal trituration. Deposit the one part (the first decimal) in the 
mortar, and add three parts of milk sugar and steadily triturate for fifteen min- 
utes; add three parts more of milk sugar and again triturate for fifteen minutes; 
then add balance of milk sugar and triturate for thirty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to nine parts of milk sugar 
one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceeding as 
directed for the second decimal trituration. 
The first centesimal trituration requires ninety-nine parts of milk sugar to one 
part of the valerianate. Deposit the salt in a porcelain mortar, and divide 
the milk sugar into three equal portions; add one portion, thirty-three parts 
to the salt, and steadily triturate for twenty minutes; then add another por- 
tion and triturate for twenty minutes; and finally, the last portion and triturate 
for twenty minutes. 
All subsequent triturations are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of milk 
sugar one part of each succeeding trituration; adding the vehicle and proceed- 
ing as directed for the first centesimal trituration. 
ZINGIBER OFFICINALE. (zin’ge-ber of-ftc-e-na'le.) 
NAT. ORDER, Zingiberacese. 
SYN., Aniomum zingiber, Gingiber albus, G. nigra, Zingiberis. 
VULG., Ginger. 
This perennial herb is an indigene of tropical Asia. 
The Preparations of the root of this plant are the tincture 
and its decimal and centesimal dilutions. 
The Tincture,—To prepare the tincture take sixteen parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, and four parts of the recently powdered root. Transfer the root to a suit- 
able vessel, moisten with hot (112° F.) water and when cold add the alcohol 
and macerate for ten days; express and filter, and add sufficient alcohol that 
the tincture shall equal sixteen parts. 
The drug power of this tincture is 25 per cent; or, each minim contains the 
medicinal properties of one-fourth grain of the recently powdered root. 
Dilutions.—To prepare the first decimal dilution it requires to six parts 
alcohol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of tincture; the second decimal dilution, to nine 
parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first decimal dilution. 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 
'835, one part of each succeeding dilution. 
To prepare the first centesimal dilution it requires to ninety-six parts of alco- 
hol, sp. gr. '835, four parts of the tincture; the second centesimal dilution, to 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, sp. gr. '835, one part of the first centesimal dilution, 
All subsequent dilutions are made by adding to ninety-nine parts of alcohol, 
sp. gr. '835, one part of each succeeding dilution. INDEX. 
ABELMOSCHUS Esculentus, 114 
Abelmoschus Moschatus, 114 
Abies Americana, 443 
Abies Canadensis, 115 
Abies Communis, 542 
“ Excelsa, 542 
Abies Nigra, 115 
Abrotanum, 116 
Absinthe, 116 
Absinthium, 116 
Absinthium Austriacum Tenuifo- 
lium, 307 
Absinthium Majus, 116 
“ Officinalis, 116 
Absinthium Ponticum Tenuifo- 
lium, 307 
Absinthium Rustictlm, 116 
“ Seriphium, 307 
“ Tridentium Herbari- 
on, 307 
“ Yulgare, 116 
Aacia Catechu, 117 
Acacia Catechuoides, 117 
“ Chundra, 117 
Germanica, 560 
“ Nostrates ,560 
“ Sandra, 117 
“ Sundra, 117 
Acalypha Canescans, 117 
“ Ciliata, 117 
Acalypha, Indica, 117 
Acalypha Spicata, 117 
Acanthus Mollis, 118 
Acanthus Vulgaris, 395 
Acetas Hydrargyrosus, 471 
“ Kalicns, 417 
“ Plumbicus, 547 
“ Potassicus, 417 
Acetate of Barium, 245 
“ of Copper, 327 
“ of Iron, 358 
“ of Lead, 547 
Acetate of Manganese, 462 
“ of Mercury, 471 
“ of Morphine, 485 
“ of Potash, 417 
Acetosella, 527 
Acetum Scillae, 599 
Achillea Alba, 481 
“ Millefolium, 481 
“ Myriophyllii, 481 
“ Setacea, 481 
Acid Oleic, 44 
Acidum Aceticum Glaciale, 118 
Acidum Arsenicum, 220 
Acidum Benzoicum, 119 
“ Boricum, 120 
“ Carbolicum, 121 
“ Chromicum, 122 
“ Chrysophanicum, 123 
“ Citricum, 124 
“ Formicicum, 125 
“ Gallicum, 125 
“ Hydrobromicum, 126 
“ Hydrochloricum, 127 
“ Hydrocyanicum, 128 
Hydrofluoricum, 129 
“ Lacticum, 129 
“ Molybdsenicum, 130 
“ Nitricum, 131 
“ Nitrohydrochloricum, 132 
Acidum Oleicum, 44 
Acidum Oxalicum, 133 
“ Phosphoricum, 134 
“ Picricum, 135 
“ Salicylicum, 136 
Acidum Silicum, 591 
Acidum Succinicum, 137 
“ Sulphuricum, 138 
Acidum Sulphurosum, Gargle of, 
97 
Acidum Tannicum, 139 
“ Tartaricum, 140 
“ Uricum, 142 650 
INDEX. 
Acinula Clavus, 586 
Aconite, 144 
“ Root, 144 
Aconitia, 142 
Aconitifolius Humilis, 552 
Aconitina, 142 
Aconitine, 142 
Aconitinum, 142 
Aconitum Angustifolium, 144 
Aconitum Anthora, 144 
“ Cammarum, 144 
Aconitum Caule-simplex, 144 
“ Coeruleum, 144 
“ Dissictum, 144 
“ Ferox, 144 
“ Intermedium, 144 
Aconitum Lycoctonum, 144 
Aconitum Multifidum, 144 
Aconitum Napellus, 144 
Aconitum Neomontanum, 144 
Aconitum Radix, 144 
Aconitum Salutiferum, 531 
“ Sardalianches, 531 
“ Stoerckianum, 144 
“ Tauricum, 144 
“ Telyphonum, 144 
“ Virosum, 144 
“ Vulgare, 144 
Acorus, 147 
Acorus Calamus, 147 
Acrid Lettuce, 440 
Actsea Americanu, 147 
“ Brachypetala, 147 
“ Gyrostachya, 306 
“ Longpipes, 147 
“ Monogyna, 306 
“ Orthostacliya, 306 
“ Racemosa, 306 
“ Rubra, 147 
Actsea Spicata, 147 
Acute Rheumatism, Mixture, 94 
Adamas, 148 
Adansonia Digitata, 149 
Adiantum Aureum, 149 
“ Capillus Veneris, 149 
Adiantum Pedatum, 149 
Egle Marmelos, 150 
Egopodium Podagraria, 150 
Erugo Distillata, 327 
Esculin, 151 
Esculus Carnea, 151 
“ Echinata, 151 
Esculus Glabra, 151 
“ Hippocastanum, 152 
Esculus Ohioensis, 151 
“ Pallida, 151 
“ Rubicunda, 151 
“ Watsoniana, 151 
Ether Fortior, 38 
Ether Sulphuricus, 37 
Ethiops Mineral, 477 
“ Mineralis, 477 
Etliusa Cynapium, 154 
African Pellitory, 185 
Agaricus Albus, 257 
Agaricus Bulbosus, 154 
“ Cacumenatus, 154 
“ Campanulatus, 154 
“ Campestris, 154 
Agaricus Citrinellus, 154 
Agaricus Citrinus, 154 
“ Emeticus, 155 
Agaricus Fulvus, 155 
Agaricus Glutinosos, 155 
Agaricus Imperialis, 155 
“ Laricis, 257 
“ Maculatus, 155 
Agaricus Muscarius, 155 
Agaricus Ovalis, 154 
Agaricus Pantherinus, 155 
“ Phalloides, 155 
“ Piperitidis, 155 
Agaricus Plumbaeus, 155 
Agaricus Procerus, 155 
Agaricus Puella, 155 
“ Pustulatus, 155 
Agaricus Semiglobotus, 155 
Agaricus Verrucosus, 155 
Agave Americana, 156 
Ageria Opaca, 404 
Agnus Castus, 157 
Agrostemma Githago, 158 
Ague Grass, 160 
“ Root, 160 
“ Weed. 350 
Ailantlius Glandulosus, 158 
Ailanthus Procerus, 158 
Ajuga Reptans, 159 
Album Hispanicum, 255 
Alcohol, 33 
“ Absolute, 34 
“ Amylic, 35 
Alcohol, Antidotes to Poisoning 
by, 103 
Alcoholized Nitric Ether, 511 
Alcohol Lampadii, 286 
’ “ Sulphuris, 286 
“ Table of Specific Gravity, 
34 
“ The Purification of, 35 
Aleppo Scammony, 321 
Aletrin, 159 
Aletris Farinosa, 160 
Alexandrian Senna, 590 
Alfaraca, 515 
Alisma Parviflora, 161 
Alisma Plautago, 161 
Alisma Trivialis, 161 INDEX. 
651 
Alkalies and their Salts, Antidotes 
to Poisoning by, 103 
Alkekenge, 538 
All Heal, 395 
Allium Cepa, 161 
“ Porrum, 161 
“ Sativum, 161 
Alloxan, 162 
Allspice Bush, 249 
Allyl, Sulphide of, 161 
Almond-Leaved Spurge, 352 
Alnus Glutinosa, 162 
Alnus Rubra, 163 
Alnus Serrulate, 163 
Aloe Gummi, 163 
“ Lucida, 163 
“ Officinalis, 163 
“ Puriflcata, 163 
“ Root, 160 
“ Rubescens, 163 
Aloe Socotrina, 163 
Aloe Spicata, 163 
“ Vera, 163 
Aloin, 163 
Alpinia, Galanga, 164 
Alstonia Constricta, 165 
“ Scholaris, 166 
Althaea Officinalis, 166 
Alum, 167 
Alum Root, 376 
Alumen, 167 
Alumen Crudum, 167 
“ Exsiccatum, 168 
“ Potassic Sulphate, 167 
Alumen Ustum, 168 
Alumina, 169 
Alumina Silicata, 435 
Aluminium, Oxydatum, 169 
Aluminum Chloridum, 169 
Aluminum Sesquicliloridum, 169 
Amaena, 229 
Amanita Bulbosa, 155 
“ Citrinus, 155 
“ Muscarius, 155 
“ Pantherina, 155 
“ Phalloides, 155 
Amaranthus Ilypochondriacus, 170 
Amaranth, 170 
Ambarum, 171 
“ Ambrosiacea, 171 
“ Cinerea, 171 
“ Maritima, 171 
“ Nigra, 171 
“ Vera, 171 
Amber, 607 
Ambergris, 171 
Ambragrisea, 171 
Ambrina Anthelmintica, 298 
Ambrosia Artemisiafolia, 171 
Ambrosia Trificla, 172 
Ambrosiaca, 171 
American Aloe, 156, 163 
“ Archangel, 455 
“ Aspen, 557 
“ Boxwood, 823 
“ Centaury, 576 
“ Cockroach, 257 
“ Coffee Tree, 387 
“ Columbo, 369 
“ Elder, 578 
“ Hemp, 280 
“ Holly, 404 
“ Ipecac, 204 
“ Ivy, 182 
“ Larch, 443 
“ Lovage, 188 
“ Nightshade, 539 
“ Pennyroyal, 389 
“ Poplar, 449, 557 
“ Pulsatilla, 563 
“ Red Cornel, 324 
“ Sarsaparilla, 208 
“ Spikenard, 208 
“ Tulip Tree, 449 
“ Valerian, 334 
“ Water Hemlock, 805 
“ Water Pepper, 555 
“ Wintergreen, 299 
Ammoniacum Gummi, 172 
Ammonise Nitras, 178 
Ammoniated Chloride of Mercury, 
476 
Ammoniated Copper, 331 
Ammonic Benzoate, 173 
“ Bromide, 174 
“ Carbonate, 174 
“ Hydrate, 175 
“ Iodinum, 177 
“ Nitrate, 178 
“ Sulphate of Copper, 331 
*‘ Tartrate, 180 
“ Valerianate, 181 
Ammonii Benzoas, 173 
“ Bromidum, 174 
“ Chloridum, 176 
“ Iodinum, 177 
“ Nitras, 178 
“ Phosphas, 179 
“ Valerianas, 181 
Ammonium Benzoicum, 173 
“ Bromidum, 174 
“ Carbonicum, 174 
“ Causticum, 175 
Ammonium Chloratum, 176 
Ammonium Chloridum, 176 
“ Iodinum, 177 
Ammonium Muriaticum, 176 
Ammonium Nitricum, 178 652 
INDEX. 
Ammonium Phosphoricum, 179 
“ Tartaricum, 180 
“ Valerianicum, 181 
Ampelopsin, 182 
Ampelopsis Hedaracea, 182 
“ Heptaphylla, 182 
“ Irsuta, 182 
Ampelopsis Quinquefolia, 182 
Amphisbaena Vermiculare, 183 
Amygdalin, 183 
Amygdalus Amara, 183 
Amygdalus Communis, 183, 517 
“ Persica, 533 
Amyl Nitris, 184 
Amyris Elemefera, 561 
Anacardium Latifolium, 185 
Anacardium Occidentale, 184 
Anacardium Offlcinarum, 185 
Anacardium Orientale, 185 
Anacyclus Offlcinarum, 185 
Anacyclus Pseudo-pyrethrum, 185 
Anacyclus Pyrethrum, 185 
Anagallis Arvensis, 186 
Anagallis Coerulea, 186 
“ Phoenicea, 186 
Anagyris Foetida, 187 
Anamirta Cocculus, 312 
“ Panculatum, 312 
Anapodophyllum Canadense, 552 
“ Peltatum, 552 
Anatherum Muriaticum, 187 
Ancliusa Officinalis, 187 
Andira Inermis, 187 
Andira Retusa, 187 
Andropogon Muricatus, 187 
“ Squarrosus, 187 
Anemone Flavescens, 562 
“ Hepatica, 394 
“ Ludoriciana, 562 
“ Nuttalliana, 562 
“ Patens, 562 
“ Pratensis, Var. Nuttalli- 
ana, 562 
Anemonin, 187 
Angelica Archangelica, 188 
“ Atropurpurea, 189 
Angelica Gmelini, 188 
“ Officinalis, 188 
“ Tree, 209 
“ Triquinata, 189 
Angular Leaved Physic Nut, 413 
Angular Stalked Sabbatia, 576 
“ “ Star Flower, 576 
Angustura, 189 
Angustura Bark, 189 
“ Cusparia, 189 
“ Spuria, 261 
“ Vera, 189 
Anilinum Sulphuricum, 190 
Animal Charcoal, 283 
Anisodus Luridus, 191 
Anisodus Stramonifolia, 191 
Anona Triloba, 230 
Anonymous Sempervirens, 374 
Antennaria Margaritacea, 192 
Anthelminthia Quadriphylla, 596 
Anthemis Aurea, 193 
Anthemis Cotula, 192 
Anthemis Foetida, 192 
Anthemis Nobilis, 193 
Anthemis Pyretlirum, 185 
“ Vulgari§, 296 
Anthos Sylvestris, 445 
Anthoxanthum Odoratum, 193 
Anthrakokali, 194 
Antiaris Toxicaria, 195 
Antidotes to Poisoning by Alkalies 
and their Salts, 103* 
Antidotes to Poisoning by Animal 
and Vegetable Irritants, 105 
Antidotes to Poisoning by Earths 
and Earthy Compounds, 103 
Antidotes to Poisoning by Gases, 
103 
Antidotes to Poisoning by Metals 
and their Salts, 103 
Antidotes to Poisoning by Mineral 
and Vegetable Acids, 102 
Antidotes to Poisoning by Narco- 
tic, 105 
Antimonic Persulphide, 199 
Antimonii Oxidum, 198 
“ Oxysulphuretum, 199 
“ Potassio Tartras, 200 
Antimonium Arseniosum, 195 
Antimonium Arsenitum, 195 
“ Cliloridum, 196 
“ Crudum, 197 
“ Iodatum, 197 
Antimonium Muriaticum, 190 
Antimonium Oxidatum, 198 
u Sulphuratum Aureum, 
199 
“ Tartaricum, 200 
Antimonius Sulphide, 197 
Antimonous Oxide, 198 
Antirrhinum Linarium, 202 
Antispasmodic Mixture, 90 
Aphis Chenopodii Glauci, 202 
Apis Mellifica, 203 
Apium Cicutarium, 154 
“ Echinatum, 204 
Apium Graveolens, 204 
Apium Hortensis, 535 
“ Montanum, 233 
“ Petroselium, 535 
“ Verum, 203 
Apocynin, 205 INDEX. 
653 
Apocynum Androscemifolium, 204 
Cannabinum, 205 
Apocynum Hypericifolium, 205 
“ Pubescens, 205 
“ Sibiricum, 205 
Apomorphina Hydrochlorate, 206 
Apomorphinse Hydrochloras, 206 
Apomorphine, 206 
Apothecaries’ Measure, 56 
Apothecaries’ Weight, 54 
Apple of Peru, 603 
Apple Tree, 564 
Approximate Measures, 58 
Aqua Ammonia, 175 
“ Distillata, 35 
Aquilegia, Vulgaris, 207 
Aral i a Bark, 209 
Aralia Hispiada, 207 
“ Nudecaulis, 208 
Aralia Quinquefolia, 377 
Aralia Racemosa, 208 
“ Spinosa, 209 
Aranea Avicularis, 209 
“ Diadema, 210 
Aranea Scinensia, 210 
Arbor Toxicaria, 195 
Arcanum Duplicatum, 432 
Archangelica Atropurpurea, 189 
“ Gmelini, 188 
“ Officinalis, 188 
“ Peregrina, 188 
“ Sativa, 188 
Arctium Lappa, 211 
Arctostaphylos Glauca, 465 
Areca Catechu, 211 
Areca Faufel, 211 
“ Nuts, 211 
Arechu Palm, 211 
Argemone Mexicana, 212 
Argentic Chloride, 213 
“ Cyanide, 214 
“ Iodide, 215 
“ Nitrate, 215 
“ Phosphate, 216 
Argenti Nitras, 215 
Argentum, 213 
“ Chloridum, 213 
“ Cyanuretum, 214 
Argentum Hydrocyanicum, 214 
Argentum Iodatum, 215 
Argentum Muriaticum, 213 
Argentum Nitricum, 215 
“ Phosphoricum, 216 
Argentum Vivum, 478 
Argilla Pura, 169 
Arisseema Triphyllum, 225 
Aristolochia Clematitis, 217 
Aristolochia Creticse, 217 
Cymbifera, 218 
Aristolochia Grandiflora, 218 
“ Hastata, 218 
“ Hirsuta, 218 
“ Longse, 217 
Aristolochia Milhomens, 218 
Aristolochia Officinalis, 218 
“ Sagittata, 218 
Aristolochia Serpentaria, 218 
Aristolochia Yirginica, 218 
“ Vulgaris, 217 
Arnica Jelly, 105 
Arnica Montana, 219 
Aronis Communis, 225 
Arrebenta Cavallo, 595 
Arsenate of Soda, 494 
Arsenias Natricus, 494 
“ Sodicus, 494 
Arseniate of Iron, 359 
Arseniate of Gold, 238 
“ “ and Soda, 238 
Arseniate of Lime, 269 
“ “ Quinine, 301 
“ “ Soda, 494 
“ “ Sodium, 484 
Arseni ated Potash, 418 
Arsenic Bisulphide, 223 
Arsenicum Album, 220 
Arsenicum Bisulphuretum, 223 
“ Ctitrinum, 223 
Arsenicum Iodatum, 222 
“ Kubrum, 223 
Arsenicum Sulfuratum Flava, 223 
Arsenicum Sulfuratum Rubrum, 
223 
Arsenicum Tersulphuretum, 223 
Arseniosus Nitricus, 494 
“ Sodicus, 494 
Arsenious Acid, 220 
“ Anhydrid, 220 
*• Iodide, 222 
“ Sesqui-sulphide, 223 
“ Sulphide, 223 
Arsenite of Antimony, 195 
“ “ Copper, 329 
“ “ Potassa, 418 
“ “ Potassium, 269 
“ “ Soda, 495 
“ “ Sodium, 495 
Artanita Cyclamen, 333 
Artemesia Californica, 224 
“ Vulgaris, 225 
Artemisia Austriaca, 307 
“ Contra, 307 
“ Lercheana, 307 
“ Maritima, 307 
“ Santonica, 307 
“ Vahliana, 307 
Articum Bardana, 443 
“ Lappa, 443 654 
INDEX. 
Artificial Oil of Bitter Almonds, 
249 
Art of Preparing Medicine, 87 
Arum Atrorubens, 225 
Arum Maculatum, 225 
Arum Seguinum, 268 
Arum Triphyllum, 225 
Arum Vulgare, 225 
Arundo Mauritanica, 226 
Asafoetida, 227 
Asafoetida Disgunensis, 227 
Asagrsea Officinalis, 575 
Asarabacca, 228 
Asarum Canadense, 227 
“ Europseum, 228 
Asarum Vulgare, 228 
Asclepias Cornuti, 229 
Asclepias Curassarica, 228 
Asclepias Decubens, 229 
Asclepias lncarnata, 229 
“ Syriaca, 229 
“ Tuberosa, 229 
“ Yincetoxicum, 230 
Asimina Campaniflora, 230 
Asimina Tiloba, 230 
Asine Macropetata, 602 
“ Media, 602 
Asparagus, 231 
Asparagus Officinalis, 231 
Aspen, 557 
“ Poplar, 557 
Asperula Odorata, 231 
Aspidium Filix Mas, 368 
Assacon, 397 
Assacu, 397 
Asterias Rubens, 232 
Asthma Root, 451 
Athamanta Oroselinum, 233 
Athanasia, 612 
Atriplex Olidum, 233 
Atropa Belladonna, 248 
“ Lethalis, 248 
“ Mandagora, 461 
Atropia, 234 
Atropise Sulphas, 235 
Atropin, 234 
Atropina, 234 
Atropine, 234 
Atropinum, 234 
“ Sulphuricum, 235 
Atropium, 234 
Attenuations, Definition of, 63 
Auri Chloridum, 237 
“ Et Sodii Chloridum, 239 
“ Pigmentum, 224 
Auric Chloride, 237 
“ Sulphide, 240 
Auricula Minis, 395 
Auri sodic Chloride, 239 
Auro-natrium Chloratum, 239 
Aurum, 236 
“ Et Natronatum Arsenicum,238 
“ “ “ Muriaticum, 239 
Aurum Et Sodse Chloridum, 239 
“ Foliatum, 236 
“ Metallicum, 236 
Aurum Muriaticum, 237 
Aurum Pigmentum, 223 
Aurum Sulphuratum, 239 
Australian Fever Bark, 165 
“ Fever Tree, 348 
“ Gum Tree, 348 
“ Kino, 437 
“ Bed Gum, 437 
Avena Sativa, 240 
Avenin, 240 
Avoirduopis Weight, 54 
Azedarach, 241 
BACHELOR’S BUTTONS, 567 
Backache Root, 448 
Badiaga, 241 
Bael Fruit, 150 
Bahama Cascarilla, 288 
Balloon Plant, 614 
Ball Wood, 386 
Balm, 467 
Balm of Gilead, 557 
Balmony, 297 
“ Snake Head, 297 
Balsam Apple, 482 
“ of Copaiba, 321 
“ of Peru, 242 
“ of Tolu, 243 
Balsamodendron Myrrh a, 490 
Balsamum Indicum Nigrum, 242 
Balsamum Peruvianum, 242 
“ Tolutanum, 243 
Bam Berry, 147 
Banksia Abyssinia, 437 
Baobab, 149 
Baptisia Tinctoria, 243 
Baptisin, 244 
Barbadoe Nut, 413 
Barbadoes Tar, 534 
Barberry, 251 
Bard an a, 443 
Baric Acetate, 245 
“ Carbonate, 246 
“ Chloride, 247 
“ Iodide, 247 
“ Oxide, 247 
Barii Chloridum, 247 
“ Iodinuin, 247 
Barium Acetate, 245 
“ Carbonate, 246 
“ Chloride, 247 
Barosma Crenata, 245 INDEX. 
655 
Barosma Crenulata, 245 
“ Eckloniana, 245 
“ Odorata, 245 
Baryosma Odorata, 245 
“ Tongo, 622 
Baryta Acetica, 245 
“ Carbonica, 246 
“ Caustica, 247 
“ Iodata, 247 
Baryta Oxidata, 247 
Baryta Muriatica, 247 
Bastard Brazil Wood, 317 
“ Cabbage Tree, 187 
“ Dittany, 337 
“ Ipecac, 228, 624 
Bath, Iodine, 98 
“ Salt Water, 98 
“ Sand, 18 
“ Steam, 19 
“ “ Improvised, 22 
“ Sulphur, 98 
“ Temperature of, 98 
“ Turkish, 99 
“ Water, 21 
Bayberry, 489 
Bay Salt, 501 
Bead Tree, 241 
Bean Trefoil, 439 
Bear Berry, 628 
“ Grass, 640 
Bear’s Breech, 118, 395 
“ Foot, 341, 555 
“ Leaf, 341 
Beaver Poison, 305 
“ Root, 514 
“ Tree, 460 
Beaver’s Cod, 290 
Beech Drop, 525 
Beef, Essence, 81 
“ Extract of, 81 
“ Soda Crackers and, 84 
“ Tea, 82 
Bell Pepper, 283 
Belladonna, 248 
Belladonna Baccifera, 248 
“ Trichotoma, 248 
Belladonnin, 234 
Beilis Perennis, 248 
Bena, 187 
Bengal Kino, 437 
“ Quince, 150 
Benjamin Bush, 249 
“ Tree, 249 
Benthamidia Florida, 323 
Benzinum Nitricum, 249 
Benzoate of Ammonia, 173 
“ of Sodium, 495 
Benzoic Acid, 119 
Benzoin, 249 
Benzoinated Lard, 250 
Benzoin Officinale, 249 
Berberia, 250 
Berberin, 250 
Berberina, 250,399 
Berberine, 250 
Berberinum, 250 
Berberis Canadensis, 251 
“ Dumetorum, 251 
“ Irritabilis, 251 
“ Pisifera, 251 
“ Serrulata, 251 
“ Sinensis, 251 
Berberis Vulgaris, 251 
Berry-bearing Aralia, 208 
Betel Nut, 211 
Beth Boot, 623 
Bettie Grass, 160 
Bhang, 281 
Bibernell, 541 
Bicarbonas Sodicus, 495 
Bicarbonate of Soda, 496 
“ of Sodium, 496 
Bichloride of Mercury, 471 
Bichromate of Potash, 419 
Bicyanide of “ 472 
Bidens Bipinnata, 252 
Big Leaved Ivy, 434 
Bignonia, 374 
“ Caroba, 412 
“ Radicans, 615 
“ Sempervirens, 374 
Bikh, 144 
Bili, 150 
Bilis Bovina, 357 
Bilva, 150 
Biniodide of Mercury, 474 
Biniodium Hydrargyri, 474 
Bi-Nitro-Sulphide of Iron, 42 
Binoxalate of Potash, 429 
Binoxide of Manganum, 463 
Bioxalate of Potash, 429 
Bird Cherry, 560 
“ Pepper, 283 
“ Spider, 209 
Bird’s Nest, 484 
Birth Root, 623 
Birthwort, 218 
Bisch,144 
Bisli, 144 
Bishop Weed, 150 
Bismuthi Carbonas, 254 
“ Oxidum, 253 
“ Oxycarbonas, 254 
“ Subnitras, 255 
“ Valerianas, 256 
Bismuthum Album, 255 
Bismutlium Et Ammonium Citricum, 
252 INDEX. 
Bismuthum Oxydatum, 258 
Bismuthum Magisterium, 255 
“ Nitricum, 255 
Bismuthum Subcarbonicum, 254 
“ Subnitricum, 255 
“ Yalerianicum, 25G 
Bistorta, 554 
Bisulphide of Carbon, 28G 
Bisulphuret “ “ 286 
“ “ Mercury, 477 
Biting Arsmart, 555 
“ Knob, 555 
“ Persicaria, 555 
“ Stonecrop, 586 
Bitter Almond, 183 
“ Aloes, 163 
“ Apple, 317 
“ Ash, 349, 565 
“ Bark, 165 
“ Bloom, 576 
“ Bugle, 455 
“ Candytuft, 402 
“ Cassava, 413 
“ Chamomile, 296 
“ Clover, 576 
“ Cucumber, 317 
“ Gourd, 317 
“ Herb, 297, 575 
“ Milkwort, 554 
“ Polygala, 554 
“ Purple Willow, 577 
“ Root, 204, 375 
“ Weed, 172 
“ Wood, 565 
“ Worm, 469 
Bittersweet, 342 
“ Bark, 293 
“ Nightshade, 342 
“ Staff Tree, 293 
Bitumen Liquidem, 534 
Biya, 437 
Black Berried Bryony, 262 
“ Bryonia, 611 
“ Cherry, 294 
“ Cohosh, 306 
“ Elder, 578 
“ European Elder, 579 
“ Haw, 635 
“ Hellebore, 391 
“ Henbane, 401 
“ Hydrate of Iron, 363 
“ Indian Hemp, 204 
“ Larch, 443 
“ Lead, 380 
“ Locust, 572 
“ Mountain Parsley, 233 
“ Mustard, 593 
“ Nightshade, 594 
“ Oak, 565 
Black Oxide of M anganese, 463 
“ Oxide of Mercury, 477 
“ Pepper, 542 
“ Root, 446 
“ Snakeroot, 306 
“ Spider of Curacoa, 619 
“ Spruce, 115 
“ Sulphide of Mercury, 477 
“ Sulphuret of Mercury, 477 
« Tang, 370 
Blackthorn, 560 
Black Wash, 96 
Bladder-Podded Lobelia, 451 
Bladder Fucus, 370 
“ Wrack, 370 
Blatta Americana, 257 
Blattavia, 632 
Blazing Star, 160, 392, 448 
Bleaching Powder, 271 
Bleeding Heart, 334 
Blessed Thistle, 287 
Blind Nettle, 442 
Blitum Americanum, 539 
Blood Root, 579 
“ Stanch, 346 
“ Weed, 228 
Blooming Spurge, 353 
Blue Bells, 553 
Blue-berried Cornus, 324 
“ Dogwood, 324 
Blueberry, 290 
Blue Cardinal Flower, 451 
“ Cohosh, 290 
“ Eyed Lily, 594 
“ Flag, 411 
“ Gum Tree, 348 
“ Lobelia, 451 
“ Pimpernel, 585 
“ Skull Cap, 585 
“ Stone, 331 
“ Vitriol, 330 
“ Verrain, 633 
Bog Bean, 469 
Boletus Laricis, 257 
Boletus Purgans, 257 
Boletus Satan as, 258 
Boneset, 350 
Bone Oil, 518 
Bonplandia Angostura, 189 
“ Trifoliata, 189 
Bonus Genius, 536 • 
Bookoo, 245 
Borago Officinalis, 259 
Boracic, “ 120 
Borated Cotton, 93 
Bore Tree, 579 
Borneo Camphor, 277 
Boswellia Serrata, 520 
Botlirops Lanceolatus, 259 INDEX. 
657 
Botrophis Actseoides, 306 
“ Serpentaria, 306 
Botrys Mexicana, 297 
Bougies, Iodoform, 90 
“ Urethral, Mould for, 91 
Bounafa, 367 
Bouncing Bet, 580 
Bovine Virus, 628 
Bovista, 259 
Bovista Nigrescens, 259 
“ Olflcinalis, 259 
Bowman’s Root, 353, 446 
Box, 264 
Boxtree, 323 
Boxwood, 323 
Brake Root, 556 
Branca Ursina, 118, 395 
Bran Loaf, 82 
Brassica Alba, 593 
“ Nigra, 593 
“ Sinapioies, 593 
Bray era Anthelmintica, 437 
Brazilian Bean, 540 
“ Burdock, 390 
“ Cocoa, 385 
“ Coral Snake, 343 
“ Nutmeg, 540 
“ Rattlesnake, 326 
“ Snakeroot, 218 
“ Ucuba, 490 
Brazilicum Majus, 515 
Bread, Gluten, 84 
Breast Weed, 583 
Brinton Root, 446 
Bristle Stem, 207 
Broad Leaved Laurel, 434 
Bromide of Ammonia, 174 
“ of Iron, 360 
“ of Lithium, 450 
“ of Mercury, 471 
“ of Potassium, 420 
“ of Potash, 420 
“ of Sodium, 497 
“ of Zinc, 642 
Bromine, 260 
Brominium, 260 
Bromium, 260 
Bromuretum Kalicum, 420 
“ Potassicum, 420 
“ Sodicum, 496 
Brook Bean, 469 
“ Line, 633 
Broom, 584 
“ Rape, 525 
Broomshell Flower, 297 
Brucea Antidysenterica, 261 
Brucia, 261 
“ Terruginea, 261 
Brucin, 261 
Brucinum, 261 
Bruise Wort, 248 
Brunella, 559 
Brown Plaster, 89 
“ Sulphuret of Gold, 240 
Bryonia Alba, 262 
Bryonia Vera, 262 
Buban Upas, 195 
Buchu, 245 
Buchu Crenata, 245 
Buckeye Tree, 151 
Buckthorn, 568 
Buck Weed, 469 
Buckwheat, 356 
Buenos Ayres Pepperwort, 446 
Bufo, 263 
Bufo Agua, 263 
“ Cinereus, 263 
Bufo Sahytiensis, 263 
Bufo Vaiabilis, 263 
“ Vulgaris, 263 
Bug Agaric, 155 
Bugbane, 306 
Bugle, 559 
“ Weed, 451, 455 
Bugloss, 259 
Buja, 437 
Buku, 245 
Bulbous Agaric, 154 
“ Crowfoot, 567 
Bull Fist, 260 
“ Rush, 415 
Bull’s Foot, 625 
Bunt, 260 
Burdock, 211, 443 
Burgmansia Gardneri, 335 
Burmese Naphtha, 534 
Burnet Saxifrage, 541 
Burning Bush, 349 
Burnt Alum, 168 
“ Sponge, 598 
Burrage, 259 
Burr Flower, 401 
Butea Frondosa, 437 
Butter and Eggs, 202 
Butter-Cup, 567 
Butterfly Weed, 229 
Butter Horse Weed, 346 
“ Nut, 414 
“ of Antimony, 196 
“ Weed, 346 
Button Bush, 294 
“ Snakeroot, 347, 448 
“ Wood Shrub, 294 
Buxus Sempervirens, 264 
CABBAGE BARK TREE, 187 
Cabinet Cherry, 294 
Cabotz, 437 658 
INDEX. 
Cabbage Rose, 573 
Cacao, 264 
Cactus Grandiflorus, 265 
Cactus Opuntia, 523 
Cadmium Iodinum, 266 
“ Sulplmricum, 266 
Cadmic Sulphate, 266 
“ Sulphas, 266 
Caffeia, 267 
Caffein, 267 
Caffeine, 267 
Caliinca, 268 
Cainca, 268 
Calabar Bean, 539 
Caladium Seguinum, 268 
Calamus, 147 
“ Aromaticus, 147 
Calandine, 297 
Calcarea Arsenica, 269 
Calcarea Arsenicosum, 269 
“ Carbon ica, 270 
Calcarea Caustica, 271 
Calcarea Chlorata, 271 
Calcarea Hydriodica, 272 
Calcarea Hypophosphorosa, 271 
“ Iodata, 272 
“ Muriatica, 273 
“ Oxalica, 274 
“ Phosphorica, 274 
Calcarea Sulpliurata, 392 
Calcarea Sulphurica, 275 
Calcic Arsenias, 269 
“ Carbonate, 270 
“ Chloride, 273 
“ Hydrate, 271 
“ Hypopliosphite, 271 
“ Iodide, 272 
“ Phosphate, 274 
“ Sulphate, 275 
“ Sulphide, 892 
Calcii Carbonas, 270 
“ Chloridum, 271 
“ Chloridum, 273 
“ Hypophosphis, 271 
“ Oxalas, 274 
“ Phosplias, 274 
“ Sulphas, 275 
Calcined Magnesia, 456 
Calcis Hydrate, 271 
“ Hypophosphis, 271 
“ Phosplias, 274 
“ Saccharatus Liquor, 83 
Calcitrapa Lanuginosa, 287 
Calcium Carbonate, 270 
“ Chloride, 271 
“ Oxalicum, 274 
“ Iodatum, 272 
“ Sulphide, 392 
“ Sulphuratum, 392 
Calendula Jelly, 87 
Calendula Officinalis, 276 
Calico Bush, 434 
Calilornia Quinine Bush, 374 
Calisaya Bark, 299 
Callicocca Ipecacuanha, 408 
Callistochya Virginica, 446 
Calomel, 473 
Calonyction Speciosum, 320 
Caltha Alpina, 219 
“ Arctica, 277 
“ Officinalis, 276 
Caltha Palustris, 277 
Caltha Sativa, 276 
“ Vulgaris, 276 
Calumba, 313 
Calubrina, 554 
Calx Clilorata, 271 
“ Chlorinata, 271 
“ Zinci, 644 
Cambogia, 373 
CamEedaphne Folis Tini, 434 
Camellia Tliea, 618 
“ Theifera, 618 
Campanula Sylvestris, 337 
Camphor, 277 
Camphora, 277 
Camphora Officinarum, 277 
Camphora Monobromata, 278 
Camphorated Chloride of Lime, 97 
“ Oil, 277 
Canada Fleabane, 346 
“ Ginger, 227 
“ Pitch, 115 
“ Rock Rose, 309 
“ Root, 229 
“ Snakeroot, 227, 316 
Canadian Asarabacca, 227 
“ Elder, 578 
“ Hemp, 205 
“ Moonseed, 468 
Canada Wormwood, 468 
Cancer Astacus, 279 
Cancer Root, 525 
“ Weed, 491 
Canchalagua, 279 
Candle Berry, 489 
Cane Sugar, 49 
“ Adulterants of. 49 
“ Tests for the Pur it y 
of, 49 
Canella Alba, 280 
Canella Bark, 280 
“ Winterana, 280 
Canker Lettuce, 564 
Canina Brassica, 470 
Cannabis Americana, 280 
Cannabis Chinensis, 280 
“ Europea, 280 INDEX. 
659 
Cannabis Sativa. 280 
Cannatis Indica, 281 
Cantharia, 282 
Cantharides, 282 
Cantharis Yesicatoria, 282 
Capsicum, 283 
Capsicum Annuum, 283 
“ Corailorme, 283 
“ Longum, 283 
“ Grossum, 283 
Carapicho, 389 
Carbazotate of Potash, 431 
Carbo Animalis, 283 
“ Ligni, 284 
Carbo Mineralis, 380 
“ Spongise, 598 
“ Yegetabilis, 284 
Carbolic Acid, 121 
“ Acid Solution, 95 
Carbolized Vasaline, 92 
Carbon Amorphous, 380 
“ Bisulphide, 286 
Carbonate of Barytes, 246 
“ of Copper, 329 
“ of Lime, 270 
“ of Lithium, 450 
“ of Lead, 548 
“ of Magnesia, 456 
“ of Magnesium, 456 
“ of Manganese, 463 
“ of Nickel, 509 
“ of Potash, 420 
“ of Potassicum, 420 
“ of Sodium, 497 
“ of Strontium, 604 
Carbonas Kalicus, 420 
“ Magnesicus, 456 
“ Plumbicus, 548 
“ Potassicus, 420 
“ Sodicus, 497 
“ Stronticus, 604 
“ Zincicus, 642 
Carbonei Tetrachloridum, 285 
Carbonetum Chloratum, 285 
Carboneum, 285 
“ Hydrogenisatum, 286 
“ Sulphuratum, 286 
Carbonic Sulphide, 286 
Carburet of Iron, 380 
“ of Sulphur, 286 
Carburetted Hydrogen, 286 
Carburetum Sulphuris, 286 
Cardamon Comp. Tincture, 49 
Card us Plant, 227 
Carduus Benedictus, 287 
Caroba, 412 
Carolina Jessamine, 374 
Carpenter’s Square, 584 
Carpopogon Pruriens, 340 
Carum Petroselinum, 535 
Carya Alba, 287 
Cascarilla, 288 
Cascarilla Bark, 288 
Cassada, 413 
Cassava, 413 
Cassia Alba, 280 
“ Acutifolia, 590 
“ JEthiopica, 590 
“ Lanceolala, 590 
“ Lenitiva, 590 
“ Obovata, 590 
“ Officinalis, 590 
“ Senna, 590 
Castalia Pudica, 514 
Castanea, 288 
Castanea Ednlis, 288 
“ Yesca, 288 
Castillon Powders, 83 
Castor, 290 
Castor Equorum, 289 
Castor Oil, 520 
“ Tiber, 290 
Castoreum, 290 
Castoreum Muscoviticum, 290 
“ Kussicum, 290 
“ Sibiricum, 290 
Cataplasmata, 71 
Cataplasms, 71 
Cataria Vulgaris, 508 
Catch Fly, 204 
“ Weed, 372 
Catechu, 211 
“ Gum, 117 
Catharticum Aurem, 373 
Catmint, 508 
Catnep, 508 
Catnip, 508 
Cat Thyme, 617 
Caudle, 83 
Caules Dulcamara, 342 
Caulophyllum Thalictroides, 290 
Caullophyllin, 290 
Caustic Barytes, 247 
“ Lime, 271 
“ Potash, 421 
Causticum, 291 
Causticum Hahnemann!, 291 
Cayenne Pepper, 233 
Ceanothus American us, 292 
Ceanothus Herbacens, 292 
“ Intermedius, 292 
“ Officinalis, 292 
“ Perennis, 292 
“ Sanguineus, 292 
“ Tardiflorus, 292 
“ Trinervus, 292 
Cebadilla, 575 
Cedron, 292 INDEX. 
Cedrus Lycea, 620 
Celandine, 297 
Celastrus Bullatus, 293 
Celastrus Scandens, 293 
Celery Leaved Buttercup, 567 
“ “ Crowfoot, 567 
Celtic Nard, 219 
Centaurea Benedicta, 287 
Centauroidis, 381 
Centaury of Chili, 279 
Centesimal Preparations, 65 
“ “ Value of, 65 
Century Plant, 156 
Cepa, 161 
“ Marina, 599 
Cephalanthus Occidentalis, 294 
Cephallis Emetica, 408 
“ Ipecacuanha, 408 
Cerasus Folio Laurino, 444 
“ Lauro Cerasus, 444 
“ Pad us, 560 
“ Racemosus, 560 
Cerasus Yirginiana, 294 
Cerates, 71 
Cerbera Tanghin, 612 
Cereus Grandiflorus, 265 
Cerium Oxalicum, 295 
Cerri Oxalas, 295 
Cerusa, 548 
Cerussa Nigra, 380 
“ Trapezuntina, 444 
Cevadilla Seeds, 575 
Chaetomys Subspinosus, 597 
Chalk Mixture, 89 
Chamsedaphne, 480 
Chamaelia Germauica, 480 
Chamaelirium Carolinianum, 392 
“ Luteum, 392 
Chamaemelum Vulgare, 296 
Chamomile, 193 
“ Officinal, 193 
“ Roman, 193 
“ True, 193 
Chamomilla, 296 
Chamomilla Nobilis, 193 
“ Nostras, 296 
“ Spuria, 192 
“ Vulgaris, 296 
Chasmanthera Columba, 313 
Chaste Tree, 157 
Checker Berry, 482 
Chelapa, 412 
Chelidouium Hamiatodes, 297 
Chelidonium Majus, 297 
Clielone Alba, 279 
Chelone Glabra, 279 
Clielone Oblique, 297 
Chemical Thermometer, 21 
Chemicals, Livigation of, 26 
Chenopodium Ambrosioides, 298 
“ Anthelminticum, 298 
Chenopodium Foetidum, 233 
“ Olidum, 233 
“ SufFruticosum, 298 
“ Yulvaria, 233 
Cherry Bay, 444 
“ Laurel, 444 
Chestnut, 288 
Chickweed, 602 
Cliicocaa Racemosa, 268 
Chicot, 387 
Children’s Bane, 305 
Chili Saltpetre, 502 
Cliimaphila Corymbosa, 299 
Chimaphila Umbellata, 299 
China, 299 
China Amora Aromatica, 189 
“ Clay, 435 
“ Fusca, 299 
“ Officinalis, 299 
“ Root, 338 
Chinese Physic, 377 
“ Sumach, 158 
Chininum Arsenicosum, 301 
Chininum Hydrochloricum, 301 
Chininum Muriaticum, 301 
Chininum Sulphuricum, 302 
Chionanthus Virginica, 303 
Chironia Angularis, 576 
“ Chilensis, 279 
Chloralum, 304 
Chloralum Hydratum, 304 
Chloras Magnesicus, 457 
“ Platinicus, 545 
Chlorate of Potash, 422 
Chloratum Dulce, 473 
Cliloretum llydrargyricum, 471, 
473 
Chloride of Aluminum, 169 
“ of Ammonia, 176 
“ of “ Purified, 176 
“ of Barium, 247 
“ of Calcium, 273 
“ of Cobalt, 311 
“ of Lead, 550 
“ of Lime, 271-273 
“ of Gold, 237 
“ of Gold and Soda, 239 
“ of Magnesium, 457 
“ of Platinum, 545 
“ of Potassium, 427 
“ of Silver, 213 
“ of Sodium, 501 
“ of Tin, 600 
“ of Zinc, 643 
Chloridum Ferricum, 364 
Chlorinated Lime, 271 
Chloro-aurate of Soda, 239 INDEX. 
661 
Chlorocarbon, 285 
Chlorodyne, 96 
Chloroform, 39, 305 
“ Antiseptic Properties 
of, 39 
“ Tests for the Purity 
of, 41 
“ Purificatum, 39 
Chloruretum Ferricum, 364 
“ Hydrargyrosum 
“ Sodicum, 501 
Choke Cherry, 294 
Choice Dyelytra, 324 
Chongras, 539 
Chop Nut, 539 
Christmas Rose, 391 
Chromate of Lead. 549 
Chrome Yellow, 549 
Chromic Acid, 122 
Chrysanthemum, 219 
“ Chamomilla, 296 
“ Parthenium, 563 
Chrysanthenum, 563 
Chrysophanic Acid, 123 
Cicuta, 318 
“ Aquatica, 305, 306 
Cicuta Maculata, 305 
Cicuta Minor, 154 
Cicuta Yirosa, 306 
Cicuta Vulgaris, 318 
G'ieutaria Apii-folia, 154 
Cicutaria Aquatica, 306 
“ Fatua, 154 
Cicutaria Maculata, 305 
“ Tenuifolia, 154 
Cimicifuga Racemosa, 306 
Cimicifuga Serpentaria, 306 
Cimicifugin, 306 
Cina, 307 
Cina Americana, 298 
Cinchona Calisaya, 299 
“ Cinerea, 299 
“ Cordifolia, 299 
“ Corona, 299 
“ Flava, 299 
“ Lancifolia, 299 
“ Oblongifolia, 299 
“ Officinalis, 299 
“ Rubra, 299 
Cinchonia, 299 
Cinchonidinse Sulphas, 308 
Cinchoninae Sulphas, 309 
Cinnabaris, 477 
Cinnabas, 477 
Cinnamomum Camphor, 277 
“ Glanduliferum, 277 
“ Inunctum, 277 
Cinnamon Sedge, 147 
“ Water, 90 
Cinque, 624 
Cinque-Foil, 558 
Circulatory Displacement, 69 
Cissampelos Pareira, 530 
“ Smilacina, 468 
Cissus Hederacca, 182 
Cistus Canadensis, 309 
Cistus Chamserhedodendros, 434 
“ Helianthemum, 309 
“ Ramuliflorum, 309 
Citrate of Bismuth, 252 
Citrate of Iron and Ammonia, 357 
“ “ “ Strychnine, 358 
Citric Acid, 124 
Citron Bazil, 515 
Citrullus Colocynthis, 317 
Clabber Grass, 372 
Clavaria Clavus, 584 
Clavi Siliginis, 586 
Claviceps Purpurea, 586 
Clavus Secalinum, 586 
Cleavers, 372 
Cleaver’s Bees, 372 
Clematis Cordata, 310 
“ Cordifblia, 310 
Clematis Erecta, 310 
Clematis Fragrans, 310 
“ Hirsntissima, 562 
“ Purshii, 3l0 
“ Recta, 310 
Clematis Yirginiana, 310 
Clider, 372 
Climbing Bittersweet, 293 
“ Staff Tree, 293 
Cliver’s Root, 372 
Club Moss, 454 
Cluster-Flowered Snow Berry, 268 
Clutia, 288 
“ Cluteria, 288 
Cnicus Benedictus, 287 
Coacum, 539 
Cobaltum Chloridum, 311 
Cobra Coral, 343 
“ Di Capello, 492 
Cobweb, 615 
Cockspur, 283, 586 
“ Rye, 586 
Cock-up Hat, 603 
Coccinella Septempunctata, 312 
Cocculus Indicus, 312 
“ Palmatus, 313 
Cocculus Suberosus, 312 
Coccus Cacti, 313 
Coccus Chamelacus, 480 
“ Gnidus, 480 
Cochineal, 313 
Cocoa, 264 
Cocognidus, 480 
Cocum, 539 INDEX. 
Codeia, 314 
Codeine, 314 
Codeinum, 314 
Cod Liver Oil, 519 
Coelopleurum Gmelini, 188 
Coffea Arabica, 315 
Coffea Cruda, 315 
Coffee, 315 
Cohosh, 147 
Colchicum, 315 
Colcliicum Angelicum, 315 
“ Autumnal, 315 
“ Commune, 315 
Colic Mixture, 95 
“ Root, 160, 229, 338 
Collard, 341 
Collinsonia Canadensis, 316 
Collinsonia Decussata, 316 
“ Ovalis, 316 
“ Scrotina, 316 
Colocyntliis, 317 
Colocynthis Vulgaris, 317 
Colombo, 369 
Color Indicus, 404 
Colorado Beetle, 341 
“ Potato Bug, 341 
Colt’s Foot, 227, 625 
“ Tail, 346 
Coluber Glaucus, 259 
“ Msegara, 259 
“ Naja, 492 
Columbia, 313 
Columbic Acid, 313 
Columbine, 207 
Columbo, 313 
Comedones, Emollient for, 95 
Comfrey, 610 
Commocladia Dentata, 317 
Common Alder, 162 
“ Artemesia, 224 
“ Arum, 225 
“ Balm, 467 
“ Bazil, 515 
“ Bindweed, 319 
“ Bugle, 159 
“ Bugloss, 187 
“ Cashew Nut, 184 
“ Cow Parsley, 395 
“ Crowfoot, 567 
“ Daisy, 248 
“ Dwale, 248 
“ Elder, 579 
“ English Walnut, 415 
“ Garden Sunflower, 309 
“ Gentian, 375 
“ House Leek, 588 
“ Life Everlasting, 379 
“ Lime Tree, 621 
“ Mullien, 632 
Common Mushroom, 154 
“ Nettle, 626 
“ Nightshade, 594 
“ Orpine, 586 
“ Orris, 410 
“ Periwinkle, 635 
“ Pimpernel, 186 
“ Polypody, 556 
“ Red Clover, 623 
“ Rush, 415 
“ Salt, 501 
“ Self-Heal, 559 
“ Sumach, 571 
“ Tulip Tree, 449 
“ Virgin’s Bower, 310 
“ Winter Cherry, 538 
Communition of Drugs, 26 
Comp. Digestive Powder, 89 
“ Laxative Powder, 89 
“ Syrup of Hypophosphites, 
92 
“ Syrup of Sarsaparilla, 94 
Compass Plant, 592 
Condenser, Liebig’s, 13 
Condor Plant, 318 
Condurango, 318 
Cone Flower, 574 
Conium Maculatum, 318 
Conium Major, 318 
Consolida Indica, 611 
“ Majoris, 610 
“ Minor, 559 
Contusion of Drugs, 25 
Convallaria Majalis, 319 
Convolvulus Arvensis, 319 
“ Duartinus, 320 
Convolvulus Jalapa, 412 
“ Pseudo-Scammoniae, 
321 
“ Pulclierrimus, 320 
“ Purga, 412 
Convolvulus Scammoniae, 320 
Copaifera Glabra, 321 
Jacquini, 321 
“ Lansdortlii, 321 
“ Laxa, 321 
“ Multijuga, 321 
“ Nitida, 321 
“ Officinalis, 321 
“ Sellowii, 321 
Copaiva Officinalis, 321 
Copliias Lanceolatus, 259 
Copperas, 367 
Cora Cockle, 158 
“ Feverfew, 296 
Coral Root, 322 
“ Viper, 343 
Corallium Rubrum, 322 
Corallorhiza Odontorhiza, 322 INDEX. 
663 
Cork Cutting, 79 
“ Oak, 78 
“ Press, 10 
“ Wood, The growth of, 79 
“ Wood, Analysis of, 79 
Corks, 78 
“ The Measurement of, 80 
Coriandrum Cynapium, 154 
Coriandum Cicuta, 318 
Corn Smut, 627 
“ Snakeroot, 347 
Cornea, 323 
Cornmeal Gruel, 81 
Cornus Alba, 324 
“ Amomum, 324 
Cornus Circinata, 323 
Cornus Ccerulea, 324 
“ Cyanocarpus, 324 
Cornus Florida, 323 
Cornus Lanuginosa, 324 
“ Obliqua, 324 
“ Polygama, 324 
“ Rubiginosa, 324 
“ Rugosa, 323 
Cornus Sericea, 324 
Cornus Tomentulosa, 323 
Corpse Plau4t, 84 
Corrisartia Helenium, 405 
Corrosive Chloride of Mercury, 
471 
Corrosive Sublimate, 471 
Corydalis Canadensis, 324 
Corydalis Formosa, 324 
Cosso, 437 
Costus Corticosus, 280 
Cota, 192 
Cotton, Borated, 93 
“ Ido-Borated Hydrastia, 94 
“ Iodized, 92 
“ Iodoform, 93 
“ Plant, 379 
“ Purified, 92 
“ Salicylated, 93 
“ Styptic, 93 
Cotula Foetida, 192 
Cotyledon Umbilicus, 325 
Couch Grass, 625 
Cough Root, 623 
Coumarouma Adorata, 622 
Countryman’s Treacle, 575 
Court Plaster, 276 
Cowbane, 306 
Cow Cabbage, 514 
“ Collard, 341 
Cowhage, 340 
Cowitch, 
Cow Lily, 514 
“ Parsley, 395 
Cowslip, 277 
Crackers, Carbon, 84 
Cramp Bark, 634 
Cranberry Tree, 634 
Crane’s Bill, 376 
Crane Willow, 294 
Craspedocephalus Lanceolatus,259 
Crassula Major, 586 
Crataeva Marmelos, 150 
“ Religiosa, 150 
Crawfish, 279 
Crayfish, 279 
Creeping Buttercup, 567 
“ Crowfoot, 567 
“ Thyme, 620 
Creosote, 438 
Creosotum, 437 
Crepitus Lupi, 259 
Crocus Autumalis, 325 
“ Hispanicus, 325 
Crocus Sativus, 325 
“ Yerus, 325 
Cross Spider, 210 
Crosswort, 350 
Crosswort Gentian, 375 
Crotalus Cascavella, 325 
Crotalus Durissus, 326 
Crotalus Horridus, 326 
Crotalus Mutus, 439 
Croton Cluteria, 288 
“ Coccineus, 434 
“ Glabellus, 288 
“ Jamalgota, 327 
“ Oil, 327 
Croton Tiglium, 327 
Croton Tree, 327 
Crow Corn, 160 
Crowfoot, 376, 567 
“ Buttercup, 567 
“ Philippense, 434 
“ Punctatus, 434 
Crucible, Hessian, 10 
Crude Coal Oil, 534 
“ Rock Oil, 534 
Crudes, The Definition of and how 
designated, 61 
Cuban Spider, 613 
Cubeba, 327 
Cubeba Officinalis, 327 
Cubeb Pepper, 327 
Cubic Nitre, 502 
Cucumis Agrestis, 343 
“ Asininus, 343 
“ Colocyntliis. 317 
Cuckoopint, 225 
Cuckowpint, 225 
Cultivated Borage, 259 
Culver’s Physic, 446 
“ Root, 446 
Cundurango, 318 664 
INDEX. 
Cunila Pulegioides, 389 
Cupameni, 117 
Cupri Acetas, 328 
“ Acetate, 328 
“ Carbonas, 329 
u Subacetas, 328 
“ Sulphas, 330 
Cupric Sulphate, 330 
Cuprum Aceticum, 328 
Cuprum Ammonite Sulpliuricum, 
331 
Cuprum Arsenicosum, 329 
Cuprum Arseniosum, 329 
Cuprum Carbonicum, 329 
“ Sulphurico Ammoniatum, 331 
“ Sulphuricum, 330 
Cuprum Oxydatum Arsenicosum, 
329 
Cuprum Yitriolatum, 330 
Curare, 331 
Curcas Purgans, 413 
Curled Dock, 574 
Cursed Thistle, 287 
Cuscus, 187 
Cusparia Bark, 189 
Cusparia Febrifuga, 189 
“ Tripoliata, 189 
Custard Apple Tree, 230 
Cutch, 117 
Cuttle Fish, 590 
Cyanide of Mercury, 472 
“ of Potassium, 423 
“ of Silver, 214 
Cyanthemi3, 192 
Cyanuret of Mercury, 472 
Cyanuretum Ferroso-potassicum, 
423 
Cyanuretum Hydrargyricum, 472 
“ Kalicum, 423 
“ Potassicum, 423 
Cyclamen Europseum, 333 
Cyclamen Hedere Folio, 333 
“ Neapolitanum, 333 
“ Officinale, 333 
“ Orbiculare, 333 
“ Yernum, 333 
Cyphel, 588 
Cypress Spurge, 353 
Cypripedium, 334 
Cypripedium Pubescens, 334 
Cyprus Tree, 449 
Cynanchum Vincetoxicum, 
230 
Cynapium, 154 
Cynocrambes, 470 
Cynoglosum Officinale, 333 
Cynos Bata, 572 
Cytissus Laburnum, 439 
Cytisus Scoparius, 584 
DAFFODIL, 493 
Dagger Plant, 640 
Damask Rose, 573 
Damiana, 334 
Dandelion, 614 
Daphne Cannabina, 335 
“ Gnidum, 480 
Daphne Indica, 335 
Daphne Lagetto, 335 
“ Laureola, 480 
“ Mezereum, 480 
“ Odora, 335 
Daphnidostaphylis Tendlerana, 
628 
Daphnin, 481 
Daplinoides, 480 
Dark Purple Angelica, 189 
Darnel, 452 
Datura Arborea, 335 
Datura Lurida, 603 
“ Stramonium, 603 
David’s Root, 268 
Day Nettle, 442 
Day’s Eye, 248 
Dead Nettle, 442 
“ Dead Tongue, 516 
Deadly Nightshade, 248 
Deer Berry, 482 
Deerweed, 306 
Decantation, Process of, 27 
Decimal Preparations, 63 
Decoction, Process of, 32 
Delphinium Staphisagria, 601 
Delphinus Amazonicus, 336 
Dens Leon is, 614 
Dent-iodide of Mercury, 474 
Dento-ioduretum Ilydrargyri, 474 
Devil’s Apple, 603 
“ Bit, 392, 160 
“ Bite, 448 
“ Bones, 338 
“ Snuff-box, 260 
“ Tree, 166 
Divining Rod, 388 
Dhak Tree, 437 
Diadem Spider, 210 
Dialysis, Process of, 69 
Diamond, 148 
“ Fig, 480 
Dicentra Canadensis, 324 
“ Eximia, 324 
Diclytra, 324 
Dictamnus Albus, 337 
Dielytra, 324 
Digestion, Process of, 32 
Digitalis, 337 
Digitalis Minima, 381 
“ Purpurea, 337 
“ Speciosa, 337 INDEX. 
665 
Digitalis Tomentosa, 337 
Dilatris Tinctoria, 440 
Dilly, 192 
Dilutions, Drug strength of, 65 
“ The Definition of and 
how designated, 61 
Dilweed, 192 
Dimethyl-Benzol, 640 
Dioscorea, 338 
Dioscorea Paniculata, 338 
“ Quinata, 338 
“ Yillosa, 338 
Diosma Crenate, 245 
“ Crenulata, 245 
“ Latifolia, 245 
“ Odorata, 245 
Dipple’s Oil, 518 
Dipsacus Sylvestris, 339 
Dipterix Odorata, 622 
Dirca Palustris, 340 
Dish, Evaporating, 10 
Disodic Carbonate, 497 
Displacement, Circulatory, 69 
Distilled Water, 35 
Doctor Tinker’s Weed, 624 
Dog Bane, 204, 205 
“ Button, 514 
“ Fennel, 192 
“ Grass, 624, 625 
“ Parsley, 154 
“ Poison, 154 
“ Rose, 572 
“ Tree, 323 
« Wood, 571, 323 
Dog’s Mercury, 470 
Dolichos Pruriens, 340 
Dolphin, 336 
Doses, Table of Maximum, 107 
Doronicum Austriacum Quartum, 
219 
Doronicum Germanicum, 219 
Oppositifolium, 219 
“ Plantaginis Folio Al- 
ternum, 219 
Doryphora Decemlineata, 341 
Double Spruce, 115 
“ Tansy, 612 
Draconitium, 341 
Dragon’s Root, 225 
Dried Alum, 168 
Drop Water, 516 
Drosera, 342 
Drosera Capillaris, 342 
“ Rotundifolia, 342 
Drug Mill, 10 
Drugs, Communition of, 26 
“ Contusion of, 26 
“ Elutriation of, 27 
“ Rasping of, 26 
Drugs, Slicing of, 26 
“ Trituration of, 26 
Dryobalanops Aromatica, 277 
“ Campliora, 277 
Dryopteris Filix Mas, 368 
Duck’s Foot, 552 
Dulcamara, 342 
Dulcamara Flexuosa, 342 
Dulcis Amara, 342 
Dumb Cane, 268 
Dutch Rush, 345 
Dwarf Elder, 207 
“ Nettle, 627 
“ Rosebay, 570 
Dyer’s Broom, 375 
“ Weed, 375 
“ Green Weed, 375 
EARLY ANEMONE, 394 
Earth and Earthy Compounds, 
Antidotes to poisoning by, 103 
East Indian Cannabis, 281 
Ecbalium Agresta, 343 
“ Elaterium, 343 
“ Offlcinarium, 343 
Echinus Philippinensis, 434 
Echites Scholar is, 166 
Effervescing Citrate of Magnesia, 
93 
Elaps Corallinus, 343 
Elaps Yenustissimus, 343 
Elaterium, 343 
Elaterium Cordifolium, 343 
Elder, 578 
Elecampane, 406 
Elenthera Bark, 288 
Elixir Bismuth, 86 
“ Bromide of Potassium, 86 
“ Calisaya Bark, 85 
“ “ “ and Iron, 86 
“ Citrate of Iron and Quinine, 
85 
“ Pyrophos of Iron, Quinine 
and Strychnine, 85 
“ Simple, 85 
“ Valerianate of Ammonia, 86 
Elleborum Album, 631 
Elutriation, Process of, 28 
Emetic Herb, 451 
“ Weed, 451 
Emollient for Comedones, 95 
Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil, 519 
Emplastra, 71 
Enema, Wine, Beef and Cinchona, 
83 
Endodeca Bartonii, 218 
“ Serpentaria, 218 
English Daisy, 248 
Enula Campana, 666 
INDEX. 
Epigsea Repens, 344 
Epiphegus Americanus, 525 
“ Virginiana, 525 
Epsom Salts, 458 
Equisetum Arvense, 345 
“ Hyemale, 345 
Equus Caballus, 289 
Erechthites Hieracifolia, 345 
Ergot of Corn, 627 
“ “ Rye, 586 
Ergota, 586 
Erigeron Canadensis, 346 
Erinaceus, 437 
Eriodictyon Californicum,347 
Eriodictyon Glutinosum, 347 
Eryngium Aquaticum, 347 
Eryngium Maritimum, 348 
Eryngium Petiolatum, 347 
“ Prsealtum, 347 
“ Virginianum, 347 
“ Yuccsefolium, 347 
Erythrsea Cliilensis, 279 
“ Cliironiodes, 279 
Erythrina Monospernea, 437 
Essence of Mirbane, 249 
Ethene, 286 
Ether, Stronger, 38 
“ Sulphuricum, 38 
“ Tests for the Purity of, 38 
Ethereal Spirits of Glycerine, 226 
Ethyl, Oxide of, 37 
Etliylen, Hydrate of, 37 
Euayangium Sumbul, 609 
Eucalyptus Globulus, 348 
Eucalyptus Kino, 437 
“ Ilostrata, 437 
Eugenia Jambos, 349 
Eugenia Vulgaris, 349 
Euonyneoides Scandens, 293 
Euonymus Atropurpurens, 349 
Euonymus Caroliniensis, 349 
Euonymus Europseus, 350 
Euonymus Latifolius, 349 
“ Tristis, 349 
Eupatorin, 352 
Eupatorine, 352 
Eupatorium Aromaticum, 351 
Eupatorium Connatum, 351 
Eupatorium Perfoliatum, 351 
“ Purpureum, 352 
Eupatorium Salviaefolium, 351 
“ Virginicum, 351 
Euphorbia Amygdaloides, 352 
“ Corollata, 853 
“ Cyparissias, 353 
“ Hypericifolia, 354 
“ Villosa, 354 
Euphorbia Pilosa, 354 
“ Resinifera, 355 
Euphorbia Sylvestris, 354 
“ Tenella, 355 
Euphorbium, 355 
Euphorbium Officinarum, 355 
Euphorbium Polygonum, 355 
Euphrasia Alba, 355 
Candida, 355 
“ Latifolia, 355 
Euphrasia Officinalis, 355 
Euphrasia Pratensis, 355 
“ Pusilla, 355 
Eupion, 356 
Eupurpurin, 352 
European Alder, 162 
“ Hellebore, 631 
“ Ice Plant, 480 
“ Mandrake, 461 
“ Pond Lily, 512 
“ Snake Root, 228 
“ Walnut, 415 
“ White Water Lily, 514 
Eustachya Alba, 446 
“ Purpurea, 446 
Evaporation, Process of, 29 
Evaporating Dish, 10 
Evening Primrose, 516 
Eve’s Cup, 582 
Expression, Process of, 28 
Extract of Beef, 81 
Eye Balm, 398 
Eyebright, 355, 451 
FABA CALABARICA, 539 
Faba Febrifuga, 403 
“ Indica, 403 
“ Physostigmatis, 539 
“ Pichurim, 540 
“ Sanctii Ignatii, 403 
“ Sassafras, 540 
Fagopyrum Esculentum, 356 
False Acacia, 572 
“ Angustura, 261 
“ Bittersweet, 293 
“ Grape, 182 
“ Ipecac, 624 
“ ’Jacob’s Ladder, 553 
“ Locust, 572 
“ Sarsaparilla, 207 
“ Senna, 590 
“ Unicorn, 392 
“ “ Root, 160 
“ Valerian, 588 
“ White Cedar, 620 
“ Wintergreen, 564 
Farfara, 625 
Featlierfew, 563 
Fel Bovinum, 357 
“ Bovis, 357 
“ “ Puriflcatum, 357 INDEX. 
667 
Fel Tauri, 857 
Fellon Wood, 342 
Female Dogwood, 324 
“ Fern, 556 
Fennel Flower, 510 
Ferri Acetas, 358 
“ Arsenias, 359 
“ Bromidum, 360 
“ Carbonas Saccharata, 360 
“ Carburetum, 380 
“ Iodidum, 361 
“ Lactas, 362 
“ Metallicum, 366 
“ Oxidum Magneticum, 363 
“ Perchloridum, 364 
“ Phosphas, 365 
“ Pyrophosplias, 366 
“ Sulphas, 367 
Ferri Et Ammonise Citras, 357 
“ Strychnise Citras, 358 
Ferric Acetate, 358 
“ Bromicum, 360 
“ Chloride, 364 
Ferro-cyanide of Potassium, 424 
Ferroso-ferric Oxide, 363 
“ Phosphate, 365 
Ferrous Arseniate, 359 
“ Chloride, 364 
“ Di-chloride, 364 
“ Hydric Phosphate, 365 
“ Iodide, 361 
“ Lactate, 362 
“ Sulphate, 367 
Ferrum Aceticum, 358 
Ferrum Arseniatum, 359 
Ferrum Arsenicicum, 359 
“ Bromatum, 360 
“ Carbonicum Saccharatum, 360 
Ferrum Chloratum, 364 
“ Hydrogenio Reductum, 
366 
Ferrum Iodatum, 361 
“ Lacticum, 362 
“ Magneticum, 363 
Ferrum Muriaticum, 364 
Ferrum Muriaticum Oxydatum, 
364 
Ferrum Oxydatum Aceticum, 358 
“ Oxydulatum Magneticum, 
363 
“ Phosphoricum, 365 
“ Pyrophosphoricum, 366 
“ Redactum, 366 
Ferrum Reductum, 366 
“ Sesquichloratum, 364 
Ferrum Sulphuricum, 367 
Ferrum Vitriolatum, 367 
Fern Root, 556 
Ferula Glauca, 367 
Ferula Narthex, 227 
“ iN’eapolitana, 367 
“ Persica, 227 
“ Sambul, 609 
Fetid Buckeye, 151 
Fever Cure, 451 
“ Boot, 624 
“ Twig, 204, 298 
“ Wood, 249 
Feverfew, 563 
Feverwort, 851, 624 
Ficus Infernalis, 413 
Field Jessamine, 374 
Fig wort, 584 
Filex Mas, 368 
Filters, 11 
“ Plaited, 11 
Filter Rack, 11 
Fireweed, 345 
Firewood, 345 
Fish Mouth, 297 
Fit Plant, 484 
“ Root, 484 
Fittings of Laboratory, 9 
Five Finger, 377 
“ Leaved Water Hemlock, 536 
“ “ “ Drop wort, 536 
“ Leaves, 182 
Flag Lily, 411 
“ Root, 147 
Flammula Jovis, 310 
“ Recta, 310 
Fleabane, 346 
Flesh-colored Asclepias, 229 
“ Swallow-wort, 229 
Fleur de Lis, 411 
Flint, 591 
Flos Omnium Mensium, 276 
Florentine Orris, 410 
Flores Sulphuris, 607 
Florida Dogwood, 323 
Flowering Dogwood, 323 
“ Spurge, 353 
Flower de Luce, 411 
“ Yelure, 625 
Flowers of Sulphur, 607 
Fluid Extract of Hydrastis, 398 
Fluids, Decantation of, 27 
“ Expression of, 28 
“ Filtration of, 28 
Flux Root, 229 
Fly Agaric, 155 
“ Trap, 204, 582 
Fceniculum Aquaticum, 536 
“ Caballinum, 536 
Foetid Hellebore, 341 
“ Nightshade, 401 
Foie’s Foot, 228 
Food, Infant, 81 668 
INDEX. 
Food, Invalid, 81 
Fool’s Parsley, 154 
Formic Acid, 125 
Formulary, General, 81 
Four Leaved Grass, 531 
Fowler’s Solution, 418 
Fox Gall, 638 
“ Grape, 531 
Fragaria Yesca, 369 
Fragrant Vanilla, 629 
Frangul®, 369 
Frangula Caroliniana, 568 
“ Fragilis, 568 
Frasera Carolinensis, 369 
Fraser a Walteri, 369 
Fraxinus Americana, 370 
Fraxinus Acuminata, 370 
“ Alba, 370 
“ Canadensis, 370 
“ Caroliniana, 370 
“ Discolor, 370 
“ Epitera, 370 
“ Juglandifolia, 370 
“ Nov® Angelise, 370 
French Marigold, 276 
Fresh Water Sponge, 241 
Friar’s Cap, 144 
Frigoriflc Mixture, 100 
Fringe Tree, 303 
Frog Lily, 514 
Frost Plant, 309 
“ Weed, 309 
Frostwort, 309 
Fucus Yesiculosus, 370 
Fuga Dsemeonum, 402 
Fuligo Communis, 371 
Fumitory, 324 
Fungus Cliirurgorum, 259 
“ Laricis, 257 
“ Ovatus, 260 
Funnels, 12 
Fusel Oil, 35 
Fuzz Ball, 260 
GALANGAL ROOT, 164 
Galanhseus Piperatus, 155 
Galbanum, 233, 372 
Galbanum Officinale, 372 
Galeopsidis Maculata, 442 
Galiopsis, 584 
Galipea Cusparia, 189 
“ Febrifuge, 189 
“ Officinale, 189 
Galium Aparine, 372 
Galium Odoratum, 231 
Gall of the Earth, 491 
Gallic Acid, 125 
Gallow Grass, 280 
Gambeer, 117 
Gamboge, 373 
Gambogia, 373 
Ganja, 281 
Garantogen, 377 
Garden Alkanet, 187 
“ Angelica, 188 
“ Daisy, 248 
“ Heliotrope, 391 
“ Hemlock, 154 
“ Lavender, 444 
“ Lettuce, 440 
“ Marigold, 276 
“ Nightshade, 342, 594 
“ Opine, 586 
“ Patience, 574 
“ Hue, 575 
“ Sage, 578 
“ Spider, 210 
“ Thyme, 620 
. Garget, 539 
Garlic, 161 
Gargle of Sulphurous Acid, 97 
Garrya Fremontii, 374 
Garrya Leaves, 374 
Gases, Antidotes to Poisoning by, 
103 
Gay Feather, 448 
Gelseminum, 374 
Gelseminum Lucidum, 374 
“ Luteuin Odoratum, 
374 
Gelseminum Nitidum, 374 
“ Sempervirens, 374 
General Formulary, 81 
Genista Tinctoria, 375 
Gentiana Cruciata, 375 
“ Lutea, 375 
Gentiana Lutetia, 375 
“ Majoris, 375 
“ Minoris, 375 
“ Rubra, 375 
Gensang, 377 
Geoffroya Anthelmintica, 187 
“ Inermis, 187 
“ Jamaicensis, 187 
“ Surinameusis, 187 
Geranium, 376 
“ Inodoratum, 376 
Geranium Maculatum, 376 
Geranium Pusillum, 376 
Geranium Robertianum, 376 
German Chamomile, 296 
“ Pellitory, 185 
Gialappa, 412 
Gigantic Agaric, 155 
Gill, 378 
Gill-go-by-the-Ground, 378 
Gill-go-over-the-Ground, 378 
Ginger, 647 INDEX. 
669 
Gingiber Albus, 647 
u Nigra, 647 
Ginseng, 377 
Gipsey Weed, 455 
Glacial Acetic Acid, 118 
Glauber’s Salt, 506 
Glaucous Giant Fennel, 367 
Glasses, Gram, 13 
“ Minim, 13 
Glechoma Hederacea, 378 
Globe Flower, 294 
Globules, 250 
“ Measurement of, 51 
“ Solubility of, 51 
“ Tests for Purity of, 51 
*Glonoin, 378 
Glonoine, 378 
Glonoinum, 378 
Glycerin, 42 
“ Antiseptic Properties of, 
43 
“ Lotion, 90 
“ Oleinate of, 44 
“ Tests for Purity of, 44 
Glycerine, 42 
Glycerinia, 42 
Glycerinum, 42 
Glycerole of Carbolized Egg, 90 
Glyceroles, 69 
Gnaphalium Margaritaceum, 192 
Gnaplialium Polycephalum, 379 
Gold, 236 
“ Regens, 439 
Golden Alexanders, 618 
“ Chain, 439 
“ Ragwort, 588 
“ Rod, 596 
44 Seal, 398 
44 Senecio, 588 
44 Sulphuret of Antimony, 
199 
44 Willow, 577 
Gombo, 114 
Goose Grass, 372 
“ Hare, 372 
Goovaka, 211 
Goowa, 211 
Gout Weed, 150 
Gossypium Herbaceum, 379 
Graduates. 112 
Grana Tiglii, 327 
Granatum, 380 
Grape Vine, 637 
Graphites, 380 
Gratiola Officinalis, 381 
Gravel Grass, 372 
“ Laurel, 344 
“ Root, 352 
“ Weed, 344 
Gray Spicier, 210 
Great Angelica, 189 
“ Bistort, 554 
“ Hairy Rudbeckia, 574 
“ Lobelia, 451 
“ Ragweed, 172 
“ Russian Spurge, 354 
“ Stinging Nettle, 626 
“ Water Plantain, 161 
“ Wild Valerian, 629 
“ Yellow Gentian, 375 
“ “ Wolf’s Bane, 144 
Greater Calendine, 297 
“ Plantain, 544 
Greek Valerian, 553 
Green Hellebore, 631 
“ Iodide of Mercury, 474 
“ Osier, 323 
“ Vitriol, 367 
“ Weed, 375 
“ Wood, 375 
Grindelia, 382 
Grindelia Ilobusta, 382 
“ Squarrosa, 382 
Ground Hemlock, 614 
“ Holly, 299 
“ Ivy,378 
14 Laurel, 344 
“ Leaf, 299 
“ Lemons, 552 
“ Lily, 623 
14 Raspberry, 398 
Gruel, Cornmeal, 81 
“ Oatmeal, 81 
Guaco, 383 
Guaiac, 384 
Guaiacum, 384 
Guaiacum Officinale, 384 
Guano, 384 
Guao, 317 
Guarana, 385 
Guaranin, 385 
Guarajtimbo, 532 
Guarea Trichiloides, 386 
Guelder Rose, 634 
Guilandina Diosica, 386 
Guinea Pepper, 283 
“ Pods, 283 
Gunjah, 281 
Gum Ammoniac, 172 
“ Benzoin, 249 
“ Epkorbium, 355 
“ Plant, 610 
Gummi Gamba, 373 
“ Gutti, 373 
“ Metropolitan, 372 
“ Victoria, 373 
Gymnocladas Canadensis, 386 
Gypsum, 275 670 
INDEX. 
HABBE, 437 
Hachshish, 281 
Hackberry, 560 
Ilackmetack, 443 
Htemetoxylon, 387 
Hsematoxylon Campecliianum,38'l 
Hsemetoxoli Lignum, 387 
Hagenia Abyssinia, 437 
Hag Berry, 560 
Haine’s Solution of Copper, 50 
Hair-Cap Moss, 557 
Hairy Yam, 338 
Hale’s Muscular Tonic, 87 
“ Nerve Tonic, 87 
Halbert-Leaved Vervain, 633 
Half-Rounded Mushroom, 155 
Ilalosteum Succulentum, 602 
Hamamelin, 388 
Hamamelis Androgyna, 388 
“ Corylifolia, 388 
“ Dioica, 388 
“ Macrophilla, 388 
Hamamelis Virginica, 388 
Hamburg Plaster, 89 
Hardhack, 316, 597 
Hare Burr, 443 
Hare’s Beard, 632 
“ Foot, 623 
Harif, 372 
Hartshorn, 175 
Hashish, 281 
Hawkweed, 395 
Hazelwort, 228 
Heal All, 316, 559, 584, 629 
Healing Herb, 610 
Heart-Leaved Plantain, 544 
“ “ Poplar, 557 
Heart Root, 227 
Heart’s Ease, 636 
Hedeoma, 389 
Hedera Quinquefolia, 182 
Hedge Hyssop, 381 
Iledysarum Ildefonsanum, 390 
Helianthenum Canadensis, SOD 
“ Orymbosum, 309 
“ Ramuliflorum, 309 
Ilelianthus, 390 
llelianthus Annus, 390 
Heliotrope, 391 
Heliotropeum Peruvianum, 391 
Hellebore Albus, 631 
“ Prcecox, 031 
Helleborus, 391 
Helleborus Nigra, 391 
Helmet Flower, 144 
Helonias Dioica, 392 
Helonias Luteum, 392 
“ Officinalis, 575 
'* Viridis, 631 
Hemlock, 318 
“ Drop, 516 
“ Spruce, 115 
“ Tree, 115 
“ Water Drop, 516 
Hemp, 280 
Hen and Chickens, 248 
Henbane, 401 
Hepar Sulphur, 392 
Hepar Sulphur Kali Lotion, 87 
Hepar Sulphuris Kalinum, 393 
Hepatic Aloes, 163 
Hepatica, 394 
liepatica Americana, 394 
“ Nobilis, 394 
“ Stellata, 231 
Heracleum Auritum, 395 
“ Dulce, 395 
“ Lanatum, 595 
“ Panaces, 395 
Heracleum Spondylium, 395 
Herb Christopher, 147 
“ Robert, 376 
Herba Amararaci, 524 
“ Antlios, 573 
41 Cyniaci, 617 
“ Felis, 508 
“ Paris, 531 
“ Sainte-Rosa, 527 
“ Sampsuchi, 524 
“ Sardoa, 567 
“ Solis, 402 
“ Trinitatis, 536 
“ Umbelicalis, 402 
“ Venti, 561 
Hercules Club, 209 
Hessian Crucible, 10 
Ileteromeris Canadensis, 309 
“ Michauxii, 309 
Hibiscus Abelmosclius, 114 
“ Esculentus, 114 
“ Longifolius, 114 
Hickory Nut, 287 
Hieracium Pilosella, 395 
High Cranberry, 634 
“ Potencies, 64 
Ilip Tree, 572 
Hipecacuanha, 408 
“ Brasiliensis, 408 
“ Dysenterica, 408 
Hippocastanum Vulgare, 152 
Hippomane Mancinella, 461 
Hips, 572 
Hoary Bazil, 515 
Hog Bean, 401 
“ Weed, 171, 395 
Hog’s Fennel, 536 
Holy Thistle, 287 
Holly Rose, 309 INDEX. 
671 
Homoeopathic Pharmaceutics, 61 
Honduras Sarsaparilla, 582 
Honey Bee, 203 
“ Bloom, 204 
Hoodwort, 585 
Hooded Snake, 492 
“ Willow, 585 
Hop Tree, 241, 561 
Hops, 396 
Hordeum Causticum, 575 
Horehound, 465 
Horse Balm, 316 
“ Cane, 172 
“ Chestnut, 152 
“ Fly Weed, 243 
“ Genseng, 624 
“ Gentian, 624 
“ Mint, 483 
“ Tail Rush, 345 
“■ Tails, 345 
“ Weed, 172, 316, 346 
Horned Rye, 586 
Hospital Liniment, 95 
Hossisli, 437 
Hound’s Tongue, 333 
Humulus, 396 
Humulus Americana, 396 
“ Lupulus, 396 
Hundred Leaved Rose, 573 
Huntman’s Cup, 582 
Hura Brasiliensis, 397 
Hydrangea Arborescens, 398 
Hydrangea Vulgaris, 398 
Hydras Chloralis, 304 
Hydrastia Canadensis, 398 
Ilydrastia, 399 
“ Tonic, 92 
Hydrastin, 399 
Hydrate of Chloral, 304 
“ of Ethylen, 37 
Hydrated Dibasic Cupric Carbon- 
ate, 329 
Hydrated Oxide of Bismuth, 253 
Hvdrargyri Ammonia Chloricum, 
476 ‘ 
Hydrarsryri Cyanidum, 472 
“ Iodium, 474 
“ Iodidum Rubrum, 474 
“ “ Viride, 474 
*• Nitri-Oxidum, 476 
“ Proto-Ioduretum, 474 
“ Sub-sulphas, 478 
“ Sulphas Flava, 478 
Hydrargyrum Aceticum Oxyda- 
tum, 471 
Hydrargyrum Ammonia Muriati- 
cum, 476 
Hydrargyrum Ammonia Nitri- 
cum, 477 
Hydrargyrum Ammoniatum, 476 
“ Amidato Bichlora- 
tum, 476 
Hydrargyrum Bichloratum Corro- 
sivum, 471 
Hydrargyrum Bi - Iodatum Ru- 
brum, 474 
Hydrargyrum Biniodatum, 474 
“ Chloratum Mite, 
473 
“ Corrosivum Subli- 
matum, 471 
Hydrargyrum Cyanatum, 472 
“ Dentiodatum, 474 
“ Iodatum, 474 
“ “ Flavum, 
474 
Hydrargyrum Muriaticum, Corro- 
sivum, 471 
Hydrargyrum Muriaticum Dulce, 
473 
Hydrargyrum Muriaticum Mite, 
473 
Hydrargyrum Muriaticum Precip- 
itatum, 476 
Hydrargyrum Oxydatum Dubsul- 
pliuricum, 478 
Hydrargyrum Oxydatum Flavum, 
476 
Hydrargyrum Oxydatum Nitri- 
cum Crystallisatum, 475 
Hydrargyrum Oxylatum Nigrum, 
477 
Hydrargyrum Perchloridum, 471 
“ Precipitatum Al- 
bum, 476 
Hydrargyrum Subcliloridum, 473 
“ Sub-iodatum, 474 
“ Sulturatum Ru- 
brum, 477 
Hydrargyrum Sulphuretum Ni- 
grum, 477 
Hydrargyrum Sulphuricum Fla- 
vum, 478 
Hydras-Disodic Arseniate, 494 
Hydric-Cupric Arsenite, 329 
Hydrobromic Acid, 126 
Hydrochloric Acid, 127 
Hydrochloras Ferri, 364 
“ Morpliicus, 486 
Hydrochlorate of Ammonia, 176 
“ of Iron, 364 
“ of Morphine, 486 
“ of Quinine, 301 
Hydrocotyle Asiatica, 400 
Hydrocotyle Nummularioides, 
400 
Hydrocotyle Pallida, 400 
Hydro-Diammonia Phosphate, 179 672 
INDEX. 
Hydro-Disodic Phosphate, 503 
Hydro-lodate of Ammonia, 177 
Hydrometer, 13 
Ilydrophyllum Virginicum, 401 
Hydropiper, 555 
Ilydro-Potassic Oxalate, 429 
Hydrous Chloral, 304 
Hyoscyamus, 401 
Ilyoscyamus Agrestis, 401 
“ Flavus, 401 
“ Lethalis, 401 
“ Nigra, 401 
“ Pallidus, 401 
“ Peruviana, 611 
“ Vulgaris, 401 
Hypermanganas Kalicus, 429 
“ Potassicus, 429 
Hypericum, 402 
Hypericum Perforatum, 402 
Hpericum-Leaved Spurge, 354 
Hypophosphis Sodicus, 498 
Hypophosphite of Potash, 425 
“ of Potassium, 425 
“ of Soda, 498 
“ of Sodium, 498 
Hyposulphite of Soda, 499 
“ of Sodium, 499 
IBERIS AMARA, 402 
Ice Plant, 480, 484 
Ictodes Foetidus, 341 
Ignatia, 403 
Ignatia Amara, 403 
Ignatiana Philippinica, 403 
Ilex Aquifolium, 404 
“ Canadensis, 404 
“ Laxi flora, 404 
Ilex Opaca, 404 
Ilex Quercifolia, 404 
Imperial Measure, 57 
Imperatoria Lucida, 189 
Indian Acalyplia, 117 
“ Aconite, 144 
“ Apple, 552 
“ Arrow Wood, 349 
“ Balm, 623 
“ Caustic Barley, 575 
“ Cockle, 312 
“ Dye, 398 
“ Fig, 523 
“ Ginger, 227 
“ Hemp, 205, 281 
“ Lettuce, 313, 369 
“ Nettle, 117 
“ Paint, 398, 579 
“ Pennywort, 400 
“ Pipe, 484 
“ Poke, 631 
“ Posey, 379 
Indian Rhubarb, 568 
“ Sage, 851 
“ Shoe, 834 
“ Snakeroot, 227 
“ Tobacco, 451 
“ Tumeric, 398 
“ Turnip, 225 
Indicum, 404 
Indigo, 404 
Indigo Blue, 404 
“ Broom, 243 
“ Weed, 243 
Indigofera, 243 
Indium, 405 
“ Chloridum, 405 
Indium Metallicum, 405 
Infant Food, 81 
Inhalents, Spray, 99 
Injection, Uterine, 89 
Infusions, 32 
Infusion of Red Bark, 92 
Intra-Uterine Suppositories, 91 
Inula, 406 
Inula Helenium, 406 
Intybus Augustus, 440 
Invalid Food, 81 
Iodetum Ferrosum, 361 
“ Hydrargyrosum, 474 
Iodide of Ammonium, 177 
“ of Antimony, 197 
“ of Arsenic, 222 
“ of Barium, 247 
“ of Cadmium, 266 
“ of Calcium, 272 
“ of Iron, 361 
“ of Lead, 549 
“ of Lime, 272 
“ of Potassium, 426 
“ of Silver, 215 
“ of Soda, 500 
“ of Sodium, 500 
“ of Sulphur, 608 
“ of Zinc, 644 
Iodine, 406 
“ Bath, 98 
“ Churchill’s Tinct. of, 91 
Iodinum, 406 
lodium, 406 
Iodized Cotton, 92 
Iodo-Borated Hydrastia Cotton, 94 
Iodoform, 408 
“ Bougies, 90 
“ Cotton, 93 
“ Pencils, 95 
Iodoformium, 408 
Iodoforum, 408 
Iodum, 406 
Ioduretum Ilydrargyri, 474 
“ Kalicum, 426 INDEX. 
I od uretum Potassicum, 426 
“ Plumbicum, 549 
“ Sulphuris, 608 
Ipecac, 408 
“ Milk, 204 
Ipecacuanha, 408, 552 
Ipecacuanha Fusca, 408 
“ Officinalis, 407 
Ipo Toxicaria, 195 
Ipomsea Bona-nox, 320 
Ipomoea Jalapa, 412 
“ Purga, 412 
“ Schiedeana, 412 
Iridium, 409 
Iris Florentina, 410 
Iris Germanica, 410 
“ Hexagona, 411 
Iris Versicolor, 411 
Irish Cabbage, 341 
Iron Binitro-sulpliide, 42 
“ by Hydrogen, 366 
“ Wood, 526 
Irritants, Antidotes to Poisoning 
by Poisonous Animal and 
Vegetable, 105 
Itch Weed, 341, 631, 632 
Ivy, 434 
JABORANDI, 411, 541 
Jacaranda Caroba, 412 
Jacaranda Braziliensis, 412 
Jacea, 636 
Jack-in-the-Pulpit, 225 
Jagged-Leaved Silphium, 592 
Jalap, 412, 539 
“ Cancer Root, 539 
Jalapa, 412 
Jamaica Dogwood, 543 
“ Wood, 565 
Jamborandi, 411 
Jamestown Weed, 603 
Janipha Manihot, 413 
Jasaminum Luteum Odorata, 374 
Jatamansi, 609 
Jateorrhiza Calumba, 313 
“ Miersii, 313 
“ Palmato, 313 
Jatropha Curcas, 413 
Jatropha Manihot, 413 
Javelin Snake, 259 
Jelly, Arnica, 87 
“ Calendula, 87 
Jerusalem Cherry, 595 
“ Oak, 298 
“ Tea, 298 
Jew’s Harp, 623 
Joepye, 351, 352 
“ Weed, 352 
Johnswort, 402 
.Tuglans Catliartica, 414 
Juglans Cinerea, 414 
Juglans Oblongata, 414 
.Tuglans Ksegia, 415 
Juncus EfFucus, 415 
“ Pillosus, 415 
Juniper Berries, 416 
Juniperus Communis, 416 
Juniperus Fcetida, 577 
“ Lycia, 577 
“ Prostrata, 577 
“ Sabina, 577 
Juniperus Virginiana, 417 
Jupiter’s Beard, 588 
Jusquiami, 401 
KALI ACETIOUM, 417 
Kali Arseniatum, 418 
“ Arsenicosum, 418 
“ Bicbromicum, 419 
“ Bromatum, 420 
“ Causticum, 421 
Kali Causticum Fusum, 421 
Kali Carbonicum, 420 
“ Chloratum, 422 
Kali Chloricum, 422, 427 
“ Chloridum, 427 
Kali Cvanatum, 423 
Kali Cyanidum, 423 
“ Cyanuretum, 423 
“ Errocyanuretum, 424 
Kali Ferrocyanuretum, 424 
Kali Ferrocyanidum, 424 
“ Hydricum Fusum, 421 
“ Ilydrobromicum, 420 
“ Hydrocyanicum, 423 
“ Hydroiodicum, 426 
“ Hypemanganicum, 430 
“ Hyperoxygsenatum, 422 
Kali Hypophosphorosum, 425 
“ Iodatum, 426 
Kali Iodidum, 426 
Kali Muriaticum, 427 
Kali Muriaticum Oxygenatum, 
422 
Kali Nitricum, 428 
“ Oxalicum, 429 
Kali Oxalas, 429 
“ Oxy-muriaticum, 422 
Kali Permanganicum, 430 
Kali Permanganas, 430 
Kali Picricum, 431 
“ Phosphoricum, 430 
Kali Sulphas, 432 
Kali Sulphuricum, 432 
Kali Tartras, 433 
Kali Tartaricum, 433 
Ivalium Borussicum, 424 
“ Bromatum, 420 674 
INDEX. 
Ivalium Cyanatum, 423 
“ Ferrocyanatum, 424 
“ Iodatum, 426 
“ Sulphuratum, 393 
Kalmal, 434 
Kamala, 434 
Kameela, 434 
Kalmia Latifolia, 434 
Kaolin, 435 
Kaolinum, 435 
Ivava-Kava, 436 
Kelp Ware, 370 
Kentucky Coffee Tree, 387 
“ Gray Spider, 210 
Kessara, 434 
Khus Ivhus, 187 
Kidney-Leaved Asarabacca, 227 
Kidney wort, 325 
King’s Clover, 467 
“ Cure, 299 
“ Yellow, 224 
Kino, 437 
Kinnikinnik, 324 
Kiwach, 340 
Knob Grass, 316 
“ Boot, 316 
Knot Root, 316 
Knot weed, 555 
Knotted Majoram, 524 
Knotty Rooted Figwort, 584 
Koso, 437 
Kosbo, 437 
Kousso, 437 
Koumys, 83 
Kramaria, 438 
Kramaria Triandria, 438 
Kreosotum, 438 
Ivreosote, 438 
Kyanol Sulphate, 190 
LABORATORY, Fittings of, 9 
Labrador Tea, 445 
Laburnum, 439 
Lachesis, 439 
Lachnanthes Tinctoria, 440 
Lactas Ferrosus, 362 
Lactate of Iron, 362 
Lactic Acid, 129 
Lactin, 46 
Lactrose, 46 
Lactuca Capitata, 440 
“ Crispa, 440 
Lactuca Sativa, 440 
Lactuca Fcetida, 440 
“ Laciniata, 440 
“ Pratense, 614 
“ Sylvestris, 440 
Lactuca Virosa, 440 
Lactucarium, 441 
Lady Bird, 312 
“ Cow, 312 
Lady’s Slipper, 334 
Ladies’ Thumb, 554 
Lagetta Lintearea, 335 
Lake Weed, 555 
Lamb’s Quarter, 623 
Lambkill, 434 
Lamium Album, 441 
Lamium Foliosum, 442 
“ Ltevigatum, 442 
“ Maculatum, 442 
“ Vulgatum, 442 
Lamp, Spirit, 18 
Lampblack, 285 
Lana Gossypii, 379 
“ Philosophica, 644 
Lance-Headed Brazilian Viper, 
439 
Lapis Albus, 442 
Lapis Causticus, 421 
“ Impernalis, 421 
“ Magneticus, 363 
Lappa Major, 443 
Lappa Minor, 443 
“ Oflicinalis, 443 
“ Tomentosa, 443 
Larch Agaric, 257 
“ Boletus, 257 
Lare, 452 
Large Evening Primrose, 516 
“ Flowering Cornel, 323 
“ “ Spurge, 353 
“ Spotted Spurge, 354 
“ Yellow Lady’s Slipper, 334 
Larix Americana, 443 
Lastrea Filex Mas, 368 
Laurel, 434, 444 
“ Magnolia, 460 
Laureola, 480 
Laurocerasus, 444 
Laurus Benzoin, 249 
“ Camphor, 277 
“ Sassafras, 583 
Lavender, 444 
Lavendula Augustafolia, 444 
“ Oflicinalis, 444 
“ Pyrenaica, 444 
“ Spica, 444 
Lavendula Vera, 444 
Lavendula Vulgaris, 444 
Lead, 546 
“ Chromate, 549 
Leatli of Man, 305 
Leather Wood, 340 
Lecliea Major, 309 
Ledum Decumbens, 445 
“ Floribus Bullatis, 434 
Ledum Latifolium, 445 IXDEX. 
675 
Ledum Palustre, 445 
Ledum Silesiacum, 445 
Leek,161 
Lemon Balm, 467 
“ Chrome, 549 
“ Walnut, 414 
Leontice, 290 
“ Thalictroides, 290 
Leontodontis, 614 
Leontodon Officinalis, 614 
“ Taraxicum, 614 
“ Yulgare, 614 
Leontopetalon, 290 
Leopard’s Bane, 219 
Lepidium Bonariense, 446 
Lapidium Iberis, 402 
“ Mastruco, 446 
Lepiota Procera, 155 
Leptandra, 446 
Leptandra Purpurea, 446 
Leptaudrin, 446 
Leptocaulis Echinatus, 203 
Lesser Hemlock, 154 
“ Periwinkle, 635 
Leucanthemum, 296 
Leucosinapis Alba, 593 
Lever Wood, 526 
Levisticum Officinale, 447 
Liatris Spicata, 448 
“ Squarrosa, 448 
Libanot s, 573 
Lichen Pulmonarius, 602 
Liebig’s Condenser, 13 
Life Root 588 
Light Carbonate of Magnesia, 456 
“ Magnesia, 456 
Lignum Campechianum, 387 
“ Campescanum, 387 
“ Coeruleum, 387 
“ Guaiaci, 384 
“ Indicum, 384 
“ Nitr®, 384 
“ Sanctum, 384 
Liquiticum Actsifolium, 188 
“ Levisticum, 447 
“ Scoticum, 188 
Lilac, 610 
Lilium Convallium, 319 
Ltlium Tigrinum, 449 
Lily of the Valley, 319 
Lime, Camphorated Chloride of, 
97 
Lime Water and Milk, 83 
Linaria Vulgaris, 202 
Linden Tree, 621 
Liniment, Hospital, 95 
Liniments, 69 
Linseed Oil, Carbolized Ointment! 
of, 96 
Lion’s Foot, 491 
Liquids, The Clarification of, 29 
Liquor Ammonia Fortior, 175 
“ Calcis, Saccliarated, 83 
“ Potass®, 421 
“ Sod® Arseniatis, 494 
Liriodendron, 449 
Liriodendron Obtusiloba, 449 
“ Procerum, 449 
Lisiantlius Sempervirens, 374 
List of Reagents, 109 
Lithanthrakokali Simplex, 194 
Litliic Acid, 142 
“ Carbonate, 450 
Litliii Bromidum, 450 
“ Car bon as, 450 
Lithium Bromatum, 450 
Lithium Bromicum, 450 
“ Carbonicum, 450 
Lithium Hydrobromicum, 450 
Little Snowball, 294 
Live Forever, 586 
Liver Lily, 411 
Liver of Sulphur, 392 
Liverleaf, 394 
Liverwort, 394 
Livigation of Chemicals, 26 
Lizard’s Tail, 583 
Loadstone, 363 
Lobaria Pulmonaria, 602 
Lobelia, 451 
“ Cardinalis, 451 
Lobelia Cerulea, 451 
“ Glandulosa, 451 
“ Inflata, 451 
Lobelia Syphilitica, 451 
Locust, 572 
Logwood, 387 
Lolium Temulentum, 452 
Lolium Arvense, 452 
“ Robustum, 452 
Long-Leaved Cowbane, 306 
“ Water Hemlock, 
306 
Long-Leaved Water Parsnip, 306 
Long Taper, 362 
Loose Flowered Alpinia, 164 
Lords and Ladies, 225 
Lotion, Glycerin, 90 
“ Hepar Sulphur et Kali, 
87, 393 
Lotion, Yellow Mercury, 476 
Lotions, 69 
Louse Seeds, 601 
Lovage, 203, 447 
Love Apple, 453 
Lovely Bleeding, 170 
“ Thistle, 287 
Low Potencies, 64 INDEX. 
Lozenges, 52 
“ Plain, 52 
“ Saturated, 52 
Lunar Caustic, 215 
Lung Moss, 602 
Lungwort, 602 
Luzula Pilosa, 415 
Lychnis Gitliago, 158 
Lycium Barbarum, 452 
Lycoctonum, 144 
Lycoperdon Areolatum, 260 
“ Bovista, 260 
“ Cselatum, 260 
“ Gemmatum, 260 
“ Globosum, 260 
Lycopersicum, 453 
Lycopersicum Cresiforme, 453 
“ Esculentum, 453 
Lycopodium, 454 
Lycopodium Claratum, 454 
“ Inflexum, 454 
Lycopus, 455 
Lycopus Macropliyllus, 455 
“ Pumilus, 455 
“ Uniflorus, 455 
“ Virginicus, 455 
Lycosa Tarantula, 613 
“ M ” “ M ” POWDER, 87 
Maceration, 32 
“ The process of, 68 
Macrotys Actseoides, 306 
“ Octroides, 306 
“ llacemosa, 306 
“ Serpentaria, 306 
Madioc, 413 
Mad Dog Scull Cap, 585 
“ Weed, 161 
Madagascar Poison Nut, 612 
Magician’s Rod, 388 
Magisterium Bismutlmm, 255 
“ Plumbi, 548 
Magnesia Aerata, 456 
“ Alba, 456 
Magnesia Calcinata, 456 
Magnesia Carbonas Levis, 456 
Magnesia Carbonica, 456 
Magnesia, Effervescing Citrate of, 
93 
“ Hydrico Carbonica, 456 
“ Levis, 456 
Magnesia Muriatica, 457 
“ Phospliorica, 458 
Magnesia Usta, 456 
“ Vitriolata, 458 
Magnesic Carbonate, 456 
Chloride, 457 
“ Sulphate, 458 
Magnesium Carbonate Hydrated, 
450 
“ Chloride, 457 
“ Metal, 459 
Magnesium Metallicum, 459 
Magnesium Sulphate, 458 
Magnesii Chloridum, 457 
“ Sulphas, 458 
Magnetic Oxide of Iron, 364* 
Maguey, 156 
Maize Smut, 627 
Majorana Syriaca, 617 
Magnolia, 460 
Magnolia Fragrans, 460 
“ Glauca, 460 
“ Longifolia, 460 
“ Virginiana, 460 
Mahogany, 387 
Mahura, 150 
Malabar Plumb Tree, 349 
Malacca Nut, 184 
Male Aurea, 453 
“ Fern, 368 
“ Lycopersica, 453 
“ Virginian Dogwood, 323 
Mallotus Philippinensis, 434 
Mancenella, 461 
Manchineel, 461 
Manchioneal, 461 
Mandagora, 461 
Mandagora Officinarum, 461 
Mandioc, 413 
Mandrake, 552 
Manganesii Acetas, 462 
“ Carbonas, 463 
“ Oxidum Nigrum, 463 
“ Sulphas, 464 
Mangani Sulphas, 464 
Manganous Acetate, 462 
“ Carbonate, 463 
“ Sulphate, 464 
Manganium Carbonicum, 463 
Manganum Aceticum, 462 
“ Carbonicum, 463 
“ Hyperoxydatum, 463 
Manganum Oxydatum Nativum, 
463 
Manganum Sulphuricum, 464 
Maniliot, 413 
“ Edule, 413 
“ Utilissima, 413 
Manioca Mandi, 413 
Mapato, 438 
Manzanita, 465 
Mare’s Tail, 346 
Marcassita Alba, 255 
Marietta Columbia, 313 
Marking Nut, 184, 185 INDEX. 
Marigold, 276 
Marrubium, 465 
Marribium Album, 465 
“ Vulgare, 465 
Marsh Cistus, 445 
“ Crowfoot, 567 
“ Ledum, 445 
“ Mallow, 166 
“ Marigold, 277 
“ Tea, 445 
“ Trefoil, 469 
Marsh’s Test, 220 
Marthbrum Sylvestre, 536 
Marum Verum, 617 
Maruta Cotula, 192 
Masterwort, 189, 395 
Mastruco, 446 
Mass, Suppository, 95 
Matricaria Chamomilla, 296 
“ Suaveeolens, 296 
Matrimony Vine, 452 
May Apple, 552 
“ Pop, 531 
Mayflower, 192, 344 
Mayweed, 192 
Meadow Anemone. 561 
“ Cabbage, 341 
“ Crowfoot, 567 
“ Parsnip, 618 
“ Saffron, 315 
“ Sweet, 597 
Mealy Starwort, 160 
Measure, Apothecaries, 56 
“ Approximate, 58 
“ Imperial, 57 
Mechoacanna Nigra. 412 
Measurement of Corks, 80 
“ of Globules, 51 
“ of Vials, 77 
Medicine, The art ot Preparing, 9 
Medicinal Acacia, 117 
“ Cabbage Tree, 211 
Melanosinapis Communis, 593 
Melantheum Sabadella, 575 
“ Dioicum, 392 
Melartiza Inuloides, 638 
Melastoma Ackermanni, 466 
Melastoma Tapixirica, 466 
Melilotus, 466 
Melilotus Alba, 466 
“ Leucantha, 466 
Meliotus Officinalis, 466, 467 
Meliotus Vulgaris, 467 
Melissa, 467 
“Melissa Officinalis, 467 
“ Pulegioides, 389 
Maloe Vesicatorius, 282 
Menispermum Angulatum, 468 
Menispermum Canadensis, 468 
Menispermum Cocculus, 312 
“ Columba, 312 
“ Heteroclitum, 312 
“ Monadelphum, 312 
“ Palmatum, 313 
“ Smilacinum, 468 
Mentha Aquatica, 468 
Mentha Hercina, 468 
“ Officinalis, 468 
Mentha Piperita, 468 
Mentha Sativa, 469 
“ Spicata, 469 
Mentha Verities, 469 
Mentha Veridi Aquatica, 468 
“ Vulgaris, 469 
Menthastrum, 468 
Menyanthes, 469 
Menyanthes Trifoliata, 469 
Mephitis Americana, 470 
Mephitis Putorius, 470 
Mercurialis Montane, 470 
“ Sylvestris, 470 
Mercurialis Perennis, 470 
Mercuric Ammonic Chloride, 476 
“ Chloride, 471 
“ Cyanide, 472 
“ Iotlide, 474 
“ Nitrate, 475 
“ Oxide, 476 
Sulphate, 478 
“ Sulphide, 477 
Mercurii Biniodium, 474 
“ Bromidum, 471 
“ Cyanuretum, 472 
“ Iodidum, 474 
“ Precipitatus Albus, 476 
“ “ Rubrum, 476 
Mercurious Bromide, 471 
“ Chloride, 473 
“ Iodide, 474 
“ Oxide, 476 
“ Proto-bromide, 471 . 
Mercurious Biniodatus, 474 
“ Iodatus Ruber, 474 
Mercurius Acetate, 471 
Mercurius Aceticus, 471 
“ Bromidum, 471 
“ Corrosivus, 471 
Mercurius Corrosivus Ruber, 476 
“ Cosmeticus, 476 
Mercurius Cyanatus, 472 
Mercurius Deutiodatus, 474 
“ Dorussicus, 472 
Mercurius Dulcis, 473 
Mercurius Emeticus Flavus, 478 
Mercurius Iodatus Flavus, 474 
Mercurius Iodatus, 474 
Mercurius Iodatus Ruber, 474 
“ Nitricus, 475 678 
INDEX. 
Mercurius Nitrosus, 475 
Mercurius Oxydatus Flavus, 476 
“ Praecipitatus Albus, 476 
“ “ Ruber, 476 
Mercurius Proto-Iodatus, 474 
“ Proto-Sulphide, 477 
“ Solubilis, 477 
Mercurius Solubilis Hahnemanni, 477 
Mercurius Sublimatus, 471 
“ “ Corrosiv- 
us, 471 
Mercurius Sulphuretum Nigrum, 477 
“ “ Ruber, 477 
“ Sulphuricus, 478 
Mercurius Terrestes, 555 
Mercurius Vivus, 478 
Mercury, 478 
Mercury Vine, 571 
Mesembryanthemum, 480 
Mesembryanthemum Crystallin- 
um, 480 
Metals and their Salts, Antidotes 
to poisoning by, 105 
Metals, Granulation of, 27 
Metallic Indium, 405 
“ Zinc, 641 
Metric System of Weights and 
Measures, 55 
Mezereon, 480 
Mezereum, 480 
Mezereum Germanicum, 480 
“ Ofilcinarum, 480 
Mexican Tea, 298 
“ Goose Foot 298 
Milkania Guaco, 383 
Mild Chloride of Mercury, 473 
Mill, Drug, 10 
Millfoil, 481 
Millefolium, 481 
Milk and Lime Water, 83 
“ and Sugar of Milk, 84 
“ Sugar, 46 
“ Sugar, Process of Manufac- 
ture, 48 
“ Sugar, Tests for the Purity 
of, 47 
“ Sweet, 372 
“ Parsley, 354 
Milkweed, 204, 229, 353 
Miltus, 551 
Mimosa Catechu, 117 
“ Catechuoides, 117 
“ Humulis, 481 
“ Sundra, 117 
Minim G1 asses, 13 
Minium Rubrum, 551 
Miscellaneous Poisoning, Anti- 
dotes for, 100 
Mistleto, 636 
Mitchella Repens, 482 
Mixture, Acute Rheumatism, 94 
“ Antispasmodic, 90 
“ Chalk, 89 
“ Chloroform, 305 
“ Colic, 95 
“ Frigorific, 100 
“ Phthisis, 95 
“ Rheumatism, 95 
“ Sedative, 95 
Moccasin Plant, 334 
“ Root, 834 
Mocha Aloes, 163 
Mock Orange, 537 
Moka Aloes, 163 
Molybdic Acid, 130 
Momordica Balsam in a, 482 
Monarda, 483 
Monarda Punctata, 483 
Monk’s Hood, 144, 614 
Monkey Bread, 149 
Monniera Trifoliata, 411 
Monobrom-Camphor, 278 
Monobromide of Camphor, 27$ 
Monordica Elaterium, 343 
Monotropa Morisoniana, 484 
Monotropa Uni flora, 484 
Moomeed, 468 
Moor grass, 342 
Moose Wood, 340 
Morning Glory, 320 
Morphia, 484 
“ Acetate, 485 
“ Hydrocliloras, 486 
“ Muriatica, 486 
“ Sulphate, 486 
Morphi® Acetas, 485 
“ Hydrocliloras, 486 
“ Murias, 486 
“ Sulphas, 486 
Morphine, 484 
“ Magendie’s Solution of'r 
91 
Morphinum, 484 
“ Aceticum, 485 
“ Hydrochloricum, 48ft 
“ Sulpliuricum, 486 
Morpliium, 484 
“ Aceticum, 485 
“ Muriaticum, 486 
“ Suiphuricum, 486 
Mortars, 14 
Morus Rubra, 487 
Moschus, 488 
Mosclius Moscliiferus, 488 
“ Oriental is, 488 
“ Tibetanus, 488 
“ Tunquinensis, 488 
Moss Rose, 573 INDEX. 
679 
Mossy Stonecrop, 586 
Mother Plaster, 89 
Mother of Thyme, 620 
Mottled Agaric, 155 
Mould Former, 20 
“ Suppository, 20 
Mountain Arnica, 219 
“ Laurel, 434 
“ Mint, 524 
“ Pink, 344 
“ Tobacco, 219 
Mouse Ear, 395 
Mouth Wash, 96 
Mucuna Pruriens. 340 
“ Prurita, 340 
Mugwort, 224 
Mullein, 63J 
Murex, 489 
Musca Hispaniola, 282 
Muscular Tonic, Hale’s, 87 
Muscus Claratus, 454 
“ Pulmonaria, 602 
“ Squamosus Vulgaris, 454 
“ Terrestris Repens, 454 
“ Ursinus, 454 
Mushquash Root, 305 
Musk, 488 
“ Leaf Plant, 114 
“ Okro, 114 
“ Root, 609 
“ Seed,114 
Murex Brandaris, 489 
“ Purpurea, 489 
Muriate of Ammonia, 176 
“ of Apoinorphise, 206 
“ of Gold, 237 
“ of Iron, 364 
“ of Lead, 550 
“ of Lime, 273 
“ of Magnesia, 457 
“ of Morphine, 486 
“ of Platinum, 545 
“ of Pilocarpin, 541 
“ of Quinine, 301 
“ of Strychnia,*605 
of Strychnine, 605 
“ of Tin, 600 
Murias Ferri, 364 
“ Oxidi Hydrargyri Ammo-! 
nicalis, 476 
Muriatic Acid, 127 
Murina, 260 
Myrica Cerifera, 489 
Myristica Aromatica, 512 
“ Fragrans, 512 
“ Moscliata, 512 
“ Officinalis, 512 
Myristica Sebifera, 490 
Myrobroma F’ragrans, 629 
Myrrh, 490 
Myrrlia, 490 
Myrtle, 490 
“ Bayberry Tree, 489 
Myrtus Communis, 491 
Myrtus Jambos, 349 
NABULUS Albus, 491 
Nabulus Serpentaria, 491 
Naja Tripudians, 492 
Naked Lady, 315 
Naked-Stalk Aralia, 207 
Nanny Bush Bark, 634 
Napellum Coeruleum, 144 
Naphthalene, 492 
Naphthalin, 492 
Naphthaline, 492 
Naplithalinum, 492 
Naptha Montana, 534 
“ Nitri, 511 
Narcissus, 493 
Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus, 493 
Nardostacliys Jalamansi, 609 
Nardus Celtica Altera, 209 
Nardum Rusticanum, 228 
Narrow Dock, 574 
Narrow-Leaved Eugenia, 349 
Narthex Asafcetida, 227 
Natri Arseni as, 494 
“ Arseniosus, 494 
“ Hypophosphis, 498 
“ Iodidum, 500 
“ Sulphas, 507 
Natrum Arsenicatum, 494 
Natrum Arsenicicum, 494 
Natrum Arsenicosum 494 
“ Benzoicum, 495 
“ Bicarbonicum, 496 
“ Bromatum 496 
Natrum Carbonicum Acidulum, 
496 
Natrum Carbonicum Crudum, 497 
Natrum Carbonicum, 497 
“ Chloratum Purum 501 
Natrum Hydrolromicum, 496 
“ Hydrochioricum, 501 
“ Hydroiodidum, 500 
Natrum Hypophosphoricum, 498 
“ Hyposulpliurosum, 499 
Natrum Iodatum, 500 
“ Iodidum, 500 
Natrum Muriaticum, 501 
“ Nitricum, 502 
“ Phosphoricum, 503 
“ Pyrophosphoricum, 504 
“ Salicylicum, 505 
“ Sulpho-Carbolicum, 506 
“ Sulphuricum, 506 
“ Sulphurosum, 507 680 
INDEX. 
Natrum Navelwort, 325 
Nectandra Puchury Major, 540 
“ “ Minor, 540 
Nenupar Luteum, 512 
Nep, 508 
Nepal Aconite, 144 
Nepeta Catarea, 508 
Nepeta Glechonea, 377 
Nephrodeum Filix Mas, 308 
Nerve Root, 334 
“ Tonic, Hale’s, 644 
Nervine, 334 
Nettle Leaved Vervain, 633 
Neuces Aromatica, 513 
“ Nucist*, 513 
Neutral Nitrate of Mercury, 475 
New England Boxwood, 323 
“ Jersey Tea, 292 
Nicandra Anomala, 191 
Niccoli Sulphas, 510 
Niccolum Carbonicum, 510 
“ Sulphuricum, 510 
Nicker Tree, 387 
Niconitum, 510 
Nicotia, 510 
Nicotin, 510 
Nicotina, 510 
Nicotiana Auriculata, 611 
“ Macrophylla, 611 
“ Tabacum, 011 
Nicotine, 510 
Nicotylia, 510 
Nigella Damascena, 510 
Niliiluin Album, 644 
Ninsin, 377 
Night Blooming Cereus, 205 
Nightshade, 342 
Nitras Depuratum, 428 
“ Hydrai irrosus, 475 
“ Kalicus, 428 
“ Nitricus, 502 
“ Plumbicus, 551 
“ Potassicus, 428 
“ Sodicus, 502 
Nitrate of Ammonia, 178 
“ “ Amyl, 184 
“ “ Lead, 551 
“ “ Potash, 428 
“ “ Potassium, 428 
“ “ Sanguinaria, 579 
“ “ Silver, 215 
“ “ Soda, 502 
“ “ Sodium, 502 
“ “ Strychnia, 005 
“ “ Strychnine, 005 
“ “ Uranium, 020 
Nitri Phosphas, 503 
Nitri Spiritus Dulce, 511 
Nitric Acid, 131 
Nitrobenzide, 24!) 
Nitrobeuzine, 240 
Nitrobenzol, 240 
Nitrobenzole, 240 
Nitrobenzule, 249 
Nitro-Glycerin, 378 
Nitro-liydrochloric Acid, 132 
Nitro-meriatic Acid, 132 
Nitrum Cubicum, 502 
“ Fixum, 420 
Noah’s Ark, 334 
Noble Liverwort, 394 
“ Pine, 299 
Nodding Wake-Robin, 023 
Northern Jalap, 539 
“ Prickly Ash, 639 
Norway Spruce, 542 
Nose-bleed, 481 
Notched Leaved Alder, 103 
Nubian Senna, 590 
Nuclei Myristica, 573 
Nupar Advena, 511 
“ Luteum, 512 
Nutmeg, 513 
Nutritive Tonic, 89 
Nux Cathartica Americana, 413 
“ Juglans, 415 
Nux Moschata, 512 
Nux Myristica, 513 
Nux Vomica, 513 
Nux Vomica Officinarum, 513 
Nympluea Advena, 511 
“ Alba, 514 
“ Lutea, 512 
Nymphsea Odorata, 514 
OAK LUNGS, 602 
Oat, 240 
Oatmeal Gruel, 81 
Ocimastricum, 584 
Ocynum Bazilicum, 515 
“ Canum, 515 
Oeapiifolia, 510 
Oenanthe Crocata, 510 
Oenauthe Phellandricum, 536 
“ Sarmentosa, 536 
Oenothera Biennis, 510 
Oenonthera Ganroides, 510 
“ Parviflora, 510 
Officinal Bistort. 554 
Ohio Curcuma, 398 
Ohio Buckeye, 151 
Oil of Almonds, 517 
“ Bitter Almonds, 517 
“ Cajeput, 519 
Oil, Fusel, 35 
Oil of Garlic, 101 
“ Sandal Wood, 520 
“ Turpentine, 017 INDEX. 
681 
Oil of Vitriol, 138 
Ointment, Benz. Oxide of Zinc, 
87 
Ointment, Carbolized Linseed 
Oil, 96 
Ointment, Comp. Pkytolacea, 87 
“ Iodoform, 91 
Lester’s Boracic Acid, 
97 
“ Nitric Acid, 88 
Okra, 114 
Old Man, 116 
Old Man’s Beard, 303 
Old Wife’s Shirt, 449 
Oleander, 517 
Olefiant Gas, 286 
Oleates, 71 
Oleinate of Glycerin, 44 
Oleum Amygdalae Amara, 57 
“ “ Dulce, 517 
“ Animale 518 
Oleum Animale Dippelii, 518 
Oleum Cajuputi, 519 
Oleum Chenepodium, 298 
“ Cornu Cervi, 518 
Oleum Jecoris Aselli, 519 
Oleum Martis, 364 
“ Morrhuae, 519 
“ Pal ruse Cliristi, 520 
“ Petr®, 534 
“ Phosphoratum, 538 
Oleum Santali, 520 
Oleum Santalum Album, 520 
“ “ Citrinum, 520 
“ Terbinthinae, 617 
Oleum Ricini, 520 
Oleum Ricini Africanus, 520 
“ “ Europaeus, 520 
“ “ Laevis, 520 
“ “ Lividus, 520 
“ “ Viridus, 520 
“ Terrae, 534 
Olibanum, 520 
Onarga Biennis, 516 
“ Vulgaris, 516 
One Berry, 482 
Onion, 161 
Oniscus Osellus, 521 
Onosis Spinosa, 522 
Onosuris Acuminata, 516 
Opliiostachys Virginica, 392 
Opium, 522 
Opoponax, 523 
Opuntia Humifusa, 523 
“ Intermedia, 523 
Opuntia Vulgaris, 523 
Orange Apocynum, 229 
“ Root, 410 
“ Spider, 619 
Orange Swallow-wort, 229 
Orchidocanpium Arietinum, 280 
Ordeal Bean of Calabar, 539 
Oreoselinum, 233 
Organy, 524 
Origanum Marjorana, 524 
“ Vulgare, 524 
Orinthogalum Maritinum, 599 
“ Scilla, 599 
Ormenis Nobilis, 193 
Orobanche Yirginiana, 525 
Orpiment, 224 
Oriental Berries, 312 
Orris Root, 410 
Osmium, 525 
Osmorrhiza Longystylis, 526 
Ottonia Anisum, 411 
“ Jaborandi, 411 
Ourary, 331 
Ova Ova, 484 
Ox Balm, 316 
Ox Bile, 357 
Ox Gall, 357 
Oxalic Acid, 133 
Oxalate of Calcium, 274 
“ Cerium, 295 
“ Lime, 274 
Oxalis, 527 
Oxalis Acetocella, 527 
“ Americana, 527 
Oxide of Aluminium, 169 
“ Antimony, 198 
“ Bismuth, 253 
“ Ethyl, 37 
“ Zinc, 644 
Oxyacetate of Copper, 327 
Oxycantha, 251 
Oxyduli Ferri, 362 
Oxydulum Hydrargyri Salinum, 
477 
Oxydum Hydrargyricum, 476 
“ Manganicum, 463 
“ Zincicum, 644 
Oxymuriate of Mercury, 471 
Oxydum Potassicum, 421 
Oyster Shell, 270 
Oystrya Yirginica, 526 
PADUS LAURO-CERASUS, 444 
Paederota, 446 
Paeonia Officinalis, 527 
Pale Rose, 573 
Pali-mara, 166 
Palladium, 528 
Palmated Larkspur, 601 
Palus Sanctus, 384 
Panacea Arvensis, 529 
Panacea Lapsorum, 219 
“ Pectoris, 3T8 682 
INDEX. 
Panax Americanum, 377 
“ Gensang, 377 
“ Quinquefolium, 377 
Pancreatin, 529 
Pancreatine, 529 
Pancreatinum, 529 
Pancratinum Yerum, 599 
Pansy, 030 
Papal Cross Spider, 210 
Papaver Corniculatum Lutem, 297 
“ Somniferva, 522 
Pappoose Root, 290 
Para Nut, 540 
Paraffinum, 530 
Paraffin, 530 
Parapetal Fera Odorata, 245 
Parcelia Triloba, 280 
Pareira Brava, 530 
Paris Quadrifolia, 531 
Partridge Berry, 482 
Passiflora Incarnata, 531 
Pasque Flower, 661, 562 
Passion Flower, 531 
Pastinaca Opoponox, 523 
Pastinaceaj Vulgaris, 295 
Paul’s Betony, 455 
Paullinia, 385 
Paullinia Pinnata, 532 
Paullinia Sorbilis, 385 
Pauson,579 
Pavia Glabra, 151 
“ Pallida, 151 
Paw Paw, 230 
Peach, 533 
Peach Wood, 387 
Pear Leaf Wintergreen, 504 
Pearl Flowers, Everlasting, 192 
Pearl White, 255 
Pearly Everlasting, 192 
Pecan Lemons, 552 
Pecatacalieloe, 539 
Pellets, 50 
Pellitory, 039, 185 
“ of Spain, 185 
Pencedanum Officinalis, 530 
“ Oreoselinum, 233 
Pencils, Iodiform, 95 
Pennsylvania Sumach, 571 
Pennywort, 325 
Peony, 527 
Penthorum Sedoides, 532 
Pentstemon Auctus, 297 
Peppermint, 458 
Peppery Agaric, 155 
Pepsin, 533 
“ Sacchrated, 033 
Pepsinum, 533 
Percliloride of Iron, 394 
“ of Mercury, 471 
Percliloride of Platinum, 645 
“ of 'Fin, COO 
Percolation, 30 
“ Process of, 807 
Percolators, 15 
Permanganate of Potash, 430 
“ of Potassium, 430 
Peroxide of Manganese, 403 
“ of Mercury, 470 
Peroxydum Hydrargyri, 476 
Persia Pichurim, 540 
Persicaria Urens, 555 
Peruvian Bark, 209 
Pes Leoninus, 454 
“ Ursinus, 454 
Peteveria Mappa Graveolens, 534 
Petiveria Tetrancla, 534 
Petroleum, 534 
Petroelum Barbadense, 534 
Petroselinum, 535 
Petroselinum Sativum, 535 
“ Similis, 154 
“ Vitium, 154 
“ Yulgare, 535 
Petty Morrel, 203 
Phalaris Zizanoides, 187 
Pharmaceutical Still, 19 
Phellandrum Aquaticum, 530 
Plienic Acid, 121 
Phenylanum Sulphate, 190 
Phenylia “ 190 
Phial, 70 
Phi ala, 70 
Philadelphus Coronarius, 537 
Pliiladelplius Floribundus, 537 
“ Grandiflorus, 537 
“ Indorus, 537 
“ Latifolius, 537 
Phloridzin, 564 
Phlorizin, 504 
Phosphate of Ammonia, 179 
Phosphate of Ferrous-ferricus, 365 
“ “ Iron, 305 
“ “ Lime 274 
“ “ Magnesia, 458 
“ “ Natricus, 503 
“ “ Potash, 430 
“ “ Silver, 210 
“ “ Soda, 503 
“ “ Sodicus, 503 
“ “ Sodium, 503 
“ “ Strychnia, 600 
“ “ Strychnine, 605 
Phosphide of Zinc, 045 
Phosphoric Acid, 134 
Phosphorus, 537 
Phosphuret of Zinc, 645 
Plni Germanicum, 629 
“ Parvutn, 029 INDEX. 
683 
Phthsis Mixture, 95 
Physalis Alkekengi, 538 
Physalis Stramonium, 191 
Physalis Viscosa, 538 
Physic Grass, 594 
“ Nut, 413 
Physostigma, 539 
Physostigma Veneosum, 539 
Phytolacca, 539 
Phytolacca Americana, 539 
“ Decandra, 539 
“ Vulgaris, 539 
Phytolaccin, 539 
Pichurim, 540 
Pier ale of Potash, 431 
Picao I)e Praia, 546 
Picrsenia Exeelsa, 565 
Picrasma “ 565 
Picric Acid, 135 
Pigeon Berry, 539 
Pigmentum Indicum, 404 
Philocarpus Pinnatifolius, 411 
“ Pinnatus, 411 
“ Selloanus, 411 
Pilewort, 170 
Pills, Plumber’s, 97 
Pilocarpinum Muriaticum, 541 
Pilocarpus Pinnatifolius, 541 
Pilot Weed, 592 
Pilulae Saccharum, 50 
Pimpinel, 541 
Pimpinella Alba, 541 
Pimpinella Saxifraga, 541 
Pimpinella Bircense, 541 
“ Nostralis, 541 
“ Umbelliferse, 541 
Pinang, 211 
Pinastellum, 536 
Pine Agaric, 556 
“ Sap, 4»4 
Pinitis Succirefer, 607 
Pink Root, 596 
Pinus Abies, 542 
Pinus Canadensis, 115 
“ Microcarfa, 443 
“ Nigra, 115 
“ Pendula, 443 
Pinus Sylvestris, 542 
Piony, 527 
Pipe, 534 
“ Plant, 484 
Piper Candatum, 327 
“ Cubaba, 327 
“ Hispanicum, 283 
“ Indicum Vulgatissimum, 
283 
“ Jaborandi, 411 
“ Methysticum, 436 
Piper Nigrum, 542 
Piper Trioicum, 542 
“ Turcicum, 283 
Piperin, 543 
Pipperidge Bush, 251 
Pipsisewa, 293 
Piscidia Prythrina, 543 
Pistachio Nut, 388 
Pitcher Plant, 582 
Plant Louse, 202 
Plants, Collection of, 23 
“ Drying “ 24 
“ Preservation of, 24 
Plantago Cordata, 544 
“ Lanceolate, 544 
Plantago Major, 544 
Plantago Yirginca, 544 
Plaster, Brown, 89 
“ Hamburg, 89 
“ Mother’s, 89 
Plaster of Paris, 275 
Plasters, 71 
Pleurospermum Gmelini, 188 
Plantain, 544 
PI at in a, 544 
Platina Chlorata, 545 
“ Chloridum, 545 
Platinic Chloride, 545 
Platinum, 544 
“ Bicliloratum, 545 
“ Metallicum, 544 
Platinum Muriaticum, 545 
Plumb Leaved Viburnum, 635 
Plumbago, 380 
Plumbago Littoralis, 546 
Plumbi Acetas, 547 
“ Car bon as, 548 
“ lodidum, 549 
“ Nitras, 551 
Plumbic Carbonate, 548 
“ Chloride, 550 
“ Nitrate, 551 
Plumbum, 546 
11 Aceticum, 547 
“ Carbonicum, 548 
“ Chronicum, 549 
“ Iodatum, 549 
Plumbum Metallicum, 546 
Plumbum Muriaticum, 550 
“ Nitricum, 550 
“ Oxydatam llubrum, 551 
Pocan, 539 
Podalyrin Tinctoria, 243 
Podophyllin, 552 
Podophyllum, 552 
Podophyllum Callicarpium, 552 
“ Montanum, 552 
“ Peltataum, 552 
Poison Arum, 268 
“ Ash, 303, 571 684 
INDEX. 
Poison Berry Tree, 241 
“ Elder, 571 
“ Hemlock, 306, 318 
“ Ivy, 571 
“ Nut, 514 
“ Oak, 571 
“ Parsley, 318 
“ Root, 305 
“ Sumach, 571 
“ Tobacco, 401 
“ Vine, 571 
“ Wood, 571 
Poisoning, Miscellaneous Anti- 
dotes for, 106 
Poisoning, Narcotic Antidotes for, 
105 
Poisonous American Arum, 268 
“ Cowbane, 306 
“ Lettuce, 440 
Poisonous Pidwean, 268 
Poke, 339, 341 
“ Root, 631 
Pola- Weed, 592 
Polecat, 470 
“ Collat’d, 341 
“ Weed, 341 
Polemonium Reptans, 553 
Polishing Rush, 345 
Polygala Amara, 554 
Polygala Senega, 589 
Polygala Rubella, 554 
Polygonum Acre, 555 
Polygonum Amphibium, 554 
“ Bistorta, 554 
Polygonum Coccineum, 554 
“ Fagopirum, 356 
“ FI ui tans, 554 
Polygonum Hydropiper, 555 
Polygonum Hydropiperoides, 555 
Polygonum Punctatum, 555 
Polymina Uvedalia, 555 
Polypodium Filix Mas, 367 
Polypodium Vulgare, 556 
Polyporus Oliicinalis, 257 
Polyporus Pinic la, 556 
Polytrichum Juniperinum, 557 
Poma Amor is, 453 
Pompholy, 644 
Pond Dogwood, 294 
Pond’s Extract of Witch Hazel, 388 
Pool Root, 351 
Poor Robin, 372 
Poor Man’s Hour Glass, 186 
“ “ Mercury, 529 
“ “ Pepper, 555 
“ “ Weather Glass, 186 
Populin, 557 
Populus Candicans, 557 
“ Premuloides, 557 
Porcelain Clay, 435 
“ Tile, 19 
Porcupine, 597 
Portentilla Canadensis, 558 
Portentilla Punula, 558 
“ Sarmentosa, 558 
“ Simplex, 558 
Potassa Causlica, 421 
“ Fusa, 421 
“ Sulphurata, 393 
“ Sulpliuretum, 393 
Potass® Acetas, 417 
“ Bichromas, 419 
“ Carbazotas, 433 
“ Carbon as, 420 
“ Chloras, 422 
“ Hydras, 421 
“ Permanganas, 429 
“ Phosplias, 430 
“ Picras, 431 
w Sulphas, 432 
“ Tartras, 433 
Potassic Bromide, 420 
“ Carbonate, 420 
“ Chlorate, 422 
“ Cyanide, 423 
“ Dichromate, 419 
“ Ferrocyanide, 424 
“ Iodide, 420 
“ Nitrate, 428 
“ Permanganate, 430 
“ Sulphate, 432 
“ Tartrate, 433 
Potassio-Aluminic Sulphato, 167 
“ Antimonic Oxytartrate, 
200 
Potassi Acetas, 417 
“ Bichromas, 419 
“ Bromidum, 420 
“ Carbon as, 420 
“ Chloras, 422 
“ Cyanidum, 423 
“ Ferrocyanidum, 424 
“ Hypophospliis, 425 
“ Iodidum, 426 
“ Nitras, 428 
“ Phosphate, 430 
“ Sulphas, 432 
“ Tartras, 433 
Potassium Acetate, 417 
“ Arsenite, 418 
“ Bichromate, 419 
“ Binoxalate, 429 
“ Carbonate, 420 
“ Chlorate, 420 
“ Chloridum,427 
“ Cyanide, 423 
“ Ferrocyan de, 424 
“ Hydrate, 421 INDEX. 
685 
Potassium Iodide, 426 
“ Nitrate, 428 
“ Picrate, 431 
“ Picronitrate, 431 
Potato Bug, 341 
Pothos Foetid us, 341 
Potency, Defintion of, 63 
Potencies, High, 64 
“ Low, 64 
Poulticies, 71 
Powder, “M” “M,” 87 
“ UP” “B” “S,” 91 
Powders, Castillon, 83 
“ Comp. Digestive, 89 
“ Laxative, 89 
Prairie Hyssop, 563 
“ Pines, 448 
Precipitated Carbonate of Zinc. 
642 
Precepitation, 29 
Premanthes Alba, 491 
“ Serpentaria, 491 
Preparations Centesimal, 65 
“ “ Drug Valu 
ation of, 65 
Preparations Decenial, 63 
“ “ Drug Valu- 
tion of, 63 
Prescription Sugar, 49 
Prescriptions, The Art of Writing, 
73 
Press Cork, 10 
“ Tincture, 21 
Prickly Ash, 639 
“ Lettuce, 440 
“ Pear, 523 
Pride of China, 241 
“ “ India, 241 
“ Tree, 241 
“ Weed, 346 
Princes Feather, 170 
“ Pine, 299 
Propylamin, 559 
Propyl am inum, 559 
Protobromide of Mercury, 471 
Protoiodide “ “ 474 
Protonitrate “ “ 475 
Protoxide of Barium, 247 
Prunelle, 559 
Prunelle Vulgaris, 559 
Prunus Amygadalus, 183 
“ Communis, 560 
“ Institita, 560 
Prunus Padus, 560 
Prunus Racemosa, 560 
Prunus Spinosa, 560 
Prunus Virginiana, 294 
“ Vulgaries, 560 
Psalliota Campestris, 154 
Psalliota Semiglobota, 155 
Pseudo Acacia Odorata, 572 
“ Acanthus, 895 
Psycliotria ipecacuana, 408 
Ptelia Trifoliata, 561 
Ptelia Yiticifolia, 561 
Pterocarpus Indicum, 437 
“ Marsupinum, 487 
“ Santalinus, 437 
Pterygium Teres, 277 
Puccoon, 579 
Puff Ball, 260, 614 
Puke Root, 451 
Pulmonaria Reticulata, 60£ 
Pulsatilla, 561 
Pulsatilla Nigricans, 561 
Pulsatilla Nuttalliana, 562 
Pulsatilla Pratense, 562 
“ Pratensis, 561 
“ Vulgaris, 561 
Pumacuchu, 438 
Pure Barytes, 247 
“ Clay, 169 
Purging Agaric, 257 
“ Buckthorn, 568 
“ Nut, 327, 413 
Purified Cotton, 92 
“ Ox Gall, 357 
Purple Boneset, 352 
“ High Angelica, 189 
“ Sea Snail, 481 
“ Spindle Tree, 349 
“ Willow, 677 
Purpura Patula, 489 
Purvain, 633 
Pycanthemum Linifolium, 563 
Pyrethrum, 185 
Pyrola Rotundifolia, 564 
Pyrophosphate of Soda, 503 
“ “ Sodium, 503 
“ “ Iron, 366 
Pyrus Malus, 564 
QUAKER BUTTONS, 514 
Quaking Aspen, 557 
Quassia Amara, 565 
Quassia Excelsa, 565 
“ Lignum, 565 
“ Poly gam a, 565 
“ Wood, 565 
Queen of the Meadow, 352 
Queen’s'Delight, 603 
“ Root, 603 
Quercitrin, 566 
Quercus Alba, 565 
Quercus Marina, 870 
Quercus Tinctoria, 565 
Quercus Suber, 78 
Quianensis, 593 686 
INDEX. 
Quickens, 624, 625 
Quicklimes, 271 
Quicksilver, 478 
Quillaia Saponaria, 566 
Quinaria Hederacea, 182 
“ Hirsuta, 182 
Quinia, 299 
“ Hydrochlorate, 301 
“ Sulphate, 302 
Quiniae Arsen ias, 301 
“ Hydrochloras, 301 
“ Sulphas, 302 
Quinquino, 242 
Quiver Leaf, 557 
RACCOON BERRY, 552 
Rack, Filter, 11 
Ray Weed, 171 
Ray wort. 588 
Ragged Lady, 510 
liana Bufo, 263 
Rangoon Petroleum, 534 
“ Tar, 534 
Ranunculus Acris, 567 
“ Bulbosus, 567 
Ranuncolus Californicus, 567 
“ Canus, 567 
“ Clintonii, 567 
“ Delphintolius, 567 
“ Dissectus, 567 
“ Tascicularis, 567 
‘ Intermedius, 567 
“ Lanuginosus, 567 
“ Prostratus, 567 
“ Tomentosus, 567 
“ Tuberosus, 567 
Ranunculus Sceleratus, 567 
Ranunculus Palustris, 567 
Ranunculus Repens, 567 
Rabbit’s Foot, 623 
Rapuntium Intlatum, 451 
Rasping of Drugs, 26 
Ratanlna, 438 
Rattle Bush, 243 
“ Boot, 306 
“ Weed, 306 
Rattlesnake, 326 
“ Master, 447, 491, 347 
“ Milkwort, 589 
“ Root, 491, 306, 589 
Reagents, List of, 109 
Realgar, 223 
Rectified Spirits, 33 
Red Archangel, 455 
“ Berry, 377 
“ Cedar, 417 
“ Cardinal Flower, 451 
“ Century, 576 
“ Cliickweed, 186 
Red Clover, 623 
“ “ Suppositories of, 91 
“ “ Syrup of, 90 
“ Cockscomb, 170 
“ Coral, 322 
“ Head, 228 
“ Iodide of Mercury, 474 
“ Lead, 551 
“ Lobelia, 451 
“ Mulberry, 487 
“ Osier, 324 
“ Oxide of Lead, 551 
“ “ Mercury, 476 
*'• Pepper, 283 
“ Peruvian Bark, Infusion of, 
92 
“ Precipitate, 476 
“ Puccoon, 579 
“ Rod, 324 
“ Root, 292, 579 
“ Rot, 342 
“ Sulphide of Mercury, 477 
“ Sulpburet of Arsenic, 223 
“ “ “ Mercury, 477 
“ Willow, 324, 577 
“ Wood, 440, 386 
Reduced Iron,366 
Reed,226 
Remora Alopecuroides, 522 
“ Aratrum, 522 
“ Urinaria, 522 
Risina Podophylli, 552 
Rest Harrow, 522 
Resta Boris, 522 
Retort, 17 
“ Stand,17 
Rhabarbarum, 568 
Rhamnus, 568 
Rbatany, 438 
Rheum, 568 
“ Compactum, 568 
“ Emodi, 568 
“ Muscoviticum, 568 
“ Officinale, 568 
“ Palmatum, 568 
“ Rhaponticum, 568 
“ llussicum, 508 
“ Undulatum, 568 
Rheumatism Mixture, 95 
“ Weed, 299 
Rhodium, 569 
Rhododendron, 570 
Rhododendron Chrysanthemum, 
570 
“ Officinale, 570 
Rhus Cacodendron, 158 
“ Carol inense, 571 
“ Chinense, 158 
“ Elegans, 571 687 
INDEX. 
Rhus Glabra, 571 
Rhus Humile, 571 
“ Hypsilodendron, 158 
“ Pubescens, 571 
Rhus Radicans, 571 
Rhus Toxicarium, 571 
Rhus Toxicodendron, 571 
“ Venenata, 571 
“ Vernicifera, 571 
Rhus Vernix, 571 
“ Verrucosa, 571 
Ribgrass, 544 
Ribwort, 544 
Rich Weed, 315, 172, 306 
Ricinus Communis, 520 
** Majoris, 413 
River Crab, 279 
“ Sponge, 241 
Robin Run Away, 378 
“ “ the Hedge, 372 
Robin’s Rye, 557 
Robinia, 5T2 
llobinia Fragilis, 572 
“ Pseudo-Acacia, 572 
Rock Brake, 556 
“ Poly pod, 556 
“ Rose, 309 
“ Salt, 501 
“ Weed, 315 
Roll Sulphur, 607 
Roman Wormwood, 171 
Rope Bark, 340 
Rorella Rotundifolia, 342 
Ros Solis, 342 
Rosa, 
Rosa Beuedictse, 527 
Rosa Can in a, 572 
“ Centifolia, 573 
Rosa Collina, 572 
“ Corii folia, 572 
*• Dumetorium 572 
“ Luteliana, 572 
“ Muscosa, 573 
“ Provincialis, 573 
“ Iiegise, 527 
Rose Apple, 349 
“ Pink, 576 
“ Willow, 324 
Rose-Colored Passion Flower, 531 
Rose-Colored Siikweed, 229 
Rosin Weed, 595 
Rosmarinus, 573 
Rosmarinus Hortensis, 573 
Rosemarinum Sylvestre, 445 
Rosemary, 573 
Rostrate Wolf’s Bane, 144 
Rottelera Aurantiaca, 434 
“ Tinctoria, 434 
Rough Root, 447 
Round-Leaved Consumption Cure* 
299 
Round-Leaved Cornel, 323 
“ “ Dogwood, 323 
“ “ Pyrola, 564 
“ “ Sundew, 342 
“ Lobed Hepatica, 394 
Rue, 575 
Rudbeckia Hirta, 574 
Rum Cherry, 294 
Rumex, 574 
Rum ex Crispus, 574 
Russula Emetica, 155 
Ruta, 575 
Ruta Graveolens, 575 
“ Hortensis, 575 
“ Latifolia, 575 
“ Montana, 575 
“ Sativa, 575 
“ Vulgaris, 575 
SABADILLA, 575 
Sabadilla Officinarum, 575 
Sabadillin, 630 
Sabal Surrulata, 592 
Sabbatia, 576 
Sabina, 577 
Sabina Officinalis, 577 
“ Sterilis, 577 
“ Vulgaris, 577 
Saccliarated Carbonate of Iron, 
360 
Saccliarated Pepsin, 533 
Saccharum Contritio, 49 
“ Lactis, 46 
“ PilulsB, 50 
M Saturni, 547 
“ Tritura, 49 
Saffron,325 
Sage, 578 
“ Brush, 224 
Sal Amarum, 458 
“ Ammoniae, 176 
“ Angelicum, 458 
“ Epsom, 458 
“ Epsom ense, 458 
“ Mirabile, 506 
“ Martis Liquidum, 364 
“ Nitre, 427 
“ Sedlicense, 458 
“ Soda, 497 
“ Tartar, 420 
“ Tartari, 420 
“ Volatile, 174 
Salicin, 557 
Salicylate of Soda, 505 
“ Sodium, 505 
Salicylated Cotton, 93 
Salicylic Acid, 136 INDEX. 
Salix Alba, 577 
“ Purpurea, 577 
Salts of Lemons, 429 
“ Sorrel, 429 
“ Tartar, 420 
Saltpetre, 427 
Salt-Rheum Weed, 297 
Salt Water 99 
Salvia, 578 
Salve, Small’s Surgical, 88 
Sambucus, 578 
Sambucus Acinis Albis, 579 
“ Lacinialis Follis, 579 
“ Manderensis, 579 
Sambucus Nigra, 579 
Sancratium, 599 
Sandaracli, 223 
Sand Bath, 18 
“ Box-tree, 397 
Sanguinaria, 579 
Sanguinaria Acaulis, 579 
“ Canadensis, 579 
“ Grandiflora, 579 
“ Vernalis, 579 
Sanguinarine, 579 
Santoninic Acid, 580 
Santonin, 580 
Santonine, 580 
Santoninum, 580 
Sapium, Sylvaticum, 603 
Saponaria Oflicinalis, 581 
Sarazina Gibbosa, 582 
Sarcomphalus Carolinianus, 568 
Sarothamnus Scoparius, 584 
Sarracenia Gronovii, 582 
“ Heterophylla, 582 
“ Leucliophylla, 582 
Sarracenia Purpurea, 582 
Sarsaparilla, 207, 581 
Sarsaparilla, Comp. Syrup of, 94 
Sarza, 582 
Sassafras, 583 
Sassafras Bark, 583 
“ Nut, 540 
“ Officinale, 583 
Satanic Boletus, 258 
Satan’s Fungus, 258 
Satween, 166 
Saururus Cernuus, 583 
Savin, 417, 577 
Savine, 577 
Savoyan, 372 
Saw Palmetto, 592 
Scabish, 516 
Scabions, 346 
Scabwort, 406 
Scales, 18 
Scammonium, 321 
Scammonium llalepense, 321 
Scammony, 321 
Scarlet Berry, 342 
“ Pimpernel, 186 
Scheele’s Green, 329 
Schoenocaulon Officinale, 575 
Scilla Hispanica, 399 
“ Maritiraa, 599 
“ Rufa Magna Vulgaris, 591) 
“ Vulgaris Radice Rubra, 599 
Scotch Fir, 542 
“ Pine, 542 
Scouring Rush, 345 
Sclerotinum Clavus, 586 
Scrofula Plant, 584 
“ Weed, 309 
Scropularia 
Scropularia Fnetida, 584 
“ Lauceolata, 584 
“ Majoris, 584 
Scropularia Nodosa, 584 
Scropularia Vulgaris, 584 
Scull Cap, 584 
Scurvy Grass, 594 
Scutellaria, 584 
Scutellaria Lateriflora, 585 
Scytale Ammodytes, 439 
Sea Dew, 573 
“ Fry n go, 348 
“ Holly, 348 
“ Kelp, 370 
“ Onion, 599 
“ Salt, 501 
“ Ware, 370 
“ Wrack, 370 
Seaside Balsam, 288 
Secale Clavatum, 586 
Secale Cornutum, 586 
Secale Coruiculatum, 586 
“ Luxurians, 586 
“ Maturnum, 586 
“ Temulentum, 586 
“ Turgidum, 586 
Secalis, Mater, 586 
Sedative Mixture, 95 
Sedum Acre, 586 
“ Telephium, 586 
Selenium, 587 
Seleniate of Soda, 587 
Seman Contra, 307 
“ Myristica, 513 
“ Sanctum, 307 
“ Sancotini, 307 
“ Zedoarise, 307 
“ Zin* Sementina, 307 
Semecarpus Anacardium, 185 
Sempervivum Majus, 588 
“ Minoris, 586 
Sempervivum Tectorum, 588 
Sempervivum Vernicularis, 586 INDEX. 
689 
Seneca, 589 
“ Snakeroot, 589 
Senecio Aurens, 588 
Senecio Gracilis, 588 
Senega, 589 
Senna, 590 
Senna Acutifolia, 590 
“ Alexandrina, 590 
Sensitive Plant, 481 
Serpentaria, 217 
“ Brasiliana, 268 
“ Virginica, 218 
Sepia, 590 
Sepia Octopus, 590 
“ Officinalis, 590 
“ Succus, 590 
Serronia Jaborandi, 411 
Sesqui-Carbonate of Ammonia, 174 
Sesqui-Chloride of Aluminum, 169 
“ “ Antimony, 197 
“ “ Iron, 364 
Sesqui-Oxide of Bismuth, 253 
Sesqui-Sulphide of Arsenic, 224 
Seven Barks, 398 
Shag Bark, 287 
Shave Grass, 345 
Sheep Poison, 434 
Sheep’s Berry, 634 
Shell Bark, 287 
“ Flower, 296 
Shepherd’s Club, 632 
“ Hour Glass, 186 
“ Weather Glass, 186 
“ Water “ 186 
Shin Leaf, 299, 564 
Shrubby Bittersweet, 293 
“ • Trefoil, 561 
Side-Saddle Flower, 582 
Sieves, 18 
Sika, 437 
Silica, 591 
Silex, 591 
Silesian Rosemary, 445 
Silicated Floride of Lime, 442 
Silicea, 591 
Silicea Terra, 591 
Silicic Anhydride, 591 
Silicious Earth, 591 
Silico-Fluoride of Calcium, 442 
Silkweed, 229 
Silky Cornel, 324 
“ Leaved Dogwood, 324 
Silphium Lanciniatum, 592 
Silver Leaf, 603 
Simaba Cedron, 292 
Simaruba Cedron, 292 
“ Excelsa, 565 
“ Quassia, 565 
Simpler’s Joy, 633 
Sinapis Alba, 593 
“ Nigra, 593 
Sisson Aurens, 618 
“ Trifoliatum, 618 
Sisyrinchium Bermudianum, 594 
Sium Douglasii, 305 
“ Majus Augustifolium, 306 
“ Trifoliatum, 633 
Skoka, 341 
Skunk, 470 
Skunk Cabbage, 341 
“ Weed 341 
Slaked Lime, 371 
Slicing of Drugs, 26 
Sloe Tree, 560 
Small Bear-bind, 319 
“ House Leek, 586 
“ Magnolia, 400 
“ Periwinkle, 635 
“ Spikenard, 208 
“ Stinging Nettle, 627 
“ Yellow Pond Lily, 512 
Smallage, 203 
Small-Pox Virus, 630 
Smart Weed, 555 
Simaruba, 593 
“ Amara, 593 
Simaruba Officinalis, 593 
Smilax Medica, 582 
“ Officinalis, 583 
“ Peruviana, 582 
“ Sarsaparilla, 582 
“ Syphilitica, 582 
Smooth Alder, 163 
“ Bear’s Breech, 118 
“ Sumach, 571 
Smyrnium Acuminatum, 618 
“ Aureum, 618 
“ Luteum, 618 
Snake Bite, 623 
“ Head, 297 
“ Root, 217, 589 
“ Weed, 305, 306, 554 
Snap Dragon, 202 
Snapping Hazel Nut, 388 
Snow Ball, 634 
“ Flower, 303 
Snow-Drop Tree, 303 
Soap Bark, 566 
Soapwort, 581 
Socotrine Aloes, 163 
Soda Vitrofata, 506 
Sodae Arsen ias, 494 
“ Arsenicosum, 494 
“ Benzoicum, 495 
“ Bicarbonas, 496 
“ Carbon as, 497 
“ Hypopho phis, 498 
“ Hyposulpliis, 499 690 
INDEX. 
Sodse Nitras, 202 
“ Phosphas, 503 
“ Sulphas, 506 
Sodic Carbonate, 497 
“ Chloride, 501 
“ Hypophosphite, 498 
“ Iodide, 500 
“ Nitrate, 502 
“ Sulphate, 506 
“ Sulphide, 507 
Sodii Arsenias, 494 
“ Benzoas, 495 
“ Bicarbonas, 496 
“ Bromidum, 496 
“ Carbonas, 497 
“ Chloridum, 501 
“ Hypophosphis, 498 
“ Hyposulphis, 499 
“ Iodidum, 500 
“ Nitras, 502 
“ Phosphas, 503 
“ Pyrophosphas, 504 
“* Salicylas, 505 
“ Sulphas, 506 
“ Sulpliis, 507 
“ Sulplio-Carbolas, 506 
Sodium Arsenate, 494 
“ Arsenite, 494 
“ Bromide, 496 
“ Carbonate, 497 
“ Chloride, 501 
“ Hydro-Carbonate, 496 
“ Nitrate, 502 
“ Phosphate, 503 
“ Pyrophosphate, 504 
“ Salicylate, 505 
“ Sulphate, 506 
“ Sulpho-Carbolate, 506 
Soft Rush, 415 
Solanum, 594 
Solanum Arborean Indicum, 594 
Solanum Arrebenta Maximum, 595 
Solanum Cornato Dentatnm, 594 
“ Dulcamara, 342 
“ Furiosum, 248 
“ Hortense, 248 
“ Inops, 594 
“ Lethale, 248 
“ Lignosum, 342 
“ Lycopersicum, 453 
“ Maniacum, 603 
“ Magnum Yirginiam, 539 
“ Maniacum, 248 
“ Magnus, 248 
“ Melanoceros, 248 
“ Nigra, 594 
Solanum Pseudo-Capsicum, 595 
Solanum Plerocaulon, 594 
“ Plycauthum, 594 
Solanum Quadrifolium Baccife- 
rum, 531 
Solanum Racemosum America- 
num, 539 
Solanum Scandens, 342 
“ Somniferum, 248 
“ Sylvaticum, 248 
“ Vesicatorium, 538 
Solantrum Nigrum, 594 
Sol id ago, 596 
Solis Sponsa, 276 
Solseginum Aureum, 276 
Soluble Tartar, 433 
Solution of Carbolic Acid, 93 
“ “ Copper, Haines, 50 
“ “ Potassa, 421 
Solutions, Test, 109 
Solvent, Alcohol as a, 35 
“ Chloroform as a, 40 
“ Ether as a, 39 
“ Glycerin as a, 41 
“ Oleic Acid as a, 45 
“ Water as a, 37 
Solvents, Definition of, 33 
Soot, 371 
Sophora Tinctoria, 243 
Sour Dock, 574 
“ Gourd, 149 
South America Toad, 263 
“ American Spider, 613 
Southern Prickly Ash, 209 
Southern Wood, 116 
Sow Bread, 333 
“ Bug 521 
Sow-wort, 448 
Spanish Bayonet, 640 
“ Fly, 282 
“ Needles, 252 
“ Pellitory, 586 
“ Pepper, 283 
“ Spider, 613 
Sparta Dock, 511 
Spartulas, 18 
Spearmint, 469 
Speedwell, 233 
Spelter, 641 
Spermoedia Clavus, 586 
Sphigurus Martini, 597 
“ Spinoso, 597 
Spice Bush, 249 
“ Wood, 249 
Spiderwort, 622 
Spider’s Web, 615 
Spigelia, 596 
Spigelia Marilandica, 596 
Spiggurus Martini, 597 
Spikenard, 208 
Spina Acida, 251 
Spindle Bush, 349 INDEX. 
691 
Spindle Tree, 349, 350 
Spiny Clotbur, 639 
Spiraea, 597 
Spirasa Tomentosa, 597 
“ Ulmaria, 597 
Spirit Lamp, 18 
“ Wood, 440 
Spirits of Ammonia, 175 
“ Nitrous Ether, 511 
“ Rectificatus, 33 
Spiritus Nitrose, 511 
“ Nitri Dulcis, 511 
“ Nitrico JEthereus, 511 
“ Rectilicatus, 33 
Spongia Tosta, 598 
Spongia Palustris, 241 
Spongilla Fluviatillis, 241 
Spongio-Piline, 72 
Spoon Wood, 434 
Spotted Amanita, 155 
“ Alder, 388 
“ Arum, 225 
“ Card us, 287 
“ Cowbane, 305 
“ Crane’s Bill, 376 
“ Geranium, 376 
“ Hemlock, 318 
“ Knotwood, 554 
“ Lily, 449 
“ Thistle, 287 
Spray Inhalents, 99 
Spreading Dog Bane, 204 
Spurge, 352, 354,355 
“ Olive, 480 
Spurred Rye, 586 
Square Stalk, 584 
Squaw Mint, 389 
“ Root, 525, 306, 290 
“ Vine, 482 
“ Weed, 588 
Squid, 590 
Squilla, 599 
Squilla Hispanica, 599 
“ Rubra, 599 
“ Vulgaris, 599 
Squirting Cucumber, 343 
Sringibish, 144 
St. Ignatius Bean, 403 
“ John’s-wort, 402 
Staff Tree, 293 
“ Vine, 293 
Stagger Weed, 324 
Stag’s Horn, 454 
Stand, Retort, 17 
Standing Thyme, 620 
Stannic Chloride, 600 
Stannum, 599 
Stannum Chloratum, 600 
“ Chloride, 600 
Stannum Indicum, G41 
“ Metallicum, 599 
Stannum Muriaticum, GOO 
Staphisagria, G01 
Staphisagria Macrocarpa, G01 
Staphydis Agria, G01 
“ Pedicularis, G01 
Star Fish, 232 
“ Grass, 1G0 
“ Iioot, 1G0 
“ Thistle, 287 
Starwort, 402 
Stavesacre, 601 
Steam Bath, 19 
Steeple Bush, 597 
Stellaria Media, G02 
Stibium, 200 
“ Sulphuretum Nigrum, 
197 
Sticta, 602 
Sticta Pulmonacea, 602 
“ Pulmonalia, 602 
“ Pul monarea, 602 
Still, Pharmaceutical, 19 
Stillingia, 603 
Stillingia Sylvatica, 603 
Stink Weed, 603 
Stinking Balm, 389 
“ Chamomile, 192 
“ Goosefoot, 233 
“ Oraclie, 233 
“ Potlios, 341 
“ Trefoil, 187 
“ Weed, 298 
Stitzolobium Puriens, 340 
Stone Clover, 623 
Stone Crop, 532 
“ Root, 306 
Stork’s Bill, 376 
Stramonia, 603 
Stramonium, 603 
Stramonium Foetidum, 603 
“ Majus Album, 603 
“ Spinosum, 603 
Strawberry, 369 
“ Tomato, 538 
“ Tree, 349 
Striped Alder, 388 
Strong Scented Lettuce, 440 
Strontia, 604 
“ Carbonica, 604 
Strontianse Carbonas, 604 
Strontianite, 604 
Strontic Carbonate, 604 
Strontinum Carbonicum, 604 
Strychnia, 605 
Strychniae Hydrochloras, 605 
“ Nitras, 605 
“ Phosphas, 606 692 
INDEX. 
Strychnia; Sulphas, 606 
Strychnine, 605 
Strychninum, 605 
“ Muriaticum, 605 
Nitricum, 605 
“ Phosphoricum, 606 
Strychninum Purum, 605 
Strychninum Sulphuricum, 606 
Strychnos Columbrina, 513 
“ Toxifera, 331 
Strychnos Gujanensis, 331 
“ Ignatia, 605 
“ Ignatii, 403 
“ Ligustrina, 513 
“ Nux Vomica, 513, 605 
“ Philippensis, 403 
“ Tieute, 195 
Subacetate of Mercury, 471 
Subcarbonate of Bismuth, 254 
Subchloride of Mercury, 473 
Sublimation, 30 
Submuriate of Mercury, 473 
Subnitrate of Bismuth, 255 
Subsulphate of Mercury, 478 
Subsulphuret of Mercury, 477 
Succinic Acid, 137 
Succinum, 607 
Sugar Discs, 53 
“ Drops, 53 
“ of Lead, 547 
“ of Milk, 46 
“ of Milk and Milk, 84 
“ Pills, Process of Manufac- 
ture, 50 
“ Prescription, 49 
Sulfas Magnesicus, 458 
“ Nitricus, 506 
“ Sodicus, 506 
Sulfis Natricus, 507 
“ Sodicus, 507 
Sulfuretum Hydrargyri Rubrum, 
477 
Sulfuretum Hydrargyricttm, 477 
Sulphas Ferrosus, 367 
“ Hydrargyricus Flavus, 
478 
“ Ivalicus, 432 
“ Manganosus, 464 
“ Morphicus, 486 
“ Nitricus, 506 
“ Potassicus, 432 
“ Quinicus, 302 
“ Zincicus, 646 
Sulphate of Analine, 190 
“ of Atropia, 235 
“ of Cadmium, 265 
“ of Calcicum, 275 
“ of Cinchonidine, 308 
“ of Cinchonine, 308 
Sulphate of Copper, 330 
“ of Iron, 367 
“ of Lime, 275 
“ of Magnesia, 488 
“ of Manganese, 464 
“ of Morphia, 486 
“ of Nickel, 509 
“ of Quinine, 302 
“ of Soda, 506 
“ of Sodium, 506 
“ of Strychnia, 606 
“ of Strychnine, 606 
Sulphide of Arsenic, 223 
“ of Gold, 240 
“ of Mercury, 477 
Sulphite of Soda, 507 
Sulpho-Carbolate of Soda, 506 
“ “ of Sodium, 506 
Sulpho-Phenic Acid, 506 
Sulphur, 607 
Sulphur Bath, 98 
“ Depuratum, 607 
Sulphur Iodatum, 608 
Sulphur Lotum, 607 
“ Sublimatum, 607 
Sulphurated Antimony, 199 
Sulphuret of Carbon, 286 
“ of Lime, 392 
“ of Potassium, 393 
Sulphuretted Gold, 240 
Sulpliuretum Arsenici Rubrum, 
223 
Sulphuric Acid, 138 
“ Ether, 37 
Sulpliuris Iodidum, 608 
Sulphurwort, 536 
Sumbul, 609 
Sumbulus Moschatus, 609 
Sun Chafer, 311 
“ Dew, 342 
“ Dial Cliickweed, 186 
“ Flower, 390 
“ Rose, 390 
Suppository Mass, 95 
“ Mould, 20 
Suppositories, Clover, 91 
“ Intra-Uterine, 91 
“ Urethral, 91 
Suterberry, 639 
Surari, 331 
Surukuku, 439 
Swallow Root, 229 
Swamp Cabbage, 341 
“ Dogwood, 324, 294, 561 
“ •Hellebore, 631 
“ Milkweed, 229 
“ Sassafras, 323, 460 
“ Silk weed, 229 
“ Sumach, 571 INDEX. 
693 
Sweat Root, 553 
Sweating Plant, 351 
Sweet Bark, 288 
“ Bay, 460 
‘‘ Bugle, 455 
“ Cassava, 413 
“ Cicely, 526 
“ Clover, 466, 467 
“ Elder, 578 
“ Flag, 147 
“ Gale, 489 
“ Heliotrope, 391 
“ Magnolia, 460 
“ Majorana, 524 
“ Rush, 147 
“ Spirits of Nitre, 511 
“ Vernal Grass, 193 
“ Violet, 686 
“ Wood, 288 
“ Water Lily, 515 
Sweet-scented Life Everlasting, 
379 
Sweet-scented Spurge Laurel, 385 
“ Tonquin Bean, 622 
“ Violet, 686 
“ White Pond Lily, 
515 
“ Woodroof, 231 
Swertia Difformis, 369 
Symphitum, 610 
Symphitum Officinale, 610 
Symplocarpus Fcetidug, 341 
Symphitum Minus, 559 
Syrian Bindweed, 321 
“ Herb Mastich, 617 
Syringa, 537, 610 
Syringa Vulgaris, 610 
Syrup, Cane Sugar, 50 
“ of Red Clover, 96 
TABACUM, 611 
Tabellse, 52 
Table of Maximum Doses, 117 
“ Specific Gravity of Al- 
cohol, 34 
Table of Weights and Measures, 
54 
Table Salt, 501 
Tablets, 52 
Tag Alder, 163 
Talcum Sulphuricum, 458 
Tall Ambrosia, 172 
“ Mushroom, 155 
“ Speedwell, 446 
“ Veronica, 446 
Tamarac, 443 
Tamus Communis, 611 
Tanacetum Vulgare, 612 
Tanghenia Venenifera, 612 
Tannic Acid, 189 
Tannin, 189 
Tansy, G12 
Tapioca Plant, 413 
Tapixirica, 466 
Tarantula, 613 
Tarantula Hispana, 613 
Taraxicum, 614 
Taraxicum Dens Leonis, 614 
“ Yulgare, 614 
Tartar Emetic, 200 
“ Root, 377 
Tartarus Solubilis, 433 
“ Tartarisatus, 438 
Tartarian Southern Wood, 307 
Tartaric Acid, 140 
Tartras Kalicus, 433 
“ Potassicus, 433 
Tartrate of Ammonia, 180 
“ of Potash, 483 
“ of Potassium, 433 
Taxus Baccata, 614 
Tea, 618 
Teasel, 351 
Tecoma Radicans, 615 
Tela Aranea, 615 
Telamonia Bulbosus, 154 
Telepliicum, 586 
Tellurium, 616 
Temperature of Baths, 98 
“ The Effects of, 101 
Terchloride of Gold, 237 
Teribinthina, 617 
Teriodide of Antimony, 197 
Terra Foliata Tartar!, 417 
“ Japonica, 117 
Tersulpliuret of Antimony, 197 
Test Solutions, 109 
Testa Ostreae, 270 
Tests for the Purity of Alcohol, 35 
“ “ Cane Sugar, 49 
“ “ Chloroform, 41 
“ « Ether, 38 
“ “ Globules, 51 
“ “ Glycerin, 44 
“ “ Milk Sugar, 47 
“ “ Water, 90 
Tetrachloride of Carbon, 285 
Tetterwort, 297, 579 
Teucrium, 617 
Teucrium Marum, 617 
Texas Sarsaparilla, 468 
Thaspium Aureum, 618 
Thapsus Barbatus, 632 
Thea Assinica, 618 
“ Bohea, 618 
“ Caesarea, 618 
Thea Chinensis, 618 
Thea Imperialis, 618 694 
INDEX. 
Tliea Sinensis, 618 
“ Stricta, 618 
“ Yeridis, 618 
Thebroma Cacoa, 264 
Tlieobromin, 264 
Theridian Curassavicum, 619 
Thermometer, Chemical, 21 
Thick-Leaved Pennywort, 400 
Thistle Root, 287 
Thorn Apple, 603 
“ Poppy, 212 
Thorough Root, 351 
“ Wax, 351 
Thorough wort, 351 
Three Leaved Ivy, 571 
Throatwort, 448 
Thuja, 620 
Thuja Occidentalis, 620 
Thyme, 620 
Thymus, 620 
Thymus Serpbyllum, 620 
Thymus Vulgaris, 620 
Tick weed, 396 
Tiger Lily, 532 
Tiglium Officinale, 389 
Tile, Porcelain, 17 
Tilia, 621 
Tilia Europsea, 621 
Timbo-Sips, 532 
Tin, 599 
Tinctura Acris Sine Kali, 327 
Tincturations, 291 
Tincture, The Definition of, 63 
Tincture of Iodine, Churchill’s, 91 
“ Lupulin, 449 
Tincture Press, 21 
Tinctures, The Drug Strength of, 
66 
Tinstone, 599 
Toad, 263 
“ Flax, 202 
“ Lily, 515 
Tobacco, 611 
Tochillies, 283 
Tomato, 453 
Ton go, 622 
Tongo Bean, 622 
Tonic Hydrastia, 92 
“ Hale’s Muscular, 87 
“ Hale’s Nerve, 87 
“ Nutritive, 89 
Tonka Bean, 602 
Tonquin Bean, 622 
Toothache Tree, 209, 639 
Tooth Leaved Maiden Plum, 317 
Torment ill a, 376 
Toxicology, 102 
“ The Definition of, 102 
Tradescantia Commelina, 622 
Tradescantia Virginica, 622 
Tragoselinum, 541 
Trailing Arbutus, 344, 628 
Trefoil, 394 
Trembling Poplar, 551 
Tree of Heaven, 158 
“ of Life, 620 
Tree, Primrose, 516 
“ Stramonium, 335 
Trefolium, 623 
Trefolium Compestae, 623 
“ Minimum, 623 
“ Plumosum, 623 
“ Pratense, 623 
“ Procumbeus, 623 
Tricalcic Di-arseniate, 569 
Trichloride of Iron, 364 
Triconoceplialus Lancoelatus, 259 
Triferric Di-arseniate, 359 
Triferro-tetroxide, 363 
Trifolii Fragiferi, 369 
Trifolium Amarum, 469 
“ Aquaticum, 469 
Trifolium Arvense, 623 
Tritolium Librum, 469 
“ Officinale, 466 
Trigonocephalus Lachesis, 439 
“ Pliombeata, 439 
Trilopus Dentata, 388 
“ Nigra, 388 
“ Potundifolia, 388 
“ Virginiana, 388 
Trillin, 624 
Trillium. 623 
Trillium Album, 623 
“ Erectum, 623 
“ Pendulum, 623 
Trimetliylamina, 559 
Triosteum, 624 
Triticum, 625 
Triticum Repens, 625 
Trituration, The Definition of and 
How Designated, 61 
Trituration of Drugs, 26 
“ of Sugar, 49 
Triquinia Arsenate, 301 
Troches, 55 
Trochisci, 52 
Troy Weight, 54 
True Love, 531 
“ Lungwort, 602 
“ Maiden Hair, 149 
Trumpet Creeper, 615 
“ Flower, 615 
“ Weed, 352 
Tuber Root, 229, 315 
Tuberose, 640 
Tulip Bearing Poplar, 449 
“ Tree Bark, 449 INDEX. 
Tumeric, 570 
“ Root, 098 
Turkey Corn, 324 
“ Pea, 324 
Turkish Bath, 99 
Turnera Aphrodisiaca, 334 
“ Microphylla, 334 
Turpentine Weed, 592 
Turpeth Mineral, 478 
Tussilago Farfara, G25 
Twitch Grass, 625 
UBIUM QUINATUM, 338 
Umbilicus Pendulinus, 325 
Umbit Root, 334 
Uncum, 588 
Unguenta, 71 
Unguents, 71 
Unguentum Hepar. Sulph. Kali, 
608 
Unguentum Stramonii, 604 
Unicorn Plant, 392 
“ Root, 160 
Upas Antiaria, 195 
“ Tree, 195 
Upland Sumach, 571 
Upright Birthwort, 217 
“ Crowfoot, 567 
“ Virgin’s Bower, 310 
Upstart, 315 
Urali, 331 
Uranic Nitrate, 626 
Uranii Nitras, 626 
Uranium Nitricum,626 
Urari, 331 
Uraspermum Claytoni, 526 
Uric Acid, 142 
Urginea Maritima, 599 
“ Scilla, 599 
Urtica Dioica, 626 
Urtica Major, 626 
“ Minora, 627 
“ Mortau, 442 
Urtica Urens, 627 
Ussacu, 397 
Ustilago Maydis, 627 
Uterine Injection, 89 
Uva Angina, 262 
“ Lupulina, 531 
“ Serpentina, 262 
Uva Ursi, 628 
Uvaria Triloba, 230 
VACCINE VIRUS, 628 
Vaccininum, 628 
Valerian, 629 
“ Augustifolia, 629 
“ Minor, 629 
Valeriana Officinalis, 629 
Valerian Sambucifolia, 629 
“ Sylvestris Major, 629 
Valerianas Zincicus, 646 
Valerinate of Ammonia, 181 
“ of Bismuth, 256 
“ of Zinc, 646 
Vanilla, 629 
Vanilla Aromatica, 629 
“ Claviculata, 629 
“ Planifolia, 629 
“ Sativa, 629 
“ Sylvestris, 629 
“ Viritliflora, 629 
Variolinum, 630 
Varnish, Sumach, 571 
“ Tree, 571 
Vasaline, Carbolized, 92 
Vegetable Antimony, 351 
“ Charcoal, 284 
“ Sulphur, 454 
Vehicles, 46 
“ Definition of, 46 
Veratria, 630 
Veratrina, 630 
Veratrinine, 630 
Veratrinum, 630 
Veratrum Album, 631 
Veratrum Luteum, 392 
“ Officinale, 575 
“ Sabadilla, 575 
Veratrum Viride, 631 
Verbascum, 632 
Verbacum Thapsus, 632 
Verbena Beccabunga, 633 
“ Hastala, 632 
“ Urticifolia, 633 
Verdigris, 327 
Vermont Snakeroot, 227 
Vermillion, 477 
Veronica Americana, 633 
“ Anagallis, 633 
“ Incarnata, 446 
“ Intermedia, 633 
“ Japonica, 446 
“ Sibirica, 446 
“ Virginica, 446 
Verruca Equorum, 289 
Verrucaria, 276 
Vespa Crabro, 634 
Vetiver, 187 
Vetiveria Odorati, 187* 
Vials, 76 
“ Capacity of, 77 
“ Measurement of, 77 
“ Opaque, 77 
Viburnum Edule, 634 
Viburnum Opulis, 634 
Viburnum Oxycoccus, 634 
Viburnum Prunifolium, 635 696 
INDEX. 
Vinca Minor, 635 
Vinca Pervinca, 635 
Vincetoxicum, 230 
Vine Maple, 4G8 
Vinegar of Squills, 599 
Viola Alba, 636 
“ Imberis, 636 
“ Mactia, 63G 
“ Martia, 63G 
Viola Odorata, 63G 
Viola Sauvis, 636 
Viola Tricolor, 636 
Violet Bloom, 342 
Viper Corallina, 343 
Vipera Cserulescens, 259 
“ Lanceolata, 259 
“ Maegara, 259 
Vi ran a, 187 
Virginia Creeper, 182, 615 
“ Hoarhound, 455 
“ Snakeroot, 218 
“ Speedwell, 446 
“ Stone Crop, 532 
“ SwTallow-wort, 229 
“ Thyme, 563 
Virola Sebifera, 490 
Yiscuin Album, 636 
Viscum Florescens, 636 
Viscus Quercas, 636 
Vitex Agnus Castus, 157 
“ Verticillata, 157 
Vitis Alba, 262 
“ Canadensis, 571 
“ Hederacea, 182 
“ Nigra, 262 
“ Quiniquefolia, 182 
“ Sylvestris, 342 
Vitis Vinifera, 637 
Vitriolum Martis, 367 
“ Viride, 367 
Yulpis Fel, 638 
WABRAN LEAVES, 544 
Wafer Ash, 561 
Wahoo, 349 
Wake Robin, 225, 623 
Walnut, 287 
Wandering Milkweed, 204, 353 
Warneria Canadensis, 398 
Warted Puff Ball, 260 
Wash, Black, 96 
“ Mouth, 96 
Washed Sulphur, 607 
Washing Soda, 497 
Wasp, 634 
Water Bath, 21 
“ Bugle, 455 
“ Cabbage, 515 
“ Cinnamon, 90 
Water Cow bane, 300 
“ Distilled, 35 
“ Eryngo, 347 
“ Hemlock, 300, 305, 318, 536, 
516 
Water Hoarliound, 455 
“ Leaf, 401 
“ Lily, 515 
“ Lovage, 516 
“ Nympli, 515 
“ Mint, 468 
“ Parsley, 305 
“ Parsnip, 306 
“ Pennywort, 400 
“ Pepper,555 
“ Persicarea, 554 
“ Pure, 36 
“ Shamrock, 460 
“ Snakeroot, 347 
“ Tests for Purity of, 36 
Wax Berry, 480 
“ Myrtle, 489 
“ Work, 203 
Way Bread, 554 
Weather Glass, 186 
Web Weed, 581 
Weight, Apothecaries, 54 
“ Aviordupois, 54 
“ Troy, 54 
Weights, 22 
“ Differential Valuation 
of, 55 
Weights and Measures, Metric, 55 
“ “ “ Tables of. 
54 
Wet Sheet Packing, 98 
Wicopy, 340 
Wigandia Californica, 347 
White Agaric, 257 
Ash, 370 
“ Archangel, 442 
“ Arsenic, 220 
“ Ball, 294 
“ Bay, 460 
“ Beth Boot, 623 
“ Bryony, 2G2 
“ Canella, 280 
“ Cedar, 620 
“ Cinnamon, 280 
Dittany, 337 
“ Flag, 410 
“ Fraxinella, 337 
“ Gentian, G24 
“ Hellebore, 631 
“ Hoarhound, 465 
“ Indian Hemp, 229 
“ Laurel, 460 
“ Lead, 548 
“ Leaf, 597, 299 INDEX. 
697 
White Lettuce, 491 
“ Lily, 515 
“ Meliot, 466 
“ Mustard, 593 
44 Oak, 565 
44 Oxide of Bismuth, 255 
44 Plantain, 544 
“ Poplar, 557 
44 Precipitate, 476 
“ Root, 229 
44 Snakeroot, 351 
44 Swallow-wort, 230 
“ Vervain, 633 
“ Vitriol, 646 
“ Walnut, 414 
“ Willow, 577 
“ Wine Whey, 82 
“ Wood, 280, 449 
Whitleya Stramonifolia, 191 
Wholesome Wolf’s Bane, 144 
Wild Allspice, 249 
" Brier, 572 
“ Celery, 203 
“ Chamomile, 192, 266 
44 Cinnamon, 280 
44 Cluster, 560 
44 Coffee, 624 
44 Cranesbill, 376 
44 Cucumber, 353 
44 Elder, 207 
44 Ginger, 227 
“ Hemlock, 305 
44 Hemp, 172 
44 Hippo, 353 
44 Hops, 262 
44 Hydrangea, 398 
44 Hyssop, 633 
44 Indigo, 243 
41 Ipecac, 353, 624 
44 Jassamine, 374 
44 Lemon, 552 
41 Liquorice, 580 
44 Marjoram, 524 
44 Nara, 228 
44 Passion Flower, 531 
44 Pine, 552 
44 Rose, 572 
44 Rosemary, 445 
44 Sarsaparilla, 207 
44 Smartweed, 555 
44 Snakeroot, 227 
44 Succory, 576 
44 Teasel, 339 
44 Thyme, 620 
44 Tobacco, 451 
44 Turnip, 227 
“ Woodbine, 182 
44 Yam, 338 
Willow, 577 
Willow Rose, 324 
Wind Flower, 501, 562 
“ Root, 229 
Wing Seed, 561 
Winged Leaved Paullinia, 532 
Winter Bloom, 388 
“ Cherry, 595 
“ Clover, 482 
Winter Pink, 344 
Winterana Canella, 280 
Wintergreen, 635 
Witch Grass, 624 
“ Hazel, 388 
“ Meal, 454 
Wolf’s Bane, 144, 631 
“ Claw, 599 
Wolfram, 599 
Wood Anemone, 562 
Woodbine, 182, 374 
Wood Charcoal, 284 
“ Louse, 521 
“ Rowel, 231 
“ Rush, 415 
“ Sorrel, 527 
Wood wort, 585 
Woody Nightshade, 342 
Woorali, 331 
Worm Bark, 187 
“ Goose Foot, 298 
“ Grass, 596 
“ Seed, 116, 307, 298 
Worm Wood, 116 
Wourali, 331 
Wourari, 331 
Wurali, 331 
Wyetliia Heleneoides, 638 
XANTHIUM SPINOSUM, 639 
Xanthoxylum, 639 
Xanlhoxylum Americanum, 639 
“ Clava-Herculis, 639 
“ Fraxineum, 639 
“ Fraxinifolium, 639 
“ Mite, 639 
“ Ramiflorum, 639 
“ Tricarpium, 639 
Xanthoxylin, 639 
Xylol, 640 
YABORANDI, 411 
Yarrow, 481 
Yaw Root, 603 
Yerba Santa, 347 
Yew, 614 
Youth wort, 342 
Yucca, 640 
Yucca Filamentosa, 640 
Yellow Broom, 243 
“ Berry, 552 G98 
INDEX. 
Zinci Aceticum, 042 
“ Bromidum, 642 
“ Carbonas, 642 
“ “ Precipitata, 642 
“ Cbloridum, 646 
“ Iodidum, 644 
“ Oxydum, 644 
“ Pliosphidum, 645 
“ Sulphas, 646 
“ Yalerianas, 646 
Zincic Acetate, 642 
“ Chloride, 643 
“ • Iodide, 644 
“ Oxide, 644 
“ Sulphate, 646 
“ Yalerinate, 646 
Zincum, 641 
Zincum Album, 644 
Zincum Aceticum, 642 
“ Bromatum, 642 
“ Carbonicum, 642 
“ Cliloratum, 643 
Zincum Cbloridum, 643 
“ Metallicum, 641 
“ Muriaticum, 643 
Zincum Iodidum, 644 
“ Oxydatum, 644 
“ Phosphidum, 645 
Zincum Phosphatrum, 645 
Zincum Sulphuricum, 646 
“ Valerianicum, 646 
Zingiberis, 647 
Zingerber Officinale, 647 
Zizia Parsnip, 618 
Ziziphora Pulegioides, 389 
Yellow Dock, 574 
“ Dye Root, 398 
“ Flowered Rhododendron, 
570 
“ Gentian, 375 
“ Helmet Flowrer, 144 
“ Iodide of Mercury, 474 
“ Jassamine, 374 
“ Lady’s Slipper, 334 
“ Locust, 572 
“ Melilot, 467 
“ Moth, 632 
“ Oxide of Mercury, 476 
“ Paint, 398 
“ Parilla, 468 
“ Pond Lily, 511 
“ Prussiate of Potash, 424 
“ Puccoon, 398 
“ Root, 398 
“ Seal, 398 
“ Serpent of Antilles, 259 
“ Sulphurate of Mercury, 
478 
“ Sulphuret of Arsenic, 224 
“ Toad Flax, 202 
“ Thistle, 212 
“ Viper ol Martinique, 
259 
“ Water Drop, 516 
“ Weed, 567 
“ Wood, 639 
ZEA MAYS, 627 
Zinc, 641 
Zinci Acetas, 642 APPENDIX. 
Analyses of Mineral Spring Waters.—“Mineral waters 
have been used in medical practice since the days when JEscu- 
lapius was worshipped throughout Greece, and when his temples 
were erected in healthy places, near wells which were believed 
to have healing powers. Like many other important remedies 
their virtues have been regarded with singular scepticism at one 
time, and with blind credulity at another. The practitioner in 
the present day wisely attempts to keep the middle course; 
neither over-estimating, nor unduly depreciating, the value of 
these agents in subduing diseases.”—T. Hawkes Tanner. 
{Native.) 
1 ALBURG SPRING. 
Grand Isle County, Yt. 
C. T. Jackson, M. D. 
Chloride of Sodium 8.760 grains. 
Chloride of Magnesium 5.016 “ 
Chloride of Calcium and Carbonate of Lime 4.808 “ 
Sulphide of Potassium and Sulphate of Potassa 9.896 “ 
Sulphate of Soda 7.096 “ 
Insoluble Matter 800 “ 
Crenic Acid 2.000 “ 
Total , 38.476 grains. 
2. ARTESIAN LITHIA WELL. 
Ballston, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. Temperature 52°. 
Carbonate of Soda 8.272 grains. 
Carbonate of Magnesia 107.024 “ 
Carbonate of Iron 1.144 “ 
Carbonate of Lime 165.400 “ II 
APPENDIX 
Carbonate of Lithia 5.608 grains. 
Carbonate of Strontia .664 “ 
Carbonate of Baryta 3.176 “ 
Chloride of Potassium 33.272 “ 
Chloride of Sodium 750.024 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa .520 “ 
Phosphate of Soda .048 “ 
Iodide of Sodium .112 “ 
Bromide of Sodium 3.640 “ 
Alumina .072 “ 
Silica 7#0 “ 
Total 1079.736 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 426.08 cubic inches. 
3. AVON SPRINGS. 
Avon, N. Y. 
There are four recognized medicinal springs; below is given the analysis of the 
Sylvan Spring. Dr. J. R. Chilton. 
Chloride of Magnesium 62.400 grains. 
Chloride of Sodium 97.440 “ 
Sulphate of Lime 80.426 “ 
Carbonate of Magnesia 15.974 “ 
Carbonate of Lime 26.800 “ 
Vegetable Matter 240 “ 
Total 283.280 grains. 
Volatile Ingredients. 
Sulphuretted Hydrogen Gas 20.684 cubic inches. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 4.992 
Total 25.676 cubic inches. 
4. BLUE LICK SPRINGS. 
Kentucky. 
J. F. Judge, M. D., and A. Fennel, Cincinnati. 
Upper. Lower. 
Carbonate of Lime 25.04 grains. 23.70 grains. 
Carbonate of Magnesia..' 08 “ .08 “ 
Sulphate of Lime 44.08 “ 33.92 “ 
Sulphate of Potash 12.96 “ 8.88 “ 
Chloride of Sodium 516.48 “ 512.80 “ 
Chloride of Potassium 1.76 ;< 1.36 “ 
Chloride of Magnesium 37.68 “ 32.32 “ 
Bromide of Magnesium 3.76 “ .24 “ 
Iodide of Magnesium 08 “ • “ 
Alumina,Phosphate of Lime, and Iron. 1.92 “ .32 “ APPENDIX. 
Silicic Acid .96 grains. 1.04 grains. 
Total 644.80 grains. 614.66 grains. 
Volatile Ingredients. 
Sulphuretted Hydrogen 8.16 cubic inches. 6.64 cubic inches. 
Carbonic Acid 48.08 “ 46.64 “ 
5. BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS. 
Mecklenburg County, Ya. 
Prof. William P. Torrey, of the Maryland Institute. 
One Imperial gallon contains of fixed ingredients:— 
No. 1. No. 2. 
Sulphate of Magnesia 1.530 grains. .885 grains. 
Sulphate of Alumina 8.180 “ 9.067 “ 
Sulphate of Potash 463 “ “ 
Sulphate of Lime 19.251 ‘‘ 33.067 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 39.277 “ 14.963 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lithia 1.484 “ 2.250 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron 500 “ .300 “ 
Chloride of Sodium 1.256 “ 4.921 “ 
Silica 1.725 “ 1.873 “ 
Carbonate of Potash “ 29.300 “ 
Bicarbonate of Baryta *• 1.750 “ 
Total 73.666 grains. 98.376 grains. 
Volatile Ingredients. 
Sulphuretted Hydrogen 5.9 cubic inches. 8.3 cubic inches. 
Carbonic Acid 69.1 “ 59.2 
6. CHAMPION SPRING. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F- Chandler. 
Chloride of Sodium 702.239 grains. 
Chloride of Potassium 40.446 “ 
Bromide of Sodium > 3.579 “ 
Iodide of Sodium .234 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lithia 6 247 “ 
Bicarbonate of Soda 17.624 “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 193.912 a 
Bicarbonate of Lime 227.070 “ 
Bicarbonate of Strontia .082 “ 
Bicarbonate of Baryta 2.083 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron .647 ‘‘ 
Sulphate of Potassa 252 “ 
Phosphate of Soda .010 “ 
Alumina .458 “ 
Silica 699 “ 
Total 1195 582 grains. IV 
APPENDIX. 
7. COLUMBIAN. 
Saratoga, N. Y, 
Prof. E. Emmons. 
Chloride of Sodium 267.00 grains. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 15.40 “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 46.71 “ 
Ilydriodate of Soda 2.56 “ 
Carbonate of Lime 68.00 “ 
Carbonate of Iron 5.58 “ 
Silex 2.05 “ 
Total 407.30 grains. 
• Volatile Ingredients. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 272.06 cubic inches. 
Atmospheric Air 4.50 “ 
Total 276.56 cubic inches. 
8. CONGRESS SPRING. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. 
Chloride of Sodium 400 444 grains. 
Chloride of Potassium 8.049 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 121.757 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 143.399 “ 
Bicarbonate of Litliia 4.761 “ 
Bicarbonate of Soda 10.775 “ 
Bicarbonate of Baryta .928 *• 
Bicarbonate of Iron .340 “ 
Bicarbonate of Strontia traces. 
Bromide of Sodium 8.559 grains. 
Iodide of Sodium 138 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa .889 “ 
Phosphate of Soda 016 “ 
Silica 840 “ 
Fluoride of Calcium trace. 
Biborate of Soda 
Alumina “ 
Total 700.895 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 392.289 cubic inches. 
9. CRAB ORCHARD SPRINGS. 
Lincoln County, Ky. 
(From which the celebrated Crab Orchard Salts are produced.) 
Du. Robert 1’eter. 
Sowder’s Sp*g. Epsom Sp’g. 
Carbonate of Magnesia 21.84 grains. 7.64 grains. APPENDIX. 
Carbonate of Lime 29.44 grains. 53.12 grains. 
Chloride of Sodium 58.32 “ 17.68 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa 17.36 “ 9.84 “ 
Sulphate of Soda 23.20 “ 59.04 “ 
Sulphate of Magnesia 174.24 “ 205.28 “ 
Sulphate of Lime 91.28 “ 10.72 “ 
Silica 1.22 “ 3.26 “ 
Loss “ 34.56 “ 
Total 416.90 grains. 401.14 grains. 
10. CRYSTAL SPRING. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. Temperature 50°. 
Carbonate of Soda 9.696 grains. 
Carbonate of Magnesia 44.544 “ 
Carbonate of Iron 1.480 “ 
Carbonate of Lime 70.760 “ 
Carbonate of Litliia 2.712 “ 
Carbonate of Baryta .592 “ 
Chloride of Potassium 8.320 “ 
Chloride of Sodium 336.464 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa 2.152 “ 
Phosphate of Soda .008 “ 
Iodide of Sodium .064 “ 
Bromide of Sodium .408 “ 
Alumina .304 “ 
Silica 3.208 “ 
Total 480.712 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 312 cubic inches. 
11. DEEP ROCK. 
Oswego, N. Y. 
Prof. S. H. Douglass. 
Chloride of Sodium 308.183 grains. 
Chloride of Potassium 149.084 “ 
Chloride of Magnesium 1.244 “ 
Carbonate of Lime. 18.191 “ 
Silica 71.698 “ 
Loss 1.780 “ 
Total 550.180 grains. 
12. EMPIRE SPRING. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. 
Chloride of Sodium 506.630 grains. VI 
APPENDIX. 
Chloride of Potassium , 4.292 grains. 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 42.953 “ 
Bicarbouate of Lime 109.656 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lithia 2.080 “ 
Bicarlionate of Soda 9.022 “ 
Bicarbonate of Baryta .070 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron .793 “ 
Bicarbonate of Strontia trace. 
Bromide of Sodium .266 grains. 
Iodide of Sodium .006 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa 2.769 “ 
Phosphate of Soda .023 “ 
Silica 1.458 “ 
Alumina .418 “ 
Total 680.446 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 344.669 cubic inches. 
13. EUREKA. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
R. L. Allen, M. D. 
Carbonate of Soda 5.000 grains. 
Carbonate of Magnesia 29.336 “ 
Carbonate of Iron 3.000 “ 
Carbonate of Lime 41.320 “ 
Chloride of Sodium 166.216 “ 
Sulphate of Magnesia 2.144 “ 
Iodide of Sodium 4.664 “ 
Bromide of Sodium 1.568 “ 
Alumina .232 “ 
Silica 546 “ 
Total 254.026 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 2.32 cubic inches. 
14. * EXCELSIOR SPRING. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
R. L. Allen, M. D. 
Chloride of Sodium 370.642 grains. 
Carbonate of Lime 77.000 “ 
Carbonate of Magnesia 32.333 “ 
Carbonate of Soda 15.000 “ 
Silicate of Potassa 7.000 “ 
Carbonate of Iron 3.215 1: 
Sulphate of Soda 1.321 “ 
Silicate of Soda 4.000 
Iodide of Soda 4.235 “ APPENDIX. 
Bromide of Potassa trace. 
Sulphate of Strontia “ 
Total 514.746 grains. 
Volatile Ingredients. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 250 cubic inches. 
Atmosphere 3 “ 
Total 253 cubic inches. 
15. FRANKLIN SPRING. 
Ballston, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. Temperature 52°. 
Chloride of Sodium 659.344 grains. 
Chloride of Potassium 33.930 “ 
Bromide of Sodium 4.665 “ 
Iodide of Sodium .235 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lithia 6.777 “ 
Bicarbonate of Soda 94.604 “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 177.868 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 202.332 “ 
Bicarbonate of Strontia .002 “ 
Bicarbonate of Baryta 1.231 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron 1.609 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa .762 “ 
Phosphate of Soda .011 “ 
Alumina .263 “ 
Silica 735 “ 
Total 1184.368 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 460.066 cubic inches. 
16. GETTYSBURG SPRING. 
Pennsylvania. 
Prof. F. A. Genth, University of Pennsylvania. 
Sulphate of Strontia 00427 grains. 
Sulphate of Lime 83145 “ 
Sulphate of Magnesia 6.77940 “ 
Sulphate of Potash 20836 
Sulphate of Soda 2.46776 “ 
Chloride of Sodium 65790 <l 
Bicarbonate of Soda 70457 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 16.40815 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron 03585 “ 
Bicarbonate of Manganese 00669 '* 
Bicarbonate of Copper 00050 “ 
Borate of Magnesia 03492 “ 
Phosphate of Lime 00679 “ APPENDIX. 
Fluoride of Calcium 00954 grains. 
Alumina 00380 “ 
Silicic Acid 2.03078 “ 
Organic Matter with traces of Nitric Acid 70870 “ 
Impurities in the Water, like Clay 1.10069 “ 
Total 32.01012 grains. 
17. GEYSER SPRING. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
C. F. Chandler, Ph. D. Temperature 46°. 
Chloride of Sodium 562.080 grains. 
Chloride of Potassium 24.634 “ 
Bromide of Sodium 2.212 “ 
Iodide of Sodium .248 “ 
Fluoride of Calcium trace. 
Bicarbonate of Lithia 9.004 grains. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 71.232 “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 149.343 •“ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 168.392 “ 
Bicarbonate of Strontia . 425 
Bicarbonate of Baryta 2.014 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron . 979 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa .318 “ 
Phosphate of Soda trace. 
Biborate of Soda “ 
Alumina « 
Organic Matter « 
Silica 665 grains. 
Total 991.546 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 454.082 cubic inches. 
18. GLENN SPRING (identical with the original Bethesda). 
Waukesha, Wis. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. 
Chloride of Sodium 1.1944 grains. 
Sulphate of Potassa 4943 “ 
Sulphate of Soda 6212 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 15.9764. “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 11.5795 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron 0866 “ 
Bicarbonate of Soda 7595 “ 
Phosphate of Soda “ 
Alumina 0466 “ 
Silica 1.0497 “ 
Organic Matter 2.2160 “ 
Total 34.0276 grains. APPENDIX. 
IX 
19. HATHORN SPRING. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. 
Chloride of Sodium 509.968 grains. 
Chloride of Potassium 9.597 “ 
Bromide of Sodium 1.534 “ 
Iodide of Sodium .198 “ 
Bicarbonate of Litliia 11.447 “ 
Bicarbonate of Soda 4.288 “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 176.463 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 170.646 “ 
Bicarbonate of Baryta 1.737 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron 1.128 “ 
Phosphate of Soda .006 “ 
Alumina .131 “ 
Silica 1.260 “ 
Total 888.403 grains. 
20. HOT SPRINGS. 
Hot Springs Valley, Ark. 
Dr. David Dale Owen shows the springs to contain:— 
Bicarbonate of Lime. 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia. 
Bicarbonate of Iron. 
Subcarbonate of Magnesia. 
Subcarbonate of Iron. 
Subcarbonate of Soda. 
Chloride of Sodium. 
Sulphate of Soda. 
Sulphate of Magnesia. 
The hot springs are very numerous, and are used principally for bathing 
purposes. 
The temperature varies from 135° to 156°. 
21. IDAHO HOT SPRINGS. 
Clear Creek County, Col. 
Dr. F. G. Dohle. Temperature from 85° to 115°. 
Carbonate of Soda 30.80 grains. 
Carbonate of Magnesia 2.88 “ 
Carbonate of Iron 4.16 
Carbonate of Lime 13.52 “ 
Sulphate of Soda 29.46 “ 
Sulphate of Magnesia 18.72 “ 
Sulphate of Lime 3.44 “ 
Silicate of Soda 4.08 “ 
Total 107.C6 grains. X 
APPENDIX. 
22 PAVILION SPRING. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. 
Chloride of Sodium 459.903 grains. 
Chloride of Potassium 7.660 “ 
Bromide of Sodium .987 “ 
Iodide of Sodium .071 
Bicarbonate of Lithia 9.486 “ 
Bicarbonate of Soda 3.764 “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 76.267 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 120.169 “ 
Bicarbonate of Baryta .875 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron 2.570 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa 2.032 
Phosphate of Soda .007 “ 
Alumina .329 “ 
Silica 3.155 “ 
Total 687.276 grains. 
23. POLAND. 
South Poland, Me. 
S. Dana IIayes, State Assayer, Massachusetts. 
Potash 265 grains. 
Soda 677 “ 
Lime 951 “ 
Magnesia 067 “ 
Carbonic Acid (combined) 576 “ 
Chlorine 378 “ 
Silicic Acid 1.106 “ 
Protoxide of Iron traces. 
Sulphuric Acid “ 
Total 4.020 grains. 
24. SALT LAKE HOT SPRING. 
Utah. 
Prof. Jackson. Temperature 120°. 
Carbonate of Magnesia and Lime 3.976 grains. 
Chloride of Sodium 19.544 “ 
Chloride of Magnesium .528 “ 
Chloride of Calcium 4.528 “ 
Sulphate of Soda 5.536 “ 
Peroxide of Iron .168 “ 
Total 34.280 grains. 
25. SARATOGA ALUM. 
Dr. J. G. Pohle, of New York. 
Chloride of Sodium 565.300 grains. APPENDIX. 
XI 
Chloride of Potassium .357 grains. 
Bicarbonate of Soda 6.752 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 56.852 “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 20.480 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron 1.724 “ 
Sulphate of Lime .448 “ 
Sulphate of Magnesia .288 “ 
Sulphate of Soda 2.500 i£ 
Sulphate of Potassa .370 “ 
Silicic Acid 1.460 
Alumina .380 “ 
Total 656.911 grains. 
Volatile Ingredients. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 212 cubic inches. 
Atmospheric Air 4 “ 
Total 216 cubic inches. 
26. SARATOGA VICHY. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. Temperature 50°. 
Chloride of Sodium 128.689 grains. 
Chloride of Potassium 14.113 “ 
Bromide of Sodium . 990 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lithia 1.760 “ 
Bicarbonate of Soda 82.873 “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 41.503 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 95.522 “ 
Bicarbonate of Baryta .593 “ 
Bicarbonate of Iron .052 “ 
Alumina . 473 “ 
Silica 758 “ 
Total 367.326 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 383.071 cubic inches. 
27. STAR SPRING. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. 
Chloride of Sodium 378.962 grains. 
Chloride of Potassium 9.229 “ 
Bromide of Sodium 55 650 “ 
Iodide of Sodium 20.000 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa 5.400 “ 
Bicarbonate of Lime 120.549 “ 
Bicarbonate of Magnesia 61.912 “ 
Bicarbonate of Soda 12.662 li APPENDIX. 
Bicarbonate of Iron 1.213 “ 
Silica 1.283 “ 
Total 666.860 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 407.55 cubic inches. 
28. SELTZER. 
Saratoga, N. Y. 
Prof. C. F. Chandler. Temperature 50°. 
Carbonate of Soda 20.416 grains. 
Carbonate of Magnesia 23.904 “ 
Carbonate of Iron 1.240 “ 
Carbonate of Lime 62.432 “ 
Carbonate of Litliia . 568 “ 
Chloride of Sodium 134.288 “ 
Chloride of Potassium 1.336 “ 
Sulphate of Potassa .552 “ 
Iodide of Sodium .032 “ 
Bromide of Sodium .632 “ 
Alumina .376 “ 
Silica 2.560 “ 
Total 248.336 grains. 
Yolatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 320 cubic inches. 
29. WHITE SULPHUR SPRING. 
Greenbrier County, W. Ya. 
Prof. A. A. Hayes. Temperature 66°. 
One pint contains of fixed ingredients:— 
Carbonate of Lime 884 grains. 
Chloride of Magnesium 125 ‘‘ 
Sulphate of Magnesia 4.427 “ 
Sulphate of Lime 9.794 “ 
Organic Matter 545 “ 
Silicates 432 “ 
Total 16.207 graius. 
Yolatile Ingredients. 
Carbonic Acid Gas 1.41 cubic inches. 
Sulphuretted Hydrogen Gas 03 
Oxygen 06 
Nitrogen 58 “ 
Total 2.08 cubic inches. APPENDIX. 
{Foreign.) 
30 APOLLINARIS. 
Near Neuenahr in the Valley of the Aiir. 
Prof. G. Bisshoff of Bonn. 
Fixed ingredients in ten thousand parts by weight:— 
Carbonate of Soda 12.57 grains. 
Sulphate of Soda ... 3.00 u 
Phosphate of Soda trace. 
Chloride of Sodium 4.66 grains. 
Carbonate of Magnesia 4.42 “ 
Carbonate of Lime 59 “ 
Oxide of Iron with Alumina 20 “ 
Silicic Acid 08 “ 
Total 25.52 grains. 
Volatile Ingredients. 
Free and semi-combined Carbonic Acid 27.76 grains. 
Combined Carbonic Acid 8.07 “ 
Total 35.83 grains. 
31. FRIEDR1CHSHALL. 
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, Germany. 
Prof. Justus yon Liebig. 
Ten thousand parts contain of fixed ingredients:— 
Sulphate of Magnesia 39.55 grains. 
Sulphate of Soda 46.51 “ 
Sulphate of Potash 1.52 “ 
Chloride of Sodium 61.10 “ 
Carbonate of Lime .11 “ 
Carbonate of Magnesia 3.99 “ 
Sulphate of Lime 10.34 “ , 
Chloride of Magnesium 30.25 “ 
Bromate of Magnesia .87 “ 
Total 194.24 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid, free and half-combined 5.32 grains 
32. HUNYADI JANOS. 
Prof. Bunsen of Heidelberg. 
Ten thousand parts contain of fixed ingredients:— 
Sulphate of Magnesia 225.514 grains. 
Sulphate of Soda 223.500 “ 
Bicarbonate of Soda 6.760 “ 
Bicarbonate of Strontia .270 “ 
Bicarbonate of Oxide of Iron .006 li 
Bicarbonate of Lime 7.967 “ 
Sulphate of Potash 1.206 “ APPENDIX. 
Chloride of Sodium 17.048 grains. 
Silicious Earth . 106 “ 
Total 482.377 grains. 
Volatile Ingredient. 
Carbonic Acid 5.226 cubic inches. 
33. KISSINGEN. 
Prof. Justus yon Liebig of Munich. 
One pound of water (7,680 grains) contains of fixed ingredients:— 
Rakoczy. Pandur. Maxhrunnen. 
Chloride of Sodium 44.7133 gr. 42.3990 gr. 17.5252 gr. 
Chloride of Potassium 2.2034 “ 1.8539 “ 1.1405 “ 
Bromide of Sodium 0644 “ .0554 “ “ 
Nitrate of Soda 0715 “ .0271 “ .6543 “ 
Chloride of Lithium 1537 “ .1290 “ .0044 " 
Chloride of Magnesium 2.3331 “ 1.6253 “ .5116 “ 
Sulphate of Magnesia 4.5088 “ 4.5908 “ 1.8246 “ 
Carbonate of Magnesia 1309 “ .3439 “ .5608 “ 
Sulphate of Lime 2.9904 “ 2.3074 “ 1.0607 “ 
Phosphate of Lime 0431 “ .0401 “ .0317 ,l 
Carbonate of Lime 8.1482 “ 7.7939 “ 4.6258 “ 
Carb. of Protoxide of Iron. .2425 “ .2028 “ “ 
Silica 0991 “ .0315 “ .0698 “ 
Ammonia 0070 “ .0295 “ .0653 “ 
Iodide of Sodium traces. traces. traces. 
Borate of Soda “ “ “ 
Sulphate of Strontia “ “ 
Fluoride of Calcium “ “ 
Phosphate of Alumina “ “ 
Carbonate of Manganese... 
Total 65.7384 gr. 61.4296 gr. 27.8747 gr. 
Temperature 51° 51° 48.6°. 
Volatile Ingredients. 
Carbonic Acid in one pound=32 cubic inches of water. 
Rakoczy. Pandur. Maxbruunen. 
41.77 48.17 41.85 
34. SAIDSCHITZ. 
Prof. Bebzelius. 
Sulphate of Magnesia 673.328 grains. 
Sulphate of Soda 374.408 
Nitrate of Magnesia 201.368 “ 
Carbonate of Magnesia 39.880 “ 
Crenate of Magnesia 8.528 “ 
Sulphate of Lime 80.616 “ 
Sulphate of Potash 32.768 “ 
Chloride of Magnesium 17.352 “ APPENDIX. 
XV 
Oxide of Iron . 873 grains. 
Silicic Acid 288 “ 
Oxide of Tin .240 “ 
Iodide of Magnesium .288 “ 
Total 1429.894 grains. 
35. ST. CATHARINE’S WATER 
(Concentrated as found in the market.) 
J. R. Chilton, M. D. 
Carbonate of Magnesia and Lime 16 64 grains. 
Chloride of Sodium 6250.88 “ 
Chloride of Magnesium 10318 08 “ 
Chloride of Calcium 23603 20 “ 
Protochloride of Iron 110.08 l! 
Sulphate of Lime 130.56 “ 
Iodide of Magnesium 16 88 “ 
Bromide of Magnesium 16.08 “ 
Silica, Alumina, and Lithia 18.96 “ 
Total 40481.36 grains. 
(Native.) 
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Michigan. 
Pkof. Duffield. 
One Imperial pint contains of fixed ingredients:— 
Chloride of Sodium 1350.850 grains. 
Chloride of Magnesium 20.240 “ 
Chloride of Calcium 26.939 “ 
Sulphate of Soda 12.070 
Sulphate of Lime 5.499 “ 
Carbouate of Lime .621 
Silica and Alumina 1.401 “ 
Total 1417.620 grains. 
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a time for not remembering at the critical juncture something that we ought 
to have thought of, but which our very anxiety to do the right thing drove 
clean out of our head. Here is a book which looks just like a private memo- Gross db JDelbridge’s Publications. 
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rnndum book, which nobody need feel sensitive about pulling out and consulting. 
We wish ice could put a copy of this book into every student's hand that is about 
to graduate this spring. It would aid him to become a skilled practitioner, if 
he would thoughtfully consult it in every case to which he was called, and 
would thus do much to prevent hasty and ill-considered prescribing.—The 
American Homeopath. 
This is the book for which I have been waiting for many years.—Dr. 
Sanders. 
Really an excellent compendium of all that the practitioner wants to 
have at hand.—Dr. Diehard Hughes, England. 
When I began practice, such a book would have been worth a hundred 
dollars to me.—A. C. Cowperthwaite, M. D. 
It is just what every physician needs, except those who know it and 
never forget.—Dr. Geo. W. Winterburn. 
DISEASES AND INJURIES OF THE EYE. A Practical Treat- 
ise on the Medical and Surgical Treatment of the Diseases and 
Injuries of the Eye. By J. H. Buffum, M. D., O. et A. Chir.; 
Professor of Ophthalmology and Otology in the Chicago 
Homoeopathic Medical College. 450 pp. Cloth. Containing 
150 wood engravings and 25 colored lithographs. $4.50. 
This work is intended as a text-book for students, and a hand-book for 
the general practitioner. It is written in the clear and practical style so 
characteristic of the many other contributions to medical literature by the 
author. The Ilommopathic treatment given has been clearly indicated, and 
only those remedies are considered which have borne the test in extensive 
hospital and private practice. 
As avant courier of the coming year, sure to be full of good things, 
comes this new candidate for public favor. We have taken it up with inter- 
est, scanned its well-filled pages, and now lay it down with a feeling of satis- 
faction because it has met our expectations. For the first time we have a 
representative work in this department. It is well-written and handsomely 
printed.—Medical Advance. 
Chicago has spoken again, and this time through the medium of its 
well-known oculist, Dr. Buffum. The book is well written and practical; 
the descriptions are concise and to the point.—New England Medical Gazette. 
This book is the joint production of New York and Chicago—an East- 
ern man in a Western land. We find in it much to commend—nothing to 
condemn. The style is very happy, and presents us with a specimen of 
English which is clear and plain. We do not think there is an ambiguous 
expression in the entire book. The one hundred and fifty well-executed 
engravings light it up so that its lessons amount almost to demonstrations. 
Its twenty-five colored lithographs illuminate it so that a diagnosis becomes 
easy and almost certain. There has been a demand for just such a work as 
this, and the demand could not have been better answered.—Medical Era. 
Great credit is due Dr. Buffum for his able condensation of the present Gross cO Delbridge’s Dablications. 
views pertaining to ophthalmic science. It will be of much service and 
value to students and general practitioners. We trust it will see many future 
editions. Only words of praise are rendered the publishers for the manner 
in which they have done their work.—Prof. G. S. Norton in North American- 
Journal of Homoeopathy, for Nov., 1883. 
Dr. Buffum has succeeded with rare skill in giving to the reader an ad- 
mirable monograph upon the eye.—Dr. F. Park Lewis, in Medical Counselor. 
LECTURES ON FEVERS. % J. R. Kippax, M. D., LL.B., Pro- 
fessor of Principles and Practice of Medicine in the Chicago 
Homoeopathic Medical College; Clinical Lecturer and Visitimr 
Physician to the Cook County Hospital; Author of “Handbook 
of Skin Diseases,” etc. Octavo. 400 pp. Illustrated. $4.50. 
This work consists of thirty lectures, embracing every form of Fever; 
its Definition, Histology, Etiology, Pathology and Homoeopathic Treatment, 
making a most important and valuable addition to our literature. Printed 
in large type and on good paper. 
We have derived more real information—more of “just what fwe have 
long needed”—in a month’s ownership of this valuable work, than from any 
other book in our possession. No homoeopathic physician nor enlightened 
allopath, will regret the purchase of this work. We don’t see how we have 
got along without it so long.—Dr. Fisher, in Homoeopathic Pellet. 
It gives us pleasure to speak in high terms of commendation of these 
lectures on fevers. No wonder they took with the students. They are writ- 
ten in a plain style, and therefore more easily impressed upon the mind. 
The charts all through the work are a great aid to memorize each, and the 
differential diagnosis has been treated con amore. The publishers have done 
their part well, as usual, and deserve the thanks of us who must be saving 
of our eyesight.—Dr. Lillientliall, in North American Journal of Homoe- 
opathy. 
This work cannot fail to be a valuable text book, and will doubtless he 
adopted by the Medical Colleges for this purpose.—New York Med. Times. 
We commend this work to our readers.—New England Medical Gazette. 
A PHYSIOLOGICAL MATERIA MEDICA. Containing all that 
is known of the Physiological Action of our Remedies, their 
Characteristic Indications, and their Pharmacology. By W. II. 
Burt, M. D. 992 pages, octavo. Cloth, $7.00; sheep, $8.00. 
Third edition. 
We are sure that Dr. Burt’s new work will have deservedly a rapid sale. 
Gross & Delbridge are a new publishing house in the medical line; but cer- 
tainly they must he old hands in the business, for paper and printing leave 
nothing to be desired. May they never falter in such laudable work, and 
the eyes of the readers will bless them forever.—Dr. Lilienthal in North. 
American Journal of Homoeopathy. Gross tb Pelbriclge’s Publications. 
CLINICAL COMPANION to “ The Physiological Materia 
Medica.” Being a Compendium of Diseases, their Homoeo- 
pathic and Accessory Treatment, with valuable Tables and Prac- 
tical Hints on Etiology, Pathology, Hygiene, etc. By W. H. 
Burt, M. D. 252 pp. Illustrated. Price, cloth, $2.50. Flexi- 
ble leather, $3.00. 
A COMPLETE MINOR SURGERY. The Physician’s Vade- 
mecum. Including a Treatise on Venereal Diseases. Just 
published. By E. C. Franklin, M. D., late Professor of Surg- 
ery in the University of Michigan. Author of “ Science and 
Art of Surgery,” etc. Illustrated with 260 wood cuts. 423 pp. 
Octavo. Price, cloth, $4.00; sheep, §4.50. 
A MANUAL OF VENEREAL DISEASES. Being a condensed 
description of those affections and the Homoeopathic Treatment. 
By E. C. Franklin, M. D., late Professor of Surgery in the 
Homoeopathic Department of the University of Michigan; 
Surgeon to the University Homoeopathic Hospital; Author of 
“ Science and Art of Surgery,” “ A Complete Minor Surgery,” 
etc., etc. Ill pages. Octavo. 1883. Price, $1.25. 
The work is written clearly, the description of disease is “ to the point,” 
the diagnostic symptoms can not well be misunderstood, and the indications 
for the use of the remedies considered are selected with care and sound 
judgment. 
LECTURES ON CLINICAL MEDICINE. By M. Le Dr. P. 
Jousset, Physician to the Hospital Saint-Jacques, of Paris. 
Translated with Notes and Additions by R. Ludlam, M. D., 
Professor of the Medical and Surgical Diseases of Women and 
of Clinical Midwifery in the Hahnemann Medical College and 
Hospital of Chicago. Large 8vo of over 500 pages. Cloth, 
$4.50; half morocco, $5.00. 
The practitioner may here find cases analogous to puzzlers which occur 
in his own practice, and cannot fail to be benefited by their perusal. 
The work presents the latest pathological data, the most practical 
method of treating disease homceopathically, and a critical analysis of each 
case related. It is eminently practical and demands the use of well proved 
remedies.—From the Ilahnemannian Monthly, Philadelphia. 
It contains the very best and most reliable clinical experience in the 
practice of homoeopathy of any work extant in the profession.—A. E. Small, 
II. £>., in the Chicago Tribune. Gross Jd Delbridge’s Publications. 
I have carefully read the work and hardly know whether I admire more 
the plain, thorough pathology and diagnosis, or the practical common sense, 
honest treatment set forth. * * The Notes of Dr. Ludlam are in keeping 
with our best American authorship.—J. P. Bake, M. I)., Nashville, Tenn. 
PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE IN URINALYSIS, By Clifford 
Mitchell, A. B., M. D., Professor of Chemistry and Toxicol- 
ogy, Chicago Homoeopathic College, Author of “Manual of 
of Urinary Analysis,” “ Clinical Significance of Urine,” etc. 12 
Mo. Cloth. 205 pp. $1.50. 
I have already had occasion to make use of Mitchell’s “Guide in Urin- 
alysis,” which I consider to be the best, the clearest and .the fullest work on 
the subject yet published, containing a remarkable amount of information 
in a most convenient form.—Ch. Oatchell, M. D. 
No abler or more painstaking scholar than Dr. Mitchell adorns our 
school of medicine, and his work shows forth these characteristics in a 
marked degree. It supplies a long felt want, and no wide-awake physician 
can do without it.—Nicho. Francis Cooke, M. I). 
We cordially recommend this excellent work to all our practitioners. 
The publishers have done their part well; paper and binding are good.— 
American Obsercer. 
The doctor has in this little work treated the subject concisely, and at the 
same time in a plain and forcible manner.—T. D. Williams, M. D. 
Prof. Mitchell’s work on Urinalysis is the clearest, fullest, and yet most 
concise work on this subject with which I am acquainted.—liobt. N. Tooker, 
M. 1). 
A careful perusal enables us unhesitatingly to commend this admirable 
monograph alike to the idle and “ the busy practitioner.”—Chicago Tribune. 
AN INDEX OF COMPARATIVE THERAPEUTICS. With 
pronouncing Dose-List in the genitive case—a Homoeopathic 
Dose-List—Tables of Differential Diagnosis, Weights and 
Measures—Memoranda concerning Clinical Thermometry, In- 
compatibility of Medicines, Ethics, Obstetrics, Poisons, Anes- 
thetics, Urinary Examinations, Homoeopathic Pharmacology and 
Nomenclature, etc., etc. By Samuel O. L. Potter, A.M., M. 
D. Second edition. Cloth, $2.00; Leather Tuck, $2.50. 
The leading feature of this hook is its comparative tabular arrangement 
of the therapeutics of the two great medical schools. Under each disease 
are placed in parallel columns the remedies recommended by the most 
eminent and liberal teachers of both branches of the profession. By a sim- 
ple arrangement of the type used, there are shown at a glance the remedies Gross cfc Delhridge’s Publications. 
used by both schools, as well as the remedies peculiar to each, for any given 
morbid condition. Over forty prominent teachers are referred to, besides 
■occasional references to more than thirty others. In the first class are 
Bartholow, Ringer, Phillips, Piffard, Trousseau, and Waring of the old 
school; Hempel, Hughes, Hale, Ruddock and Jousset among modern 
Homceopathic authorities. 
THE AMERICAN HOMCEOPATHIC DISPENSATORY. De- 
signed as a Text Book for the Physician, Student and Druggist. 
By T. D. Williams, M. D., Member Illinois State Pharmaceuti- 
cal Association, Active Member American Public Health Asso 
ciation, Attending Gynaecologist Cook County Hospital, etc. 
About 716 pp. Octavo. Half Leather. Red Edges. $6.25 
The above work is to the Homoeopathic school what the United States 
and National Dispensatories are to the Allopathic school—a desideratum. 
RUDDOCKS’ FAMILY DOCTOR. Being a reprint of Dr. Rud- 
dock’s “Vade Mecum,” “Diseases of Women,” “ Diseases of 
Infants and Children,” and “Essentials of Diet.” With Notes 
and Additional Chapters, by James E. Gross, M. D. 734 pp. 
Crown octavo. Cloth, $3.00. 
Dr. Ruddock’s popular books have had a remarkable sale both in 
England and America. This book is a handsome reprint of the whole, with 
notes and chapters adapting it to the American public. Every disease has 
received full attention, special care having been given to those of women 
and children. 
This splendid volume is the most complete book for the family that 
lias ever been published for our school, and I most heartily recommend 
it to all.—E. M. llale, M. D. 
THE SOUL AND THE BODY. A Sermon to Medical Students. 
By Rev. L. P. Mercer. 12mo. Cloth. 32 pp. 25 cts. 
This discourse is simple, logical, scientific, eloquent. It elaborates and 
enforces the doctrine of the reality of the spiritual man, considering the 
relation of the soul to the body as presented by old opinion, by science, and 
hy revelation. 
“BLESS THEE, BULLY DOCTOR!” By M. E. Dicus, M. D. 
Illustrated by 100 finely executed wood-cuts. Cloth. 50 cts. 
This is certainly the most extraordinary book of the year. The Author 
lias gathered and put into book form the cream of the medical wit of the 
world, and the whole thing is.profusely illustrated. VIII 
Gross t& Delbridje1 s Publications. 
CLINICAL PAPERS ON OPHTHALMOLOGY AND OTOL- 
OGY. By J. H. Buffum, M. D., Professor of Ophthalmology 
and Otology in the Chicago Homoeopathic Medical College* 
and Author of “ Diseases and Injuries of the Eye.” 22 pp. 
Octavo. 20 cts. 
THE PHYSICIAN’S CONDENSED ACCOUNT BOOK. An 
Epitomized System of Book-Keeping, avoiding the necessity of 
separate Journal, Day-Book and Ledger, combining system, 
accuracy, and easy reference, with a minimum of labor. 272 
pages. Price $3.50. 
The book furnishes an entirely unique system of keeping books for 
physicians. No separate Day Book, Journal or Ledger is required. The 
doctor’s whole month’s business is spread out before him on a double page, 
and each patron for the month has a line all to himself. In posting the 
book for the month, there is a column of charges against each patient 
treated; another column in which that patient’s unpaid balance of old ac- 
count is brought forward; another column totals due, cash paid, etc. Op- 
posite each name is a column for the patient’s residence, street and number,, 
the year and the month. The system is simple and plain. 
THE PHYSICIAN’S DAY-BOOK AND LEDGER. Arranged by 
T. D. Williams, M. D. 220 pp. Price $2.00. Sample pages 
sent on application. 
LABEL BOOK, for The Use of Physicians and Pharmacists. 
Containing more than thirty-five hundred gummed labels in large 
clear type, and bound in a neat and substantial manner. Price 
50 cts. Sent postpaid on receipt of price. 
THE MEDICAL ERA. A Monthly Journal of Medicine. Each 
number contains 32 double-column quarto pages. Volume 
commences in July. Terms, $2.00 a year in advance. 
The Medical Era, edited by Dr. Gross, is a bright and attractive look- 
ing periodical. It has among its contributors many of the best medical 
writers of Chicago and the West, and its articles are what might be ex- 
pected from such able men. It is not connected with either of the Chicago 
colleges and contains contributions from professors In both, schools..—ZZaA.- 
nemannian Monthly.