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OPIUM. 493
lUxxx J 25 drops are equivalent to one grain of opium. Its
strength increases with age. Tincture of opium in hot water
(foij, to aquae ferv. fSx), held for some minutes in the mouth, is
useful in peridental inflammation.
One drachm of the tincture contains 120 drops. The dental
uses are the same as for wine of opium, but the latter is the most
pleasant application for the mouth.
TiNCTURA Opii Camphorata— Camphorated Tincture of
Opium—paregoric elixir— is prepared by macerating sixty grains
of opium in two pints of diluted alcohol, with sixty grains of
benzoic acid, a fluidrachm of oil of anise, two ounces of clarified
honey, and forty grains of camphor. Dose^ foj to f^j or a table-
spoonful, containing a little less than one grain of opium. Dose
for an infant, gtt. v to xx. This is an agreeable preparation for
children.
TiNCTURA Opii Deodorata— Deodorized Tincture of Opium
— is composed of the watery extract of opium, washed with
ether, which is afterward separated, and the residue dissolved in
water and mixed with enough alcohol to preserve it. This prepa-
ration of opium is free from the narcotina and many other in-
jurious ingredients of opium, and is a valuable preparation. Dose.^
1TLv to KTlxxx.
DENTAL FORMULAE.
A Stimulating Injection for Abscess If undigested food or vitiated secre-
of Antrum. tions in alimentary tract are suspected,
J. S. Smith. a dose of castor oil and aromatic syrup
R. Glycerinae .... f^j of rhubarb in equal portions—dose, a
Tinct. opii camph. . f^ ij teaspoonful; if torpidity of liver, a few
Eau de cologne . . ^iv M, doses at intervals of two hours, of the
' Twelfth of a grain of
SiGNA.—Inject daily. or sixteenth
calomel with one or two grains of
For Infantile Diarrhoea During Den- sodium bicarbonate. If the diarrhoea
tition. persists, use the following, first pro-
When there is a tendency to an acid hibiting the use of farinaceous or milk
fermentation of the food. food
Dr. Jas. W. White.
U. Tinct. opii gtt.viij
First give a grain of bicarbonate of Bismuth, subnitrat. . 5J
sodium, or of potassium with anise, Mucilag. acaciae . . f,f ss
cinnamon, or caraway, with each meal. Aquae menth. pip. . . f J iss. M.
OPIUM. 493
lUxxx J 25 drops are equivalent to one grain of opium. Its
strength increases with age. Tincture of opium in hot water
(foij, to aquae ferv. fSx), held for some minutes in the mouth, is
useful in peridental inflammation.
One drachm of the tincture contains 120 drops. The dental
uses are the same as for wine of opium, but the latter is the most
pleasant application for the mouth.
TiNCTURA Opii Camphorata— Camphorated Tincture of
Opium—paregoric elixir— is prepared by macerating sixty grains
of opium in two pints of diluted alcohol, with sixty grains of
benzoic acid, a fluidrachm of oil of anise, two ounces of clarified
honey, and forty grains of camphor. Dose^ foj to f^j or a table-
spoonful, containing a little less than one grain of opium. Dose
for an infant, gtt. v to xx. This is an agreeable preparation for
children.
TiNCTURA Opii Deodorata— Deodorized Tincture of Opium
— is composed of the watery extract of opium, washed with
ether, which is afterward separated, and the residue dissolved in
water and mixed with enough alcohol to preserve it. This prepa-
ration of opium is free from the narcotina and many other in-
jurious ingredients of opium, and is a valuable preparation. Dose.^
1TLv to KTlxxx.
DENTAL FORMULAE.
A Stimulating Injection for Abscess If undigested food or vitiated secre-
of Antrum. tions in alimentary tract are suspected,
J. S. Smith. a dose of castor oil and aromatic syrup
R. Glycerinae .... f^j of rhubarb in equal portions—dose, a
Tinct. opii camph. . f^ ij teaspoonful; if torpidity of liver, a few
Eau de cologne . . ^iv M, doses at intervals of two hours, of the
' Twelfth of a grain of
SiGNA.—Inject daily. or sixteenth
calomel with one or two grains of
For Infantile Diarrhoea During Den- sodium bicarbonate. If the diarrhoea
tition. persists, use the following, first pro-
When there is a tendency to an acid hibiting the use of farinaceous or milk
fermentation of the food. food
Dr. Jas. W. White.
U. Tinct. opii gtt.viij
First give a grain of bicarbonate of Bismuth, subnitrat. . 5J
sodium, or of potassium with anise, Mucilag. acaciae . . f,f ss
cinnamon, or caraway, with each meal. Aquae menth. pip. . . f J iss. M.
