MARSH-MALLOW.--[_Altheae Radix._] Demulcent and emollient; principally
used for poultices and fomentations.
MURIATIC ACID.--[_Hydrochloric Acid_; _Spirit of Salt_.] Tonic,
irritant, and caustic; dose internally, one to two drachms.
MUSTARD.--[_Sinapis._] Counter-irritant; used principally as an external
application.
MYRRH.--Stimulating tonic to unhealthy sores; seldom used internally.
NITRIC ACID.--[_Aqua fortis._] Astringent and tonic; one to two drachms
in water. Used also as a caustic.
NUX VOMICA.--[Seeds of _Strychnos_.] In large doses, a deadly poison; in
medicinal doses, a powerful tonic and anthelmintic; one half to one
drachm.
OPIUM.--[_Papaver Somniferum._] Narcotic, sedative, anodyne, stimulant,
and anti-spasmodic; two to four drachms.
POTASH, CARBONATE OF.--[_Potassae Carbonas._] Antacid and diuretic; three
to six drachms.
POTASH, CAUSTIC.--[_Potassa fusa._] Used only as a caustic.
POTASSA, PERMANGANATE OF.--Used externally as a caustic.
ROSIN.--Diuretic; two to three ounces.
SALT, COMMON.--[_Chloride of Sodium._] Irritant, cathartic, stimulant,
and antiseptic; one to one and a half pounds.
SALTS, GLAUBER.--[_Sulphate of Soda._] Cathartic and diuretic; one to
one and a half pounds.
SALTPETRE.--[_Nitrate of Potassa._] Diuretic, febrifuge, and
refrigerant; one half to one ounce.
SUBLIMATE, CORROSIVE.--[_Protochloride of Mercury._] Seldom used
internally; externally, caustic and stimulant.
SULPHUR.--[_Brimstone._] Stimulant and laxative; three to four ounces.
SULPHURIC ACID.--Irritant, caustic, and astringent; two to three
drachms.
TARTAR, CREAM OF.--[_Potassae Tartras._] Cathartic; three to four ounces.
TURPENTINE.--Stimulant, anthelmintic, diuretic, and laxative; one to two
ounces.
ZINC, SULPHATE OF.--[_White Vitriol._] Astringent and tonic; one to two
drachms.