1. Catechu, 1-1/2 dr.; sulphate of quinine, 20 gr.; opium, 5 gr.; ginger,
1 dr.; conserve of roses, q. s. to form a mass, to be divided into 8, 6,
or 4 balls. (Blaine.)
2. Prepared chalk, 2 oz.; powdered gum Arabic, 1/2 oz.; powdered catechu,
1/2 oz.; powdered oak bark, 1/2 oz.; powdered ginger, 1/4 oz.; opium, 15
gr.; palm oil, 1 oz.; beat well together.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr. to 2 dr.,
morning, noon, and night, in the advanced stage of distemper. (Clater.)
3. Opium, 5 gr.; catechu, 2 dr.; gum Arabic, 2 dr.; ginger, 1/2 dr.; syrup
of poppies, q. s.; divide into 12, 9, or 6 balls: in diarrh[oe]a.
(Blaine.)
4. Myrrh, 1 dr.; ipecacuanha, 1 scruple; opium, 3 gr.; chalk, 2 dr.;
carbonate of iron, 1 dr.; as No. 3. (Blaine.)
5. In obstinate cases: Alum, 1 dr.; chalk, 2 dr.; opium, 6 gr.; resin, 3
dr.; into 4, 6, or 8 balls.
6. In diarrh[oe]a, after 1 to 4 dr. of Epsom salts; prepared chalk, 1 to 3
scruples; catechu, 5 to 10 gr.; opium, 1/4 to 2 gr.; twice a day.
(Spooner.)