ENPages That Mention Aqua Pluvialis
Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. Benjamin Barton Smith notebook on materia medica circa 1796-1798. B MS b52.1, Countway Library of Medicine.
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Diaphoretics
a colour. Savin, Seniga &c belong also this class, and since my lecture on Savin I have used it in a case of Chronic Syphilitic Rheumatism, and after continuing it in the usual dose for five or six days the disease was completely removed. In rheumatism cold apply'd to the joint would be extremely improper and Diaphoretics are indicated after saline Cathartics have
Rx Pulv. Cinchona ℥ij [2 ounces] Aq. Purae lbiij [3 pounds] Tinct Assafoetida gtt 15 [15 drops] Laud Liq gtt. 10 [10 drops]
Boil the bark in the water to one half and strain. Then add the Laud Liq and Tr Assafoetida. To be given three times a day. (See fol 515.)