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Materia Medica

Tonics

or great wakefulness, to induce sleep, the tonic power of the porter
depends on the hop. It is peculiarly adapted to the low state of
Typhus fever. I believe porter imparts more real and durable
strength than wine in smaller quantities. I believe it amongst
the most proper remidies in chlorosis. I have used a tincture
prepared as follows

Hops Ʒ iij [3 drams]
Alkohol ℥ viij [8 ounces]

Dose gtt 60 [60 drops] which
is equal to 20 gtt [20 drops] of Laud. Liq., this tincture is particularly good
for such patients as are affected with giddiness, stupor, head
ache &c from taking Laudanum.

Faba St.Ignatii.
Or Saint Ignatius Bean, this is a tree producing a gourd like fruit,
the seed is an intense bitter, with a narcotic quality, this union
of narcotic is very frequent. It has never been used in America
that I know of except by Dr Duffield, Ʒfs [½ dram] given to a dog
produced a flow of saliva, and convulsions and death in less than
half an hour. It should be used with great caution. In the
Madrid Pharmicopia it is recommended in intermittant
fevers. Dr Lind grs ij [2 grains] in ℥ ij [2 ounces] of water and says it cured two
quartans, but failed in twice that number. Valuntine
cured a case of epilepsy by the use of a few grains of it.

Nux Vomica. Bergius thought this a species of faba,