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Materia Medica

Emetic

of Spain, Portugal, Sicily, and Africa, it grows near the sea on
that account is called Maratima. The bulb is Emetic, Diuretic, &
Expectorant, as an emetic it is not much used, and is not a verry
good diuretic, being so uncertain, But is an excellent expectorant.
Dr Lewis has shown that it loses ⅘ of its weight by being kept,
this loss is however only its water, and 4 grains of the dry squill
is equal to twenty of the fresh.

Mustard & Horse
Radish. An infusion of Mustard is used to stop vomiting,
but both the powder and infusion when strong enough are emetic, it is
verry usefull when too much Laudanum has been taken.

Mineral Emetics. Many of the emetics are preparations of copper but the
most valuable is the Sulphate of Copper. Or Blue
Vitriol. Dr Cullen says he has not employ’d this, but it is used
as a nauseating medicine. It is verry highly recommended by Dr
Simmons in Pulmonary Consumption, he gave it in the morning
in the following manner, the patients take half a pint of water and
then takes the blue Vitriol this is thrown up immediately he then
swallows another half pint which will also be thrown up, he has varied
the dose from 2 to 20 grs [grains]. Of late the Blue Vitriol has been employ’d in
the Southern States in Cynanche Trachealis. And is almost