This section is from the book "The Druggist's General Receipt Book", by Henry Beasley. Also available from Amazon: The druggist's general receipt book.
Cordial Astringent Ball. Cordial ball
(No. 2) 1 oz., catechu 1 dr., opium 10 gr.; to washy horses, before or after a journey. - Youatt. Cordial Anodyne Balls. 1. Cordial mass (No. 6) 10 dr., camphor 1 dr., opium 20 gr. - Blaine.
2. Opium 1/2 dr. to 2 scruples, soap 2 dr., ginger 1 dr., aniseed 4 dr., oil of caraway 1/2 dr., treacle q. s. - White. Balsamic Cordial Ball. Cordial mass (No. 6) 1 oz., myrrh
1 dr., balsam of Tolu 1 dr, - Blaine,
Pectoral Cordial Balls. 1. For old coughs. Fenugreek, aniseed, cumin, safflower, elecampane, coltsfoot, sulphur, of each 3 oz., liquorice juice 1 oz., olive oil 8 oz., honey 8 oz., Genoa treacle 12 oz., oil of aniseed 1 oz., wheat meal 1 1/2 lb., or q. s.; one ball or 2 oz. (dissolved in water or warm wort), every day for 12 or 15 days if required. - Quince.
2. Elecampane 1/2 oz., ginger 1 1/2 dr., squill 1 dr., oil of aniseed 20 drops, syrup of Tolu, q. s. - White.
Diuretic Cordial Balls, to fine the legs of debilitated and overworked horses, and sometimes given in old coughs, etc.
1. Resin 2 oz., soap, nitre, caraway, of each 2 oz., ginger 1 1/2 oz., sulphur 2 oz., oil of caraway 1/2 dr., oil of juniper 1/2 dr., syrup to form a mass.
2. Soap and common turpentine each 4 dr., ginger 1 dr., opium 1/2 dr., caraway seed q. s. for 1 dose. - White.
3. Strained turpentine 8 oz., resin 4 oz., olive oil 2 oz., soap 8 oz.; melt together and add powdered ginger 6 oz., pimento 6 oz., liquorice powder q. s. to form a mass.
4. Resin 4 dr., nitre 2 dr., and ginger 1 dr., with sufficient soap to form a ball. - Spooner.
 
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