In General Anasarca And Ascites Accompanying Disease Of The Heart, And Functional Derangement Of The Liver

4964.* ℞ Potassii acetatis,

Tincturae cardamomi compositae āā ℥ j

Tincturae digitalis........℥ ss

Aquae destillatae...................q. s. ad ℥ viij M. S. One tablespoonful four or five times daily, pro re nata. The bowels to be kept free, by the use of one-eighth of a grain of elatterium once or twice daily. - Am. Med. Jour.

4965

℞ Extracti taraxaci fluidi...... 3 vj

Extracti rhei fluidi....... 3 jss

Extracti hyoscyami fluidi....................  xxiv

Sodii carbonatis......... 3 ss

Potassii tartratis......... 3 iij

Aquae............. 3 iijss

M. S. One-third to be taken three times a day. - Prof. Meigs.

In Dropsical Effusions, More Especially Into The Abdomen

4966

℞ Potassii tartratis.........℥ iv

Acidi borici...........3 j

Aquae destillatae........℥ xij

M. S. One-fourth part is to be taken every four hours. - Neligan.

In Dropsy Not Depending On Organic Disease

4967

℞ Pulveris jalapae compositae...................3 vi Pulveris scillae, Pulveris digitalis, Hydrargyri chloridi mitis...............āā. gr. xij

Pulveris cinnamomi....... Э j

Pulveris antimonialis...... gr. ij

M. Divide into 12 powders. S. One, night and morning. - Ryan.

Anasarca Of A Malarial Origin. 4968.*

℞ Spiritus juniperi compositi.......................oj

Ferri sulphatis..........3 ij

Potassii acetatis.........℥ ss

Extracti digitalis fluidi......3 ij

Syrupi scillae..........℥ ss

M. S. One tablespoonful three times a day. In severe cases the patient is to drink also a cold infusion of elder root.

- Dr. Joseph Mullone.

In Dropsy With Jaundice

4969

℞ Potassii bitartratis........℥ j

Extracti taraxaci........3 ss

Decocti taraxaci.......℥ viij

M. S. Take a wineglassful two or three times a day. - Hartsborne.

Dropsy Of Emphysema

4970

℞ Aceti scillae...........℥ j

Potassii carbonatis . . ad saturationem

Aquae destillatae.........℥ vj

M. S. One tablespoonful every two hours.

- Niemeyer.

Dropsy, With Palpitation

4971

℞ Pulveris digitalis........gr. vj

Pnlveris scillae,

Massae hydrargyri..... āā gr. xij

M. Make into 12 pills. S. One every four hours. - Gaillard's Med. Journ.

Cardiac Dropsy

4972

℞ Tincturae strophanthi, Tincturae nucis vomicae,

Tincturae cardimomi......āā 3 j

Aquae menthae piperitae..........q. s. ad ℥ v M. S. One teaspoonful or two every two or three hours. - Prof. John V. Shoemaker.

In The Early Stage Of Acute Dropsy With Albuminuria

4978

℞ Liquoris ammoniae acetatis .............. 3 j

Spiritus aetheris nitrosi.....3 iv

Elaterii.............gr. j

Syrupi zingiberis........3 iij

M. S. One small teaspoonful in a wineglassfnl of water every two hours, until the bowels are freely acted on. - Tanner.