3. Alum Whey. — Two teaspoons of alum powdered, boiled
with two tumblers of milk✪ Alum Whey. Strain. 1 wo tablespoons of the
whey three times a day in any kind of excessive or unnatural
Inemorrhage.
4. Fever Mixture. — Two drachms of nitre dissolved in one
quart of barley water ; add lemon juice, and suj^ar to tast✪ Fever Mixturee. Drink
in the course of twenty-four hours. Or, nitre, ten grains; camphor
spirit, ten drops ; water, one tumbler ; Eno’s fruit salt, one
teaspoon. A little lime-juice may he added, and the camphor
omitted.
5. Ujwain or Omum Water. — Can be bought in the bazaar,
or may be distilled from one pound of ujwain seeds to two quart
bottles of water. This should make about one and a half bottles
of distilled water. Dose.— Two to three tablespoons.
6. Cough Mixture. — Water, one ])int ; fresh bruised muldthi
roots, two ounces ; honey (or sugar), six ounces ; gum, half an
ounce. Boil the roots and gum for half-an-hour in watei’, add the
honey, and strain. For one dose take a dessertspoon of this, add
two of water, two grains of sal-ammoniac, and half a grain of
ipecacuanha. Five or six times a day.
7. Eye Lotion. — Two grains of sulphate of copper dissolved
in two ounces of water. A drop or two in the eye.
8. Tonic Infusion. — Chiretta, one ounce ; boiling water, one
pint. Infuse for two hours. Dose. — Four tablespoons three times
a day. Or, chiretta, five ounces ; rectified spirit, one quart.
Macerate for fourteen days, and strain. Do.se. — One tablespoonful.
Or, sherry, one bottle ; chiretta, two ounces. Macerate for a
week. From half to a whole wineglassful befoi'e breakfast and
dinner.
9. Sulphur Ointment. — One part of pounded sulphur to six
of any kind of fat. Good fresh butter is as good as anything, or a
simple ointment prepared from one part wax, one part suet, and
two parts sweet oil melted.
10. Gall Ointment. — One drachm of powdered galls (maiphul) ;
half drachm opium ; one ounce simple ointment.
11. Embrocation. — Quarter ounce spirits of wine beaten up
with quarter ounce cam])hor, add half a pint of vinegar, one
ounce turpentine. Shake all together in a bottle. Excellent for
sprains.
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12. Carbolic Oil for dressing Sores. — One drop carbolic in
thirty drops sweet oil.
13. Ginger or any Spice Cordial. — Steep si.\ ounces of ginp^er
in a quart of spirit (gin, brandy, oi’ wliisky) for nine days ; or car-
damom, cinnamon, allspice, carraway ; or a mixture of any may be
used. Loaf sugar also may be added.
14. Gargle. — Alum as much as will lie on a four-anna bit ; as
much of red pejiper, and a teaspoon of bruised sage leaves. Pour
half a tumbler boiling water over pepper and sage✪ Gargle, and let it stand
half-an-hour. Strain. Add the alum, and, if liked, a glass of
port-wine and some sugar. Gargle with half this mixture and half
water.
15. Gargle. — Salt and water, then paint the back of the throat
with sage oil.
10. Lime Water. — One ounce of slaked lime, shaken \ip with
three quart bottles of distilled or filtered water, allowed to stjind for
at least twelve hours. Then decant the clear portion.
17- Neuralgia Mixture. — Chloride of ammonia, four drachms;
comj)ound mixture of cardamoms, six drachms ; syrup of oi'ange
bitters, six dr.achms ; infusion of gentian, six ounces. Twelve
marks on bottle. One mark evei'y four hours.
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3. Alum Whey. — Two teaspoons of alum powdered, boiled with two tumblers of milk. Strain. Two tablespoons of the whey three times a day in any kind of excessive or unnatural hemorrhage.
4. Fever Mixture. — Two drachms of nitre dissolved in one quart of barley water ; add lemon juice, and sugar to taste. Drink in the course of twenty-four hours. Or, nitre, ten grains; camphor spirit, ten drops ; water, one tumbler ; Eno’s fruit salt, one teaspoon. A little lime-juice may he added, and the camphor omitted.
5. Ujwain or Omum Water. — Can be bought in the bazaar, or may be distilled from one pound of ujwain seeds to two quart bottles of water. This should make about one and a half bottles of distilled water. Dose. — Two to three tablespoons.
6. Cough Mixture. — Water, one pint ; fresh bruised mulatphi roots, two ounces ; honey (or sugar), six ounces ; gum, half an ounce. Boil the roots and gum for half-an-hour in water, add the honey, and strain. For one dose take a dessertspoon of this, add two of water, two grains of sal-ammoniac, and half a grain of ipecacuanha. Five or six times a day.
7. Eye Lotion. — Two grains of sulphate of copper dissolved in two ounces of water. A drop or two in the eye.
8. Tonic Infusion. — Chiretta, one ounce ; boiling water, one pint. Infuse for two hours. Dose. — Four tablespoons three times a day. Or, chiretta, five ounces ; rectified spirit, one quart. Macerate for fourteen days, and strain. Do.se. — One tablespoonful. Or, sherry, one bottle ; chiretta, two ounces. Macerate for a week. From half to a whole wineglassful befoi'e breakfast and dinner.
9. Sulphur Ointment. — One part of pounded sulphur to six of any kind of fat. Good fresh butter is as good as anything, or a simple ointment prepared from one part wax, one part suet, and two parts sweet oil melted.
10. Gall Ointment. — One drachm of powdered galls (maiphul) ; half drachm opium ; one ounce simple ointment.
11. Embrocation. — Quarter ounce spirits of wine beaten up with quarter ounce cam])hor, add half a pint of vinegar, one ounce turpentine. Shake all together in a bottle. Excellent for sprains.
184 The Complete Indian
12. Carbolic Oil for dressing Sores. — One drop carbolic in thirty drops sweet oil.
13. Ginger or any Spice Cordial. — Steep six ounces of ginger in a quart of spirit (gin, brandy, or whisky) for nine days ; or cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, carraway ; or a mixture of any may be used. Loaf sugar also may be added.
14. Gargle. — Alum as much as will lie on a four-anna bit ; as much of red pejiper, and a teaspoon of bruised sage leaves. Pour half a tumbler boiling water over pepper and sage, and let it stand half-an-hour. Strain. Add the alum, and, if liked, a glass of port-wine and some sugar. Gargle with half this mixture and half water.
15. Gargle. — Salt and water, then paint the back of the throat with sage oil.
10. Lime Water. — One ounce of slaked lime, shaken up with three quart bottles of distilled or filtered water, allowed to stand for at least twelve hours. Then decant the clear portion.
17. Neuralgia Mixture. — Chloride of ammonia, four drachms; compound mixture of cardamoms, six drachms ; syrup of orange bitters, six drachms ; infusion of gentian, six ounces. Twelve marks on bottle. One mark evei'y four hours.
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