3. (Baume's.) Tinctures of ambergris, assaftida, castor, and opium, of each, 1 oz.; terebinthinated balsam of sulphur and oil of rue, of each, 15 drops. In atonic deafness.
4. (Bouchardat.) Compound spirit of balm, 2-1/2 dr.; oil of almonds, 5 dr.; ox-gall, 10 dr.; cresote, 10 or 20 drops. In cases complicated with hardened wax, fetid discharges, &c.
5. (Dr Hugh Smith.) Ox-gall, 3 dr.; balsam of Peru, 1 dr. In fetid ulcerations of the ear. One or two drops of the above are poured into the ear; or a piece of cotton wool moistened therewith is introduced instead.
The last is the safest plan.
6. Glycerin, either alone or diluted with water. In deficiency of the natural secretions of the ear; used in sufficient quantity to moisten the first passages. See DEAFNESS, GLYCERIN.
=Drops, A'gue.= _Prep._ White arsenic, 1/2 gr.; hot water, 1 oz.; dissolve.--_Dose_, 1/2 to 1 teaspoonful, twice a day. See SOLUTION (Arsenite of Potassa).
=Drops, An'odyne.= _Syn._ GUTTae ANODYNae, L. The solutions of acetate and hydrochlorate of morphia are commonly vended in the shops under this name.
=Drops, Ant'acid.= _Syn._ GUTTae ANTACIDae, L. _Prep._ (U. C. Hosp.) Liquor of potassa, 3 fl. oz,; powdered myrrh, 1 oz.; triturate together until thoroughly incorporated, add of liquor of ammonia, 1 fl. oz., mix well, place the mixture in a stoppered bottle, and the next day decant the clear portion. Antacid, tonic, and stomachic.--_Dose_, 10 to 20 drops, or more, in water.
=Drops, Antihyster'ic.= _Syn._ GUTTae ANTIHYSTERICae, L. _Prep._ Cyanide of potassium, 2 gr.; rectified spirit, 5 fl. dr.; syrup of orange flowers, 3 fl. dr.--_Dose_, 10 drops to 1/2 teaspoonful, when the attack is expected, and repeated occasionally as required; in hysterical affections, gastrodynia, &c.
=Drops, Antiscorbu'tic.= _Syn._ GUTTae ANTISCORBUTICae, L. _Prep._ 1.
Expressed juice of water-cress, 2 fl. oz.; salt of tartar, 1 oz.; agitate together occasionally for a few hours, and in 2 or 3 days decant.--_Dose_, 12 or 15 drops, to a teaspoonful, twice a day, in a cupful of new milk.
2. Citrate of potassa, 4 dr.; ammonio-citrate of iron, 2 dr.; water, 10 fl. dr.--_Dose._ As the last, in water.
3. (GREEN'S ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS.) Merely a disguised solution of corrosive sublimate. Most of the other 'antiscorbutic' and 'anti-venereal drops'
advertised by quacks have a like composition.
=Drops, Antiscrof'ulous.= _Syn._ GUTTae ANTISCROFULOSae, L. _Prep._ 1.
Iodine, 10 gr.; iodide of potassium, 1 dr.; water, 1 fl. oz.
2. (Augustin.) Chlorides of iron and barium, of each, 1/2 dr.; distilled water, 1 fl. oz.--_Dose_, 10 to 30 drops, 2 or 3 times a day.
=Drops, Antispasmod'ic.= _Syn._ GUTTae ANTISPASMODICae, L. _Prep._ Tinctures of castor, valerian, and assaftida, of each, 2 dr.; tincture of capsicum and balsam of Peru, of each, 1 dr.; camphor, 20 gr.; acetate of morphia, 3 gr.--_Dose_, 10 to 20 drops, as required.
=Drops, Bateman's.= See DROPS, PECTORAL.
=Drops, Battley's.= See LIQUOR OPII SEDATIVUS.
=Drops, Bitter.= _Syn._ GUTTae AMARae, L.; GOUTTES AMeRES, Fr. _Prep._ From nux vomica (rasped), 1 lb.; liquor of potassa, 1/2 fl. oz.; bistre, 1 dr.; compound spirit of wormwood, 32 fl. oz.; digest 10 days, express the tincture, and filter. A most unscientific preparation; said to be tonic and stomachic.--_Dose_, 1 to 8 drops in water or any bitter infusion. In large doses it is poisonous.
=Drop, Black.= _Syn._ ARMSTRONG'S BLACK DROP, LANCASTER'S B. D., QUAKER'S B. D., TOUSTALL'S B. D., BRAITHWAITE'S GENUINE B. D.; GUTTA NIGRA, L. This celebrated preparation was originally prepared nearly a century and a half ago by Edward Toustall, a medical practitioner in the county of Durham, and one of the Society of Friends. The formula passing into the possession of a relative of his (John Walton, of Shildon), was found among his brother's papers, and, by the permission of Thomas Richardson, of Bishop's Wearmouth, one of his executors, was handed to Dr Armstrong, who subsequently published it in his work on typhus fever.
_Prep._ 1. (Original formula.) Opium (sliced), 1/2 lb.; good verjuice, 3 pints; nutmegs, 1-1/2 oz.; saffron, 1/2 oz.; boil them to a proper thickness; then add, of sugar, 1/4 lb., and yeast, 2 teaspoonfuls. Set the whole in a warm place, near the fire, for 6 or 8 weeks, then place it in the open air until it becomes of the consistence of a syrup; lastly, decant, filter, and bottle it up, adding a little sugar to each bottle. To yield two pints of strained liquor.
2. (ACETUM OPII, L.--U. S.) Opium, 8 oz.; nutmeg, 1-1/2 oz. (both in coarse powder); saffron, 1/2 oz.; distilled vinegar, 24 fl. oz.; digest on a sand bath with a gentle heat for 48 hours, and strain; digest the residuum with an equal quantity of distilled vinegar for 24 hours; then put the whole into a percolator, and return the filtered liquid as it passes until it runs clear; afterwards pour on the material, fresh distilled vinegar until 48 fl. oz. of filtered liquor shall be obtained; in this dissolve sugar, 12 oz., and gently evaporate the whole to 52 fl.
oz.
3. (Wholesale.) Opium, 10 oz., and distilled vinegar, 1 quart, are digested together for about a fortnight, and after sufficient repose the clear portion is decanted. This is the form commonly adopted by the wholesale trade in England.--_Dose_, 5 to 10 drops. It is usually considered to be of fully 4 times the strength of laudanum.
=Drops, Carmin'ative.= _Syn._ GUTTae CARMINATIVae, L. _Prep._ (Radius.) Oil of mace, 1 dr.; nitric ether, 3 dr.--_Dose_, 6 to 10 drops on sugar; in flatulent colic, &c.
=Drops, Cham'omile.= See ESSENCE.
=Drops, Dalby's.= See PATENT MEDICINES (Dalby's Carminative).
=Drops, Durande's.= _Syn._ GUTTae aeTHERIS TEREBINTHINATae, L. _Prep._ (M.
Durande.) Rectified sulphuric acid, 3 parts; oil of turpentine, 1 part.--_Dose_, 20 to 30 drops, or more; in the passing of gall-stones.
=Drops, Dutch.= _Syn._ HAERLEM DROPS, TURPENTINE DROPS; BALSAMUM TEREBINTHINae, L. The genuine or imported 'Dutch Drops' is the residuum of the rectification of oil of turpentine. It is also prepared by distilling resin, and collecting the product in different portions. At first a white, then a yellow, and lastly a red oil, comes over. The last is the balsam.
The article commonly sold under the name in this country is prepared by one or other of the following formulae:--
1. Oil of turpentine, tincture of guaiacum, and sweet spirit of nitre, of each 1 oz.; oils of amber and cloves, of each 15 drops.
2. Balsam of sulphur, 1 part; oil of turpentine, 5 parts. This last is the form most generally employed. They are all regarded by those who use them as detergent, diuretic, stimulant, and vulnerary.
=Drops, Female.= _Syn._ EMMENAGOGUE DROPS; GUTTae EMMENAGOGae, L. _Prep._ (Brande.) Compound tincture of aloes and tincture of valerian, of each, 2 fl. oz.; tincture of sesquichloride of iron, 1 fl. oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful in water or chamomile tea; in obstructed menstruation, &c.
=Drops, Fit.= _Syn._ SOOT DROPS; TINCTURA FULIGINIS, GUTTae F., L. _Prep._ From wood-soot, 2 oz.; sal-ammoniac, 1 oz.; salt of tartar, 1/2 lb.; soft water, 4 lbs.; digest a week and filter. Reputed antispasmodic, and also useful in scurvy and certain skin diseases.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful or more, occasionally, in water.
=Drops, Golden.= _Syn._ DE LA MOTTE'S G. D.; BESTUCHEFF'S NERVOUS TINCTURE; GUTTae AUREae, L.; ELIXIR D'OR, GOUTTES D'OR DU GeNeRAL LAMOTTE, Fr. _Prep._ 1. (Original.) Chloride of iron (obtained by distilling iron pyrites with twice its weight of corrosive sublimate), 3 oz.; alcohol, 7 oz,; expose the mixture in a closely stoppered bottle to the rays of the sun until it becomes decoloured.
2. Chloride of iron, 1 part; alcohol and ether, of each, 3 parts. These drops have the remarkable property of losing their yellow colour in the sun, and recovering it in the shade. They are taken in gout, hypochondriasis, and nervous complaints, in doses of from 10 to 60 drops.
=Drops, Hooping-Cough.= _Syn._ GUTTae ANTI-PERTUSSICae, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dr Graves.) Tincture of assaftida and compound tincture of camphor, of each 1/2 fl. oz.; compound tincture of bark, 5 fl. oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, 2 or 3 times a day.
2. (Potestates Succini.) Oil of amber, 1 oz.; carbonate (not sesquicarb.) of ammonia, 1/2 oz.; strongest rectified spirit (alcohol), 1/2 pint; digest 3 or 4 days, and decant the clear portion.--_Dose_, 10 drops to 1 dr., applied as a friction.
=Drops, Infantile.= Several anodyne, carminative, and absorbent preparations, which pass by this name, will be found under MIXTURES, &c.
=Drops, Jes'uits'.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ANTIVENEREUM, L. _Prep._ 1. Gum guaiacum, 7 oz.; balsam of Peru, 4 dr.; root of sarsaparilla, 5 oz.; rectified spirit of wine, 1 quart; digest for 14 days.
2. (Quincy.) Copaiba, 1 oz.; gum guaiacum, 2 dr.; oil of sassafras, 1 dr.; salt of tartar, 1/2 dr.; rectified spirit, 5 fl. oz.; digest a week.
3. (Walker's.) Copaiba, 6 oz.; gum guaiacum, 1 oz.; chio turpentine and salt of tartar, of each, 1/2 oz.; cochineal, 1 dr.; rectified spirit, 1 quart; digest a week. See COMP. TINCTURE OF BENZOIN.
=Drops, Kchlin's.= _Prep._ (Augustin.) Solution of ammonio-chloride of copper and mercury, 1 fl. dr.; water, 10 fl. dr. In obstinate venereal affections, scrofula, &c.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful after each meal.
=Drops, Lav'ender.= _Syn._ RED DROPS; GUTTae LAVENDULae, L. The same as compound tincture of lavender.
=Drops, Life.= _Syn._ SALMON'S DROPS OF LIFE; GUTTae VITae, L. _Prep._ Tincture of castor, 8 fl. oz.; antimonial wine and water, of each 1 lb.; opium, 3 oz.; saffron, 1/2 oz.; cochineal, camphor, and nutmegs, of each 2 dr.; digest for 10 days and filter. Anodyne and diaphoretic.--_Dose_, 20 to 60 drops.
=Drops, Mercu"rial.= _Syn._ GUTTae HYDRARGYRI BICHLORIDI, L. _Prep._ 1.
Bichloride of mercury, 2 gr.; hydrochloric acid, 3 drops; rectified spirit and distilled water, of each, 1/2 fl. oz.--_Dose_, 12 to 20 drops.
2. Bichloride of mercury, 2 gr.; sal-ammoniac, 3 gr.; compound decoction of sarsaparilla, 2 fl. oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful.
3. (Sir A. Cooper.) Corrosive sublimate, 1 gr.; dilute hydrochloric acid, 1/2 dr.; dissolve, and add tincture of bark, 2 fl. oz.--_Dose._ As the last. They are all taken 2 or 3 times daily, as alteratives in scrofula, syphilis, cancer, &c. It should not be measured in a metal spoon.
=Drops, Norris's.= An aqueous solution of tartar emetic, mixed with spirit of wine, and coloured.
=Drops, Odontal'gic.= _Syn._ TOOTH-ACHE DROPS; GUTTae ODONTALGICae, L.
_Prep._ 1. (Dr Blake.) Alum (in fine powder), 1 dr.; sweet spirit of nitre, 7 fl. dr.; agitate together occasionally for an hour.