=Mixture, Balsamic.= (P. Cod.) _Syn._ MISTURA BALSAMICA. _Prep._ Balsam copaiba, 2 oz.; rectified spirit, 2 oz.; syrup of tolu, 2 oz.; peppermint water, 4 oz.; nitric ether, 2 dr. Mix the alcohol and ether, add the balsam, then the syrup and water.
=Mixture, Bar'ley.= _Syn._ MISTURA HORDEI, L. See DECOCTION.
=Mixture of Bismuth.= (St Th. Hosp.) _Syn._ MISTURA BISMUTHI. _Prep._ Subnitrate of bismuth, 10 gr.; compound powder of tragacanth, 5 gr.; water, 1 oz. For 1 dose.
=Mixture of Bisulphide of Carbon.= (Clarus.) _Syn._ MISTURA BISULPHURETI CARBONIS. _Prep._ Bisulphide of carbon, 20 minims; sugar, 2 dr.; milk, 6 oz.--_Dose_, 1/2 oz. 4 times a day.
=Mixture of Boracic Acid.= (Chaussier.) _Syn._ MISTURA ACIDI BORACICI.
_Prep._ Camphor mixture, 4 oz.; boracic acid, 60 gr.; syrup of orange peel, 1 oz.
=Mixture of Burnt Hartshorn.= See DECOCTION, WHITE.
=Mixture, Brandy.= _Syn._ MIXTURE OF SPIRIT OF FRENCH WINE, EGG FLIP; MISTURA SPIRITUS VINI GALLICI (B. P., Ph. L.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Brandy and cinnamon water of each 4 fl. oz.; yolks of 2 eggs; white sugar, 1/2 oz.; oil of cinnamon, 2 drops; mix. A valuable stimulant and restorative in low fevers, and in extreme exhaustion from haemorrhages, &c.; but scarcely a fitting subject for the labours of the College of Physicians, since almost every cook and housewife could produce a better compound than the product of the College formula.
2. (B. P.) Brandy, 4 gr.; cinnamon water, 4 oz.; the yolks of 2 eggs; sugar, 1/2 oz.; mix.--_Dose_, 1/2 to 1-1/2 oz., in prostration and last stages of fever.
=Mixture of Caffein.= (Vanden-Corput.) _Syn._ MISTURA CAFFEINae. _Prep._ Caffein, 7 gr.; distilled water, 3 oz.; hydrochloric acid, 2 drops; syrup of orange-flower water, 1/2 oz.; mix.--_Dose_, 1 tablespoonful.
=Mixture, Cam'phor.= _Syn._ CAMPHOR JULEP, CAMPHOR WATER; MISTURA CAMPHORae (Ph. L. & D.), EMULSIO CAMPHORae (Ph. E.) MISTURA CAMPHORATA, L. _Prep._ 1.
(Ph. L.) Camphor, 1/2 dr.; rectified spirit, 10 drops; triturate together, gradually adding of water, 1 pint; and strain through linen.
2. (Ph. D.) Tincture of camphor, 1 fl. oz.; distilled water, 3 pints; agitate well together, and after 24 hours filter through paper.
3. (Ph. E.) See EMULSION.
_Uses, &c._ Camphor julep is chiefly used as a vehicle for other medicines.--_Dose_, 1/2 to 1 wine-glassful.
4. (With MAGNESIA: MISTURA CAMPHORae CUM MAGNESIA--Ph. E. & D., AQUA CAMPHORae--Ph. U. S.)--_a._ (Ph. E.) Camphor, 10 gr., carbonate of magnesia, 25 gr.; triturate together, then gradually add of water, 6 fl.
oz., still continuing the trituration.
_b._ (Ph. D.) Camphor, 12 gr.; carbonate of magnesia, 1/2 dr.; water, 6 fl. oz.; as last.
_c._ (Ph. U. S.) Camphor, 2 dr.; rectified spirit, 40 drops; triturate, add of carbonate of magnesia, 4 dr., and again triturate, adding, gradually, of water, 32 fl. oz. Antacid, antispasmodic, and anodyne.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 table-spoonfuls. Used without straining. It is stronger than the simple mixture.
_d._ CARBONATED CAMPHOR MIXTURE. _Syn._ MISTURA CAMPHOR CARBONICA. Water strongly charged with carbonic acid gas, agitated with powdered camphor and strained.
=Mixture, Carmin'ative.= _Syn._ MISTURA CARMINATIVA, L. _Prep._ (Dr Paris.) Calcined magnesia, 1/2 dr.; peppermint water, 2-1/2 fl. dr.; compound tincture of lavender, 1/2 fl. dr.; spirit of caraway, 4 fl. dr.; syrup of ginger, 2 fl. dr.; mix. Antacid and carminative. For 1 or 2 doses.
=Mixture of Cassia.= (Fr. Hosp.) _Syn._ MISTURA CASSIae, L.; EAU DE CASSE, F. Cassia pulp, 2 oz.; hot water, 1-1/2 pint. May be taken by the wineglass. Laxative.
=Mixture of Cassia, Antimoniated.= (Foy.) _Syn._ MISTURA CASSIae ANTIMONIATA, EAU DE CASSE. Emitisee. _Prep._ Pulp of cassia, 1 oz.; boiling water, 1-1/2 pint. Macerate, strain, and add sulphate of magnesia, 1 oz.; emetic tartar, 3 gr. By cupfuls. In painters' colic.
=Mixture, Cathar'tic.= See MIXTURE, APERIENT, M. SENNA, &c.
=Mixture, Chalk.= _Syn._ CRETACEOUS MIXTURE; MISTURA CRETae (B. P.), MISTURA CRETA (Ph. L. E. & D.), M. CRETACEA, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Prepared chalk, 1/2 oz.; sugar, 3 dr.; mixture of acacia (mucilage), 1-1/2 fl. oz., triturate together, then add of cinnamon water, 18 fl. oz.
2. (Ph. E.) Prepared chalk, 10 dr.; white sugar, 5 dr.; mucilage, 3 fl.
oz; spirit of cinnamon, 2 fl. oz.; water, 1 quart; as the last.
3. (Ph. D.) Prepared chalk, 2 dr.; syrup and mucilage, of each, 1/2 oz.; cinnamon water, 7 fl. oz.
4. (B. P.) Prepared chalk, 1; gum Arabic, in powder, 1; syrup, 2; cinnamon water, 30; mix by trituration.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 gr., with astringent tinctures and opium.
_Obs._ The above are antacid and absorbent.--_Dose_, 1 to 3 table-spoonfuls, either alone or combined with aromatic confection; in heartburn, and in diarrha after every liquid motion. In the latter affection, a little tincture of catechu or laudanum is often added; and when there is vomiting or nausea, either peppermint or spearmint water is generally substituted for the whole or a part of the simple water ordered in the above formulae.
=Mixture of Chlorine.= _Syn._ MISTURA CHLORINII. Dr Watson prescribes 2 fl. dr. of the solution to 1 pint of water. The dose of the mixture is 4 fl. dr. every 3 hours, according to age, in scarlatina.
=Mixture of Chloroform.= (Ph. U. S.) _Syn._ MISTURA CHLOROFORMI. _Prep._ Chloroform, 1/2 oz. (by weight); camphor, 1 dr.; yolk of 1 egg; water, 6 oz. Rub the yolk first by itself, then with the camphor, previously dissolved in the chloroform, and lastly, with the water gradually added.
=Mixture, Cincho'na.= _Syn._ BARK MIXTURE; MISTURA CINCHONae, L. _Prep._ (Copland.) Confection of roses, 1/2 oz.; boiling decoction of bark, 1 fl.
oz.; triturate, in 10 minutes strain, and add diluted sulphuric acid, 1-1/2 fl. dr.; spirit of nutmeg, 4 fl. dr. Febrifuge, tonic, and stomachic.--_Dose_, 1 to 3 table-spoonfuls, 2 or 3 times a day.
=Mixture of Citrate of Caffein.= _Syn._ MISTURA CAFFEINae CITRATIS, POTION CONTRE MIGRAINae. Syrup of citrate of caffein, 1 fl. oz.; water (or any agreeable diluent), 5 oz. A table-spoonful frequently.
=Mixture, Col'chicum.= _Syn._ GOUT MIXTURE; MISTURA ANTARTHRITICA, M.
COLCHICI, L. _Prep._ (Sir S. Scudamore.) Magnesia, 1-1/2 dr.; vinegar of colchicum and syrup of orange peel, of each 4 fl. dr.; peppermint water, 3 fl. oz. A table-spoonful every 3 or 4 hours during the fit of gout.
=Mixture, Contra-stim'ulant.= _Syn._ MISTURA CONTRA-STIMULANS, JULEPUM C., M. ANTIMONII POTASSIO-TARTRATIS, L. _Prep._ (Laennec.) Tartar emetic, 3 gr.; infusion of orange leaves, 8 fl. oz.; syrup of do., 1 fl.
oz.--_Dose._ A wine-glassful, or more, every 2 hours; in inflammation of the lungs, hooping-cough, &c.
=Mixture of Copaiba.= (Guy's Hosp.) _Syn._ MISTURA COPAIBae. _Prep._ Balsam of copaiba, 3 dr.; solution of carbonate of potash, 1-1/2 dr. Rub together and gradually add decoction of barley, 8 oz.; spirit of nitric ether, 3 dr.--_Dose_, 1 oz. 3 times a day. See MIXTURES, BALSAMIC.
=Mixture, Cough.= _Syn._ MISTURA BECHICA, L. _Prep._ 1. Almond mixture, 4 fl. oz.; oxymel of squills, 1 fl. oz.; ipecacuanha wine and syrup of tolu, of each 1/2 fl. oz.
2. Tincture of tolu, 1/8 fl. oz.; paregoric elixir and tincture of squills, of each 1 fl. oz.; syrup of poppies, 3 fl. oz.; water, 3-1/2 fl.
oz.
3. Mixture of ammoniacum, 4 fl. oz.; syrup of squills, 2 fl. oz. In the coughs of old persons.
4. Antimonial wine, 3 fl. dr.; syrup of poppies, 1-1/2 fl. oz.; water, 4 fl. oz. In dry, husky coughs.--_Dose_ (of each of the above), 1 table-spoonful, 2 or 3 times a day, or oftener.
5. (Dr Monro.) Paregoric, 1/2 fl. oz.; sulphuric ether and tincture of tolu, of each 1/4 oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful in water, night and morning, or when the cough is troublesome.
6. (Dr Radcliff.) Syrup of poppies, syrup of squills, and paregoric, equal parts.--_Dose._ As the last. In all cases the bowels should be kept gently moved by some mild aperient.
7. (Dr Wood's Brown Mixture.) Extract of liquorice, 2 dr.; powdered gum Arabic, 2 dr.; boiling water, 4 oz.; dissolve, and add antimonial wine, 2 dr.; laudanum, 20 minims.--_Dose._ A table-spoonful occasionally. A popular American remedy.
=Mixture, Cre'asote.= _Syn._ MISTURA CREASOTI, M. CREAZOTI (B. P., Ph.
E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Creasote and acetic acid, of each 16 drops; mix, then add of compound spirit of juniper and syrup, of each 1 fl. oz.; water, 14 fl. oz.; and agitate well together.--_Dose_, 1/2 to 1 wine-glassful, in nausea and vomiting, especially to prevent or relieve sea-sickness.
2. (B. P.) Creasote, 16 minims; glacial acetic acid, 16 minims; spirit of juniper, 1/2 dr.; syrup, 1 oz.; distilled water, 15 oz.; mix.--1 to 2 oz.
=Mixture of Cubebs.= _Syn._ MISTURA CUBEBae. Powder of cubebs, 1 oz.; sugar, 2 dr.; mucilage, 2 oz.; cinnamon water, 6 oz.--_Dose_, 1/2 oz. to 1 oz.
=Mixture, Demul'cent.= Syn. MISTURA DEMULCENS, L. See ALMOND MIXTURE, GUM M., &c.
=Mixture, Diaphoret'ic.= _Syn._ MISTURA DIAPHORETICA, L. _Prep._ 1.
Solution of acetate of ammonia, 3 fl. oz.; antimonial wine, 2 fl. dr.; tincture of henbane, 1-1/2 fl. dr.; camphor mixture, 3 fl. oz.--_Dose_, 1 table-spoonful every 3 or 4 hours; in fevers, &c.