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NITRIC ACID.--[Aqua fortis.] Astringent and tonic; one to two drachms in water. Used also as a caustic.

NUX VOMICA.--[Seeds of Strychnos.] In large doses, a deadly poison; in medicinal doses, a powerful tonic and anthelmintic; one half to one drachm.

OPIUM.--[Papaver Somniferum.] Narcotic, sedative, anodyne, stimulant, and anti-spasmodic; two to four drachms.

POTASH, CARBONATE OF.--[Potassae Carbonas.] Antacid and diuretic; three to six drachms.

POTASH, CAUSTIC.--[Potassa fusa.] Used only as a caustic.

POTASSA, PERMANGANATE OF.--Used externally as a caustic.

ROSIN.--Diuretic; two to three ounces.

SALT, COMMON.--[Chloride of Sodium.] Irritant, cathartic, stimulant, and antiseptic; one to one and a half pounds.

SALTS, GLAUBER.--[Sulphate of Soda.] Cathartic and diuretic; one to one and a half pounds.

SALTPETRE.--[Nitrate of Potassa.] Diuretic, febrifuge, and refrigerant; one half to one ounce.

SUBLIMATE, CORROSIVE.--[Protochloride of Mercury.] Seldom used internally; externally, caustic and stimulant.

SULPHUR.--[Brimstone.] Stimulant and laxative; three to four ounces.

SULPHURIC ACID.--Irritant, caustic, and astringent; two to three drachms.

TARTAR, CREAM OF.--[Potassae Tartras.] Cathartic; three to four ounces.

TURPENTINE.--Stimulant, anthelmintic, diuretic, and laxative; one to two ounces.

ZINC, SULPHATE OF.--[White Vitriol.] Astringent and tonic; one to two drachms.

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