Mistura Cascarillae Composita. L. Compound Mixture of Cascarilla

"Take of infusion of cascarilla, seventeen fluid ounces; vinegar of squill, a fluid ounce; compound tincture of camphor, two fluid ounces. Mix."

This is intended to combine an expectorant with a tonic; but it can only be useful in old asthmatic or bronchitic affections, where stimulants are not objectionable. The dose is f jss. to f ij., twice a day.

Mistura Cretae. Lond. Dub. Mixture of Chalk

"Take of prepared chalk, half an ounce; refined sugar three drachms; mixture of acacia, a fluid ounce and a half; (acacia powder, an ounce, Dub.); cinnamon water, a pint. Mix."

Potio Carbonatis Calcis, Edin. Chalk Potion.

"Take of prepared carbonate of lime (chalk), one ounce; refined sugar, half an ounce; mucilage of gum arabic, two ounces. Rub them together,and then gradually add, of water, two pounds and a half; spirit of cinnamon, two ounces. Mix them."

These are common and useful forms of giving chalk in acidity of the primse viae : and, combined with opium or catechu, in diarrhoea. The dose is from f j. to f ij. given every three or four hours; or after every liquid evacuation.

Mistura Gentianae Composita. L. Compound Mixture of Gentian

"Take of compound infusion of gentian, twelve fluid ounces; compound infusion of senna, six fluid ounces; compound tincture of cardamoms, two fluid ounces. Mix."

This combination is useful in atonic dyspepsia, in which the bowels generally require assistance; but a permanent formula of this kind is unnecessary, as the quantity of the purgative requires to be varied according to circumstances. Dose, f j. to f ij., or more.

Mistura Guaiaci. Lond. Mixture of Guaiacum

"Take of guaiacum, three drachms; sugar, half an ounce; mixture of acacia gum, half a fluid ounce; cinnamon-water, nineteen fluid ounces. Rub the guaiacum with the sugar, then with the mixture of acacia, and, during the trituration, add gradually the cinnamon water."

This is a convenient mode of exhibiting guaiacum. It is given in doses of from f ss. to f ij., two or three times a day; diluting freely, with tepid barley-water or gruel to assist its operation.

Mistura Moschi. Lond. Mixture of Musk

"Take of musk, acacia powder, sugar, of each three drachms; rose-water, a pint. Rub the musk with the sugar, then with the acacia, and add, gradually, the rose-water."

Syn. Mixture avec le Muse (F.), Mistura Musehiato (I.).

The quantity of gum ordered is scarcely sufficient to retain the musk suspended in the mixture. It is a convenient form of exhibiting the remedy, and may be given to the extent of f j. to f ij., every three or four hours, in spasmodic affections, and the sinking state of typhus. The late Mr. White, of Manchester, found this mixture, combined with ammonia 3ss., spirit of lavender f 3 j., and spirit of juniper f j., of great utility in sloughing phagedenic ulcers of a syphilitic and strumous nature.

Mistura Spiritus Vini Gallici. L. Mixture of French Brandy

"Take of French brandy, cinnamon-water, each, four fluid ounces; the yolks of two eggs; refined sugar, half an ounce, oil of cinnamon, two minims. Mix."

This is undoubtedly one of the most agreeable preparations in the new Pharmacopoeia; and, certainly, not one of the least useful. It is a pleasant and beneficial stimulant in the sinking stage of low fevers.