Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume Ii Part 34

=Lotion, Kirkland's.= See LOTION OF MYRRH.

=Lotion of Lemon Juice.= _Syn._ LOTIO SUCCI LIMONIS, L. _Prep._ From the freshly expressed juice of lemon, diluted with 4 or 5 times its bulk of water. To render it more agreeable, rose water may be employed, or a few drops of eau de Cologne added. It is cooling and detergent, and forms an excellent application to foul ulcers, and to allay the itching in numerous cutaneous affections.

=Lotion of Lime Wa'ter.= _Syn._ LOTIO CALCIS SPIRITUOSA, L. _Prep._ (Ph.

Chirur.) Rectified spirit, 4 oz.; lime water, 8 fl. oz. See EVAPORATING LOTION (_above_.)

=Lotion, Mammil'lary.= _Syn._ LOTIO BALSAMI PERUVIANI COMPOSITA, L.

_Prep._ (Iverg.) Balsam of Peru, 1 dr.; yolk of 1 egg; make an emulsion, and add of spirit of wild thyme, 3 fl. oz. For sore nipples; to be followed, whilst still wet, by a 'dusting' with a powder composed of Peruvian bark, 1 dr.; gum Arabic, 2 dr.

=Lotion, Mercu"rial.= _Prep._ 1. (BLACK WASH, BLACK LOTION, MILD PHAGEDENIC L.; LOTIO NIGRA (B. P.), L. HYDRARGYRI CINEREA, L. H. NIGRA, L.

H. CHLORIDI c.u.m CALCE, L. MERCURIALIS N., AQUA PHAGEDaeNICA, MITIS, L.)

_a._ (B. P.) From calomel, 3 gr.; lime water, 1 oz.; well shaken together.

_b._ (Mid. Hosp.) To the last add of thick mucilage, 1 fl. oz.

_c._ (Guy's Hospital.) From calomel, 1 dr., lime water, 8 fl. oz.

_Obs._ Black wash is a favourite application to all kinds of syphilitic and scrofulous sores. The bottle should be well shaken before the lotion is applied.

2. YELLOW WASH, Y. LOTION, PHAGEDENIC L.; (LOTIO FLAVA, L. PHAGEDaeNICA, AQUA P., LOTIO HYDRARGYRI FLAVA, L. H. b.i.+.c.hLORIDI c.u.m CALCE, L.)--_a._ (B.

P.) Corrosive sublimate, 18 gr.; lime water, 10 oz.; well shaken together.

_b._ (St B. Hosp.) Corrosive sublimate, 20 gr.; lime water, 6 fl. oz. Used as the last, but it is stronger and more active, from containing a little undecomposed b.i.+.c.hloride.

=Lotion of Myrrh.= _Syn._ KIRKLAND'S LOTION; LOTIO MYRRHae, L. _Prep._ 1.

(Dr Kirkland.) Tincture of myrrh and lime water, equal parts. In s...o...b..tic ulcers and gums.

2. (Compound; LOTIO MYRRHae COMPOSITA, L.--Ph. Chirur.) Honey of roses and tincture of myrrh, of each 2 fl. dr.; lime water, 2-1/2 fl. oz. As No. 1; also used as a dentifrice.

=Lotion of Ni'trate of Bis'muth.= _Syn._ LOTIO BIs.m.u.tHI NITRATIS, L.

_Prep._ (Cutan. Hosp.) Subnitrate or trisnitrate of bis.m.u.th, 1/2 dr.; corrosive sublimate, 12 gr.; spirit of camphor, 1/2 fl. dr.; water, 1 pint. In itch, and some other eruptions.

=Lotion of Nitrate of Sil'ver.= _Syn._ LOTIO ARGENTI NITRATIS, L. _Prep._ 1. Nitrate of silver, 15 gr.; nitric acid, 10 drops; distilled water, 1/2 pint. As a wash for indolent ulcers, sore legs, &c.

2. (Jackson.) Nitrate of silver, 10 gr.; water, 1 fl. oz. For bed-sores; applied, at first, twice or thrice a day.

3. (Schreider.) Nitrate of silver, 1/2 dr.; nitric acid, 10 drops; water, 1-1/2 fl. oz. In chilblains, soft corns, &c.

=Lotion of Nitrate of Silver (Strong).= LOTIO ARGENTI NITRATIS FORTIS.

Nitrate of silver, 60 gr.; distilled water, 1 oz.

=Lotion of Nitrate of Sil'ver, Etherial.= LOTIO ARGENTI NITRATIS aeTHEREA.

Nitrate of silver, 20 gr.; distilled water, 1 dr.; spirit of nitrous ether, 1 oz.

=Lotion of Ni'tre.= _Syn._ LOTIO POTa.s.sae NITRATIS, L. _Prep._ 1. Nitre, 3 dr.; vinegar, 1/4 pint; water, 3/4 pint.

2. Nitre, 2 dr.; sal ammoniac, 1 dr.; vinegar and water, of each 1/2 pint.

In sprains, contusions, extravasations, tender feet, chilblains, &c.

Diluted with an equal bulk of water, it is a popular application to 'black eyes.'

=Lotion of Ni'tric Acid.= _Syn._ LOTIO ACIDI, L. ACIDI NITRICI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Collier.) Nitric acid, 1/2 fl. oz.; water, 1 pint. In lepra, and other scaly skin diseases.

2. (Phbus.) Nitric acid, 1 fl. dr.; laudanum, 1-1/2 fl. dr.; rose water, 1/2 pint. For venereal ulcers.

=Lo'tion of Nitromuriat'ic Acid.= _Syn._ LOTION OF AQUA REGIA. _Prep._ (Copland.) Nitromuriatic acid, 1-1/4 dr.; water, 1 pint. In gangrene and mortification.

=Lotion of Nux Vom'ica.= _Syn._ LOTIO NUCIS VOMICae, L. _Prep._ 1.

Alcoholic extract of nux vomica, 10 gr.; rectified spirit and water, of each 2-1/2 fl. oz. In amaurosis.

2. (Radius.) Alcoholic extract of nux vomica, 8 gr.; liquor of ammonia (stronger), 1/2 fl. oz.; rectified spirit, 2 fl. oz. In paralysed limbs.

=Lotion of O'pium.= _Syn._ LOTIO OPII, L. OPIATA, L. _Prep._ 1.

(Christison.) Opium, 40 gr.; water, 1/4 pint; infuse, add to the filtered liquid a solution of sugar of lead, 40, in water, 1/4 pint, and filter.

2. (St B. Hosp.) Opium, 1-1/2 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint; triturate and strain. Anodyne; the first is also refrigerant and discutient.

=Lotion of Ox'ide of Zinc.= _Syn._ LOTIO ZINCI OXYDI, L. _Prep._ 1.

(Augustin.) Oxide of zinc, 1 dr.; elder-flower water, 1-1/2 fl. oz. In pustular erysipelas.

2. (Hosp. F.) Oxide of zinc, 1/2 dr.; mucilage, 2 fl. dr.; water, 6 fl.

dr. As an astringent and desiccant, in scrofulous eruptions, excoriations, moist chaps, &c.

=Lotion, Phageden'ic.= See MERCURIAL LOTION (_above_).

=Lotion of Phos'phoric Acid.= _Syn._ LOTIO ACIDI PHOSPHORICI, L. _Prep._ (Pereira.) Dilute phosphoric acid (Ph. L.), 1 fl. oz.; water, 1/2 pint. In caries and fistula.

=Lotion of Potas'sa.= See LOTIO POTa.s.sae, L. _Prep._ From liquor of pota.s.sa, 1 fl. oz.; water, 1 pint. Detergent; in s...o...b..tic eruptions, and foul ulcers, and to prevent infection.

=Lotion of Potas'sio-tar'trate of An'timony.= _Syn._ LOTIO ANTIMONIALIS, L. ANTIMONII POTa.s.sIO-TARTRATIS, L. RUBEFACIENS, L. _Prep._ 1. Tartar emetic, 1 dr.; tincture of camphor, 2 fl. dr.; water, 1 pint. As a local stimulant. Diluted with twice or thrice its weight of water, it is employed as a collyrium in chronic ophthalmia, and in specks on the cornea.

2. (Sir Wm. Blizard.) Tartar emetic, 20 gr.; boiling water, 1 fl. oz. Used to cleanse foul ulcers, to repress fungous growths and warts, and in ringworm, &c.

3. (Pereira.) Tartar emetic, 1 dr.; boiling water, 1-1/2 fl. oz.; dissolve. Employed as a local irritant instead of the ointment. All the above are rubefacient and counter-irritant. See ANTIMONY.

=Lotion of Quin'ine.= _Syn._ LOTIO QUINae, EMBROCATIO Q., L. _Prep._ From disulphate of quinine, 1 dr.; rectified spirit, 5 fl. oz. Applied over the spine in intermittents.

=Lotion, Sapona'ceous.= _Syn._ LOTIO SAPONIS, L. SAPONACEA (Ph. L. 1746), L. _Prep._ From liquor of carbonate of pota.s.sa, 1/2 oz.; olive oil, 4 oz.; rose water, 12 oz.; agitate together. Emollient; chiefly as a cosmetic.

=Lotion, Saviard's.= _Prep._ (Foy.) Caustic pota.s.sa, 1 dr.; camphor, 20 gr.; sugar, 1 oz.; water, 1 pint. As a wash for indolent ulcers.

=Lotion, Struve's.= See HOOPING-COUGH LOTION.

=Lotion of Sul'phate of Cop'per.= _Syn._ LOTIO CUPRI SULPHATIS, L. _Prep._ 1. Blue vitriol, 1 dr.; camphor julep, 1 pint. For phagedenic ulcers, and in itch, &c.

2. (Dr Graves.) Sulphate of copper, 10 gr.; water, 1 fl. oz. In chilblains, ringworm, &c.

3. (Lloyd.) Sulphate of copper, 1 oz.; water, 1 pint. In itch; either alone or diluted.