Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume I Part 292

=Infusion of South'ernwood.= _Syn._ SOUTHERNWOOD TEA; INFUSUM ABROTANI, L.

From the herb southernwood or old man (_Absinthium Abrotanum_).

Antispasmodic, tonic, and vermifuge; in hysteria, difficult and painful menstruation, worms, &c.

=Infusion, Stim'ulant.= _Syn._ INFUSUM STIMULANS, L. _Prep._ (Dr Paris.) Black mustard seed (bruised), and dittander, of each 1/2 oz.; boiling water, 16 fl. oz.; macerate for 1 hour, strain, and when cold add of spirit of sal-volatile, 1 fl. dr.; spirit of pimento, 1/2 fl. oz.--_Dose_, 2 table-spoonfuls 3 times a day; in palsy.

=Infusion of Stink'ing Hel'lebore.= _Syn._ INFUSUM h.e.l.lEBORI FTIDI, L.

_Prep._ (Woodville.) Dried leaves of setter-wort or _h.e.l.leborus ftidum_, 1/2 dr. (or green herb, 2 dr.); boiling water, 16 fl. oz.; macerate 1 hour, and strain. Aperient and vermifuge; and emetic, in large doses. It is chiefly used against the large round worms of children and females, taken fasting.

=Infusion of Suc'cory.= _Syn._ CHICORY TEA; INFUSUM CHICORII, L. From the dried root. Aperient, deobstruent, and tonic; either alone or sweetened with honey or sugar.

=Infusion of Sweet Flag.= _Syn_. CALAMUS TEA, SWEET-FLAG T.; INFUSUM ACORI, I. CALAMI AROMATICI, L. An aromatic stimulant, tonic, and stomachic. See SWEET FLAG.

=Infusion of Tam'arinds.= _Syn._ INFUSUM TAMARINDI, L. Cooling and laxative; in sore throat, febrile affections, &c., taken _ad libitum_. See INFUSION OF SENNA.

=Infusion of Tan'sy.= _Syn._ TANSY TEA; INFUSUM TANACETI, L. From the dried herb, or the green herb using double the quant.i.ty. Aromatic, bitter, tonic, and vermifuge.

=Infusion of Tar.= _Syn._ TAR WATER, TAR TEA; INFUSUM PICIS LIQUIDae, AQUA P. L. (Ph. D.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Bishop Berkeley.) Wood tar, 1 quart; cold water, 1 gall.; stir with a stick for 15 minutes, then allow the tar to subside, strain, and keep it in well-stoppered jars.

2. (Ph. D.) As the last. Taken to the extent of a pint daily in chronic catarrhal and nephritic affections; also used as a lotion in chronic cutaneous diseases, especially those of the scalp in children. See DECOCTION.

=Infusion of Tarax'ac.u.m.= See INFUSION OF DANDELION.

=Infusion of Tobac'co.= _Syn._ TOBACCO WATER; INFUSUM TABACI, L. _Prep._ (Ph. D. 1826.) Tobacco leaves, 1 dr.; boiling water, 16 fl. oz.; macerate for an hour. Used for enemas; in strangulated hernia, obstinate colic, &c., observing not to administer more than one half at a time; also as a wash to kill pediculi.

=Infusion, Ton'ic.= See INFUSIONS OF CALUMBA, CASCARILLA, GENTIAN, &c., also MIXTURES.

=Infusion of Sessamum.= (Dr Wood.) _Syn._ INFUSUM SESAMI. _Prep._ Two fresh leaves of sessamum (Venne) infused in 8 oz. of cold water, form a mucilaginous demulcent drink. Dried leaves require hot water.

=Infusion of Silk-weed.= _Syn._ INFUSUM ASCLEPIADIS. _Prep._ Bark of the common silk-weed, 1 oz.; boiling water, 1 pint.-_Dose_, 1 oz. to 1-1/2 oz.

In cough and dyspna.

=Infusion of Tre'foil.= See INFUSION OF BUCKBEAN.

=Infusion of Tu'lip-tree Bark.= _Syn._ INFUSUM LIRIODENDRI, L. From the bark of the tulip tree (_Liriodendron tulipifera_). Diaph.o.r.etic, stimulant, stomachic, and tonic; in dyspepsia, fevers, &c.; also used to flavour liquors.

=Infusion of Tur'meric.= _Syn._ INFUSION CURc.u.mae, L. Used as a test and to prepare test-paper. When required for keeping, about 1-7th of its volume of rectified spirit must be added.

=Infusion of Valer'ian.= _Syn._ INFUSUM VALERIANE (B. L., Ph. L. & D.), L.

_Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Valerian, bruised, 120 gr.; boiling distilled water, 10 oz.; infuse 1 hour and strain.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 oz.

2. (Ph. L.) Valerian root, 1/2 oz.; boiling distilled water, 1 part; infuse for an hour in a covered vessel, and strain.

3. (Ph. D.) Valerian, 2 dr.; boiling water, 9 fl. oz. Antispasmodic and nervine; in hysteria, hypochondriasis, epilepsy, and low fevers.

4. (Compound; INFUSUM VALERIANae COMPOSITUM, L.) Yellow cinchona bark, 1 oz.; valerian, 1/2 oz.; boiling water, 1 pint; as before. In debilitated nervous habits.

=Infusion of Vanil'la.= _Syn._ VANILLA TEA; INFUSUM VANILLae, L. _Prep._ Vanilla, 1-1/2 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint. A stimulant antispasmodic; in hysteria, rheumatism, anaphrodisia, &c.; but chiefly used as a flavouring for liqueurs, confectionery, &c.

=Infusion of Vittie Vayr.= _Syn._ VITTIE VAYR TEA; INFUSUM VETIVERIae, L.

From the roots of _Andropogon muricatus_ (VETIVER, VITTIE VAYR, or CUSCUS). Antispasmodic, diaph.o.r.etic, and stimulant, and, when warm, diaph.o.r.etic and emmenagogue; in rheumatism gout, slight febrile cases, &c.; and as a prophylactic of cholera. See ESSENCE.

=Infusion of Wall-pel'litory.= _Syn._ INFUSUM PARIETARIae, L. From the dried herb (_Parietaria officinalis_). Aperient, diuretic, and pectoral; in asthmas, dropsies, calculous affections, &c.

=Infusion of Wal'nut Leaves.= _Syn._ WALNUT-LEAF TEA; INFUSUM JUGLANDIS, L. From the fresh leaves of the common walnut (_Juglans regia_); also from the inner wood-bark, and the green rind of the fruit. See DECOCTION and EXTRACT.

=Infusion of Water-fen'nel.= _Syn._ INFUSUM Ph.e.l.lANDRI, L. _Prep._ (Bird.) Seeds of water-fennel, 5 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint.--_Dose_, 3 to 4 fl.

dr.; to check excessive expectoration.

=Infusion of Whor'tleberry.= _Syn._ INFUSUM UVae URSI, L. With alkalies, henbane, or opium, in diseases of the urinary organs; and with sulphuric acid and foxglove, in affections of the lungs. See DECOCTION and EXTRACT.

_Note._--Infusum Uvae Ursi of the Brit. Pharmacopia.

=Infusion of Wild-cherry Bark.= _Syn._ INFUSUM PRUNI VIRGINIANae (Ph. U.

S.), L. _Prep._ (Ph. U. S.) Wild cherry-tree bark (_Prunus Virginiana_ or _Cerasus Serotina_), 1/2 oz.; cold water, 16 fl. oz.; infuse 24 hours, and strain. A valuable tonic and febrifuge. Wild-cherry bark also exercises a sedative action on the circulatory and nervous system, and is much used in America in a variety of diseases.

=Infusion of Wild Gin'ger.= _Syn._ INFUSUM ASARI CANADENSIS, L. From the root of wild ginger or Canada snake-root (_Asarum Canadense_). A warm stimulant diaph.o.r.etic, in the same cases as INFUSION OF VIRGINIAN SNAKE-ROOT.

=Infusion of Wil'low Bark.= _Syn._ INFUSUM SALICIS, L. From the bark of the white or common willow (_Salix alba_). Astringent, tonic, and febrifuge; often used instead of INFUSION OF CINCHONA.

=Infusion of Win'ter Green.= _Syn._ INFUSUM PYROLae, I. CHIMAPHILae, L.

Astringent, tonic, and diuretic; in dropsy, nephritic pains, and chronic affections of the urinary organs. It blackens the urine, like uva ursi.

See DECOCTION.

=Infusion of Wood Soot.= _Syn._ SOOT TEA; INFUSUM FULIGINIS LIGNI, L.

Antacid and stimulant. A similar preparation is also made from coal-soot, which is reputed antispasmodic and vermifuge.

=Infusion of Worm'wood.= _Syn._ WORMWOOD TEA, INFUSUM ABSINTHII, L. From the fresh tops of the plant, or from only half the quant.i.ty of the dried herb. In loss of appet.i.te, dyspepsia, amenorrha, leucorrha, gout, worms, &c. See BITTERS.

=INHALA'TION.= _Syn._ Inhalatio, L. In _medicine_, the drawing in or inspiring of vapour with the breath. Inhalations (INHALATIONES) are vapours or gases imbibed for the purpose of medicating the mucous membrane of the air-pa.s.sages. The substances that are to furnish the vapours or fumes are put into a vessel called an 'inhaler' (see INHALER), which may be simply a small covered pot or mug of metal or gla.s.s, furnished with a short flexible tube, terminating in a small mouth-piece. In many cases even this simple apparatus may be dispensed with, and the fumes inhaled by holding the head over a vessel containing a little of the substance furnishing them; or, as with chloroform, a little may be dropped on a handkerchief or napkin, which is then held to the nose.

The following are the princ.i.p.al substances that are employed for inhalations at the present day:--

1. Carbonic acid gas and nitrous oxide; occasionally used in phthisis, by means of a bladder and mouth-piece.

2. Chlorine gas; exhibited by adding 5 or 6 drops of aqueous chlorine to the water (tepid) of the inhaler, which should be, in this case, of gla.s.s; employed in France for phthisis, but seldom used in England.

3. Chloroform; as an anaesthetic.

4. Vapour of iodine, administered in the same way as chlorine; occasionally used in phthisis.

5. Oxygen and hydrogen gases, either alone or diluted with air; employed in asthma and phthisis, by means of a bladder and mouth-piece.

6. Tar vapour, obtained by heating tar, mixed with a little carbonate of potash, over a spirit lamp, occasionally employed in bronchitis, and recommended by Sir A. Crighton in phthisis, but appears of little value in the latter.

7. Steam of hot water; in bronchitis, and to allay the cough in phthisis; small quant.i.ties of the seeds of henbane, opium, poppy-heads, &c., are frequently added to produce an anodyne effect. See CIGARS (in pharmacy), DISINFECTANTS, FUMIGATION, VAPOURS, &c.

=INJEC'TION.= _Syn._ INJECTIO, L. In _medicine_, any liquid medicine thrown into a cavity of the body by means of a syringe or an elastic bag.

Those thrown into the r.e.c.t.u.m are commonly called 'clysters' or 'enemata,'