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Milburn's Mixture
Precipita- enough to make 10 fluid drachms. Dose, in ted prepared chalk, loaf sugar, and gum-ara- the beginning, 10 minims. bic, of each 2 drachms; green mint water, 45 5356. Brandish's Alkaline Tincture ounces; laudanum, 10 minims; spirits of of Rhuharb. Coarsely powdered rhubarb, 1 lavender , 2 drachms; simple syrup, 1½ oun-ounce; Brandish's alkaline solution, 32 fluid ces; tincture of kino, 1 ounce. Mix. Useful ounces. The original formula directs only in loose bowels in children, and can be given ounce rhubarb, but as smaller doses. than to them after each evacuation, regardless of were given by Dr. Brandish are now usually number. Dose , from to 1 table-spoonful. prescribed, the quantity of rhubarb is here Shake the mixture well each time before increased. Or an alkaline infusion of rhubarb using it.