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555. Mixtures. 556. Fever, Simple. Add three ounces of spirit of mindererus (Liquor ammonia acetatis), three drachms of spirits of sweet nitre, four drachms of antimonial wine, and a drachm of syrup of saffron, to four ounces of water, or medicated water, such as cinnamon, aniseed, &c. Dose, for an adult, one or two tablespoonfuls every three hours. Use as a diaphoretic. 557. Aromatic. Mix two drachms of aromatic confection with two drachms of compound tincture of cardamoms, and eight ounces of peppermint water. Dose, from one ounce to one and a half. Use in flatulent colic and spasms of the bowels. 558. Cathartic. Dissolve two ounces of Epsom salts in six ounces of compound infusion of senna, then add two ounces of peppermint water. Dose, from one and a half to two ounces. Use as a warm and active cathartic. 559. Diuretic. Dissolve one drachm of powdered nitre in three ounces of camphor mixture; add five ounces of the decoction of broom, with six drachms of sweet spirits of nitre, and three drachms of tincture of squills; mix. Dose, one teaspoonful every two hours, or two tablespoonfuls every three hours. Use, excellent in dropsies 560. Cough. Dissolve three grains of tartar emetic and fifteen grains of opium in one pint of boiling water, then add four ounces of treacle, two ounces of vinegar, and one pint more of boiling water. Dose, from two teaspoonfuls to two tablespoonfuls, according to circumstances, every three hours, or three times a day. Use in common catarrh, bronchitis, and irritable cough.