Mistura Cretae Composita, B.P.C. Compound Chalk Mixture.
Botanical name:
Related entry: Catechu - Cardamom Seeds - Catechu and Chalk Mixture
Synonym.—Board of Health Cholera Mixture.
| Compound Aromatic Powder | 2.05 | | | 180 grains |
| Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia | 1.88 | | | 180 minims |
| Tincture of Catechu | 6.25 | | | 1 ¼ fl. ounces |
| Compound Tincture of Cardamoms | 3.75 | | | 360 minims |
| Tincture of Opium | 0.62 | | | 60 minims |
| Chalk Mixture | to 100.00 | | | to 20 fl. ounces |
Triturate the compound aromatic powder with a small quantity of the chalk mixture, and gradually add sufficient of the latter to produce about 50 (10 fluid ounces); then add the tinctures and spirit, previously mixed together, and make up to the required volume with chalk mixture.
Dose.—30 mils (1 fluid ounce) for an adult; 15 mils (½ fluid ounce) for a child twelve years old; 8 mils (2 fluid drachms) for a child seven years old.
