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Physician's Materia Medica on Calcium Hydrate (lime)
CALCIUM HYDRATE (Lime)
In the form of Lime Water, Calcium Hydrate is a useful antacid having also an astringent action. Milk mixed with lime water is often retained and digested when milk alone disagrees with the stomach. Dose of Lime water (Liqnor Caleis), 4 c. c. (1 fluidrachm) to 30 or even 60 c. c. (l to 2 fluidounces).1
In the form of Lime Water, Calcium Hydrate is a useful antacid having also an astringent action. Milk mixed with lime water is often retained and digested when milk alone disagrees with the stomach. Dose of Lime water (Liqnor Caleis), 4 c. c. (1 fluidrachm) to 30 or even 60 c. c. (l to 2 fluidounces).1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.