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Physician's Materia Medica on Paregoric (camphorated Tincture Opium)
PAREGORIC (Camphorated Tincture Opium)
Carminative, anodyne. bronchial sedative. Each fluidrachm represents nearly 23-100 gr. Powdered Opium and the same quantity of Benzoic Acid, of Camphor and of Oil Anise. Dose for an adult, 4 to 8 c. c. (60 to 120 M); for an infant, 0.1 to 1.0 c. c. (2 to 20 drops).1
Carminative, anodyne. bronchial sedative. Each fluidrachm represents nearly 23-100 gr. Powdered Opium and the same quantity of Benzoic Acid, of Camphor and of Oil Anise. Dose for an adult, 4 to 8 c. c. (60 to 120 M); for an infant, 0.1 to 1.0 c. c. (2 to 20 drops).1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.