Vinum Opii
London Pharmacopœia
by Thomas Castle, 1826
Member of Physical Society, Guy`s Hospital

TAKE of extract of opium an ounce; cinnamon bark bruised; cloves bruised, of each a drachm, proof spirit six fluidounces; distilled water ten fluidounces. Macerate for eight days and strain.

This compound was formerly known by the name of Sydenham`s Liquid Laudanum.... The dose is from ten drops to a drachm.

Vinum Opii L.D.E.
Translation of the
New London Pharmacopœia
by J. Birkbeck Nevins, M.D., 1851
Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans

TAKE of extract of opium, two ounces and a half, cinnamon, bruised, cloves, bruised, each, two drachms and a half; sherry wine, two pints. Macerate for seven days and strain.

Medical properties and uses - It is not often given internally but is chiefly used in the chronic stage of ophthalmia, in which it was recommended by Mr. Ware. It causes acute pain for a few minutes, which is soon followed by great relief. Two or three drops should be dropped into the outer angle of the eye just before bedtime.

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