Doses of Medicines.

In the medicine table that follows, the doses given are those of Lloyd's Specific Medicines. They are reliable, of uniform strength and used by most Eclectics. However, good, reliable fluid extracts may be used in similar doses.

Most herbs, flowers, leaves, roots and barks lose their strength by drying, therefore, should be prepared from the green herbs, flowers, leaves, roots or bark. As Lloyd's Specific Medicines are made to conform with these rules, they are, as stated before, reliable and of uniform strength. The doses given are the average, and the physician has to use his judgment in this matter, adopting the size and frequency of dose to conditions present.

Some medicines and under certain conditions are best given before meals; again others after or a little after meals. That every physician should dispense his own medicines will find more and more favor, and in course of time will be adopted by most all physicians. It keeps him in touch with the drugs he uses and thus will help him in the knowledge and study of his materia medica and therapeutics. All those marked with S. should be kept in stock in 4 ounce quantities at least, while those marked SS. it is advisable to keep in pound lots. Those marked P. are such that are desirable to be carried in the pocket case. Any remedy in the following table that is marked * indicates that it is a drug outside of Lloyd's Specific Medicines. T refers us to teaspoonful.

Signs Names of Drugs. Quantity Water or
Menstrum		 Dose How Often
S Acidum Hydrochloricum, dil. ʒ i ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
Acidum Nitricum gtt. i to ii ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Acidum Sulphuricum, dil. ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Achillea Mill. ℥ i ℥ iii T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S P Aconite gtt. v to xv ℥ iv T Every 1 to 2 Hours.
S Aesculus Hip. gtt. xx to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
Ailanthus gtt. x to xxx. ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
Aletris Farinosa ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S *Ammonia Carbonate ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S P *Ammonia Muriate ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S P Apis M. gtt. v to xv ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S P Apocynum Can. ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 3 Hours.
S P Asclepias T. ʒss to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Avena Sativa ʒ i to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S P Baptisia ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
Barosma ʒss to 1 Every 3 to 6 Hours.
SS Berberis Aquif. ʒ i to iv ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S P Bryonia Alba gtt. x to xxx ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S P Belladonna gtt. v to xv ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S *Capsella Bursa Pastoris ʒ i to iii ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S P Cactus Grand ʒss to i ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Calendula ʒss to i ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S P Cannabis Indica gtt. x to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S P *Colocynthis, 2d dilution gtt. v to xx ℥ iv T Every ½ to 3 Hours.
S *Carduus Marianus ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 1 to 3 Hours.
S P Caulophyllum T. ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 1 to 3 Hours.
S Ceanothus Am. ʒ i to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Chimaphila Umb . ʒ ii to vi ℥ iv T Every 3 Hours.
S P Chionanthus ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S P Cimicifuga ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Collinsonia ʒss to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Convallaria Majalis gtt. xv to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Corydalis Formosa ʒ ii to vi ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
Cypripedium ʒss to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S P Cinnamomum gtt. x to ʒss Every 3 to 4 Hours.
SS P Crataegus gtt. xxx to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Damiana ʒ ii to vi ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Digitalis gtt. x to xxx ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Dioscorea Vil. ʒss to iii ℥ iv T Every 1 to 3 Hours.
S Drosera ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Dulcamara ʒss to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
SS P Echinacea ʒ ii to vi ℥ iv T Every 1 to 4 Hours.
Epigae Repens ʒss to i ℥ iv T Every 3 Hours.
S P Ergot gtt. x to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S Erigeron ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
SS Eriodictyon Glut. ʒss to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S Eryngium ʒss to i ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Eucalyptus ʒss to iii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
Eupatorium Per. ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
Eupatorium Purp. ʒ ii to iv ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Euphrasia Off. ʒ ii to iii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
Gaultheria ʒ i to iv ℥ iv T Every 3 Hours.
S P Gelsemium gtt. xv to ʒ 1 ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Geranium ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Gossypium ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
SS Grindelia Robusta ʒ i to iii ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S *Grindelia Squarrosa ʒss to 1 ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Hamamelis ʒ ii to vi ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Helonias Dioica ʒss to i ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Hydrangea ʒ i to vi ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Hydrastis ʒss to i ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S P Hyoscyamus ʒss to i ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S P Ignatia Am. gtt. x to xx ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
Inula Hel. ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S P Ipecac gtt. x to xxx ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Iris gtt. xx to ʒ i ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S P Jaborandi ʒ i to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Juglans ʒ i to ʒ iv ℥ iv T Every 3 Hours.
S Leptandra ʒss to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 4 Hours.
S P Lobelia gtt. x to ʒ i ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
Lycopodium ʒss to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 3 Hours.
S Lycopus V ʒ i to ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S P Matricaria ʒ i to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 1 Hour.
Mitchella gtt. x to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S P Nux Vomica gtt. x to xx ℥ iv T Every 3 Hours.
S Nepeta Cataria ʒ i to ʒ iii ℥ iv T Every 1 Hour.
S Oenanthe Croc. gtt. v to vi ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Oxydendron ʒss to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S P Passiflora Incarnata ʒss to ʒ iv ℥ iv T Every 4 Hours.
S P Phytolacca ʒss to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
Plantago Major ʒ ii to iv ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
SS Potassium Acetate ʒi to ʒ iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S P Podophyllum ʒss to ʒ i ℥ iv T Every 4 Hours.
S Prunus V gtt. x to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 4 Hours.
S P Pulsatilla gtt. x to ʒ i ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Pinus Canadensis ʒss to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 1 to 2 Hours.
S Piper Methysticum ʒ i to ʒ iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
Podophyllin Trit. 1 to 100. grain i to x --- --
S Polymnia Uvedalia ʒss to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 1 to 2 Hours.
Polytrichum Junip. ʒ ii to ʒ iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
Rheum ʒ ii to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Rhus Aromatica ʒss to iii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S P Rhus Tox gtt. v to xxx ℥ iv T Every 1 to 3 Hours.
SS Salix Nigra Aments ʒ ii to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Sanguinaria gtt. x to xxx ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
SS Saw Palmetto ʒ i to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Scutellaria gtt. x to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Senecio gtt. x to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Sodium Sulphite grain v to xx --- --- Every 3 Hours.
S Sodium Phosphate grain v to x --- --- Every 3 Hours.
S Staphisagria gtt. x to ʒ i ℥ iv T Every 3 Hours.
S Sticta gtt. x to ʒ ii ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Stramonium gtt. x to xx ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S P Strophanthus gtt. x to xxx ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S Senna gtt. x to ʒ i ℥ iv T Every 2 Hours.
S Solanum Car. gtt. x to ʒss ℥ iv T Every 4 Hours.
Stigmata Maydis ʒss to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S Stillingia ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S Syzygium Jambolanum ʒss ℥ iv T Every 3 to 4 Hours.
S T'riticum ʒ ii to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S Thuja gtt. x to ʒ i ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Tiger Lily ʒss to iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S P Veratrum V gtt. x to ʒss ℥ iv T Every 2 to 3 Hours.
S Vesicaria Communis ʒ i to ʒ iv ℥ iv T Every 2 to 4 Hours.
S P Viburnum Prunif. ʒ i to ii ℥ iv T Every 1 to 3 Hours.
S P Viburnum Opulus ʒss to ii ℥ iv T Every ½ to 3 Hours
S Xanthoxylum ʒ ii to iv ℥ iv T Every 1 to 4 Hours.
Zingiber ʒ ii to vi ℥ iv T Every 1 to 3 Hours.

NOTE—Besides some of Lloyd's Specific Medicines and some drugs in their primary form, the writer carries in his pocket-case the following of Abbott's Alkaloidal Granules, viz.: Aconitine, atropine, glonoine, hyoscyamine, morphine, lobelin, pilocarpine, and strychnine. These are reliable, effective and take very little space, therefore convenient to carry in a small pocket case.

The Materia Medica and Clinical Therapeutics, 1905, was written by Fred J. Petersen, M.D.