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BORAX, BIBORATE OF SODA

Used in intestinal irritation of infants. Externally applied to thrush, and to cutaneous diseases. Dose: 5 to 30 grains. Externally applied, dissolved in 8 times its weight of honey or mucilage. CAMPHOR. Used in hysteria, asthma, chorea, and generally in spasmodic diseases. Externally, in muscular pains, bruises, etc. Dose: 3 to 5 grains, in pills. When dissolved in water, as camphor mixture, the quantity is scarcely appreciable.