2. (Jackson.) Nitrate of silver, 10 gr.; water, 1 fl. oz. For bed-sores; applied, at first, twice or thrice a day.

3. (Schreider.) Nitrate of silver, 1/2 dr.; nitric acid, 10 drops; water, 1-1/2 fl. oz. In chilblains, soft corns, &c.

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=Lotion of Nitrate of Silver (Strong).= LOTIO ARGENTI NITRATIS FORTIS. Nitrate of silver, 60 gr.; distilled water, 1 oz.

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=Lotion of Nitrate of Sil'ver, Etherial.= LOTIO ARGENTI NITRATIS ÆTHEREA. Nitrate of silver, 20 gr.; distilled water, 1 dr.; spirit of nitrous ether, 1 oz.

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=Lotion of Ni'tre.= _Syn._ LOTIO POTASSÆ NITRATIS, L. _Prep._ 1. Nitre, 3 dr.; vinegar, 1/4 pint; water, 3/4 pint.

2. Nitre, 2 dr.; sal ammoniac, 1 dr.; vinegar and water, of each 1/2 pint. In sprains, contusions, extravasations, tender feet, chilblains, &c. Diluted with an equal bulk of water, it is a popular application to 'black eyes.'

=Lotion of Ni'tric Acid.= _Syn._ LOTIO ACIDI, L. ACIDI NITRICI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Collier.) Nitric acid, 1/2 fl. oz.; water, 1 pint. In lepra, and other scaly skin diseases.

2. (Ph[oe]bus.) Nitric acid, 1 fl. dr.; laudanum, 1-1/2 fl. dr.; rose water, 1/2 pint. For venereal ulcers.

=Lo'tion of Nitromuriat'ic Acid.= _Syn._ LOTION OF AQUA REGIA. _Prep._ (Copland.) Nitromuriatic acid, 1-1/4 dr.; water, 1 pint. In gangrene and mortification.

=Lotion of Nux Vom'ica.= _Syn._ LOTIO NUCIS VOMICÆ, L. _Prep._ 1. Alcoholic extract of nux vomica, 10 gr.; rectified spirit and water, of each 2-1/2 fl. oz. In amaurosis.

2. (Radius.) Alcoholic extract of nux vomica, 8 gr.; liquor of ammonia (stronger), 1/2 fl. oz.; rectified spirit, 2 fl. oz. In paralysed limbs.

=Lotion of O'pium.= _Syn._ LOTIO OPII, L. OPIATA, L. _Prep._ 1. (Christison.) Opium, 40 gr.; water, 1/4 pint; infuse, add to the filtered liquid a solution of sugar of lead, 40, in water, 1/4 pint, and filter.

2. (St B. Hosp.) Opium, 1-1/2 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint; triturate and strain. Anodyne; the first is also refrigerant and discutient.

=Lotion of Ox'ide of Zinc.= _Syn._ LOTIO ZINCI OXYDI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Augustin.) Oxide of zinc, 1 dr.; elder-flower water, 1-1/2 fl. oz. In pustular erysipelas.

2. (Hosp. F.) Oxide of zinc, 1/2 dr.; mucilage, 2 fl. dr.; water, 6 fl. dr. As an astringent and desiccant, in scrofulous eruptions, excoriations, moist chaps, &c.