Doses
DOSES MUST ALWAYS BE MEASURED.NEVER GUESS
AGE: For an adult, suppose the dose to be 1 drachm. Then:
Up to 1 year will require 1/12 (or 5 grains)
Up to 2 year will require 1/8 (or 8 grains)
Up to 3 year will require 1/6 (or 10 grains)
Up to 4 year will require 1/4 (or 15 grains)
Up to 7 year will require 1/3 (or 1 scruples)
Up to 14 year will require 1/2 (or 1/2 drachm)
Up to 20 year will require 2/3 (or 2 scruples)
Above 20, the full dose of 1 drachm
Above 65, the inverse graduation of the above
Take into consideration:
SEX: Women usually require smaller doses than men
TEMPERAMENT: Stimulants and purgatives more readily affect a cheery, optimistic sort of person than a sluggish, unemotional type of person. The former will require smaller doses.
HABITS: Those who use stimulants-smokers, those who drink alcohol regularly will require larger doses.
CLIMATE: Medicines an act differently on the same individuals in summer and winter, or in countries/regions of different climates. In general, the warmer the climate, the smaller the required dose.
Measurements:
1 ml = 20 drops
5 ml = 1 tsp
20 ml = 1 tbsp
70 ml = 1 Sherry glass
125 ml = 4 oz.
150 ml = 1 cup
250 ml = 8 oz.
500 ml = 16 oz.
750 ml = 24 oz.
Tsp = teaspoon / Tbsp = tablespoon
1 grain (gr)
1 scruple (ei) = 20 gr
1 drachm (dr) = 3 ei or 60gr
1 ounce (oz) = 8 dr or 480gr
1 pound (lb) = 16oz or 7,000 grains
Grams (g) and Kilograms (Kg) should be measured on a kitchen scale cabapble of measuring metric.
ab lib: means, when needed
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