DECOCTUM ZITTMANNI
\dɪkˈɒktəm zˈɪtmɐnˌi], \dɪkˈɒktəm zˈɪtmɐnˌi], \d_ɪ_k_ˈɒ_k_t_ə_m z_ˈɪ_t_m_ɐ_n_ˌi]\
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Zittmanns Decoction. A most absurd farrago, extolled by Theden in venereal diseases, the formula for which, according to Jourdan, "some blockheads have lately reproduced among us as novelty." It is composed of sarsaparilla, pulvis stypticus, calomel and cinnabar, boiled in water with aniseed, fennel need, and liquorice root. A stronger and a weaker decoction were directed by Zittmann. Formulae for its preparation are contained in Jourdans Pharmacopoeia Universalis; and in Linckes Vollstandiges Recept-Taschenbuch. Leipz., 1841.
By Robley Dunglison
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