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certain quantity of the Oil of Ro-fes : But it is now feldom called foror made.

unguentum è Gummi Elemi, fiveLinimentum Arcan, Ointment ofCum Elemi, or Arcxus'i Lini-ment.' Take of Gum Elemi, Turpen-

' tine of Fir, ana | ifs. of old and

* depurated Mutton Suet, | ii. of old' and depurated Hog's Lard, § i.

* mix them, and make an Oint-« ment, S. A.'

This m oft commonly goes bythe Name of Linimentum Arcsi,from Arc&us its Inventor, who ina Treatife, De recia Vulnerum Cura-tionc, Lib. i. Cap. 4. greatly extolsthis Ealfam, as he calls it, particu-larly in Wounds of the Head ; andour Surgeons fay it digefts and in-carnsmuch better than the Bafilkcn,which is apt to foul a Wound, andgenerate fungous Flefh.

Unguentum Aureum, The Golden

Ointment.

' Take of yellow Wax, ft is. of

c common Oil, ft ii. of Turpentine

' 1 ii. of the Pine-Tree Refin, and

* Colophony, ana 3 ifs. of Frankin-

* cenfe and Mafticb, ana s i. of Saf-' fron, 5 i. Firftofall meftthe Waxc in the Oil ; then put in the Tur-4 pentine, and give them a Boil to-' gether. After they have flood to

* cool a little, fift in all the reft,' finely powdered, but add the Sat

* fron laft of all, andftir them about

* with a wooden Spatula till theybecome an Ointment, S. A.'This is a Cpmpofition originally

of Mcfue, and had the Name firft gi-ven it both on account of its Co-lour, and the wonderful Virtues af-cribed to it, on which laft Scoretoo by fome Authors it is calledUnguentum Reg/7. The Auguflan

Difpenfatory, and all the Editionsof the College have received it ex-actly the fame down to the prefent :Yet I cannot learn that it is in anygreat efteem in the prefent Practiceof our Surgeons ; tho Zvietfer faysit is a wonderful good Incarner, es-pecially in the molt tender Confti-tutions : But he fays that it is muchbetter for feveral Purpofes, efpe-cially in Wounds of the Head, andTendons, to ufe in it Oil of Tur-pentine inftead of the common Oil.

Unguentum Bafilicon Minus, feuTetrapharmacum, The leffer RoyalOintment, or a Medicine of fourIngredients.

' Take of yellow Wsx, fat Re-c fin and Pitch, ana 16 fs. of Oil,' I ix. Mix them together into an' Ointment by melting, S. A.'

This is as old as Meßte, to whemit is afcrib'd as its Author. It hathbeen continued the fame thro'all the officinal Difpenfatories, ef-pecially thofe of our College, andis much ufed to incarn Wounds,tho of late, our Surgeons begin tofubftitute for fuch Intentions, Dref-fings that are not fo liable to pro-duce Fungofities, one of which isthe following.

unguentum Bafilicon Flavum, Theyellow Roval Ointment.

' Take of yellow Wax, and Re-' fin of the Pine-Tree, ana it iii.' of Strasburg Turpentine, % xii.c of Linfeed Oil, ft iii. 5 vi. Melt' them over a flow Fire ; and then' put in lb iii. of Burgundy Pitch,' and let them all melt together* into an Ointment, S. A.'

This was never before in anyofficinal Difpenfatory ; and it haththe Reputation of a very eminentPerfon now living for its Author.

It