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638 Preparations and Compositions. Part III.

Unguentum ceim flav^:. Dub.Ointment of Yellow Wax.Take of

Purified yellow wax, a pound;Prepared hogs lard, four pounds.Make into an ointment.

UnGCENTUM CEKiE ALBiE. Dub.

Ointment of White Wax,Is prepared in the same manner, with whitwwax, instead ofyellow.

Unguentum sambuci. Lond.Elder Ointment.Take of

Elder flowers,

Prepared lard, of each two pounds.Boil the flowers in the lard till they become crisp ; then ex-press through linen.

Dub.Take of

Fresh elder flowers, three pounds ;

Prepared hogs lard, four pounds;

Mutton suet, two pounds.Boil the flowtfrs in the lard, until they become crisp; then

strain with expression ; lastly, add the suet, and melt them

together.

Compositions of this kind were formerly very frequent;but vegetables, by boiling in fats and oils, impart to themnothing but a htile mucilage, which change the greasy oilsto drying oils, and any resin or volatile oil they may contain ;but that also is never in such quantity as to affect the natureof the fit or fixed oil. We therefore do not suppose thatthis ointment possesses any properties different from a simpleointment of the same consistence, except its fragrancy.

LlMMENTUM TEREBINTHINa:. Lond.

Turpentine Liniment.Take of

Cerate of resin, one pound ;

Oil of turpentine, half a pint.Add the oil of turpentine to the cerate melted, and mix.

Much used for rubbing parts affected with rheumatic pains,and on sprained joints.