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BALSAMUM HUNGARICUM.—HUNGARIAN BALSAM.
BALSAMUM CANADENSE.—CANADIAN BALSAM.
Synonimfs: — Terebinthina Canadensis, Re-sina liquida Pini balsamei, Resina finidaCanadensis, Terebinthina balsamea. —-Baume du Canada, Resine fluide du Ca-nada, ïerebintliine du Canada, FauxBauine de Gilead, Fr. ; CanadensischerBalsam, Germ. ; Kanadisk Terpentin,Dan.LoND. ; DuBL. ; Edinb. ; Amst. ; Dan. ;Gall. ; Fuld. ; Wirtem. ; Bergius ;Coxe ; Guibourt ; Paris ; Saunders ;Spielmann.
This liquid resin is sometimes met withtransparent, nearly colourless, and possess-ing: a mild odour; sometimes, coloured, dia-phonous, thick, glutinous, and of a strongerodour. Its odour is always agreeable ; itstaste is acrid with a flavour of rancidity.
It is obtained in the purest state, eitherby opening the utricles which form on thetrunk and principal branches of the Abiesbalsamea Mill. ; a tree of Canada (Monœ-cia Monadelphia, Linn. ; Conifera?, Juss. ;Fit). Lamb./;. 48. t. 31) ; or by making in-cisions into the trunk itself.
A similar resin flows from the Pinus Ca-nadensis, Linn. ; a tree of North America.
The Canadian Balsam differs very littlefrom copaiba, in its action upon the animaleconomy. It is classedamong the diuretics ;and is stimulant. — Dose, from thirty tofifty drops.
BALSAMIC LOHOCH. (BORIEs)
R. Canadian Balsam, half a dram.
Yolk of Egg one.
Honey of Roses, two ounces.
Mix. — Dose, two or three spoonfuls, in
the course of the day. It may be found
useful in blenorrhcea, gradually augmenting
the quantity of balsam.
tincture or Canadian balsam.
Tinctura sea Essentia Balsami Canadensisroborans, Tinctura balsámica composita.
of each,six ounces.
(Fuld. ; Augustin ; Piderit ; Swe-
diaur)
R. Canadian Balsam, three ounces.
Guaiac Resin, half an ounce.
Alcohol, one pound.
Digest for three days, in a moderate
heat ; then add to the filtered tincture
Essential Oil of Mint, two drains.
Mix. (Piderit)R. Compound Tincture ofBenzoin,Tincture of Guaiac,Canadian Balsam, two ounces.
Digest in a moderate heat, frequentlyshaking the vessel. Filter, and addEssential Oil of Peppermint,
one dram and a half.Mix. (Swediaur)
R. Canadian Balsam, two ounces.
Guaiac Resin, one ounce.
Alcohol, twelve ounces.
Digest for three days ; then add to thefiltered tincture
Essential Oil of Peppermint, one dram.Mix. (Fuld.)
Augustin prescribes two ounces of Ca-nadian balsam, half an ounce of guaiac resin,one pound of alcohol, and two drams of oilof mint.
This tincture is prescribed as stimulant,nervine, diuretic, and diaphoretic. It isemployed in gout, gonorrhoea, and in leu-corrhcea. — Dose, a tea-spoonful, twice orthrice a day, in wine or water.
BALSAMIC PILLS. (AUGUSTIN)
R. Canadian Balsam, two ounces.
Kino, half an ounce.
Root of Tormentil, a sufficient quantity.Mix, and divide into pills of five grainseach. — Dose, four, morning and evening, inchronic gonorrhoea, and in diabetes.
BALSAMUM HUNGARICUM.—HUNGARIAN OR CARPATHIAN
BALSAM.
Synonimes :— Balsamum Carpathicum na-tivum, Oleum Carpathicum. — Baume desCarputhes, Baume de Hongrie, Fr. ; Un-garisches Balsam, Carpathischer Balsam,Krumbholzcel, Germ.
Gall.; Coxe; Murray and Gmelin.This resin is liquid, transparent, and
colourless. It has a strong smell, similar
to that of juniper; and a warm and balsamictaste.
It runs from incisions made inthebranchesof the Pinus Mughos, Scop, a tree of themountains of Hungary and of Germany.(Monœcia Monadelphia, Linn.; Conifera,3 vss.; Fig. Jac(\. Ic. rar. t. 193.)
It is seldom employed.