BALSAMIC! PERUVIANUM.— PERUVIAN BALSAM.
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R. TinctureofPerurianBalsam, oneounce.
Simple Syrup, warm, two pounds.
Mix gradually together, and evaporate
the alcohol in a water-hath. (Lusit.)
R. Syrup of Roses, twelve ounces.
Tincture of Peruvian Balsam,
four drams.Mix. (Bruns. ; Wirtem.)
R. Gum Arahic, one part.
Water, a sufficient quantity
to make a mucilage. Mix with it, by tri-turation,
Peruvian Balsam, two parts.
Then add
Simple Syrup,
one hundred and twenty-eight parts.Mix. (Van Mons)
R. Root of Florentine Iris, "1 of each,
--------- Liquorice, J one ounce.
Mastic, ]
Oiibanum, c ■ « ,*.
o . ' >of each, half an ounce.
Benzoin, '
S torax, J
Galbanum, one ounce.
Rhenish Wine, a sufficient quantity.
Boil ; and add to one pound and a half
of the strained decoction,
White Sugar, three pounds.
Incorporate with the syrup
Tincture of Peruvian Balsam,
half an ounce.Mix intimately. (Palat.)
OPHTHALMIC SPIRIT.
Spiritus Ophthalmicus Hirnlyi. (Niemann)
R. Essential Oil of Cloves, of each,
—■ -------------------- Lavender, > four
■----------------------- Amber, J drops.
Peruvian Balsam, six drops.
Alcohol, half an ounce.
Dissolve, and filter through cotton.
This is recommended to be rubbed
round the eye, in diseases attributed to
weakness of that organ.
EMBROCATION FOR CHILBLAINS. (RaTIEr)
R. Peruvian Balsam, half an ounce.
Alcohol, four ounces.
Dissolve, and add
Hydrochloric Acid, one dram.
Tincture of Benzoin, half an ounce.
BALSAMIC PLASTER.
Emplastrum Perumanum. (Augustin)
R. Peruvian Balsam, two drams.
Opium, one scruple.
Diachylon Plaster with Gum,
a sufficient quantity.Mix perfectly.
R. Opiate Plaster, one ounce and a half.
Camphor, one scruple.
Peruvian Balsam, a sufficent quantity.Mix.
It is applied in cardialgía and in chronicrheumatism.
APHRODISIAC LINIMENT. (PiERQUIn)
R. Peruvian Balsam, half an ounce.
Oil of Bay, one ounce.
-------- Chamomile, two ounces.
Tincture of Myrrh, "j of each,
■---------------- Aloes, !• a sufficient
Ambergris, J quantity.Mix.
It is to be rubbed upon the pubic and pe-rineal regions, at bed-time.
MAMMILARY LINIMENT.
Linimentum gummoso-balsamicum. (Augus-tin ; Niemann)
R. Peruvian Balsam, one dram.
Gum Arabic, in powder, two drams.Oil of Almonds, one dram and a half.Rose Water, one ounce.
Mix.
It is to be applied to excoriated nipples,
five or six times a day.
R. Myrrh, one dram.
Yolk of Egg, a sufficient quantity.
Rose Water, one ounce.
Gum Arabic, two scruples.
Peruvian Balsam, one scruple.
Mix. (Augustin)
R. Cocoa Nut Oil, two drams.
Acetate of Lead, half a dram.
Peruvian Balsam, fifteen drops.Mix. (Augustin)
ACOUSTIC BALSAM. (PARIS)
R. Peruvian Balsam, half a dram.
Balsamum Tranquillum,! of each,Onion Juice, J one ounce.
Mix.
A few drops of this are introduced intothe ear, on cotton, in accidental deafness,when unaccompanied with pain and inflam-mation.
acoustic injection. (sNiemann; Swed
R. Peruvian Balsam,Ox-gall,
Mix. (Niemann; SwedR. Peruvian Balsam,Tincture of Musk,Essence of Roses,Weak Decoction of St.
Mix. (Sainte-Marie)2S
ainte-Marie ;lAun)
one dram,three drams.aur)
two drams.
four drops.one drop.John's-wort,twenty ounces.