BALSAMUM TOLUTANUM.—BALSAM OF TOLD".
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mifluid, threading between the fingers, solidwhen cold, and drying into a brittle yellow-ish resin ; it is, lastly, sometimes solid,and of a greenish or yellowish brown colour.
It is derived from the Mirospermum To-Iviferum, Fr. ; a tree of South America.(Decandrta Monogynia, Linn. ; Terebinthaceœ, Juss.)
A resin and benzoic acid enter into itscomposition.
It is stimulant ; and was formerly re-garded as diuretic and as powerfully sudo-rific. It is now occasionally employed inchronic catarrhs of the lungs and of theurethra.
Dose, from six to twenty grains, in pillsor electuary.
PASTILLES OF BALSAM OF TOLU. (GALL.)
R. Balsam of Tolu, twenty-four parts.
White Sugar, two thousand parts.
Rose Water, three hundred parts.
Superoxalate of Potass, eight parts.
Tincture of Vanilla, two parts.
Gum Tragacanth, eight parts.
Make with the balsam, triturated with alittle sugar, a decoction to prepare the mu-cilage, and form the ingredients into a massfor pastilles.
BALSAMIC EMULSION.
Emulsio balsámica, Haustus Balsamicus.(Niemann; Spielmann; Swediaur)
R. Balsam of Tolu, mixed with
Yolk of Egg, twenty grains.
Water, one ounce.
Mix. — Two drams each of proof spirit andof syrup of marshmallows may be added.(Swediaur)
R. Balsam of Tolu,Mecca,
three drams,eight drops.
Sweet Almonds, blanched, half an ounce.Bruise them together, and add
Decoction of Barley, eighteen ounces.
White Sugar, six drams.
Mix. (Spielmann)
R. Balsam of Tolu, one dram.
Gum Arabic, one dram and a half.
Distilled Water, four ounces.
Syrup of Opium, half an ounce.
Mix. (Niemann)
balsamic inhalation. (Ellis)
R. Balsam of Tolu, one ounce.
Boiling Water, one pound.
The vapours of this mixture have beenrecommended to be respired in diseases at-tributed to weakness of the lungs.
SYRUP OF TOLU, OR OF BALSUM OF TOLL'.
Syrupvs Balsami Tolutani seu ToluiferœBalsami seu tolutanus seu balsamicus deTolu seu balsamicus. (Lond.; F.dinb. ;Dubl. ; Amer. ; Ant.; Belg. ; Gall.;Ferr. ; Genev. ; Herbip. ; Coxe ;Blanche ; Spielmann ; Swediaur ;Van Mons)
Syrupus Tolutanus. (Lond.)
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Balsam of Tolu, one ounce.
Boiling Water, one pint.
Refined Sugar, two pounds.Boil the balsam in the water, forhalf an hour, in a covered vessel,frequently stirring ; then set asidethe liquor, strain it when cold, addthe sugar, and boil to a syrup.
Syrupus Tohùferœ Balsami.
(Edinb.)
Syrupus Balsami Tolutani. (Dubl.)
R. Simple Syrup» two pounds.
Tincture of Balsum of Tolu,
one ounce.
Mix the tincture gradually with thesyrup immediately after its prepara-tion and before it becomes cold.
Amer.; Coxe; and Swediaur give thesame formula as Edinb.
R. Balsam of Tolu, biuised, half a pound.
Water, two pounds.
Digest in a water-bath for twelve hours,
in a covered vessel, stirring frequently ;
then decant and filter the liquor. Add to it
White Sugar, twice its weight.
Boil to a syrup in a covered vessel.
(Gall. ; Genev.)
Desaybats directs the dry balsam to betriturated with a part of the sugar, and themixture to be digested in water ; the li-quor to be afterwards filtered, added to therest of the sugar, and boiled to a syrup ina water-bath.
R. Alcohol (36 degrees), saturatedwith Balsam of Tolu,
twelve ounces two drams.Pour it into a matrass, and add to it gra-dually and with agitation
Pure Water, at 10 degrees,
sixteen ounces.Set aside for twenty-four hours, and thenfilter. On the other hand, boil with the leastpossible quantity of water,