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of each, one part.ten parts.

OINTMENT OF MEZEREON.

Unguentum Mezerei sen epispasticum senruiefaciens. (Belg. ; Gall.; Ferr.;Pol.; Sax.'; Cadet de Gassicourt;PiERauiN ; Van Mons)

R. Mezereon Bark,

one hundred and twenty-two parts.Moisten it a little, and boil it to the con-sumption of the humidity, in a melted mix-ture of

Lard, three hundred and twenty parts.

Wax, thirty-eight parts.

Strain, set aside to cool, and beat the

ointment. {Belg. ; Gall. ; Ferr. ; Sax.;

Cadet de Gassicourt ; Pierquin)

R. Mezereon Bark, one pound.

Lard, two pounds.

Boil to the consumption of the humidity,express, and add

Yellow Wax, two ounces.

Oil of Lemon, two drams.

Mix. (Pol.)R. Mezereon Bark, 1Leaves of Ivy,Wild Clematis, jOlive Oil,

Digest for twenty-four hours in a sand-bath ; then express, and add

White Wax, four parts.

Strain the mixture when melted. (VanMons)

Lartigue has proposed the followingprocess, which is also prescribed by Belg. :R. Dried Mezereon Bark, five pounds.Cut it small, and bruise it in a stonemortar, adding a little water ; then put itinto a pan, with

Water, three or four pounds,

set it over a slow fire, for one hour ; thenbruise it again : return it to the pan, andpour upon it

Olive Oil, ten pounds.

Apply heat till the water boils ; stir fre-quently for twelve hours at least, andwhen the greater part of the water is dissi-sipated, strain with strong expression. ThenR. Of this Oil, eight ounces.

White Wax, three pounds.

Melt together over a slow fire, and letthe ointment cool slowly.

It will he proper to introduce here theOintment of the Resin of Daphne Gnidium.(Pommade de liesine verte de Garou) ofColdefy-Dorly, of which the following isthe formula :

R. Lard, ten ounces.

White Wax, washed in boiling water,

one ounce.Resin of Daphne Gnidium, half adram.

Melt the lard and wax at a moderateheat, and dissolve the resin in the mixture.

It is a very energetic rubefacient. Whenit is desired to be employed as a liniment,two ounces of lard, two drams of whitewax, and twenty-four grains of the resinare to be incorporated together : and fromtwelve to thirty-six grains, according to theextent of the part to which it is to be ap-plied, should be rubbed in each time.

Coldefy-Dorly prepares the resin inthe following manner :R. Bark of Daphne Gnidium, chopped,

three pounds.

Bruise it in an iron mortar, moisteningit with alcohol till its texture becomes de-stroyed, and it has taken the appearance ofa silky mass. Put this into a water-bathwith

Alcohol (36 degrees),

six pounds and a half,and apply heat almost to ebullition ; thenlet it become nearly cold, and expressstrongly. Repeat the maceration a secondand third time with fresh alcohol, diminish-ing the quantity each time by two pounds.Mix and filter the tinctures ; distil three-fourths of the alcohol in a water-bath ; re-move it from the fire, and let it cool for aninstant, then filter and set aside the pro-duct. Evaporate the strained liquor tothree-fourths ; then, having suffered it tocool, decant and reject the liquid. Put theprecipitate in a flask with two or threeounces of sulphuric œther, and agitate ;treat in the same manner the precipitateremaining on the filter. Repeat this opera-tion till the œther ceases to acquire a greentint. Then mix the tinctures, and evaporatethem slowly in a water-bath.

tincture of the resin of daphnegnidium.

R. Resin of Daphne Gnidium,

twenty-four grains.Sulphuric iEther, half an ounce.

Alcohol (36 degrees),

one ounce and a half.Dissolve. — This tincture is employedalone or in combination as a liniment.

Coldefy'-Dorly also prepares a waxedcloth with the resini (Taffetas de resine deGarou)

R. Tincture of Cantharides, half an ounce.Pulverized Sandarac, half a dram.

Oil of Lemon, six drops.

Dissolve, and add

Resin of Daphne Gnidium, _

forty-eight grains.

Spread four layers of this mixture upona green waxed cloth.