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GUMMI MYRRHE.— MYRRH.

a shrub of the Archipelago. (PolyandriaMonogynia, Linn.; Cistineœ, Juss. ; Fig.Flore Medic. IV. 212.)

It is stimulant, but not mucn used.

PLASTER OF LABDANUM.

Emplastrum Ladaui seu stomachicum.(Amst. ; Lusit. ; Brugnatejlli; Coxe ;Swediaur; Van Mons)

three ounces,one ounce.

of each,

halfan ounce.

R. Labdanum,Olibanum,Melt slowly, and add

Oil of Nutmeg, by ex-^

pression,Balsam of Peru,Cinnamon, in powder, JMix. (Lusit.)

Brugnatelli ; and Swediaur prescribeone ounce of olibanum, three ounces of lab-danum, half an ounce of oil of nutmeg, halfan ounce of cinnamon, and one dram of oilof mint. — Coxe — three ounces of labda-num, one ounce of resin, one ounce and a

half of oil of nutmeg, one ounce and a halfof cinnamon, and one dram of oil of mint.R. Litharge Plaster, "I of each,

Cumin Plaster, j" one pound.

Resin, half a pound.

Storax, half an ounce.

Melt slowly together, and add

Powdered Labdanum, two ounces.

Mix. (Amst.)R. Yellow Wax, six parts.

Mutton Suet, 1 - , ,

„ . • ' > of each, four parts.

Elemi, one part.

Melt together, and macerate with

Cumin Seeds, "j

Bay Berries, i- of each, two parts.

Melilot Flowers, JStrain the liquor while hot, and add

Melted Litharge Plaster,

thirty-six parts.Gum Ammoniac, one part.

Labdanum, four parts.

Mix. (Van Mons)

GUMMI MYRREME.—MYRRH.

Synonimes :— Myrrha, Myrrha rubra;<rpvpva. — My] rhe, Fr. ; Myrrhen, Myrrh-engummi, Myrrenschleimharz, Germ. ;Murr, Arab. ; Madu, Bal. ; Myrrcha,Bohem. ; Myrrha, Dan. ; and Port. ;Hira bol, Dus. ; Mirra, Ital. ; Span. ;and Pol. ; Bol, Hind. ; Madu, Jav. ;Manisanlebah, Mal. ; Vola, Sans. ;Myrra, Swed.; Valatipolum, Palendrabolum, Villey bolum, Tam. ; Balintrabolum, Tel.

Lond. ; Edinb. ; Dubl. ; Amer. ; Amst.Ant. ; Austr. ; Batav. ; Bavar.Belg. ; Bruns. ; Dan. ; Mil. Copen.Hisp. ; Gall. ; Fenn. ; Ferr. ; FormHop. Fr. ; Fuld. ; Genev. ; Hann.Hass. ; Lipp. ; Olden.; Lusit. ; Pol.Cast. Borus. ; Borus. ; Ross. ; Sax.Suec. ; Wirtem.; Herbip. ; Wurceb.Ainslie ; Bergius ; BrugnatelliCoxe ; Guibourt ; Murray and Gmelin; Paris; Piderit; SaundersSpielmann; Zarda.

Myrrh is in small pieces, the hue of whichvaries from that of brownish-yellow to red ;they are semitransparent, fragile, and of aresinous fracture. Its odour is agreeable,and its taste bitter and slightly aromatic.

It results from the inspissation of thejuice which flows from incisions made in avegetable of the eastern coast of Africa,which Fork^l says is an Amyris, andBruce, a Mimosa.

It is tonic and stimulant. — Dose, fromten grains to a dram, of the powder.

AOUEOUS EXTRACT OF MYRRH.

Extractum Myrrhm gummosum. (Amst. ;Ant. ; Austr. ; Bavar. ; Belg.; Bruns.;Gall. ; Ferr. ; Fuld. ; Hann. ; Hass. ;Lipp.; Olden.; Palat. ; Pol.; Bo-rus. ; Sax. ; Sard. ; Wirtem. ; Her-bip. ; Piderit; Van Mons)

R. Myrrh, one part.

Water, four parts.

Having digested it in a covered vessel ina warm place, set it aside in a cool place fortwenty-four hours ; then decant, strain, andevaporate over a slow fire, to the properconsistence. (Amst. ; Ant. ; Austr. ;Bavar. ; Belg. ; Hann. ; Olden. ;Pol. ; Borus. ; Sax.)

Borus. ; and Van Mons prescribe onepart of myrrh and eight parts of water. —Ferr.; Fuld.; Hass.; Lipp.; Herbip.;and Piderit — one of myrrh, and six of wa-ter. — Gall. — a sufficient quantity of each.

R - Kust, } of each, one part.

Water, two parts.

Boil, submit it to a Real's press, andevaporate to the proper consistence. (VanMons)R. Myrrh, any quantity.