HYOSCYAMUS.—HENBANE.

105

R.

Fresh Leaves of Henbane "------------.---------- Hounds-

tongue,

-Tobacco.

of each,one pound.

Wine, four pounds and a half.

Boil down to three pounds, and expressstrongly, add to the liquor

Olive Oil, three pounds.

Boil down to one half over a slow fire,

and pour into bottles when cold. (Cadet

de Gassicourt ; Pierouin)

R. Olive Oil, ste pounds.

Leaves of Stramonium,

------------- Garden Night-

shade,

of each,four

Belladonna,

------------- Tobacco,

------------- Henbane,

------------- White Poppy,

Boil slowly to the consumption of thehumidity, express, and pour the liquid upon

Dried Tops of Rosemary,

-------------------- Sage,

------------------- Rue,

-------------------- Wormwood,

-------------------- Roman Worm- ;

wood, i of

-------------------- Hyssop, i each ,

-------------------- Lavender, C one

-------------------- Thyme, ounce.

-------------------- Marjoram,

-------------------- Water-mint

.------------------- Elder,

-------------------- St. John's-

wort,

Macerate in the same for several months,in a covered vessel, and strain. (Gall. ;Cadet de Gassicourt)R. Fresh Leavesof Stramonium,

-------------------- Garden

Nightshade,

------------------ American

Nightshade (Phytolaccadecandra),

ofeach,four

Belladonna,

-------------------- Mandrake,

-------------------- Henbane,

------------------- Poppy, eight ounces.

-------------------- Persicaria, one ounce.

Living Toads, five.

Olive Oil, sixty ounces.

Boil to the consumption of the humidity,and strain the liquid upon

Fresh Tops of Rosemary,-------------------- Sage,

Vol. II.

Ru

---------------- Hyssop, of

---------------- Lavender, ! each,

-------------■— Thyme, ' one

—— ------------- Marjoram, ounce.

----------------- Astmary (Bal-

samita odorat a, Desf.)

-------- St.Johu's-wort,_

Fresh Tops of Wormwood, two ounces.Fresh Leaves of Elder, one ounce.Decant after fifteen days digestion.(Hisp. ; Spielmann)

R. Fresh Leaves of Wormwood, - "

----------------------- Lavender,

----------------------- Marjoram,

----------------------- Water-mint,

----------------------- Rue,

----------------------- Rosemary,

----------------------- Sage,

----------------------- ■ Tansey,

,----------------------- Thyme,

----------------------- Belladonna,

----------------------- Henbane,

----------------------- Mandrake,

----------------------- Garden

ofeach,onepart.

Nightshade,

ofeach,

fourparts.

Tobacco,

—---------■------------ White Poppy,

----------------------- Stramonium,

----------------------- Elder,

Bruise, mix with the mass a little water,express the juice, set it aside, decant, coa-gulate at the fire, set apart the green fécula,wash it with cold water, and heat it slightlywith

Beef Marrow, ninety-eight parts.

Dissipate the humidity completely, setaside, and decant. (Van Mons)

R. Living Toads, two .

Leaves of GardenNightshade,"

■------------- White Henbane,

------------- Mandrake,

------------- Tobacco,

------------- Dwarf Elder,

- Willow,

of each,twohand-fols.

Olive Oil, six pounds.

Boil slowly to the consumption of thehumidity, and infuse in the expressed oil,Living Toads, two.

Tops of Wormwood,

---------- Mountain Calamint

---------- Hyssop,

---------- Marjoram,

---------- Rue,

Thyme,

of each,)- onehandful

Flowers of Rosemary,

------------- Sage,

—----------- Lavender,

------------- St. John's-wort,

------------- Elder, j

After twenty-four hours' digestion in awater-bath, strain with expression. (Saun-ders)

It is used externally in gout and rheuma-tism.

acoustic balsam. (Cadet de Gassi-court)

R. Balsamum Tranquillum, two drams.Oil of Rue, by infusion, half an ounce,P