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HYPERICUM.

Digest in a water-bath, express, and fil-ter. (WlRTEM.)

The leaves and calices should be removed,if not the oil will be green instead of red. —Spielmann's formula differs very littlefrom this.

It used formerly to be esteemed anodyne,nervine, vulnerary, anti-spasmodic, andanti-nephritic. — The two following prepa-rations come near it :

1. Oleum Catellorurn. — Oil of Puppies.

R. Blind Puppies, three.

Olive Oil,

forty-eight ounces.

Boil to the consumption of the humidity,and strain. Add

Herb of Origanum,

---------- Wild Thyme,

---------- Pennyroyal,

---------- St. Jobn's-wort,

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

of each,two ounces.

Infuse for fifteen days, and express.2. Oleum Vulpinum. — Oil of Fox. (Wia-

TEM.)

R. Fox, flayed and emptied, {Renard

ècorchè et vidé) , one.

Spring Water, six pounds.

Olive Oil, four pounds.

Muriate of Soda, six ounces.

Dill, If, ,

rp, ' >■ of each, one pound.

Boil till the flesh becomes detached fromthe bones, and the humidity is dissipated ;then strain and preserve.

GREEN OINTMENT.

Unguentum viride potahile. (Palat. ;

Wirtem. ; Spielmann)

R. Herb of Chenil, three ounces.

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

---------■ Ground Ivy,

---------- Scabious,

---------- Coltsfoot,

---------- Horehound,

■--------- Betony,

---------- Ox-tongue,

---------- Fennel,

---------- Veronica,

---------- Comfrey,

---------- Golden Rod,

---------- Ladies-mantle,

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

---------- Milfoil,

---------- Agrimony,

---------- Plantain,

----------■ Nettle,

■---------- Hyssop,

---------- St. John'swort,

Black Snails, 1Shrimps, J

Fresh Butter,

of each,

one ounce

and

a half.

of each, fifteen,ten pounds.

Boil to the consumption of the humidity,and express. (Palat.)

R.

Fresh Herb of Southern-wood,

------------------- Mugwort,

------------------- Easter

Daisy,

wort,

- Betony,

- Fennel,

- Hyssop,

- Mint,

- Liver-

■ Milfoil,

■ Marjoram,

■ Plantain,

• Veronica,

• Vervain,

• Sage,■Rue,

of each,one ounce.

Green Juniper Berries, three ounces.

Butter,

Boil, and strain.

mann)

forty-eight ounces.(Wirtem. ; and Spiel-

It was formerly prescribed externally todisperse ecchymosis, and to appease pain ;internally, after falls and blows, in the doseor one or two spoonfuls, in broth.

COMPOUND OIL OF ST. JOHN'S-WORT.

Oleum seu Balsamum Apparitii. (Ellis)

R. Olive Oil,

Tops of Rosemary,

---------- St. Jolm's-wort,

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

six pounds.

of each,one poundand a half.

Digest for three days in a warm place ;then add

Earth Worms, half a pound.

Boil to the consumption of the humidity,and dissolve in the strained oil,

Powdered Sandar

—---------- Myrrh.

------------- Olibanu

------------- Mastic,

Strain, and preserve.

■ac, ]um, J

ofeach,two ounces.

one ounce.

visceral liquor. (Wirtem.)

R. Root of Comfrey,

---------- Liquorice,

---------- Coltsfoot,

Fresh Herb of Bugle,

------------------- Chervil,

------------------- Ground Ivy,

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

wort,

Plantain,- Scabious,■ Veronica,

of each,

five ounces.

of each,Y fourhandfuls.