15S
LAVANDULA—LAVENDER.
Rectified Spirit, one gallon.
Water, a sufficient quantity
to prevent empyreuma. Maceratefor twenty-four hours, and then distila gallon with a gentle heat. (Lond.)
Dubl. gives the same formula, butrequires only five pints to be distilled.
Spiritus Lavandulœ Spicas. ( E DI x B . )
R. Fresh Lavender Flowers,
two pounds.Alcohol, eight pounds.
Distil seven pounds by the heat ofa water-bath.
R. Lavender, one part.
Alcohol (20 degrees,) four parts.
Distil a spirit marking 28 degrees.(Ant.; Bruns.; Hass. ; Palat.; Wir-tem. ; Piderit)
Belg. prescribes one part of lavenderand sixteen parts of alcohol. — Suec— oneand a half of lavender and eight of alcohol.— Lusit. — one and a half of lavender andten of alcohol. — Sard. — one of lavenderand four of alcohol, and the product tobe poured upon fresh herb. — Dan.- — one oflavender and six of alcohol ; and the pro-duct to be poured upon fresh herb. — Her-bip. — one and a half of lavender, and ten ofalcohol ; and the product to be poured uponfresh herb. — Ferr. — one and a half of heel)and eight of alcohol ; six to be distilled.R. Lavender, three parts.
Proof Spirit, six parts.
Water, thirty-six parts.
Distil nine parts.
Hann. ; Olden. ; Pol. ; Borus. ; andSax. prescribe one part of lavender, fourparts of alcohol, and four of water. — Ba-var. — one of lavender, four of alcohol(0.900), and eight of water. — Austr. — oneof lavender, four and a half of alcohol(0.910), and six of water. — Fenn. — one anda half of lavender, four of alcohol, andthree of water. — Amer. ; and Coxe — twopounds of herb, eight pints of alcohol, anda sufficient quantity of water.R. Lavender, twelve parts.
Alcohol, six parts.
Water, two parts.
Distil six parts ; re-distil the product with
twelve parts of lavender and two of water ;
and draw oif six parts again. (Swediaur)
R, Lavender, half a pound.
Lavender Water, one pound.
Alcohol, four pounds.
Infuse for twenty-four hours, and distilthree pounds. (Ross.)
COMPOUND SPIRIT OP LAVENDER.
Tinctura Lavandulœ composita seu aromáti-ca, Spiritus Lavandula compositus, Alco-hol cum Lavandula spica compositus.(Lond. ; Dubl. ; Edinb. ; Amer. ;Ant. ; Dan. ; Gall. ; Fenn. ; Gene v.;Hann. ; Palat. ; Suec. ; Coxe ; Ca-det de Gassicourt ; Fee ; Niemann ;Swediaur; Van Mons)
R. Spirit of Lavender, three pints.------------ Rosemary, one pint.
Cinnamon, bruised, ( , e f f '
Nutmecrs, bruised, (
J an ounce.
Red Sanders Wood, one ounce.
Macerate for fourteen days, andstrain. (Lond.)
Dubl. gives the same formula,adding two drams of cloves, and re-quires only ten days' maceration.
R. Spirit of Lavender,
three pounds.
---------------- Rosemary, one pound.
Cinnamon, bruised, one ounce.
Nutmegs, bruised, two drams.
Red Sanders Wood, three drams.
Macerate for seven days, and
strain. (Edinb.)
R. Spirit of Lavender, thirty-two parts
------------- Rosemary, sixteen parts.
Cinnamon, c , .
Nutmegs, j of each, two parts.
Infuse without heat for three days, and addRed Sanders Wood, one part.
Macerate again for several days ; then ex-press and filter. (Van Mons)
Hann. prescribes two pounds of spirit oflavender, eight ounces of spirit of rose-mary, two drams of cinnamon, as much ofnutmeg, and half an ounce of red sanders.— Niemann ; and Fee — three pounds ofspirit of lavender, one pound of spirit ofrosemary, half an ounce each, of cinnamonand of nutmegs, and one ounce of red San-ders. — Palat. ; and Suec. — three poundsof spirit of lavender, one pound of spiritof rosemary, half an ounce each, of cinna-mon and of nutmegs, and three drams ofred sanders. — Cadet de Gassicourt —three pounds of spirit of lavender, onepound of spirit of rosemary, one ounce anda half each, of cinnamon and of red sanders,and one ounce of nutmegs. — Van Mons. —twelve ounces of spirit of rosemary, thirty-six ounces of spirit of lavender, half anounce each, of cinnamon and of nutmegs,and half a dram of cochineal.