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linseed and of barley meals, and a suffi-cient quantity of water. — Form. Hop. Fr. —an equal part each, of barley, of rye, and oflinseed meals, to be boiled in a sufficientquantity of water. — Gall.; Disp. Cha.Paris — four ounces of emollient meals anda sufficient quantity of emollient decoction,to be boiled together. — Lipp. — an equal parteach, of linseed meal and of boiling cow'smilk.
INFUSION OF LINSEED.
Infusum Lini sen Lini usitatissimi seu Se-minum Lini. (Lond. ; EoiNB. ; Amer. ;Form. Hup. Fr. ; Suec. ; Augustin ;Coxe; Ellis; Disp. Cha. Paris ; Nie-mann; Ratier ; Saunders; Swe-diaur)
Infusum Lini compositumand Duel.)
(Lond.;
Inf. Lini usitatissimi, (Edinb.)
II. Bruised Linseed, one. ounce.
------------ Liquorice,
half an ounce.
Boiling Water, two pints.
Macerate for three hours, near the
fire, in a covered vessel, and strain.
(Lond.; Dubl.)
Edinb. prescribes only two dramsof liquorice.
Amer. ; Suec. ; Augustin ; Coxe ;Ellis ; Niemann ; Saunders ; and Swe-diaur give the same formula as Lond. —Ratier ; and Disp. Cha. Paris — twodrams of linseed, two drams of liquorice,and two pounds of water. — Form. Hop. Fr.— two drams and a half of linseed, twodrama of liquorice, and two pounds ofwater.
R. Liquorice Powder, three drams.
Linseed, one ounce and a half.
Cold Water, three pounds.
Infuse, frequently stirring, and strain.(Van Mons)
It is prescribed as emollient in affectionsof the chest and of the urinary passages.Syrup may be added to render it moreagreeable.
infusion of purging flax.
Infusum Lini cathartici. (Niemann)
R. Herb of Purging Flax, two drams.
Boiling Water, two ounces.
Infuse, and strain It is slightly purga-tive. — For one dose.
Vol. II.
emollient fomentation. (Ratier)
R. Linseed, two drams.
Leaves of Mallow, two ounces.
Water, two pounds.Boil, and strain.
emollient bath. (Cadet de Gassi-court)
R. Emollient Species, four pounds.
Linseed, half a pound.
Water, a sufficient quantity.
Boil, and strain.
mucilaginous injection. (Form.Hop. Fr.)
R. Linseed, six drams.
Boil in a sufficient quantity of water toobtain two pounds of strained decoction.
demulcent potion. (Sainte-Marie)
R. Bruised Linseed, one dram.
Boiling Water, six ounces.
Infuse, strain, and add when cold,
Syrup of Poppies, four drams.
Orange-flower Water, two drams.
Mix.
demulcent lohoch. (Sainte-Marie)
R. Bruised Linseed, half an ounce.
Water, one pound.
Boil to tiie consistence of syrup, and addHoney of Roses, two ounces.
Mix.
mucilaginous oil.
Oleum invcilaginum seu de Mucilaginibus.(Gall.; Sard. ; Spielmann; Van
Mons)
R. Seeds of Fenugreek, \ of each,
Linseed, J one part.
Olive Oil, eight parts.
Bruise the seeds, infuse for two days in
the oil, in a sand-bath ; then strain, set
apart, and decant. (Van Mons)
R. Seeds of Fenugreek, 1 ,___-
Linseed L ot each '
RootofMarshmallowsJ one P ound -Hot Water, ten pounds.
Digest for twenty-four hours, occasionallystirring ; then express strongly, and addOlive Oil, two pounds.
Boil to the consumption of the humidity,and strain without expression.
R. Fresh Root of Marshmallows,
two ounces and a half.
------------------- Squill, half an ounce.
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