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APERIENT WHEY. (S AINTE-MaRIe)

.. Clarified Whey, one pound.

Root and Herb of Dan-")

delion, , eachHerb of Fumitory, > , , I ,Leaves of Water-eress, '-------------- Chervil,

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six minutes, express

Boil for aboutstrongly, and add

Sulphate of Magnesia,

one or two drams.Honey, six drams.

Mix. It is recommended by Van Swie-ten, in engorgements of the abdominal vis-cera. To be taken every morning fasting,in four doses at intervals of an hour. Atthe end of a month the waters of Spa shouldbe commenced with.

proto-hydrochlorate of magnesium.

(Van Mons)

R. Sulphate of Magnesia, ten parts.

Hydrochlorate of Potass, seven parts.Mix the pulverized salts in an earthen-ware pan, pour upon them one half of theirweight of warm water, decant when cold,and evaporate, separating the crystals which

form, and pour the highly concentratedliquor upon a dry slab.

SILICATE OF MAGNESIA.

1. Creta gallica; French chalk.

Synonimes : — Craie de Briançon, Fr. ;Franzceische Kreide, Germ.

Bruns

In solid masses, formed of small pearlyor satin-like scales.

2. Talcum Véneta, Stella Terree; Talc.

Synonimes :— Talc, Fr. ; Gemeiner Talk,Talch, Talch, Germ.

Bruns. ; Wirtem. ; Guibourt ; Spiel-mann.

In flexuous, brilliant laminae of a green-ish-white colour, unctuous to the touch,very tender, flexible, non-elastic and easilyseparated [faciles à rayer.}

ARCANUM COSMETICUM. (NIEMANN)

R. Talc, one dram.

Camphorated Oil, two drams.

Digest in a water bath, and mix.

MAGNOLIA GLAUCA, Linn.— SWEET-SCENTED MAGNOLIA.

Synonime : — Magnolier glauque, Fr. ;

Amer. ; CoxE.

A small shrub of North America. (Po-liandria Polyyynia, Linn. ; Magnoliáceas,Juss. Dill. Elth. tab. 168. fig. 205.)

The bark has an aromatic odour resem-bling that of sassafras.

It is tonic, stimulant, and diaphoretic —The tincture of it is employed in chronicrheumatism, it is also prescribed in in-termittent fevers.

MALTUM.—MALT.

Synonimes : — Maltum. — Malt, Maltum,Fr.; Gersteninalz, Germ. ; Malt, Dan. ;and Sweb. ; Grano tostó, Ital. ; Stodieczmienny, Pol.

Bavar. ; Dan.; Hann. ; Hass. ; Pol.Cast. Borus. ; Borus. ; Ross.; Sax.;Suec. ; Bergius ; Murray and Gme-lin ; Spielmann.

This is prepared from barley, by moist-ening it, and keeping it in a warm place tillit begins to germinate ; it is then dried witha regulated heat, and the germs separated.

Malt contains more starch, sugar, andgum than barley, and is preferable to it as

an emollient. It forms the oasis of beer.It has been ranked among the anti-scorbu-tics, but probably without much reason.

infusion of malt.

Infusum Malti seu Bynes. (Lipp. ; Suec. ;Ellis ; Spielmann)

R. Malt, grossly powdered, one pound.Boiling Water, twelve pounds.

Infuse for several hours, and strain.(Suec. ; Spielmann)

Lipp. prescribes four ounces of malt, andone pound of boiling water ; to be infused