V.
RHAMNUS.COMPOUND OINTMENT OF ELEMI. Olive Oil,
Unguentum Elemi compositum.
(LOND.)
R. Elemi, one pound.
Turpentine, ten ounces.
Prepared Suet, tno pounds.
487two fluid ounces.
Melt the resin with the suet ; thenremove the mixture from the fire,add the turpentine and oil immedi-ately, and strain the whole through alinen cloth.
RHAMNUS.
Two species of this genus are employed :
1. Rhamnus Frángula, L'NN,— Black Al-der Tree.
Synonimes :— Bourgene, Fr. ; Faulbaum,Germ. ; Taersttrœ, Dan. ; Arraclán,Span. ; Verelboom, Dut. -, Frángula,Ital. ; Kruszyna, Pol. ; Frangulina,Port ; Brakvsed, Swed.
Gall.; Form. Hop. Fr. ; Gsnev. ; Wir-tem. ; Herbip. ; Bergius ; Murrayand Gmelin ; Saunders; Spielmann.
A shrub of the north of Europe. (Pcn-tandria Monogynia, Linn. ; Rhamnea,Juss. ; Fig. Noiiv. Duh. III. t. 15)
The bark (Cortex Frángula seu Alni ni-P I gr<E bactifera) is employed. It is of a deepgreen colour spotted with white. It ap-pears yellow when the epidermis is re-moved, and of a brownish-red after desic-cation. It is without odour, but has abitterish taste.
It is laxative. — The berries have also thesame property.
2. Rhamnns cathartica, Linn. — Buckthorn.
Synonimes : — Nerprun, Fr.; GemeineKreuzdorn, Fœrbebeere, Germ. ; Psy-gahody, Rzessetlak, Bohem. ; Korsbaer,Vrietorn,DAN.; Ranino catártico, Span.;Purgeerende wegedoorn, Dut.; Spinocervino, Ital. ; Szaklak kzewia, Pol. ;Espinha cervina, Port. ; Getappel, Saf-tyraent, Swed.
; Edinb. ; Amer. ; Amst.;; Dan.;
Lond.; Dubl. ; Edinb.; Amer.; Amst.;Ant. ; Austr. ; Belg. ; Bruns. ; Dan. ;Hisp. ; Gall. ; Ferr. ; Form. Hop. Fr. ;Genev. ; Hann. ; Lipp. ; Lusit. ;Sax. ; Suec. ; Wirtem. ; Bories ;Coxe ; Guibourt ; Murray and Gme-lin ; Saunders; Spielmann; Zarda.
A shrub which grows in every part ofEurope. {Pentandria Monogynia, Linn. ;Rhamneœ, Juss.; Fig. Nouv. Duh. III.t. 10)
The fruit (Baccce Spince cervina seu do-mestica) is employed. It consists of berriesof the size of a pea, round, shining, andblackish, enclosing four grains in the middleof a succulent pulp. They have a disagree-able odour, and a bitter, nauseous, and acridtaste.
They contain, according to Vogel, a pe-culiar colouring principle, Rhamnium.
It is a very strong purgative, and has beenmuch extolled in dropsy.
juice of buckthorn.
Succus Rhamni cathartici seu Spince cervina.(Gall. ; Sard.)
R. Ripe Buckthorn Berries, any quantity.
Bruise them with the fingers, and leavethe mass to ferment for three or four days ;then express, and preserve the juice inbottles, under a stratum of oil.
Dose, from two to four drams.
ROB OF BUCKTHORN.
Rob Spina cervina. (Austr. ; Gall. ;Herbip.)
R. Ripe Buckthorn Berries, any quantity.
Bruise them, and leave the mass forthree days till fermentation has commenced ;then express strongly, strain the juicethrough flannel, decant at the end of threeor four hours, and evaporate slowly to theconsistence of an extract. (Gall.)R. Juice of Buckthorn Berries,
one pound.
Boil it to the consistence of honey, ad-ding towards the end
Sugar, two ounces.
Austr. prescribes one part of sugar andnine parts of juice.
Dose, from a scruple to a dram and a half.
syrup of buckthorn.
Syrupus Rhamni seu Rhamni cathartici seudomesticus seu de Spina cervina. (Lond. ;