SALSOLA— SALTWORT.

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R. Willow Bark, one part.

Water, twelve parts.

Digest for twelve hours in a moderateheat, then hoil for one hour, and strain.Evaporate the liquor to the consistence ofan extract. (Bavar.)R. Willow Bark, one part.

Boiling Water, eight parts.

Boil slightly for a quarter of an hour,and strain with expression ; boil the residuewith

Water, four parts,

and express again. Mix the decoctions,decant after sufficient repose, and evaporateto the proper consistence. (Ant. ; Hann. ;Olden.; Borus.)

Sax.; and Alstr. direct the bark to beexhausted by several successive ebullitions,and the mixed decoctions to be evaporatedin a water-bath, after décantation. — Brug-natelli — the bark to be boiled for twohours with six parts of water ; the boilingto be repeated with more water, and themixed liquors evaporated. — Batav. — thebark to be digested for twenty-four hours,and then boiled for two, with ten parts ofwater, and the boiling to be repeated witheight parts of water for the same length oftime.' — Amst. — the bark to be subjected totwo several boilings, one witli twenty andthe other with fifteen parts of water, eachtime to be reduced to one half.

Dose, from ten to twenty grains.

ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF-WILLOW. (FuLD.)

R. Willow Bark, one pound.

Proof Spirit, six pounds.

Digest for several days, and express ; boilthe residue with

Water, three pounds,

and express again. Reduce the strained

liquors separately to the consistence of ho-ney ; then mix them, and evaporate.

bremer's infuso-decoction of wil-low. (Niemann)

R. Willow Bark, four ounces.

Spirit from grain, eight ounces.

Water, sixteen ounces.

Digest in a covered vessel, and strain.

Boil the residue with

Water, thirty ounces,

till reduced to fifteen ounces. Mix the twostrained liquors together.

It is febrifuge.—To be consumed betweentwo paroxysms.

decoction of willow bark.

Decocium Corticis Salicis laurea;. (Cast.Borus.; Niemann)

R. Willow Bark, cut small, one ounce.Spring Water, sixteen ounces.

Boil till reduced to eight ounces. (Nie-mann)

Cast. Borus. prescribes one ounce anda half of bark and fifteen ounces of water ;to be boiled down to nine.

It is tonic, and febrifuge. — To be takenby glassfuls.

antiseptic injection. (Fuld.; Hamb.)

R. Willow Bark, two ounces.

Water, one pound.

Boil down to two thirds. Add to thestrained decoction,

Camphor, dissolved in a sufficient

quantity of alcohol, half a dram.

Despumated Honey, one ounce.

Mix.

SALSOLA.— SALTWORT.

Three species of this genus are employed :1. Salsola Soda, Linn. — Common Saltwort.

Synonimes :— Soude commune, Fr.; Salz-kraut, Germ. ; Sul Alikantska lauhowa,Bohem. ; Saltyder, Dan. ; Soda, Span.;Loogkruid, Dut.; Soda, Ital. ; Solda,Port. ; Sbudaœrt, Swed.

Plii-p. ; Gall.; Murray and Gmelin ;Zarda.

A plant of the coasts of the Mediterra-nean. [Pentandria Digynia, Linn. ; Che-

nopodeœ Juss. ; Fig. Jacq. Hort. Vitid. I. p.28. t. 63)

The herb [Herba Vitri) is employed. Itconsists of branching, reddish stems, fur-nished with sessile, long, narrow, unarmedleaves. It is inodorous, hut has a disa-greeable alkaline taste.

2. Salsola Fragus, Linn.Synonime :— Soude épineuse, Fr.Gall.; Murray and Gmelin.A plant of the south of Europe.