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DAUC

two drops of oil of nutmeg, tliree drops of oil of anise seed, 30 dropsof tincture of castor, 15 drops of tincture of assafoetida, 5 drops oftincture of opium, 15 drops of spirit of pennyroyal, 30 drops of com-pound tincture of cardamoms, and Jij of peppermint water.

Damask Powder, in perfumery, is prepared by beating well in a mortaribiij of cypress powder and dry damask roses. Sift the powderthrough, a fine cypress sieve, beating it and returning it till it issufficiently fine. The roses make it light and soft.

Damson Jam. See Jam.

Dandelion. See Taraxacum.

Daphne Gnidium. P. Flax-leaved Daphne, the seeds and bark ofwhich are poisonous, irritating, and acrid.

Daphne Laureola. P. Spurge Laurel is used in form of tincture asa vesicatory and caustic. It is frequently sold for mezereon.

Daphne Mezereon. See Mezereon.

Daphnin. This is procured by concentrating the alcoholic infu: ion ofthe bark of Daphne alpina. (Vauquei.ix.)

Dates. P. Fruit of the Date or Palm-tree, cooling, expectorant, andnutritive, in coughs, phthisis, &c.

Daturia, or Daturine. Ken). A chemical principle found by M. Brandesin the Datura Stramonium, but still imperfectly known.

Daturje Stramonh Herba. E. D. P. Thorn-apple. It is a bitter,nauseous, narcotic sedative and antispasmodic, in doses of gr. j of thepowder, cautiously increased to gr. xx every 24 hours ; or gr. ss togr. ij of the inspissated juice in melancholy, the mania of pregnancy,dementia, epilepsy, convulsions, chronic pains, carcinoma, &c.Smoked like tobacco it relieves asthma, but is dangerous if carried toany extent. It is anodyne in form of cataplasm to painful sores.Incompatible with the salts of iron, lead, mercury, and silver, whichprecipitate the infusion; the mineral acids diminish its powers,while the vegetable acids, such as the acetic, increase them.Poisonous in large doses, producing vertigo, delirium, stupor, palsy,convulsions, and death. The best treatment is the exhibition of abrisk emetic of 3j of sulphate of zinc, or gr. x of sulphate of copperin 5J of water, and dashing cold water over the head. When thestomach is emptied, large draughts of vinegar and water, or othervegetable acid, which will stimulate the stomach, though givenbefore full vomiting; it will increase the effects of the poison, bydissolving and diffusing it. Sec Beck's Med. Jurisprud.Tests. None yet discovered, but it may be recognised by the smell.

Dauci Radix. L. E. D. P. Root of the Carrot. Daucus carotta, D.sativus, D. sylvestris, or D. vulgaris, a native plant, the seeds ofwhich are pungent, aromatic, diuretic, and carminative, in doses of