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Limbtto. The proper term for the spirit of Bergamot, which is im-ported from Leghorn. It is inferior to the Roman and Sicilian.

Limones. L. E. D. P. Lemons, the fruit of the Citrus medica. Thejuice consists chiefly of citric acid combined with mucilage andwater.Medicinally it is used, combined with water, as a refrigerent in fevers,

and as an antiseptic in sea-scurvy and scarlatina maligna.Enters into Acid. Citricum. L. D. Syr. Limonis. L. E.

Limonum Cortex et Oleum. L. E. D. P. Lemon-peel. Consists ofan interior layer, which is without taste, and not easily digested, andan exterior, which is aromatic, warm, and bitterish, containinga volatile essential oil, which is obtained by rubbing the rind onlump sugar, or by distillation. The latter, however, is inferior, inconsequence of the empyreuma, which can seldom be avoided in theprocess.

Linctus, a term applied to medicaments that are licked by the tongue,but which are becoming obsolete.

Linctus Bechicus. Cough Linctus. Take equal parts of spermacetiand compound powder of gum tragacanth; make it into a linctuswith syrup of poppies, and use a little when cough is troublesome.

Linctus for Aphonia. Take 9ij of nitrate of potass, Jj of rob orextract of elder-berries ; mix, and take a tea-spoonful occasionally,allowing it to dissolve in the mouth. A strong infusion of horse-radish with honey is also good.

Liniment for Canker, in Farriery. Take *uj of sulphate of copper,3J of alum in powder, Jij of vinegar, lbss of honey, melt together,and when nearly cold add jiij of sulphuric acid and mix. (Pharm.Veterinary College.)Or, Take Jix of verdigrise, Jvj of powdered alum, ibjss of treacle, boiltogether, and add §iij of sulphuric acid and mix. (Ibid.)

Linimenta. L. E. D. P. Liniments are preparations whose bases areoils, soaps, or balsams, applied externally to bruises, tumours, &c.They are usually fluid, or nearly so, and employed principally toexcite the action of the absorbents.

Linimentum .ZEruginis. L. Verdigrise Liniment. Oxymel Cuprisubacetatis. D. Take Jj of verdigrise in powder, Jvij of vinegar,§xiv of clarified honey; dissolve the verdigrise in the vinegar, strainthe solution through linen, add the honey gradually, and boil downto a proper consistence. This cannot well he called a liniment.When the preparation stands it deposits the Unguentum JEgyptiacum,O. the supernatant liquor being the Mel Mgyptiacwn. O.Medicinally it is a good detergent and escharotic for fungous ulcers,though it is now but little used. Diluted with water it forms the