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linen, stirring it with a wooden rod till it become nearly cold.Maturative and stimulant.

Unguentum Belladonna. New. Take Jiv each of the fresh leavesof belladonna and prepared lard ; bruise the leaves in a marblemortar, and beat them up with the lard, then melt with a gentleheat, strain through cloth by pressure, and stir till cold. It may bemade with equal parts of lard, and of the dried powder of theleaves.Medicinally it is excellent for tic dolourcux, and for relieving chordee,priapism, and spasmodic stricture, either externally, or introduced bya bougie. It relieves iritis, and the pain of necrotic ulcers, but oughtto be used with caution to abraded surfaces, as it may be absorbed.

Uhguentdm Camphoratum. Take §j of elder-ointment, 5ss of super-acetate of lead (rubbed up with a little oil of almonds), jss of extractof hyoseyamus, gr. xij of camphor in powder, with a little alcohol;mix. It is a good sedative application for piles. (Chbston.)

Unguentum Cantharidis. L. D. Ung. lyttw. O. Take jij of can-tharides in very fine powder, Jviij of distilled water, gviij of resincerate; boil down the water with the cantharides to one-half, andstrain; mix the cerate with the strained liquor, and evaporate to aproper consistency.Medicinally it is a very mild but rather an uncertain stimulant. Theboiling destroys in part the acrimony of the flies.

Unguentum Catechu. Catechu Ointment. Take Jiv of catechu, Jixof alum, -iv of yellow resin, Jx of olive oil, and q. s. of water; mix,to make an ointment. A good astringent application to languidulcers.

Unguentum Cera Alba. D. Ointment of White Wax. Take ftjof white wax, Ibiv of prepared lard; melt, and mix. Emollient, anda good basis for other ointments.

Unguentum Cera Flava. D. Ointment of Yellow Wax. Take Ifejof yellow wax, Ibiv of prepared lard; melt, and mix. Emollient,and as a basis for other ointments.

Unguentum Cera cum Aceto. Take %} of white wax, giij of leadplaster, ftj of olive oil, Jij of diluted acetic acid; melt the wax, theplaster, and the oil together, and add the vinegar gradually. It is agood application for excoriations and superficial eruptions.

Unguentum Cera cum Hydrargyro. Take gviij of yellow wax, §ivof prepared lard, gij of olive oil, gvj of mercurial ointment; melttogether the wax, the lard, and the oil, stir till almost cold, and addthe blue ointment. It is a good application to atonic ulcers withcallous edges.

Unguentum Cerussa. D. See Ung. Oxid. Plumb. Alb. E.