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below zero F. The oil is anti-spasmodic and 
stimulating in its effects, and is given in doses 
of from 2 to 5 drops (0.12 to 0.3 CC.) 
Oleum Sabine, Savine Oil. Distilled from 
the tops of the Juniperus Sabinez.—Natural 
order Conifere, This volatile oil is colorless, 
of neutral reaction, with a specific gravity of 
about o.91, boiling at 315° F , and is made up 
chiefly of a hydrocarbon analogous to the tur- 
pentine oil. The odor is penetrating, and the 
taste bitter, acrid and terebinthinous, Its medi- 
cal effects are emmenagogue and stimulating; 
externally rubefacient. The dose is 2 to 5 drops 
(0.12 to 0.3 gram), The oil is poisonous in 
large doses, and should not be sold indiscrimi- 
nately. 
Oleum Santali, Santal Oil, Sandalwood Oil. 
Distilled from the wood of the Santalum Al- 
bum.—Natural order Santalacee. This vola- 
tile oil is of a pale yellow color, with a pene- 
trating odor of its own kind, and a strong, pen- 
etrating, spicy taste. Specific gravity about 
0.95. The wood is very rich in oil, 100 pounds 
yielding as much as 30 ounces of the pure otto, 
This comparatively new remedy is now em- 
ployed as a curative in diseases of the mucous 
membrane, the dose being from 5 to 15 drops 
(0.3 to 1.0 gram), in form of capsule and emul- 
sion: it is also used in perfumery. 
Oleum Sassafras, Sassafras Oil. Distilled 
from the root of the Sassafras Officinale.—Nat- 
ural order Lauracee. The root yields about 1 
or 2 per cent of oil; the bark of the root yields 
rather a larger amount. Maryland and Vir- 
ginia furnish most of the oil of commerce, 
