in herpetic ; Eat tae itch, m ae 
nic a — for burning in. 
varnish used by Chinese for covering boxes, is 
made by boiling this oil with oxide of iron, — Be 
Orfila places the seeds among his poisons. _ Mr. Lunan‘s 
an ointment prepared with the milk of physic-nut, 
half the quantity of melted hog’s lard, is an ex 
ti in cases of indurated and inflamed piles. | 
NG 325 vem Coit i? stnglate,_ Fish-glu 
» See No. 26. 
No. 326.—Inrusa. Infusions, of the Colleges. 
Pe These are watery solutions of vegetables, obtained by mace- 
ration in either cold or hot water, without coction. They — 
should be preferred to decoctions, where the medicinal 
virtues reside in a volatile oil, or i» prmeipies easily solu- 
ble. The temperature must be varied: according to cir- 
cumstances—infusions made in cold water are more grate- 
ful, but for the most part less active. The duration of the 
infusion de; pends on the nature of the substance subjected 
to it. They are all liable to decomposition, when kept. — 
Unless_the dose should be otherwise stated, it is about 
fZj to fZij. The phatmacopeias « direet simple and com- 
. pound infusions. The chief simple are—In usum Anthe- 
* midis. i Soles hyllorum.. I. Cas i 
ae 
ey. — Orrreinan. Helenium. Lond. Enula Campana; 
pce pecans rot. oe 
Jeff. Coll. No. $73—figure of the | 
