OF FARRIERY. 



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KINO. 



KINO. 



An extract, prepared from a non-descrip- 

 tive African tree. 



Medicinal Uses. — Astringent, given in 

 doses from two to four drams, generally in 

 combination with chalk. 



LINI SEMINA. 



LINSEED. 



The common flax is an annual plant, flow- 

 ering in July ; the seed ripens in September, 



Medicinal Uses. — Demulcent, given in any 

 quantity. Two ounces of the seed, boiled in 

 two pints of water for a short time, will form 

 an exceedingly nice jelly-hke fluid, for the 

 administration of any of the sulphates ; but 

 at the College the meal principally made 

 use of is ground cake, after the oil has been 

 expressed from the seeds. 



MJRRHM. 



MYRRH. 



■ • An exudation from a tree or plant, unde- 

 scrilAd by naturalists, which grows on the 

 eastern coast of Arabia Felix. It is imported 

 into this country in chests. 



Medicinal Uses. — Stimulant, applied ex- 

 ternally, in the form of tincture. 



ODEUM OLIV^. 



OLIVE OIL. 



The olive tree is a native of the South of 

 Europe, cultivated in great abundance in 

 France and Spain. The oil is produced from 

 the ripe fruit which is gathered in Novem- 

 ber, and immediately bruised in a mill, the 

 stones of which are kept so wide as not to 

 bruise the nut. The pulp is subjected to the 



pressing bags, made of rushes, and by means 

 of gentle pressure, the best oil flows first. 

 A second oil is gained by breaking the mass, 

 and moistening it with warm water, and re- 

 turning it to the press. A third, and still 

 inferior sort, is obtained by boiling the resi- 

 due, or by breaking, moistening, and foment- 

 ing it in large cisterns, and again submitting 

 it to the full force of the press. 



Medicinal Uses. — Aperient ; Emollient. 

 It may be given in the quantity of a pint. 

 Over castor oil it possesses no advantage ; 

 it enters into the composition of liniments, 

 &c. 



OLEUM PICIS LIQUIDiE. 



OIL OF TAR. 



Take of tfir '-5 lbs. 



Water --.-.. 4 pints 



Distil from a retort with great car^. What 

 remains in the retort is pitch. ^ 



Medicinal Uses. — Stimulants and irritant. 

 This is only used as an external application, 

 either alone, or combined with olive oil, as 

 in the Linimentum Picis Liquidre. 



OLEUM SULPHURATUM. 



SULPHURATED OIL. 



Take of washed Sulphur - - - 2 ounces. 

 Olive oil - - - 1 pint. 



Heat the oil in a very large iron vessel, and 

 add the sulphur by degrees to it, and con- 

 stantly stirring them with a spatula, till 

 they are united. This is merely a solution 

 of sulphur and oil. 



Medicinal Uses. — Used, in the language 

 of the laboratory, to kill the quicksilver 

 in making the Unguentum Hydrargyri 

 Fortius. 



