CHAMOMILE. IGl 



DECOCTION OF CHAMOMILE *. 



Take of Chamomile flowers, dried, one ounce ; 



Caraway seeds, bruised. . half an ounce ; 



Water five pints. 



BoU for a quarter of an hour, and strain. 



Used for the purpose of fomentations and glysters. 



EXTRACT OF CHAMOMILE "f-. 



Take of Chamomile flowers, dried, one pound ; 



Water one gallon. 



Boil down to four pints, and strain the liquor while it is hot ; then eva- 

 porate it to a proper consistence. 



It has scarcely any efficacy when used alone ; but it is an 

 useful adjunct to rhubarb and sulphate of zinc, as a stomachic 

 pill. Ten to twenty grains may be given for a dose, twice or 

 thrice a day. 



OIL OF CHAMOMILE J. 



Eighty -two pounds of the flowers yield eighteen drachms of oil. 



It is occasionally used in cramp of the stomach, but more 

 commonly as an addition to purgative pills. The dose is from 

 five to ten drops. 



• Decoctum Anthemidis Nobilis. Pharm. Edinb. 

 f Extractum Anthemidis. Pharm. Lond. 

 ± Oleum Anthemidis. Pharm. Lond. 



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