86 LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



aloes.* The fruit or berries are now rarely mentioned, notwith- 

 standing they are affirmed to be useful in intermittents,f and as a 

 vermifuge .{ 



DISTILLED WATER OF CONVALLARIA.§ 



Take of flowers of Convallaria one part ; 



Boiling water four parts. 



Distil two parts. — Dose, from one to three ounces. 



SPIRIT OF CONVALLARIA. || 



Take of Flowers of Convallaria two parts ; 



Alcohol one part ; 



Pure water one part. 



Distil one part. — Dose, from half an ounce to an ounce ; usually 

 employedexternally. 



ETTMULLER'S CEPHALIC SNUFF. H 



Take of Flowers of Convallaria one drachm ; 



Leaves of Marjoram one drachm ; 



Essential oil of Marjoram ten drops. 



Mix them together, and form a snuff. If a stronger sternutatory be 

 required, a scruple of white hellebore powder may be added ; or, if the 

 gratefulness of the smell be the object in view, a little Florentine 

 orris-root in powder, or a few grains of musk and ambergris, may be 

 employed. v 



* Lewis; Mat. Med. p. 384. 



f Senckenberg. Diss, de Lilio Conv. p. 32. 



X Flore Economique, p. 165. 



§ Codex. Medic. Paris, 1818. 



|| Pharmacopoeia Saxonica, 1820. 



t Ettmullcr; Lib. et loc. cit. 



