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cathartic to children. Dose, 60-480 Tt^. O. of Aloes, 

 a pale vellow liquid, with odor and taste of mint, ob- 

 tained in small amount from aloes. O., Anemone. 

 See Anemonol (Illus. Diet.). O., Angelica, ethereal 

 oil from root of Archangelica officinalis, Hoffm. ; 

 used as a tonic. Dose, 1-3 n\ (0.06-0.2 c.c). O., 

 Anilin, crude anilin obtained from nitrobenzin by the 

 action of reducing agents. O., Animal, an oil ob- 

 tained from destructive distillation of bones ; applied 

 in skin-diseases and used internally in hysteria. Dose, 

 5-20 n\ (0.3-1.2 c.c. ). O., Anise, Star. See 0. 

 of Illicium. O., Anthos, rosemary oil. O., An- 

 thracene. See under Anthracene (Illus. Diet.). O. 

 of Ants, Artificial, furfural. O., Apple, amyl val- 

 erianate. O. of Arachis, a bland yellow oil ex- 

 pressed from peanuts, the fruit of Arachis hypogic.i, 

 L. ; it is used to adulterate olive oil. O., Arbor vitae. 

 See 0., Thuja. O., Argan, a fixed oil from the seeds 

 of the sapotaceous argan tree of Morocco, Argania 

 sideroxylon, R. et S. It is used as a substitute for 

 olive oil. O. of Arnica Flowers, an essential oil 

 from the flowers of Arnica montana, L. It is dia- 

 phoretic, diuretic, and emmenagog. O., Artemisia, 

 an antiseptic and astringent oil from Roman worm- 

 wood, .-/r/^;««w wur/Wwa, L. It is used in skin-dis- 

 eases. O., Artists'. See O., Aleurites. 0.,Asarum, 

 a volatile oil distilled from the rhizomes of Asarum 

 europicum, L. ; a viscid liquid with sharp burning 

 taste. O. of Asphalt, a rubefacient, antiseptic oil 

 obtained from destructive distillation of asphalt ; it is 

 applied in rheumatism and parasitic skin-diseases. O., 

 Aspic (corruption of spica). See O. of Spike. O., 

 Bacaba, oil from various species of CEnoca rpus in- 

 digenous to South America. O., Badian. See 

 0. of I/Iicium. O., Balm, German, an 



essential oil from the leaves and tops of Melissa 

 officinalis, L. ; it is diaphoretic and antispasmodic. 

 Dose, 1-2 rr^ (0.06-0.12 c.c). Syn., O., Melissa; 

 0. of Lemon balm. O., Bancoul, O., Bankul, O., 

 Bankune. See 0., Aleurites. O., Barbadoes Nuts. 

 See O., Jatropha (Illus. Diet.). O., Bardane, a 

 hair oil made by digesting burdock root in olive oil. 

 O., Basil, an essential oil from leaves of Ocimuni 

 basilicum, L. It is antiseptic and stimulant. Dose, 

 1-2 rr^ (0.06-0.12 c.c). O., Bay. (See Illus. 

 Diet.) 2. See 0., Myrcia. O. of Behen. See O. 

 of Ben (Illus. Diet.). O., Benne. See O., Sesame. 

 O. of Birch Bark, volatile oil from the bark of Betula 

 /en/a, L., containing 99'i of methyl salicylate and 

 almost identical with oil of wintergreen. Antirheu- 

 matic and antiseptic Dose, 5-30 ir\, (0.3-1.8 c.c). 

 O. of Birch Wood, an antiseptic black liquid with 

 odor of Russia leather obtained by destructive distil- 

 lation of white birch, Betula alba, L. It is used in 

 skin-diseases. Syn., Empyreumatic birch oil; Oleum 

 Rusci. O., Bitter, a bitter, green oil extracted from 

 the seeds of Qilophyllum inophyl'um, L., a guttiferous 

 tree of Asia. Syn., Laurel-nut oil; Tamanu oil; 

 Niiilo oil. O.s, Blown, oxidized fixed oils. O., 

 Blue, a liquid mercurial ointment prepared witli oil. 

 O. of Boldus, a volatile oil from Peumus bolJus, Mol. , 

 used in inflammations of the genitourinary tract. O. 

 of Canada Snakeroot, an aromatic, antiseptic stimu- 

 lant oil from the rhizome of Asa rum Canadense, L. 

 Dose, 1-2 rr^ (0.06-0.12 c.c). O., Candle-fish. 

 See O., Eulachon (Illus. Diet.). O., Candle-nut. 

 See 0., Aleurites. O., Canella, an aromatic oil from 

 the bark of Canella alba, Murray. Dose, 1-2 TTi^ (O.06- 

 0.12 c.c. 1. O., Caoutchouc. See Dipentene (Illus. 

 Diet.). O., Carap, a bitter concrete oil obtained 

 from seeds of Carapa guianensh, Aub. O., Carbol- 

 ized Coal, a compound of carbolic acid with coal-tar, 



naphtha, benzene, or some fixed oil. O. of Cascarilla, 

 a volatile oil from the bark of Croton eluteria, Bennet ; 

 it is stimulant and aromatic and used as an adjuvant in 

 bitter tonics. Dose, 1-2 tr^ (0.06-0.12 c.c). O. of 

 Cedar Leaves, essential oil from the leaves of Juni- 

 perus virginiana, L. ; sp. gr., 0.885 > il ' s antiseptic 

 and emmenagog. O. of Cedar Wood, volatile oil from 

 the wood of Juniperus virginiana, L. O., Cedrat, 

 an essential oil from the fruit rind of Citrus medica, 

 Risso. It is aromatic, stimulant, and antiseptic. Dose, 

 1.2 nx (0.06-0.12 c.c). O. of Chamomile, Ger- 

 man, an essential oil from Matricaria chamomilla, 

 L. ; a thick bluish oil solidifying on exposure to cold. 

 It is used in colic, cramps, etc. Dose, 1-5 TT^ (0.06- 

 0.3 c.c). O. of Chamomile, Roman, an essential 

 oil from the flowers of Anthemis nobilis, L. It is tonic 

 and stomachic Dose, 1-5 TT^ (0.06-0.3 c.c. )• O-t 

 Champaca, a volatile oil used as a perfume from 

 the flowers of Michelia champaca, L. O. of Cherry 

 Laurel, an essential oil from the leaves of Prunus 

 laurocerasus, L. It has the odor and properties of oil 

 of bitter almond ; used as a sedative. Dose, ^6— J2 V\, 

 (0.01-0.03 c.c). O., Cina. See O. of Wormseed, 

 Levant. O., Citron. See 0., Cedrat. O. of Cit- 

 ronella, an essential oil from various species of the 

 grass Andropogon. O., Cochlearia, a volatile oil 

 from scurvy grass, Cochlearia officinalis, L. Its prin- 

 cipal constituent is secondary butyl thiocarbamid, C t - 

 H„ . CSN. It is stimulant, aperient, and diuretic. 

 Dose, 2-5 TTL (0.12-0.3 c.c). O. of Cocoanut, a 

 white semi-solid fat, soluble in alcohol and ether, ob- 

 tained from the nut of Cocos nucifera, L. It is used 

 as an alterant and nutrient, and as ointment base. 

 Dose, 2-4 dr. (8-16 c.c). O., Cocum-. See 

 Cocum-bntter. O., Cognac, ethyl enanthate. O., 

 Colza, an oil consisting of glycerid of brassic acid ob- 

 tained from a variety of Brassica campestris, L. O., 

 Coonda or Coondi. See 0., Carap. O., Cotton- 

 seed, a fixed oil from seeds of cotton, Gossypittm her- 

 baceum, L. ; used as olive oil. O., Country 

 Walnut. See 0., Aleurites. O., Crab. See 0., 

 Carap. O. of Crithmum, a limpid volatile oil from 

 Crithmttm maritimum, L. ; it has an acrid aromatic 

 taste; sp. gr., 0.98. O., Cumin, a volatile carmina- 

 tive oil from the seeds of Cuminum cyminutn, L. O. 

 of Cypress, a volatile, colorless, oily liquid obtained 

 from the fresh leaves and shoots of Cupressus semper- 

 virens, L. It is antiseptic and antispasmodic and is 

 recommended in whooping-cough ; used by sprinkling 

 the clothes and room. O., Damny Mountain. See 

 0., Ebony. O., Dee. See Deelitue oleum (Illus. 

 Diet. ). 6., Dill, a volatile oil from fruit of dill, Peu- 

 cedanum graveolens, Benth. et Hook, fil., consisting 

 chiefly of carvol, C 10 H 14 O, and limonene, C ro H, 8 ; 

 sp. gr., 0.905. It is used as a carminative. Dose, 

 3-10 X\ (0.2-06 c.c). O., Dippel's. See O., Ani- 

 mal. O.s, Distilled, volatile oils. O., Doegling, 

 oil from the Norwegian whale, Bahena rostrata ; it 

 is used as an ointment base. O., Dutch. See 0. , 

 Haarlem. O., Earth Nut. See O., Arachis. O., 

 Ebony, a fatty oil from the seeds of Bauhinia tomen- 

 tosa, L. Syn., Damny mountain oil. O., Eel, the 

 fat of eels. O., Egg-yolk, an oil obtained from hard- 

 boiled fresh eggs and used in lotions. O., Eguse, 

 oil of colocynth seeds impojted from Africa. O.s, 

 Expressed.' O.s, Fat. See Oil, Fatty (Was. Diet.). 

 O. of Fir Cones, a volatile oil from the cones of Picea 

 excelsa, Lk.; a colorless antiseptic liquid with balsamic 

 odor; used as inhalations in diseases of the respiratory 

 organs. O. of Fir, Scotch, an essential antiseptic 

 oil from Pinus sylvestris, L. ; sp. gr., about 0.87 ; used 

 as an application in chronic rheumatism. O. of Fire- 



