OIL 



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OIL 



gr., 0.922 ; soluble in alcohol, ether, and benzin ; 

 used in tuberculosis. Dose, 4 TO^ (0.25 c.c. ) 6 times 

 daily. Inj., 16. 5 TT\, (1 c.c.) in olive oil. O., Nic- 

 ker-seed, the oil from bonduc seeds, used as an em- 

 brocation in rheumatism. O., Niger-seed, a thin, 

 bland, yellow oil obtained from the seeds of Guizotia 

 abyssinica , Cass. , a composite annual cultivated in India 

 and Abyssinia for its seeds. Syn., Ram-til oil. O., 

 Nutmeg, a volatile oil distilled from nutmeg; a thin 

 yellow liquid; sp. gr., 0.870-0.900. O., Nutmeg, 

 Fatty, a fixed oil from nutmeg ; a yellowish, soft 

 solid with taste and odor of nutmeg ; narcotic and 

 carminative. Dose, 2-5 gr. (0.1-0.32 gm.). Syn., 

 Nutmeg butter. O., Olive. (See Ilius. Diet.) It is 

 a mixture of glyceryl (C 3 H 5 ) with oleic acid (CjgH^- 

 O,, and palmitic acid (C 16 H 3 ,0,) ; it consists of two 

 oils having the formulas CjH 5 (Cj 3 H. !S 2 1 3 , and C 3 H 5 - 

 (C 16 H 31 0j)j respectively. O., Omum. See O., 

 Ajvwan. O. of Orange Flowers. See O. of Neroli 

 (Illus. Diet.). O. of Orange Flowers, Bigarade, a 

 volatile oil from the flowers and leaves of Citrus biga~ 

 radia, Duh. O. of Orange Flower, Petals, a vola- 

 tile oil from the petals of Citrus aurantium, L. O. of 

 Orange Flowers, Petit Grain, a volatile oil from the 

 leaves and unripe fruit of Citrus bigaradia, Duh. 

 O., Orange Peel, an essential oil from the fresh rind 

 of Citrus aurantium, L. O., Origanum. See 0., 

 Marjoram, Wild ; also the common but erroneous 

 name for oil of thyme. O., Palmarosa. See 0., 

 Lemon-grass. O., Paraffin, chiefly hydrocar- 

 bons of the CnrLn-f-j series, distilled from pe- 

 troleum; a limpid oil thickening with cold; sp. gr. , 

 0.875-0.900; boils at300° C. O., Pastinaca, a vol- 

 atile oil, consisting chiefly of ethyl butyrate, contained 

 in the fruit of parsnip, Pastinaca saliva, L. ; a yellow 

 liquid with pleasant smell; sp. gr. , 87. O., Pat- 

 chouli, a volatile oil from the leaves of Pogostemon 

 heyneanus, Benth. ; a thick, fragrant, brownish liquid; 

 sp. gr., 0.970-0.990. O., Peach Kernel, an oil 

 expressed from seed of the peach, Primus persica, 

 Sieb. ; Sp. gr., 0.915 at 15 C. Soluble in ether, 

 chloroform, or carbon di>ulfid ; used as almond or olive 

 oil. O., Peanut. See O., Arachis. O., Pear, amyl 

 acetate. O., Pennyroyal, European. See O., Pu- 

 legium. O., Peppermint, Mitcham, oil from pep- 

 permint cultivated at Mitcham, Surrey, England. O. 

 of Pine Needles. See O., Fir, Scotch. O., Pine- 

 apple. See under Pine (Illus. Diet.). O. of Pinus 

 pumilio, a very fragrant volatile oil from the leaves of 

 Pinus pumilio, Haenke ; antiseptic and expectorant, 

 and used also in glandular enlargements and skin- 

 diseases. Dose, 5-10 n\ (0.3-0.6 c.c). O. of 

 Pinus Sylvestris. See 0., Fir, Scotch. O., Poho, 

 oil of Japanese peppermint. O., Polei, O., Poley. 

 See O., Pulegium. O., Pongamia, O., Poonga, oil 

 expressed from the seeds of an East Indian tree, Pon- 

 gamia glabra, Vent. It is a deep yellow to reddish- 

 brown fluid at 6o° F., but below that it is solid. It 

 is used by the Hindoos in skin-diseases, and is espe- 

 cially recommended in those due to fungi. O., Poppy, 

 oil expressed from the seeds of various species of 

 Papaver ; used as a substitute for olive and almond 

 oil. O., Porpoise, fixed oil from the blubber of the 

 porpoise. O., Potato, fusel oil. O., Ptychotis. See 

 O. , Ajinuan. O., Pulegium, the oil from European 

 pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, L. ; its chief constituent 

 is pulegiol, C 10 H 16 O. It smells like peppermint; boils 

 at 227 C. O., Pumpkin Seed, oil from the seeds of 

 Cucurbita pepo, L., a red oily liquid ; sp. gr. , 0.928 ; 

 it is said to be anthelmintic. O., Quirinus, a pe- 

 troleum issuing near the chapel of St. Quirinus at 

 Tegernsee. O., Ram-til. See 0., Niger-seed. O., 



Rape, a brown or greenish-yellow oil expressed from 

 seeds of a variety of Biassica campestris. O., 

 Ray. See 0., Skate. O., Red. See 0., Hypericum. 

 O., Rhodium, a volatile oil from rosewood, Con- 

 voh'ulus scoparius, L. ; used to adulterate oil of 

 rose. O., Rose Geranium. See 0., Geranium 

 (Illus. Diet.). O., Rosewood. See 0., Rhodium. 

 O., Rusa, lemon-grass oil. O., Salad, olive oil. O., 

 Sandalwood, East Indian, O., Santal. See 0., 

 Sandalwood (Illus. Diet.). O., Savine, a poison- 

 ous, volatile oil from the fresh tops of Juniper us sa- 

 biua, L. It is irritant and emmenagog. Dose, 

 ^£-2 n\ (0.03-0. 12 c.c. ). Antidotes, emetics, oil, 

 mucilage, brandy, opium. O., Scurvy Grass. See 

 O., Cochlearia. O., Seneca, crude petroleum. O., 

 Sesame, a fixed oil from the seeds of Sesamum indi- 

 cum, L. ; sp. gr., 0.919-0.923 at I5°C. ; soluble in 

 ether, chloroform, or carbon disulfid. It is laxative 

 and nutrient. Dose, 4-8 dr. ( 15-30 c.c. ). Syn., 

 Benneoil; Teel oil. O., Shark, a pale acrid oil from the 

 liver of the shark, Squalus carcliarias ; sp.gr., 0.87- 

 o 8S. O., Shealkanta, the karvah-thistle oil. O., 

 Simabolee, a clear oil extracted from curry leaves, 

 Murraya koenigii, Spr. O., Skate, a yellow neutral 

 oil obtained from the liver of the skate. Raja batis ; it 

 is used as a substitute for cod-liver oil. O., Soy, a 

 bland yellow oil expressed from soja beans, the seeds 

 of Glycine soja, Sieb. O. of Spike, a volatile oil 

 from the leaves and tops of Lavandula spica, Cav. ; car- 

 minative and rubefacient, and used externally in rheu- 

 matism. O., Spikenard, lemon-grass oil. O., Spruce. 

 See O., Hemlock. O., Storax, a volatile oil from 

 storax ; sp. gr., 0.900. O., Sumbul, a volatile oil 

 from the root of Ferula sumbul, Hook. fil. O., Sun- 

 flower, a fixed oil from the seeds of the sunflower, 

 Helianthus annuus, L. O., Sweet Bay. See O., 

 Laurel. O. of Tagud-nuts, oil from the seeds of 

 Phytelephas ma croca rpa, R.et'P. O., Tallicoonah. 

 See 0., Carap. O., Tamanu. See O., Bitter. O., 

 Tambor, a purgative oil obtained from Omphalea oleif- 

 era, Hemsl., of Central America. It is used as castor 

 oil. O., Tea, a Chinese fixed oil said to be derived 

 from Camellia drupifera, Lour. O., Teaberry. See 

 0., Winterberry (Illus. Diet.). O., Teel, O., Til. 

 See 0., Sesame. O., Templin, oil of Pinus 

 pumilio. 0.,Theobroma, cacao-butter. O., Thuja, 

 an essential oil from the leaves of Thuja Occident- 

 alls, L. ; emmenagog, tonic and antiseptic. Syn., 0., 

 Arbor vita? ; 0., White cedar. O., Touloucouna, 

 carap oil. O., Tumenol. See Tumenol. O., 

 of the Tung Tree. See 0., Aleurites. O. of 

 Turpentine, a volatile oil from the concrete resin of 

 Pinus palustris and other species ; chiefly consisting 

 of C 10 H 16 ; sp. gr., 0.855-0.S70; soluble in ether, 

 slightly so in alcohol; boils at I55°-I70° C. It is 

 anthelmintic, antiseptic, diuretic, and rubefacient. 

 Dose, 5-120 n\ (0.3-7.4 c.c). O., Turtle, oil ex- 

 tracted from turtles' eggs ; said to equal cod-liver oil 

 in value. O., Ugger, a perfume distilled from agal- 

 lochum. O., Valerian, a volatile oil from the rhizome 

 and root of Valeriana officinalis, L. ; sp. gr., 0.95 ; 

 used in nervous diseases. Dose, 4-5 n\ (0.25-0.3 

 c.c). O. of Verbena. See O.. Lemon-grass. O. 

 of Vitriol, sulfuric acid. O., Walnut, a fixed oil 

 from Juglans regia. O. of Wax, a volatile oil 

 obtained from wax bv fractional distillation. O., 

 White Cedar. See 'o., Thuja. O., Wild-seed, 

 a fixed oil from mignonette. Reseda luteola, L. 

 O., Wine, Heavy, a final product of the distillation 

 of alcohol with great excess of sulfuric acid, a yellow 

 oily liquid with pungent odor and acrid taste; sp. gr. , 

 1. 096-1. 129; soluble in alcohol or ether; boils at 



