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Mucilaginous Oils. 185 



Expressed oil of bays, OL laurimnn. From bay-berries; 

 very fluid, insipid. 



LixsEED OIL, 01. lini. Viscous, bitter ; makes but a soft 

 soap ; used in lamps, but chiefly in painting, is very drying; also 

 to make varnishes and printers'* ink. Officinal Preparation. — 

 Linimentum aquae calcis, E. 



CoLD-DRAwx LINSEED OIL, O. Uiii siue igue, O.lini usitatissimi. 

 Used in medicine, laxative. 



Oil of mace, OL macis in ollis^ O. moschafce, O. nucistce, O. 

 myristiccB nuclei expressum. From nutmegs by the press ; buttery, 

 smell and colour of mace, grows paler and harder by age : 2lb. 

 yielded G oz. From Banda. 



Oil of bababee. From a wild nutmeg in Madagascar; 

 stomachic. 



True oil of mace, by expression, 01. macis expressum verum. 

 Red, remains always liquid or soft, has a strong smell of mace, 

 subacid taste, imported in jars or bottles, the lower part being 

 rather thicker than the top : lib. and a half of mace yielded in 

 Europe 5jss. of oil. 



Madi oil. From the seeds of Madia sativa; very fine; used 

 for the table. 



Oil of stoxe-pine kernels, 01. nucis pini. From the 

 Pinuspinea ; grows rank very soon ; 161b. of Kernels yield 5lb. 

 of oiL 



Cemrro xut oil. From Pinus cembra ; used for the table. 



Pistachia nut oil. Sweeter than almond oil ; forms a green 

 emulsion. — Cochin China pistachia oil. From P. oleosa; yellow; 

 used for the table. 



Oil of rhus Javaxicum. From the berries by boiling; used 

 to make Chinese varnish. 



Bastard saffron oil. From Cnicus tinctorius; used in 

 rheumatism, palsy, and foul ulcers. 



PooN NUT oil. From Calophyllum inophyllum, well scented ; 

 used in rheumatism, and for lamps. 



Kaxaiu nut oil. a delicious oil for the table, also used in 

 medicine. 



Malacca bean oil. Obtained by boiling, very acrid, raising 

 blisters, but when diluted used in rheumatism and palsy. 



Cashew nut oil. Obtained by boiling, very acrid. 



Best salad oil, Oleum matnrnm, O. complntum. From the 

 flesh of Italian olives, fine yellow, perfectly inodorous. — Salafl oil, 

 Sweet oil. From French oltves; grass green, inodorous; imported 



