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sufficient ; used to reduce essential oils, and balsam of capivi, as 

 it dissolves in alcohol. — Oil of the embri/os of ricinus communis. 

 Very mild, sweet, and not purgative. 



Bapennah lamp oil. From Ricinus viridis, the seeds being 

 roasted and boiled ; dark coloured, thick. 



Croton oil, Tiglii oleinn. From Molucca grains ; extremely 

 cathartic ; when good, a drop is a sufficient dose. The acridness 

 of some parcels of castor oil seems owing to an admixture of 

 this oil, rather than that of the physic nut. 



Oil of trichilia spinosa. From the berries, warm, plea- 

 sant smell, used in rheumatism. 



Garden spurge oil, Oleum lathyris. From Euphorbia 

 lathyris ; cathartic, gutt. iv to viij ; 14 oz. seeds yield 6 oz. oil. 



Browx rape oil, Huile de colsay Oleum rapce. From rape 

 seed, Brassica campestris oleifera, dries slowly, makes a softish 

 soap, is fit for ointments, but does not make good plaisters ; smokes 

 much when burned. 



Pale rape oil, Rejlned rape oil. From brown rape oil, by 

 mixing 21b. of oil of vitriol with each cwt. of the oil, and twice 

 as much water, beating the whole well together, letting it stand 

 for eight or ten days in a warm place, pouring off the oil, and 

 filtering it through flannel, or felt ; used for the lamp. 



Turnip seed oil, Huile de navette de Dmiphine, From 

 Brafisica rapa oleifera ; used for the lamp. 



Huile de navette d'hiver. From Brassica napus oleifera. 



Radish seed oil, O. raphani. From radish seed, used for 

 Balads. 



GiNGELLY OIL, BeuTie Oil, Sweet oil. Oleum sesami, P. U, S. 

 From the seeds of the Sesamum orientale ; used for food, and in 

 painting. 



Huile de came line, Oehl, Oleum sesami. From the seeds 

 of gold of pleasure, Myagrum sativum; used for burning in 

 lamps, and in ointments. 



Mustard oil. Oleum sinapis. From the hulls of black 

 mustard seed, after the flour has been sifted from them ; smells 

 like rank linseed oil mixed with horse radish : used in rheu- 

 matism . 



Sweet mustard oil. From Sinapis dichotoma, S. ramosa, 

 S. glauca, S. Sinensis, and S. tori ; used for the table. 



KuTEERA OIL. From the seeds of Sterculia platanifolia. 

 Tea-seed oil. From the seeds of Thea oleosa, very limpid. 

 HuTSELLA oil. From the seeds of Verbesina sativa, very 

 fine ; used in cookery, and for the lamp. 



