190 IV. OILY COMPOUND COMBUSTIBLES.— 



rarum cethereum. From ground almond cake, by distillation, 

 with twice as much water and half as much salt, after having been 

 left to soak for some days, and when half the water is come over, 

 pouring it back into the still ; '25\h. of cake yields 2 oz, ; contains 

 prussicacid; used to communicate flavour to confectionary, and as 

 an ingredient in mixtures in phthisis and spasmodic diseases, instead 

 of prussic acid; when rectified, its strength is prodigiously increased. 



Oil of anise seeds, Oleum anisi, O. volatile jnmpinelloi anisi. 

 From the seeds ; congeals at 62 deg. Fahr. ; poisonous to pigeons, 

 so that, as Vogel has observed, if they are forced to breathe air 

 impregnated with it by rubbing it on their bill, or head, it is fatal ; 

 lib. yields 3ij. — Oil of star anise seeds, Oleum anisi stellati. From 

 the capsules; liquid, very fragrant, has the scent of anise. This 

 is carminative and used in flatulent cholic. Dose mv. to mxv. 

 rubbed up with sugar and camphor mixture. 



Oil of dill seed. Oleum anethi. Carminative. 



Neroli, Oleum Jiorum aurantiorum. From the flowers of the 

 orange tree ; 6 cwt. of flowers yield only one oz. of oil. 



Oleum florum citri. From the flowers of the citron tree ; 

 amber-coloured, slightly fragrant : 601b. yield 1 oz. 



Essence of beegamotte. Oleum limonis Bergamottce, From 

 the peels of the Bergamotte orange ; by pressure, very fragrant : 

 from Italy. 



HuiLE d'orange. From orange peel by pressure ; very fra- 

 grant : — Huile de petit grain. From small unripe oranges, by 

 distillation, gold colour. 



Oleum stillatitium radicis carlin.e. From the root of 

 the carline thistle; fragrant, sinks in water. 



Kyaputty oil, Cajeput oil, Oleum cajuputi, O. volatile mela- 

 leucce leucadendri. From the leaves ; cooler than that of pepper- 

 mint, but smells of turpentine ; dissolves gum elastic, stimulant, 

 antispasmodic, gtt. iij to v, on sugar, and externally in rheuma- 

 tism : from the East Indies, generally in large copper flasks. 



Oil of carui, Oleum carui. From the seeds, carminative ; 

 2lb. yielded more than 1 oz., and 1 cwt. only 83 oz. 



Distilled oil of cacao. From the chocolate nut ; thick, 

 reddish, rather buttery. 



Oil OF Cloves, Essence d^ceillettes, Oleum caryophyllorum aro- 

 maticorum, O. caryophilli. From cloves, soaked and distilled 

 with salt water, the distilled water being returned two or three 

 times into the still ; very heavy, acrimonious ; supposed to contain 

 some part of the rosin of the clove ; stimulant, added to purgative 

 pills to prevent griping ; externally applied to aching teeth : lib. 

 of cloves yields from 3 jss to 5 ijss : 1 cwt. yields 18lb. ; 71b. and 



