194 IV. OILY COMPOUND COMBUSTIBLES.— ' 



on them : 1 cwt. yields from half an oz. to an oz. of oil; the oil 

 of sandal-wood is sold for it. 



Oil of rosewort, 01. rhodiolce rosece. From the root; yel- 

 lowish : lib. yields 5j ; sold for oil of rhodium, and the water for 

 rose-water. 



Butter of roses, Adeps rosarum. From the flowers of 

 damask roses ; white, solid, melts at 94 deg. Fahr. separating 

 slowly from the rose-water : having but little scent of its own, it 

 is used to dilute the scent of musk, civet, and ambergris. 



Attar, (itur, utr,) gul, or r/uhl, otto of roses. Oil of roses, O. 

 roses. From the evergreen rose and the musk rose, new-distilled 

 rose-water being exposed to the night air ; a highly-esteemed 

 perfume ; freezes at 50 deg. Fahr. ; melts at 83 deg. : from the 

 East Indies and the Barbary coast. 



Oil of rosemary, O. rosmarinl, O. rorismarini officinalis. 

 From the flowering tops ; sweet scented ; 1 cwt. yields 8 oz. ; lib. 

 of dry leaves yields from 3j to 5iij ; 701b. of fresh leaves yield 

 .5 oz. Stimulant, and given in nervous complaints, the dose being 

 from two to six minims rubbed up with sugar. 



Rectified oil of rosemary. By redistilling until one half 

 of the oil is come over. Used for fine perfumery ; the residuum 

 contains camphire. 



Distilled oil of rue, O. riitce. From the dried plant ; 

 carminative, antispasmodic : lOlb. of leaves yield 5ij to 5iiij ; 41b. 

 in flower yield 3j ; 60lb. yield 2 oz. and a half; T2lb., with the 

 seeds, yield 3 oz. Antispasmodic, and externally rubefacient in 

 hysteria, and the convulsive aff*ections of infancy attendant on 

 dentition. Dose from 2 to 5 drops rubbed with sugar or muci- 

 lage. 



Oil of sage, 0. salvice. 



Oil of savine, O. sabincB. From the dried plant ; stimulant, 

 powerfully emmenagogue; externally rubefacient. 



Oil of sandal wood, O. santali alhi. lib. yields 2 drachms; 

 sold for oil of rhodium, and oil of roses. 



Oil of sassafras, O. sassafras^ O. lauri sassafras. From 

 the root of sassafras by distillation with salt water, and cohoba- 

 tion : 241b. yield 9 oz. ; 301b. yield 7 oz. 3j ; and 61b. yield 2 oz. 

 Stimulant, sudorific and diuretic, and given in scorbutus, chronic 

 rheumatism and cutaneous diseases, the dose being from 2 to 10 

 minims rubbed up with water. 



Oil of lemon thyme, Huile de tain, Oleum serpylli, 1041b. a 

 little dried yield 8 oz. ; 981b. fresh yield 2 oz. and a half; 51lb. 

 yield 1 oz. 3VJ ; used to scent soaps. 



