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BiTTEii ALMOND WATER, Aq. amygduliirum amararum. 

 Almond (bitter) cake bruised 41b., draw five gallons. 



Aq. amygdalarum amararum co?icentrata, P. Bor. Amygd. 

 amar. cont. Ib.ij., S. V. R. 3ij, aq. lb. vj ; distil in glass, lb. ij. 



CiKNAMOK WATER, JEau de canelle^ Aq, dnnamomi tenuis, A. 

 n'nnamomi, A. laiiri cumamomi. lb. j to tbe gallon. 



2. Cinnamon lb. j, or oil 3v, to the gallon. P. L. 1824. 



3. Bruised cinnamon lb. j, water 2 gall., simmer in a still for 

 half an hour, put what comes over into the still again ; when cold 

 strain through flannel. Cassia must be distilled, as its infusion 

 is yellow. 



4. Water 2 pints, cinnamon 2 oz. ; distil in a water bath : sto- 

 machic, tonic, and covers the disagreeable taste of some medicines. 

 Cassia water is sold for it. 



Aq. corticis Peruvian.e. Bark lib., water 6 pints; soak 

 for some days, and distil 3 pints of a milky water. It may be 

 prepared while making the extract. Tonic. 



Cumin water, Aq. cumiiii. From the seeds ; carminative. 



Aq. cymbalari.e. From the herb ; used in Italy as the 

 licle for exhibiting arsenic as a poison, but has no power of its 

 rn. 



iPEARwoET WATER, Aq. fiammulfE. From the herb; acrid, 



lits instantly, and, in cases of poison being taken, is preferable 



• any medicine yet known, as it does not excite any contraction of 



upper part of the stomach, and thus defeat its own intention, 



white vitriol sometimes does. 



Sweet fennel water, Aq, fienicuU. Seeds lib. to the 

 lion ; a weak carminative. 



\7 water, Aq. hydropiperis. From the herb; 

 j — lb. jss, drank in a day, esteemed very effectual in 

 >hritic cases. 



Hyssop water, Aq* hystopi. From the herb ; pectoral, sto- 

 machic. 



Juniper water, Aq.juniperi baccarum. Stimulant. 



Laurel water, Aq, lauro-cerasi. From the leaves, lb. viij to 

 l^^e gall. ; contains prussic acid, is stronger than black-cherry 

 I^HRter ; has ])een used for jx)isoning, and therefore labours under 

 I^B ill name, although doubtless one of the most efficacious of this 

 l^krt of medicines, and of great use in consumption. 



^HS. P. Boruss. Fol. lauri cerasi lb. j ; S. V. R. 3ij ; aquee lb. vj, 

 l^lstil in glass, lb. iij. 



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