PECTORALS. -j'? 



under this bead are, I think, more effica- 

 cious. 



OXYMELS. Mixtures of honey and 

 viuv-gar. (See Materia Medica.J 



'T\\^y have been recommended in obsti- 

 nate coughs, and as a gargle in sore throats. 

 I do not believe they are beneficial in either 

 of those complaints. There is an o.vymel of 

 squills kept, which is made by infusing fresh 

 squills in vinegar for several days, then 

 straining off the liquid, and adding to it as 

 much honey, as will, by boiling gently, and 

 taking off the scum which arises, give it the 

 consistence of syrup. 



This preparation is certainly much better 

 adapted as a remedy to old coughs, than 

 the simple oxijmeL 



The dose is three or four ounces. 



PECTORALS. Medicines that cure or 

 relieve diseases of the lungs. (See Expecto- 

 rants, and Cordials, Pectoral.) Deviidcents 

 are also useful as pectorals, in some cases^ 

 and may be given in the form of emulsions, 

 which see. Emollients also are useful in 

 certain complaints of the lung=;, particularly 

 the linseed decoction, with a little honey 

 dissolved in it Pectoral drinks have been 



