400 
Aqua corticis lairri ■cinnamomi, cinnamon 
water. Aq. cinnamomi, Lond. (with one 
pound). 
menthae piperitae florentis, peppermint 
water (with three pounds). Aq. menthae pi- 
peritidis, <Lond. 
mefttha? pulegii florentis, pennyroyal 
-water (with three pounds). Aq. pulegii, 
Lond. 
fruclus myrti pimento, pimento wa- 
ter (with half a pound). Aq. pimento, Lond. 
— — petalorum rosae centifoliae recentium, 
rose water (with six pounds). Aq. rosea, Lond. 
Besides these we have in the Ph. Lond. 
Aqua anethi, dill seed water. — Aqua fn-niculi, 
fennel seed water. — Aqua menthae sativa?, 
spearmint water. To each pound of distilled 
water let half an ounce be added of diluted 
alcohol. 
Spirit its stillaiitii, distilled spirits. 
Spiritus carui, spirit of caraway, Ed. Sp. 
carui, Lond. 
"lake of caraway seeds half a pound; pom- 
on them nine pounds of diluted alcohol. 
Macerate in a closed vessel for two days ; 
then add as much water as is required to 
prevent empyreuma ; and distil over nine 
pounds. 
In the same manner are to be prepared tire 
following spirits, nine pounds being drawn 
from the quantities affixed to each. 
Spiritus corticis lauri cinnamomi, cinna- 
mon spirit (with one pound). Sp. cin. Lond. 
menthae piperitae florentis, spirit of 
peppermint (with one pound and a half). Sp. 
menth. p. Lond. 
nucis myristica? moschato, nutmeg 
spirit (with two ounces). Spirit, nuc. mosch. 
Lond. 
fructus myrti pimento, pimento ‘spi- 
rit (with half a pound). Sp. pimento, Lond. 
In the Lond. Ph. the following are added : 
Spiritus menthae saliva?, of spear- 
mint. Sp. pulegii, of pennyroyal. 
Lhe following are the compound s|)irits of 
the Pharmacopoeias : 
Spiritus juniperi communis compositus, 
compound spirit of juniper, Ed. Sp. junip. 
.comp. Lond. 
'lake of bruised juniper berries one pound ; 
caraway seeds, fennel seeds, of each one 
ounce and a half ; diluted alcohol nine 
pounds. Macerate for two days, and add- 
ing water sufficient to prevent empyreuma, 
draw over nine pounds. 
Spiritus anisi compositus, compound spirit 
of anise, Ph. Lond. 
I ake of anise and of angelica seeds, of each 
bruised half a pound ; proof spirit one gal- 
lon ; water sufficient to prevent empyreu- 
ma. Distil one gallon. 
Spiritus raphani compositus, spirit of horse- 
radish, Lond. 
Take of fresh horse-radish root, dried orange- 
peel, of each two pounds ; fresh garden 
scurvy-grass four pounds ; bruised nutmegs 
one ounce; proof spirit two gallons; wa- 
fer sufficient to prevent empyreuma. Dis- 
til over two gallons. 
The following are distilled with pure alco- 
hol : 
Spiritus lavendulae spicae compositus, com- 
pound spirit of lavender, Ed. Sp. lavend. 
comp. Lond. 
PHARMACY. 
Take of spirit of lavender (which is prepared 
with two pounds of lavender flowers, and 
eight pounds of alcohol, seven pounds be- 
ing distilled over in a water-bath) three 
pounds ; spirit of rosemary one pound ; 
cinnamon one ounce; cloves two drachms; 
nutmeg half an ounce; red saunders wood 
three drachms. Macerate for seven days, 
and strain. 
Spiritus rorismarini officinalis, spirit of 
rosemary, Ed. "Sp. rorisni. Lond. 
lake ot fresh rosemary tops two pounds; 
alcohol eight pounds. Draw oil seven 
pounds by distilling in a water-bath. 
Alcohol. In the London Ph. the following 
process is ordered for its preparation: 
Take ot rectifled spirit of wine one gallon; 
prepared kali hot one ounce. Mix the 
spirit with the pure kali, and then add one 
pound of the prepared kali while hot; 
agitate and digest for twenty-four hours. 
Pour off (lie spirit; now add the remain- 
der of the prepared kali, and distil from a 
water-bath. The alcohol is to be kept in 
a closely stopped vessel. The prepared 
kali should be heated to 300°. The speci- 
fic gravity of alcohol to distilled water is as 
815 to 1000. 
Oleu volatiiia , volatile, or essential, oils. 
Olea herbs menthae piperitae florentis, oil 
of peppermint, Ed. 01. menth. p. Lond. 
herbs juniperi sabins, — of savin, 
Ed. 
— — summitarum florentum rorismarini 
officinalis, — of rosemary, Ed. Ol. rorism. 
Lond. 
spicarum lavenduls florentium spies, 
— of lavender, Ed. Ol. lav. Lond. 
seminum pimpinelbe anisi, — of 
anise, Ed. Ol. ess. anisi, Lond. 
baccarum juniperi communis, — of 
juniper, Ed. Oi. junip. Lond. 
radicis lauri sassafras, — of sassafras, 
Ed. Ol. rad. sassaf. Lond. 
tructus myrts piments, — of pi- 
mento, Ed. 
essentiale carui, — of caraway, Lond. 
menths sativs, — ofspeanniiit, Lond. 
origani, of wild thyme, Lond. 
~ — pulegii, of pennyroyal, Lond. 
I hese oils are to be prepared in the same 
manner as distilled waters, except that a 
smaller quantity is to be added of water. 
Seeds or roots are to be bruised or rasped. 
The oil comes over with the water; and ac- 
cording as it is lighter or heavier, it swims on 
the surface, or falls to the bottom. It is after- 
wards to be separated. 
Oleum succini et acidum succinieum, oil 
and acid of amber, Ed. Sal et ol. sue. Lond. 
Take of amber in powder, and pure sand, of 
each equal parts ; place them mixed in a 
glass retort, of which they shall fill one- 
half. Having adapted a large receiver, 
distil from a sand-bath, with a gradually 
raised fire. First will come over a watery 
liquor with- a little yellow oil ; then yellow 
oil with an acid salt; afterwards a reddish 
and black oil. Let the liquor be poured 
out of the receiver, and the oil separated 
from the water. Let the acid salt, collect- 
ed from the sides of the receiver and from 
the neck of the retort, be pressed between 
folds of bibulous paper, and freed from the 
adhering oil. Then let it be purified by 
solution in hot water and crystallization. 
Oleum succini purissimum, purified oil of 
amber, Ed. Ol. succ. rectilic. Lond. 
Distil oil of amber, mixed with water, six' 
times its quantity, from a glass retort, until 
two-thirds have passed over into the re- 
ceiver. 'J hen separate the oil from the 
water, and preserve it in vessels effectually 
slopped. 
Oleum terebinthin* volatile purissimum, 
rectified oil of turpentine, Ed. Oi. tereb! 
rect. Lond. 
lake of volatile oil of turpentine one pound ; 
water four pounds. Distil as long as any 
oil passes over. 
Oleum animale, animal oil, Lond. 
1 ake of oi! of hartshorn one pound. Distil 
three times 
Oleum petrolei, oil of mineral tar, Lond. 
Distil petroleum in a sand-bath. 
Oh osa, oily preparations. 
Oleum ammoniatum, ammoniated .oil. 
lake of olive oil two dunces; water of am- 
monia two drachms. Mix them. 
J he linimentum ammonia; fortius of the 
London Ph. is prepared with water of pure 
ammonia one ounce : olive oil two ounces. 
.The linim. ammonia?, Ph. Lond. is made 
with water of carbonated ammonia half an 
ounce ; olive oil an ounce and a half. 
1 hese are all used as rubefacients. 
Oleum lini cum calce, linseed oil with 
lime. 
I ake of linseed oil and lime water, of each 
equal parts. Mix them. 
An application to burns. 
. Oleum camphoratum, camphorated oil. 
lake of olive oil two ounces ; camphor half 
an ounce. Mix so as to dissolve the cam- 
phor. 
An anodyne and stimulant embrocation. 
Oleum sulphuratum, sulphurated oil, Ed 
Ol. sulph. Lond. 
lake of olive oil eight ounces; sublimed 
sulphur one ounce. Boil with a slow fire 
in a large iron pot, stirring constantly till 
they unite. 
This preparation is discarded from prac- 
tice. 1 
In the London Pharmacopoeia a solution of 
oil in petroleum, petroleum sulphuratum is 
ordered to be made. 
Sales et salino , salts and saline preparations. 
Acidum acetosum distillatum, distilled 
acetous acid, Ed. Acetum distill. Lond 
Distil eight pounds of acetous acid in glass 
vessels with a slow fire. The first two 
pounds that come over are to be thrown 
away as too watery; the four pounds 
which follow are the distilled vinegar • the 
residuum gives a still stronger, but a too 
much burnt acid. 
Acidum acetosum forte, stron" acetous 
acid. 
Take of dried sulphate of iron one pound • 
acetite of lead ten ounces. Rub them to- 
gether. Place them in a retort, and distil 
trom sand, with a moderate fire, as lon« as 
acid is produced. ° 
