266 ^ Treatise 
Refin compounded of a large Quantity of thick 
Oil, and a fmaller Proportion of thin Oil, with a 
moderate Portion of acid Salt, and a little Earth 
and alkaline Salt. 
As Storax contains a larger Stock of thin Oil 
than Benzoine, it is fomewhat more fragrant •, but 
not fo deterfive, becaufe the Proportion of vola- 
tile eiTential Salt is lefs. Wherefore, notwithfland- 
ing it may lometimes be given to great Advantage 
in humoural Afthmas, and llubborn Coughs, either 
to remove Infarctions of the Lungs or to refolve 
Tubercles, yet Benzoine is accounted more effi- 
cacious. Storax, on account of its agreeable Fra- 
grancy, is commended for {Lengthening the Brain, 
railing the Spirits and calming their inordinate 
Motions *, wherefore it is ufeful in cordial Antidotes. 
It has a Property of refilling Poifons, in particular 
fuch as are reckoned offcnfive by their Coldnefs ; 
though it is alfo obferved to have an anodyne Vir- 
tue, whereby it eafes Pains of the Head and Coughs, 
as it foftens the Acrimony of the Humours by its 
oily Particles. The fame Quality renders it fer- 
viceable againll Hoarfenefs, Oppreffions of the 
Head and Defluxions, being taken from 9fs. to gfs. 
Externally by way of Fumigation, it llrengthens 
the Head, and relieves Giddinefs and Catarrhs ; and 
in Plaifters it fortifies the Stomach, helps Concoc- 
tion, and is conducive in Pallies *, as alfo in Aches 
and Pains proceeding from Cold. In Fumigati- 
ons and Perfumes it is often mixed with Benzoine. . 
Take Storax and Benzoine a 9j. Juice of Liquo- 
rice 9fs. Opium gr. fs. Elixir Prcprietatis q. f. 
to make them into Pills, which may be taken 
at Bed-time againll an Head- Ache, Coriza , 
Catarrh, or Cough. 
Take 
