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and twelve Grains of thicker Oil, heavier than Wa- 
ter, and of a brown Colour. The black Mafs re- 
maining in the Retort, of a rare fpongious Texture, 
weighed -eleven Ounces, and one Drachm ; which 
being calcined during twenty fix Hours in a Cruci- 
ble, left one Ounce, three Drachms, and thirty fix 
Grains of brown Afhes *, from which were extradled 
two Drachms and forty two Grains of fixt alkaline 
Salt. The Lofs in Diftillation was four Ounces, 
three Drachms, and fixty fix Grains ; and in Calci- 
nation nine Ounces, five Drachms, and thirty fix 
Grains. 
Opopanax takes Flame like a Refin, and diffolves 
in Water like a Gum *, but it renders the Water 
milky by Reafon of the large Quantity of its Oil. 
It therefore confifts of Oil, Tartar, and an ammo- 
niacal Salt, clofely united. 
Inwardly taken it incides and attenuates thick 
and vifeid Humours, difeufies Wind, and purges 
without Uneafinefs. Wherefore it is given to Ad- 
vantage in Diforders of the Brain and Nerves, in the 
Palfy, Epilepfy, humoural Afthma, old Coughs, 
Obftru&ions of the Mefentery and Bowels, and in 
Suppreffion of the Menfes. The Dofe is from gfs. 
to i). Outwardly applied it foftens and difeufies 
Tumours, refblves iuch as are feirrhous, as alfo 
Nodes and Swellings of the Nerves and Tendons. 
Take, of Opopanax 3ft. Saffron gr. vj. Cinnamon 
9j. Syrup of Wormwood q. f. Mix and make 
a Bolus to be taken in Suppreffion of the 
Menfes . 
Take Opopanax, the Root of Florentine Orris and 
Agarick, a gfs. Syrup of Hedge-Muftard q. f. 
to make a Bolus for the Afthma. 
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