126        Preparations  of  Mustard  for  Internal  Use.  {AmMJa0rch,imm' 
PREPARATIONS  OF  MUSTARD  FOR  INTERNAL  USE. 
By  J.  M.  Maisch. 
Tincture  of  mustard  prepared  as  suggested  by  Mr.  England,  ap- 
pears to  be  a  preparation  deserving  the  attention  of  physicians,  and  it 
is  probable  that  its  effects  may  vary  somewhat  as  the  white  or  the 
black  mustard  is  used  in  making  it,  and  that  the  tincture  of  black 
mustard  cannot  be  fully  represented  by  a  solution  of  the  volatile  oil  of 
mustard  in  alcohol.  Liquid  preparations  of  mustard  for  internal  use 
have  been  employed  until  the  beginning  of  the  present  century ;  but 
at  the  present  time  their  use  is  very  limited.  Still  formulas  for  such 
preparations  can  be  found  in  modern  works,  most  or  all  of  them  based 
upon  such  as  were  in  use  about  a  hundred  years  ago. 
The  "  New  London  Dispensatory  "  (edition  1676),  after  lauding 
the  medicinal  effects  of  Sinapeos,  states  :  "  Steep' d  in  Rhenish  Wine, 
and  the  Wine  drank  for  some  Days  (Sb  1  to  a  Quart)  it  helps  the  Dropsy 
Tympanites,  and  is  very  good  against  Epilepsies,  Cams  and  Lethargy." 
The  "Pharmacopee  universelle,"  by  A.  J.  L.  Jourdan  (Paris,  1828), 
quotes  a  number  of  authoritative  formulas,  from  which  the  following 
are  selected  : 
VIKUM  SINAPIOS;  COLLUTORIUM  SIN  API. 
i.  ii. 
Bruised  mustard  seed   Sfss.  ^i. 
White  wine  ,   lb.  i.  lb.  i. 
Macerate  for  six  hours  and  filter. 
Add  tincture  of  cinnamon   —    ^  ii. 
The  first  formula  is  credited  to  the  Wurzburg  Pharmacopoeia  of 
1796,  and  the  second  to  Augustin's  "Pharmacopoea  extemporanea  " 
(Berlin,  1822).    Used  as  a  sialagogue  and  internally  in  dropsies. 
SERUM  LACTIS  SINAPINUM,  S.  CUM  SINAPI. 
Cow's  milk   lb.  ij. 
Bruised  mustard  seed   ^ij. 
Boil  together  until  coagulated,  then  filter. 
This  preparation  is  credited  to  the  pharmacopoeias  of  Holland  (1805; 
Niemann's  additions),  Hessia  (1806),  Lippe  (1794)  and  Sardinia 
(1773).  An  improved  formula  recommended  by  Swediaur  (1817)  was 
as  follows : 
Cow's  milk   lb.  i. 
Mustard  seed   ^i. 
