^^^Aug'^^iss?™''  !■    Preparations  of  the  Mexican  Pharmacopoeia.  375 
Emplasto  de  Estabillo  de  Puebla,  Emplastrum  ex  Estabillo. — Melt 
lead  plaster  1,600,  Campeachy  wax  180  and  rosin  60,  add  soft  galba- 
niim  30,  incorporate  with  the  following  in  fine  powder:  ammoniac  30, 
olibannm  30,  zinc  oxide  30,  dragon's  blood  16,  Armenian  bole  15  and 
camphor  15,  and  mix  with  corrosive  sublimate  (dissolved  in  alcohol) 
10,  oil  of  rosemary  10  and  oil  of  amber  10. 
Especies  amargas.  Species  amariie. — Equal  parts  of  the  leaves  of 
Cirsium  mexicanum,  Artemisia  mexicana,  and  Erythrsea  stricta. 
Especies  aromaticas.  Species  aromatic?e. — Equal  parts  of  orange 
flowers  and  of  the  leaves  of  Artemisia  mexicana,  rosemary,  spearmint, 
sage,  origanum  and  thyme. 
Especies  diaforeticas.  Species  diaphoretic^e. — Equal  parts  of  the 
flowers  of  red  poppy,  borage,  violet  and  elder. 
Especies  emolientes,  Species  emollientes. — Equal  parts  of  the  leaves 
of  mallow  and  parietaria,  and  of  the  flowers  of  elder  and  Gnaphalium 
canescens. 
Especies  pectorales.  Species  pectorales.  Horehound  5,  yerba  dulce 
(see  p.  333)  15,  Adiantum  tenerum  15,  liquorice  root  10. 
Three  kinds  of  extracts  of  the  narcotic  herbs  are  recognized,  namely, 
the  inspissated  juices,  the  aqueous  made  with  boiling  water,  and  the 
alcoholic  prepared  with  alcohol  of  60  per  cent.  The  other  extracts 
may  be  classified  according  to  the  menstruum  used,  as  follows: 
Cold  water:  juniper  berries,  fruit  of  Crescentia  alata,  gentian,  guaiac 
wood,  opium,  rhubarb. 
Boiling  water:  cinchona,  Artemisia  mexicana.  Ambrosia  artemisi?e- 
folia,  Prosopis  dulcis,  walnut  leaves,  senna,  Erythnea  stricta,  Milleria 
linearifolia,  and  chamomile. 
Alcohol  86  per  cent,  followed  by  alcohol  54  per  cent. :  Fucus  vesi- 
culosus. 
Alcohol  80  per  cent. :  physostigma,  nux  vomica. 
Alcohol  60  per  cent.:  cantharides,  cahinca  root,  ipecac,  senega,  sar- 
saparilla,  Colombo,  valerian,  squill,  agaric,  arnica,  coca,  jaborandi, 
cannabis  indica,  rue,  savin,  safli'on,  colocynth,  poppy  capsules,  conium 
fruit,  and  the  seeds  of  belladonna,  colchicum,  hyoscyamus  and  stramo- 
nium. 
Alcohol  50  per  cent.:  lactucarium. 
Glicerado  are  mixtures  with  glycerite  of  starch  :  sulphur  in  the  pro- 
portion of  1 : 4,  tannin  1 :  5,  potassium  iodide  4 :  30,  and  narcotic  extracts 
