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Sanscrit  Pharmacopoeia. 
A.ru.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Nov.,  1893. 
part  of  the  vessel,  and  the  oil  eventually  collects  in  the  lower  part. 
This  process,  I  am  told,  is  still  employed  by  hakims  for  distilling 
nearly  all  their  oils,  those  of  sandal-vvood,  nux  vomica,  jequirity, 
etc.,  being  typical  examples  of  the  process. 
Oil  of  Sandal-wood  (Chandan). 
Half  a  maund  (14  pounds)  of  sandal-wood  is  powdered  and  mixed 
with  half  a  pound  of  milk  ;  this  is  left  to  macerate  for  four  days, 
after  which  it  is  distilled  in  the  manner  described  above. 
The  oil  is  employed  by  natives  for  asthma,  insanity,  gonorrhoea 
and  five  different  forms  of  fever. 
Oil  of  Nux  Vomica. — No.  1. 
Take  of— 
Vux  vomica,  4  parts. 
Bachnag  (aconite),  4  " 
Break  into  small  pieces  and  add  I  pound  milk  daily  for  three 
days.    Dry  in  the  shade  for  three  or  four  days  and  distil. 
This  is  used  as  an  aphrodisiac,  being  applied  locally  on  a  betel  leaf. 
Oil  of  Nux  Vomica. — No  2. 
Take  of—  , 
Nux  vomica,  10  pounds. 
Break  up  into  small  pieces  and  add  2  pounds  milk  daily  for 
seven  days.    Dry  in  the  shade  for  seven  days,  and  distil  as  usual. 
The  dose  of  this  is  one  to  two  drops,  given  with  caution,  and  its 
uses  are  as  follows  : 
Internally,  one  drop  on  betel  leaf  is  given  as  an  aphrodisiac,  also 
for  indigestion,  diarrhoea,  dysentery,  haemorrhoids,  puerperal  fever, 
hemicrania  and  epilepsy. 
Externally  it  is  applied  for  leucoderma,  leprosy  and  leprous  sores, 
ringworm  (the  round  variety),  piles,  partial  paralysis,  and  weakness 
of  the  sexual  organs. 
Oil  of  Buffaloes  Horn. 
Take  of— 
Buffalo's  horn,  2  pounds. 
Chop  up  and  subject  to  dry  distillation  in  the  same  manner  as  in 
the  preparation  of  other  oils. 
Dose,  one  drop  on  betel  leaf,  given  internally  as  a  general  tonic. 
It  is  also  said  to  be  a  useful  medicine  in  diabetes,  as  it  has  the  power 
of  lessening  the  amount  of  sugar  in  the  urine. 
