ELEMENTS OF MATE1UA MEDICA.
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Rub them togej&Jstiiiiula"other
Shake them together until they are mixed, L.
[in a mortar, E.] until the camphor is dissolved, E. D .) Aand anodyne embrocation in sprains, bruises, and rheumatic andlocal pains. In glandular enlargements it is used as a resolvent. ^
6. Linimentum Camphoras compositum, L. D.; Compoundof Camphor. —(Camphor, -iiss. [ii. D.] ; Solution of Ammonia,
[f^vi. D .] ; Spirit of Lavender, Oj. [wine measure, D.\ Mix the so u ^of ammonia with the spirit; then let a pint distil from a glass r ewith a slow fire; lastly, dissolve the camphor in it.) A powerful stulant and rubefacient, producing, when freely used, considerable irrnand inflammation. It is applicable in the same cases as the simple cawliniment and the liniment of ammonia (p. 176). From both of these cpounds it differs in not being greasy. “ I have used,” says Dr. Montgoi n(op. supracit.) “ a liniment composed of two parts of this and Ol ^ o jturpentine, with children, as a substitute for a blister; and with g ^effect; or, with equal parts of the anodyne liniment, I have f° lU j j.highly beneficial in the removal of those distressing pains in the „which so frequently annoy women about the close of their pregnancy^
7. Linimentum Ammonia compositum, E. —(Stronger Aqua -monise [D. 880], f.W.; Tincture of Camphor, fSij.; Spirit of Ro se °^j.[ rfji. Mix them well together. This liniment may be also made
for some purposes with three fluidounces of tincture of camphor a®* 1 ,i. eof spirit of rosemary),same as the last.
The effects and uses of this preparation are
8. Acidum Aceticum Camphoratum, E. D.—(Camphor, 5ss-; ^pieAcid, fjviss. [3vi. D.] Pulverize the camphor with the aid of a ^rectified spirit, and dissolve it in the acid). This preparation is aB ^cinal substitute for Henry’s Aromatic Vinegar. The spirit is ,u ?j j gused to reduce the camphor to powder. Camphorated acetic aC '^jj 5exceedingly pungent and corrosive. Its vapour is snuffed up the nosas a powerful stimulant in syncope. It is never used internally- t j,cAntidote. —In a case of poisoning by camphor, first evacuate ..contents of the stomach. Hufeland (Marx, Hie Lehre von d. Gift. &
S, 202) recommends the use of opium to relieve the effects of cainp ^Phcebus ( Handb. d. Arzneiverord. 2 te Ausg.) directs chlorine water to' _
administered as the antidote, and afterwards purgatives and cl}*Vinegar and coffee, he states, promote the poisonous operation,assists the patient’s recovery.
Sas’safras officinale, Nees, E.— The Sas'safras Tree.
Lauras Sassafras, Linn. L. D.
Sex. Syst, Enneandria, Monogynia.
(Radix, L. —The Root, E.— Lignum, Radix, et Oleum volatile, D.) j
History. —Sassafras wood is mentioned by Monardes [Hist- ,^ 0Med. 1569-74), who states that it had been recently introduced ^Spain from Florida . It was, however, first brought to Europe 7French (Alston’s Lect. on the Mat. Med. vol. ii. p. 51). 0l is>
Botany. Gen. Char. —Dioecious. Calyx six-parted', membran^^segments equal, permanent at the base. Male flowers:—Fertile s anine, in three rows, the three inner w ith double-stalked distinct JJ ‘ ^at the base. Anthers linear, four-celled, all looking inwards.