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whole for use. This is a very penetrating embrocation, and i-; |highly useful in allaying pain and swelling, by relaxing the irritatedfibres, and promoting the perspiration of the obstructed matter;speedily restoring the affected part to its former state. It shouldbe plentifully applied and diligently rubbed in, that its efficacymay be properly excited to produce the desired effect.
No. 34. Discutip.nt Embrocation.
I. Take opodeldoc, four ounces; spirit of sal ammoniac, oneounce. Mix.
No. 33. Vegf.to-minkral Water.
I. Take extract of lead, one ounce ; camphorated spirit, twoounces; spring water, one quart. Mix.
Goulard's uegcto-mincral nater.
“II. Take extract of lead and camphorated spirit, one ounce each ;distilled vinegar, two ounces; spring water, one pint and a half. Mix.
No. 30. Detergent Lotions.
T. Take rectified spirit of wine and white wine vinegar, eachhalf a pint; white vitriol, half an ounce. Dissolve the vitriol inthe vinegar; and add tincture of myrrh, four ounces. Mix thesetogether, and shake the bottle before using.
II. 'Take white vitriol and sugar of lead, three ounces each ; tinc-ture of myrrh, one ounce; spring water, half a pint. Mix.
No. 37. Rf.fkllent Embrocations.
I. Take extract of lead, and camphorated spirit, two ounces each ;vinegar, one pint. Mix.
II. Take Mindererus’s spirit and camphorated spirit, each fourounces. Mix.
No. 38. Retf-I-lent Lotions.
I. ’l ake white vitriol and alum, one ounce each; vitriolic acid,half an ounce ; vinegar, one pint. Mix.
II. Take crude sal ammoniac, three drachms; distilled vinegar,four ounces; French brandy, two ounces. Mix.
No. 39. Extract of Lead.
Boil one pound of litharge in two quarts of vinegar, to one quart.Set it aside till it settle ; and then decant what is clear for use.
No. 40. Saturnine Liniments.
I. Take camphor rubbed to powder with a little spirit of wine,half an ounce. Dissolve it in half a pint of green oil, and add halfan ounce of extract of lead.
II. Take extract of lead one ounce; olive oil three ounces.Add the oil gradually to the extract, and rub them well together ina marble mortar, till the whole be mixed. Two drachms of cam-phor rubbed to powder, with spirit of wine, may be added to this.r I his is the most proper liniment that can be used for the grease,cracked heels, and similar complaints. After having washed theparts perfectly clean with a strong lather of soap, and dried themwell, if they are very foul, they should, before using the liniment,be gently bathed with tincture of myrrh, and w hen that is dried in,the liniment is to be rubbed over the whole.
TINCTURES.
Take myrrh, one on nee and a half; hepatic aloes, one ounce; proofspirit, two pounds; rectified spirit, half a pound. Digest the myrrh111 both spirits for three days with a gentle heat; afterwards add thealoes, and digest again for three days longer, frequently shakingthe bottle. Then strain off the tincture. This tincture is veilknown for its use in healing slight wounds and deterging ulcers" hen foul. Gentlemen who travel should never ride abroad with-out it, as it is a speedy and efficacious remedy, (eit her alone, orJinxed with an equal quantity of oil of turpentine,) for w arbles andlamenesses in the feet, occasioned bv nails, thorns, gravel, or anyotiicr extraneous substances. The part affected should be frequentlywetted with it, after the offending body has been extracted.1 hough much cheaper, it w ill amply supplv the place of a morecostly composition, called Turlington's balsam, to which it is notm the least interior, for external application.
No. 42. Tincture of Opium, or Laudanum.
I akecrude opium, two ounces ; and proof spirit, one pound. Di-Rest four days, and strain off the tincture. The virtues of opiumaie as extensive as those of any other article whatever in the ma-erra medica. ^ As answering the purposes of mitigating ’^ain,ay mg inordinate action, and diminishing sensibility, no medicine- u ,Je .employed with greater advantage in a variety of differentVOL. II.— N0 . 81 S b
diseases than opium ; and though, in some inflammatory cases, thepremature use of it may not be altogether proper, yet as it adoni.a temporary relief in the violence of an acute complaint; and hasa very quick effect upon the whole system, in all eases ot extremepain it ought on such occasions to be had in.mediate recourse to.
No. 43. Nervous Tincture.
Take valerian, mustard seed, ami horse-radish, two ounces each ;long pepper, two drachms. Infuse in three pints of port wine, ar.dstrain oli the tincture; then add four ounces of compoumDpirit oflavender. This tincture is given internally with success, m para-lytic and nervous disorders ; and may also lie administered wiihmueh advantage in cases of scouring, to the extent of three or tourpints a day.
Ointments are used with various intentions infa-riery; somefor mollifying and moistening; others for dry ing the parts they' areapplied to; some for digesting tumours and callosities; others forstimulating and blistering particular parts. Hence they are distin-guished by various names, according to their nature and operation,as well as from the articles of which they arc composed.
No. 44. Desiccative Ointments.
I. Take oil of turpentine, two ounces; ointment of elder, fourounces; sugar of lead, half an ounce; while vitriol, two drachms.Mix them in a gallipot, after reducing the sugar ot lead and thevitriol to a fine powder. The buds and swellings in the farcy mustbe anointed with this ; and a? often as they become drv, the oint-ment should be repeated, till the sores begin to run. It the matterbe thick and well digested, the disease will soon terminate.
II. Take simple diachylon plaster and olive oil, three ounceseach. Melt them together, and add sugar ot lead and camphor infine powder, eacli three drachms, and stir the ointment frequently,till it is cold. This is a very proper ointment for the grease, andcracked heels. The parts should be well washed with a strongsoap lather, before applying the ointment. If they are very foul,they must also be previously bathed with a mixture ct vinegarand tincture of myrrh, equal parts each.
No. 43. Digestive Ointments.
I. Take yellow rosin, two pounds; common turpentine, onepound ; lord, one pound and a half; bees wax, half a pound. Mix.
II. Take yellow rosin, three pounds ; linseed oil, one pint; wax,12 ounces. Mix.
Red Digestive Ointment.
III. Take digestive ointment, (No. 1,) four ounces; red preci-pitate, half an ounce. Mix them cold with a kniie, or spatula.This last, applied early, will prevent a fungus, or prowd flesh, fromshooting out: for if dressed too long with the above digestive, thefungus will rise fast, and give some trouble to suppress it; when itwill be necessarv to wash the sore, as often as it is dressed, with asolution of blue vitriol in water, or to sprinkle it w ith burnt alumand precipitate.
No. 46. Ointment for the Mange.
Take sulphur vivmn, eight ounces; white hellebore powder,four ounces; sal ammoniac, one ounce; hog's lard and oil, eacheight ounces. Mix. This ointment generally succeeds in curingthe mange; but where the disease is inveterate, it must be ac-companied with proper alteratives ; am! the yellow mercurial oint-ment, No. 43, applied to the sorest parts.
No. 47. Blistering Ointments.
I. Take Venice turpentine, two ounces ; hog’s lard, one ounce;cantharides and euphorbium finely powdered, each half an ounce.Mix.
II. Take of the above, rind strong mercurial ointment, (No. 40Jeacli two ounces; corrosive sublimate, one drachm. Mix.
III. Take ointment of elder, or any other soft ointment, fourounces; cantharides and euphorbium in powder, half an ounceeach ; oil of origanum, two ounces. M'x.
IV. To make it very strong, add to this last, one ounce or oneounce and a half of strong mercurial ointment, or two drachms ofsublimate in powder. The hair is to be cut as close as possible,and then the ointment applied pretty thick over the part. Thisshould be done in the morning, and the horse kept tied up all daywithout any litter till night; when he may be untied, in order tolie down ; and a pitch or any sticking plaster may he laid or -r it,and bound on with a broad tape or bandage to keep all close.After the blister lias done running, and the scabs begin to drv and
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