Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume I Part 70

2. (Ph. E. 1744.) Olive oil, 24 fl. oz.; yellow wax, 1 lb.; melt, and add of Venice turpentine, 1-1/2 lb.; and, when cooled a little, further add, powdered dragon's blood, 1 oz.; balsam of Peru, 2 oz.; and stir until cold.

3. (Ph. L. 1746.) Olive oil, 16 fl. oz.; Venice turpentine and yellow wax, of each 1/2 lb.; red sanders, 6 dr.

_Uses, &c._ A once highly esteemed pectoral, and still occasionally used, by the lower cla.s.ses, in phthisis and chronic coughs (mixed with an equal weight of conserve of roses), and as a mild stimulating ointment.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr. or more.

=Balsam, Mercu"rial.= Ointment of nitrate of mercury.

=Balsam, Metz's.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM VIR'IDE METEN'SIUM, L.; BAUME VERT DE METZ, Fr. _Prep._ (Guibourt.) Linseed oil and olive oil, of each 6 oz.; oil of laurel-berries, 1 oz.; common turpentine, 2 oz.; melt by a gentle heat, and add of verdigris 3 dr.; aloes, 2 dr.; sulphate of zinc, 1-1/2 dr. (all in powder); mix well, strain or pour the liquid into a bottle, and add oil of juniper, 4 dr.; oil of cloves, 1 dr. Used on the Continent as a common detergent dressing to wounds and ulcers.

=Balsam, Mex'ican.= Balsam of Peru.

=Balsam, Nat'ural.= That which exudes from plants, as opposed to those formed by art.

=Balsam, Ner'vine.= See OINTMENTS.

=Balsam, Odontal'gic.= See DROPS.

=Balsam, Opodel'doc.= See OPODELDOC (French).

=Balsam, Pec'toral.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM PECTORA'LE, L.; BAUME PECTORAL, Fr.

_Prep._ 1. Tincture of tolu and compound tincture of benzoin, of each, 2 oz.; rectified spirit, 4 oz.; mix. _Dose_, 1/2 to 1 teaspoonful, night and morning; in chronic coughs, hoa.r.s.eness, &c.

2, 3. See BALSAM OF HONEY, B. OF h.o.r.eHOUND, &c.

=Balsam, Persian.= Friar's Balsam.

=Balsam, Peru"vian.= See BALSAM OF PERU.

=Balsam, Poly'chrest.= _Syn._ ELIXIR POLYCHRESTON. (E. 1745.) Guaiac.u.m, 6 oz.; balsam of Peru, 1/2 oz.; rectified spirit, 32 oz. Digest in a sand bath for 4 days, and add oil of sa.s.safras, 2 dr.

=Balsam, Poser's= (E. Gross, Breslau), for chronic and local rheumatism. A yellow liquid, composed of:--Oil of rosemary, 4 grms.; camphor, 10 grms.; tincture of ants, 15 grms.; tincture of cantharides, 5 grms.; spirit of wine, 90 grms.; tincture of saffron, 10 drops. (Hager.)

=Balsam, Potsdam= (aromatic balsamic perfume). Liquid storax, 4 grms.; cloves, 2 grms.; oil of cloves, 3 grms.; oil of ca.s.sia, 1 grm.; oils of bergamot, lemon, and lavender, aa, 2 grms.; oil of curled mint, 1/4 grm.; rectified spirit, 200 grms.; macerate and filter. (Hager.)

=Balsam, Riga.= (re'-). _Syn._ CARPA'THINA BALSAM; BAL'SAMUM CARPATH'Ic.u.m, B. LIB'ANI, &c., L.; BAUME DE CARPATHES, Fr. A pellucid white fluid obtained by careful distillation from the young shoots of _pi'nus cem'bra_ (Linn.) or Siberian stone-pine. It much resembles oil of juniper; and, like that article, is powerfully diuretic. It is regarded as vulnerary, and is highly esteemed by some in sprains and bruises. The bottoms of oil of juniper are commonly sold for it in the shops. The spirit distilled from pine-tops (_spiritus turionum pini_) is also frequently, although incorrectly, called BIGA BALSAM.

=Balsam, Sanchez's Gout.= See BALSAM, CAMPHORATED.

=Balsam, Sooth'ing.= See BALSAM, ANODYNE.

=Balsam, St. Genevieve.= Thick turpentine, 5 parts; olive oil, 30 parts; bees' wax, 25 parts; spermaceti, 5 parts; camphor, 1 part; red sanders, 4 parts.

=Balsam, St. John Long's= (liniment), used for application to the chest in cases of phthisis, is a thick emulsion composed of:--Turpentine, 25 parts; yolk of eggs, 50 parts; concentrated vinegar, 5 parts; rose water, 15 parts; and a few drops of essence of lemon.

=Balsam, Stomach'ic= (-mak'-). _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM STOMACH'Ic.u.m, L.; BAUME STOMACHIQUE, Fr. _Prep._ (Ph. Slesv.-Hols. 1831.) Oils of cloves, mace, wormwood, and peppermint, of each 1 dr.; balsam of Peru, 2 dr.; oil of nutmeg, 2 oz.; mix. 1 to 5 or 6 drops, on sugar, or dissolved in spirit.

=Balsam, Syr'ian.= Balsam of Mecca.

=Balsam, Thibaut's.= See PATENT MEDICINES.

=Balsam, Tooth'ache.= See DROPS, &c.

=Balsam, Traumat'ic.= Compound tincture of benzoin.

=Balsam, Tur'key.= _Syn._ TUR'KEY BALM. The distilled oil of the dracocephalum moldavic.u.m.

=Balsam, Tur'lington's.= See PATENT MEDICINES.

=Balsam, Univer'sal.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM UNIVERSA'LE, L. _Prep._ (Ph.

Slesv.-Hols. 1831.) Rape oil (recent), 1-1/2 lb.; yellow wax, 1/2 lb.; acetate of lead (in fine powder), 3 oz.; powdered camphor, 1/2 oz.; melted together; observing to triturate the acetate with a small portion of the oil before adding it to the mixture, and not to add the camphor until the heat is reduced a little.--_Obs._ This name has also been given to 'compound cerate of lead,' and even to 'cerate of acetate of lead.'

=Balsam, Vervain's.= Compound tincture of benzoin.

=Balsam, Wound.= Several vulnerary preparations have been so called; but FRIAR'S BALSAM (comp. tinct. of benzoin) is that usually intended.

=Balsam of Acou'chi.= A yellowish aromatic liquid, of a terebinthinous nature and consistence, obtained from the wounded branches and shoots of the _icica heterophylla_ (DC.). It is highly esteemed as vulnerary by the Caribs of Guiana. (Lindley.)

=Balsam of Alpi'nus.= Balm of Gilead; because Prosper Alpinus wrote a learned (?) treatise on it.

=Balsam of Am'ber.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM SUCCINI, L.; BAUME D'AMBRE, Fr. The article to which this term is usually applied has been already noticed.

Oil of amber was also formerly so called; and the same name has been given to the following and other like preparations by their inventors:--

1. (Radius.) Oil of amber, 4 fl. oz.; oil of myrrh, 2 fl. oz; oil of turpentine, 1 fl. oz.; mix with a gentle heat.

2. (Bate.) See BALSAM ANODYNE. They are all stimulant and antispasmodic, and are used either internally or as a friction, like oil of amber.

=Balsam of Arcae'us.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM ARCae'I, L.; BAUME D'ARCaeUS, Fr. A digestive ointment formerly in great repute, and still much employed on the Continent. It is now superseded in England by the comp. elemi ointment of the Pharmacopias. In the original formula, boiling water, 4 parts, were ordered to be stirred in.

=Balsam of Can'ada.= See TURPENTINES.

=Balsam of Cloves.= _Syn._ AROMAT'IC BALSAM OF CLOVES; BAL'SAMUM CARYOPHYL'LI, L. _Prep._ (Bories.) Oil of cloves and oil of nutmeg, of each 1/2 dr.; spirit of juniper berries, 3 oz.; mix. Rubefacient and diuretic.--Used chiefly as a stimulating friction. _Internally_, 1/2 to 1 teaspoonful.

=Balsam of Copai'ba.= See COPAIBA.

=Balsam of Fern.= Oil of male fern.

=Balsam of Fiovaren'ti.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM FIOVAREN'TI, L. _Prep._ (P.

Cod.) Venice turpentine, 16 oz.; amber, elemi, galbanum, myrrh, styrax, and tacamahaca, of each 3 oz.; aloes, 1 oz.; bay-berries, 4 oz.; cinnamon, cloves, galangal, ginger, nutmegs, and zedoary, of each 1-1/2 oz.; dittany of Crete, 1 oz.; rectified spirit, 8 lbs.; macerate a week and distil off 7 lbs. The distilled spirit const.i.tutes this notable preparation of, professedly, many virtues. It is reputed aromatic, diuretic, antispasmodic, and stimulant. One of its applications is as a collyrium--a drop or two being rubbed on the palm of the hands, which are then held to the eyes, so as to cover, without touching them--in chronic ophthalmia, conjunctivitis, &c.

=Balsam of Gil'ead.= See BALSAM OF MECCA.

=Balsam of Gua'iac.u.m= (gwa-ya-). _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM GUAI'ACI, B.

GUAIACI'NUM, L. _Prep._ (Ph. L. 1745.) Gum-guaiac.u.m, 1 lb.; balsam of Peru, 3 dr.; rectified spirit, 1 quart; digest 10 days and filter.

Diaph.o.r.etic, arthrodynic, and anodyne.--_Dose_, 30 to 60 drops, in milk or water; in agues, rheumatism, &c. _Externally_, reputed also anti-suppurative.

=Balsam of Honey.= _Syn._ PEC'TORAL BALSAM, P. B. OF HONEY; BAL'SAMUM MEL'LIS, B. PECTORA'LE, B. P. MELLIS, L.; BAUME DE MIEL, &c., Fr. _Prep._ 1. Balsam of tolu, 1 lb.; honey (finest), 2-1/2 lbs.; rectified spirit, 1 gall.; turmeric, 1 oz.; make a tincture.

2. To the last, before maceration, add of powdered opium, 2 oz.