Unguentum Dialthee, Ointment of Mar fbmatlows

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Source: Pharmacopoeia officinalis et extemporanea: or, a complete English dispensatory, in four parts. Containing I. The theory of pharmacy ... II. A description of the officinal simples ... III. The officinal compositions; being such of the London and Bates's [sic] dispensatory as are now in use ... IV. Extemporaneous prescriptions ... To which is added, an account of the common adulterations both of simples and compounds; with some marks to detect them by by Quincy, John, -1722 (1739), paragraph-8142.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• of frefh Marfhmallow Roots bruifed, 2 pounds; of Linfeed and Fenugreck Seed, of each
• 1 pound, | Let them macerate three. days in 3 pounds of Water
• Then flightly boil them, and prefs out the Muci- lage, of which take 2-pounds; of Neats-foot Oil, 4 pounds; and let L1 3 them them boil together until the more aqueous Part of ‘the Mucilage’ is confumed;' then add of Wax, 1 pound; of Rofim, half a pound; of Turpentine, 2 ounces
• of Oil of Rofes, 12 cunces
• Berries, 6 ounces; of white Wax. and wafhed Cerufe, of each 4 oun- ces; of Lead that hath been mace- rated three Days in the fharpeft Vi- negar, ‘and then dried and pow- der’; of prepared Pompholyx, of each 2 ounces; and of fine Frankin- cenfe, 1 once

Method as extracted

1. Take of frefh Marfhmallow Roots bruifed, 2 pounds; of Linfeed and Fenugreck Seed, of each.
2. Let: them be again boiled into an Ointment, S.A This is entitled by the Azguftan Difpenfatory Unguentum de Althea Simplex, in diftin@tion to an Unz- guentum de Althea Compofitum, there alfo given; and both: taken from Nicolaus.
3. Take of Oil of Rofes, 12 cunces;
4. Let the Oil and Juice be boiled together to the Con- fumption of the latter; then let the Wax be melted in the fame Oil; and the reit be immediately added in Powder, and continually ftirred a- bout with a wooden Spatula, till the whole is cold and form’d into an Ointment.

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