3. Hard suet and bees' wax, of each 4 _oz._; powdered gum, sugar candy,
and Venice turpentine, of each 1 _oz._; ivory-black and lamp-black, of
each 2 _oz._; as before.
4. Suet and bees' wax, of each 4 _oz._; lamp-black and brown sugar, of
each 8 _oz._; common size, 5 _oz._; melt together and stir until
incorporated.
_Uses, &c._ Employed to black leather, and more especially by shoemakers
for the edges of the soles; the ball being first rubbed on, and the part
afterwards smoothed over with a burnisher or polished iron tool gently
heated. Also used by artists to copy inscriptions, basso relievos, &c. To
produce a good article, the gum, colouring matter, and sugar, must be in
the state of extremely fine powder, and the mixture very carefully made;
no lumps being left. Some persons dissolve the gum in a little water, and
then stir the mixture over the fire until it acquires the proper
consistence for moulding (as in No. 4, _above_); but the first is
accounted the best method.
=Balls, Horse.= See VETERINARY MEDICINE, &c.
=Balls, Martial.= _Syn._ GLOB'ULI MARTIA'LES, L. _Prep._ 1. Those of the
P. Cod. consist of tartarised iron mixed with aromatics, and made up into
small globular masses.
2. (BOULES DE NANCY.) Equal parts of iron filings and red tartar, in fine
powder, made into balls with proof spirit or brandy. Both are used as
chalybeate tonics, either in the form of pills or dissolved in hot water.
Seldom employed in England.
=Balls, Physic.= (Vet. Med.) See MASSES.
=Balls, Poultry.= See POULTRY.
=Balls, Scent.= See PASTILS (Toilet), PERFUMERY, POMAMBRA, SCENTS, &c.
=Balls, Scouring.= _Syn._ BREECH'ES BALLS, CLOTHES B., CARPET B., &c.
_Prep._ 1. Curd soap (sliced), 1 _lb._; water, 2 _oz._; melt in a water
bath, or a glue-pot, and when cooled a little, add ox-gall and oil of
turpentine, of each, 5-1/2 _oz._; mix well and roll or mould the mass into
balls or cakes.
2. Fuller's earth, 2 _lbs._; curd-soap, 1 _lb._; beat to a stiff paste
with ox-gall, q. s.
3. Soft soap and fuller's earth, equal parts, beat up with a little oil of
turpentine, and either with or without a little essence of lemons.--_Obs._
The above are used to remove paint, grease, and dirt from cloth, carpets,
&c. The spot, first moistened with hot water, is rubbed with the cake, and
allowed to soak a few minutes, or to become nearly dry, when it is well
rubbed with a little warm water and a brush or piece of woollen cloth, and
afterwards rinsed in clean water, and finally rubbed dry and smoothed off
with a piece of dry cloth or a dry brush. The last formula produces the
composition so commonly vended about the streets of London in penny cakes.
4. Whiting and pipe-clay, equal parts; water, q. s. Used for soldiers'
belts, trousers, &c.
5. Pipe-clay, 2 _lbs._; fuller's earth, 1 _lb._; whiting, 1/2 _lb._;
water, q. s.
6. Bath brick, 1 _lb._; pipe-clay, 2 _lbs._; soft soap, 1/4 _lb._;
ox-gall, 1/2 pint.
7. To the last add of pumice-stone, in very fine powder, 6 _oz._--_Obs._
The last four are used for cloth and leather, especially for drab and
light-coloured coats, trousers, leather breeches, belts, and gloves. Rose
pink, yellow ochre, umber, Irish slate, or other like colouring matter,
may be added to produce any desired tint. White pepper, cloves, &c., are
also occasionally added to drive away moths and insects; and orris root,
or essence of bergamot or of lemon-grass, as perfume.
=Balls, Sweet.= See BALLS, SCENT (_antè_).
=Balls, Tan.= The muddy sediment of tan-pits made into balls or
lumps.--Used by the poor for summer fuel.
=Balls, Wash.= See SAVONETTES, SOAP, &c.
=BALM= (bahm). _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM, L.; BAUME, Fr.; BALSAM, Ger. Primarily,
balsam (of which it is a contraction); formerly and still popularly
applied to anything assumed to be soothing, healing, or genial in its
action, particularly if also aromatic or fragrant; but chiefly to
medicines and liqueurs, supposed to possess these properties. See BALSAMS,
LIQUEURS, QUACK MEDICINES, &c.
=Balm.= _Syn._ COM'MON BALM, GAR'DEN B.; MELIS'SA, L.; BAUME, MÉLISSE, Fr.
The _melis'sa officina'lis_ (Linn.), an aromatic perennial herb, a native
of the south of Europe, but commonly cultivated in our gardens. It is
reputed to be diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, exhilarating, nervine,
and stomachic; and under the form of infusion (BALM-TEA) has long been a
popular remedy in hypochondriacal, hysterical, and nervous affections, and
in amenorrh[oe]a and chlorosis. It is still sometimes ordered as a drink
in fevers and in hypochondriasis.
=Balm of a Thousand Flowers.= Chandler says this is a thick yellow
emulsion, free from injurious metallic ingredients.
=Balm of White Lilies=, for preserving and beautifying the skin (H. A.
Hoadley, New York). This, also according to Chandler, is a red-coloured
water containing a large quantity of chalk in suspension, but with no
injurious metallic ingredient.
=BAL'SAM= (bawl'-s[)a]m; -s[)u]m[double-dagger]§--Knowles, Walker). [Eng.,
Ger.] _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM (b[)a]l'-), L.; BAUME, Fr. Originally, any
strong-scented oleo-resinous vegetable juice or exudation, of about the
fluidity of treacle, and supposed to possess medicinal virtues. In _modern
chemistry_ and _pharmacy_, any vegetable production which is either
semi-liquid, or which naturally becomes concrete, and which contains
either benzoic acid, or cinnamic acid, combined with resin and aromatic
essential oil. Several of the substances popularly termed balsams contain
no benzoic acid, and are consequently now classed with the turpentines.
This distinction, however, is far from being universally adopted, and a
late high authority defines balsams to be "Exudations from plants, which
are liquid or soft solid, and consist of a substance resembling a resin,
either combined with benzoic acid, or with an essential oil, or both."
(Brande.)
The leading properties of the true natural balsams are--Insolubility in
water, almost entire solubility in alcohol, and partial solubility in
ether and in the volatile and fixed oils; the possession of a powerful,
and generally, an agreeable odour, a hot, resinous or terebinthinate
taste, and the usual stimulant and tonic properties of the milder
turpentines. Distilled with water, ethereal oil and some acid pass over,
and the residuum consists chiefly or entirely of acid-resin.
The TRUE BALSAMS, as those of benzoin Peru, styrax, and tolu, and the
celebrated Chinese varnish-balsam, contain either benzoic or cinnamic
acid. Among those falsely termed balsams, are copaiba, opobalsam, Japan
lac-varnish, and some of the turpentines.
The following list includes most of the substances, natural and
artificial, which pass, or have passed, under the name of balsams:[105]--
[Footnote 105: For articles and preparations often called 'balsams', and
not found under this head, see ELIXIRS, OILS, PATENT MEDICINES, PERFUMERY,
TINCTURES, &c. &c.]
=Balsam, Acous'tic.= See DROPS.
=Balsam, Amer'ican[dagger].= Balsam of Peru.
=Balsam, An'odyne.= _Syn._ SOOTH'ING BALSAM; BAL'SAMUM ANO'DYNUM
(-d[)i]n-), B. TRANQUIL'LANS, L.; BAUME ANODIN, B. TRANQUILLE, B.
TRANQUILLISANT, &c., Fr. _Prep._ 1. (Bate's.) See PATENT MEDICINES.
2. (Guy's.) A vulnerary balsam invented by Guy, of Caliac, once in great
repute, but now obsolete. It consisted of aloes, amber, ammoniacum, balsam
of Peru, bdellium, caranna, castor, galbanum, labdanum, myrrh, olibanum,
storax, tacamahaca, and Venice turpentine, digested in alcohol.
3. (B. TRANQUILLANS, P. Cod.) Fresh leaves of belladonna, henbane,
night-shade, tobacco, poppy, stramonium, of each two ounces; dried leaves
of costermary, rosemary, rue, and sage, of each half an ounce; dried tops
of wormwood, hyssop, sweet marjoram, peppermint, buckbean, and thyme, of
each half an ounce; flowers of lavender and elder, of each half an ounce;
olive oil, fifty ounces. Heat the green plants in the oil gently until all
their water is dissipated; keep on the fire until the oil becomes of a
green colour, and whilst still hot, mix in the other plants, carefully
dried, and cut up. Digest for twelve hours on a water bath, strain, and
filter.
4. (BAUME TRANQUILLE DE CHOMEL.) Henbane, hound's tongue, and tobacco, of
each 1 lb.; white wine, 3 pints; boil down to a quart; press, strain, and
add to the hot 'strained liquor' of olive oil, 1 quart, and again boil.
=Balsam, Ap'oplexy.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM APOPLEC'TICUM, B. AD APOPLEC'TICOS
(Ph. E. 1744), L. _Prep._ 1. Amber, civet, musk, Peruvian balsam, and some
volatile oils, made into a balsam.
2. (Ph. E. 1744) Expressed oil of nutmeg, 1 oz.; liquefy by a gentle heat,
and stir in of the oils of cloves, lavender, and rosemary, of each, 1/2
dr.; oil of amber, 10 drops; balsam of Peru, 1 dr. Both were formerly used
to anoint the head and nostrils of apoplectic patients, and were believed
to be of great efficacy.
=Balsam, Asiat'ic[dagger].= Balm of Gilead.
=Balsam, Bate's.= See BALSAM, ANODYNE.
=Balsam, Berlin=, for burns, cuts, bruises, and wounds of every kind,
sores and ulcers, frost-bites, &c. Chloride of lime with impure glycerine.
=Balsam Bilfinger=, for rheumatism and gout. Black soap, 25 grms.; water,
40 grms.; spirit of wine, 10 grms.; camphorated spirit, 10 grms.; liquor
ammoniæ caustic, 20 grms.; tinct. capsici, 5 grms. (Schädler.)
=Balsam, Brazilian.= Balsam of copaiba.
=Balsam, Calaba'.= _Syn._ TACAMAHA'CA. A fragrant resinous substance
produced by _calophyl'lum cal'aba_, or Santa Maria tree.
=Balsam, Cam'phor.= _Syn._ CAM'PHORATED BALSAM; BAL'SAMUM CAMPHORA'TUM,
&c., L. _Prep._ 1. As camphor-liniment, Ph. L.
2. (B. ACE'TICUM C., Sanchez's GOUT-B.:--Pelletier.) Curd-soap and
camphor, of each 5 drs.; oil of thyme, 2 scru.; acetic ether, 5 oz.;
digest together in a stoppered bottle until the solids are dissolved.
Recommended as an efficacious anodyne liniment in certain forms of
rheumatism and gout.
=Balsam, Can'ada.= See TURPENTINES.
=Balsam, Cana'ry.= A volatile oleaginous substance obtained by
distillation from _draco-ceph'alum Moldavi'cum_.
=Balsam, Carpa'thian.= Riga Balsam.
=Balsam, Cephal'ic.= (Saxon.) _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM CEPHALI'CUM SAXON'ICUM, L.
A liquid preparation obtained from the essential oils of amber, lavender,
marjoram, nutmeg, pennyroyal, rue, sage, &c., distilled together. Once in
high repute; but long disused in England.
=Balsam, Chil'blain.= See LINIMENTS.
=Balsam, Chi'na Varnish.= The aromatic varnish-like exudation of _au'gia
sinen'sis_, used by the Chinese as a varnish or lacquer, for which purpose
it is, perhaps, unequalled. It is highly fragrant, and abounds in benzoic
acid.
=Balsam, Command'er's[dagger].= Compound tincture of benzoin.
=Balsam, Copalm'.= Liquid-ambar.
=Balsam Egyp'tian.= Balm of Mecca.
=Balsam, Eye, Augsburg.= Red oxide of mercury, ·75 grm.; extract of
belladonna, ·5 grm.; tincture of opium, ·5 grm.; fatty substance, 7 grms.
(Hager.)
=Balsam, Eye= (Müller, Berlin). Red oxide of mercury, 5 parts; opium, 3
parts; unsalted butter, 100 parts.
=Balsam, Eye=, (Müller's Widow, Berlin). Red oxide of mercury, ·2 grm.;
unsalted, unusually rancid, butter, 10 grms.
=Balsam, Fe'male.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM EMBRYO'NUM, A'QUA E., L. An obsolete
preparation made by digesting misletoe, civet, musk, and several other
aromatics, in a mixture of wine and various medicated waters, and
submitting the whole to distillation. Formerly taken both internally and
externally, as a tonic for both f[oe]tus and mother; and particularly to
prevent abortion, &c.
=Balsam, Fri'ar's.= Compound tincture of benzoin.
=Balsam, Gen'oa.= Locatelle's balsam.
=Balsam, Glyc'erin= (gl[)i]s'-). _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM GL[)Y]CERI'NÆ, L.
_Prep._ To white wax and spermaceti, of each, 1 _oz._; almond oil, 1/2
_lb._; melted together, add of glycerin, 2 _oz._; balsam of Peru, 1/2
_oz._; and stir or agitate until nearly cold. 12 or 15 drops of otto of
roses may be substituted for the balsam.--Used to soften and whiten the
skin, and to prevent chaps and chilblains.
=Balsam, God'bold's Vegetable.= See PATENT MEDICINES.
=Balsam, Goulard's'.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM GOULAR'DII, B. SATUR'NI, L.; BAUME
DE GOULARD, Fr. _Prep._ (Van Mons.) Acetate of lead (in fine powder, and
quite dry) is triturated, for some time, with hot oil of turpentine, in a
heated mortar, or until no more will dissolve; after repose, and whilst
still hot, the clear portion is decanted. Recommended as a useful
application to foul and painful ulcers, and to scalds and burns.
=Balsam, Green.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM VIR'IDE, &c., L.; BAUME VERT, Fr.
_Prep._ 1. Linseed-oil, 6 lbs.; gum-elemi, 1 lb.; heat them together; add
of powdered verdigris, 3 oz., or q. s. to impart a rich green colour, and,
after repose, decant the clear portion.
2. Linseed oil strongly coloured with verdigris. Both were formerly much
used by surgeons as detergents. 'Green-oil' or 'oil of elder-leaves' is
now commonly sold for it.
A natural balsam, brought from Peru, and produced by _chlorox'ylon
verticilla'tum_, is also popularly called GREEN BALSAM (of Peru).
=Balsam, Guaiacum.= (Ph. Lond. 1745.) Guaiac, 1 lb.; balsam of Peru, 3
dr.; rect. spirit, 2 pints.
=Balsam, Gurgun'= (-g[=o][=o]n') _Syn._ GURGI'NA BALSAM, WOOD-OIL (of
India). From _dipterocar'pus tri'nervis_, and other species, by applying a
slow fire to a notch or wound made in the trunk. Has a mixed smell of
copaiba and naphtha. _Properties_ and _dose_ similar to those of balsam of
copaiba. Sp. gr. ·962 to ·964. See COPAIBA and WOOD-OIL.
=Balsam, Hill's, of Honey.= See PATENT MEDICINES.
=Balsam, Hungarian.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM HUNGAR'ICUM, L. A terebinthinate
exudation from the extremities of the branches of _pi'nus pumil'io_
(Willd.) or mountain-pine. It is also obtained by pressure from the
'cones' of the same tree.
=Balsam, Ioduretted.= See LINIMENTS.
=Balsam, Japan Varnish.= _Syn._ JAPAN LACQ'UER. Exudes from incisions made
in the trunk of _melanorrh[oe]'a usitatis'sima_, according to Wallich; or
_stagma''ria, avernicif'lua_ according to Lindley. It constitutes the
celebrated lac-varnish of the Japanese. It differs from that of China, and
from the true balsams, in not containing benzoic acid. It is extremely
acrid and irritant; and even its fumes affect the eyes and respiration.
=Balsam[dagger], Jews'.= Balm of Gilead.
=Balsam of Life, Professor Cook's.= Recommended especially for toothache
and skin diseases. Borax, 20 parts; boiling water, 250 parts; camphor,
1-1/2 part. (Hager.)
=Balsam, Locatelle's'.= _Syn._ LOCATEL'LI'S BALSAM; BAL'SAMUM LOCATEL'LI,
B. LUCATEL'LI, B. ITAL'ICUM, B. GENOFE'VÆ, &c., L. var. _Prep._ 1.
(Original Formula.) Olive oil, 6 oz.; yellow wax, 4 oz.; sherry wine, 5
fl. oz.; red sanders (in very fine powder), 4 dr.; simmer them together
until the moisture is nearly evaporated, then add of Strasburgh
turpentine, 6 oz.; balsam of Peru, 2 dr.; strain through linen, and stir
until nearly cold.
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 classes, 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[dagger].= 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[dagger].= Balsam of Peru.
=Balsam, Nat'ural[dagger].= 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, hoarseness, &c.
2, 3. See BALSAM OF HONEY, B. OF HOREHOUND, &c.
=Balsam, Persian[dagger].= Friar's Balsam.
=Balsam, Peru''vian.= See BALSAM OF PERU.
=Balsam, Poly'chrest.= _Syn._ ELIXIR POLYCHRESTON. (E. 1745.) Guaiacum, 6
oz.; balsam of Peru, 1/2 oz.; rectified spirit, 32 oz. Digest in a sand
bath for 4 days, and add oil of sassafras, 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 cassia, 1 grm.; oils of
bergamot, lemon, and lavender, [=a][=a], 2 grms.; oil of curled mint, 1/4
grm.; rectified spirit, 200 grms.; macerate and filter. (Hager.)
=Balsam, Riga.= (r[=e]'-). _Syn._ CARPA'THINA BALSAM; BAL'SAMUM
CARPATH'ICUM, 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= (-m[)a]k'-). _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM STOMACH'ICUM, 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 moldavicum.
=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[dagger].= 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 Arcæ'us.= _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM ARCÆ'I, L.; BAUME D'ARCÆUS, 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 Pharmacop[oe]ias. 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 constitutes 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'iacum= (gw[=a]-y[)a]-). _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM GUAI'ACI, B.
GUAIACI'NUM, L. _Prep._ (Ph. L. 1745.) Gum-guaiacum, 1 lb.; balsam of
Peru, 3 dr.; rectified spirit, 1 quart; digest 10 days and filter.
Diaphoretic, 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.