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†. 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, 11⁄2 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, hoarseness, &c.