Bullock’s blood, dried by exposure in thin layers to a current of air, at a heat under 125°, and then reduced to powder, is exported in large quantities to the colonies, where it is used, as a ‘clarifier,’ in the sugar-works. Dried at a temperature ranging between 212° to 220°, then coarsely powdered, and the dusty portion sifted off, it is much used by fraudulent dealers to adulterate grain-musk. See Charcoal (Animal), Globulin, Hæmatosin, Plasma, Serum, Stains, Vision, &c.
Blood-purifying Tea, Gout and Rheumatic (Franz Wilhelm, Neunkirchen). Equal parts of senna leaves, sarsaparilla root, liquorice, rad. tritici, red sandalwood, bittersweet stalks, cut small and mixed. (Hager.)
Blood-purifying Tea (F. Köller, Graz). Senna leaves, 32 parts; guaiacum wood, 10 parts; juniper wood, restharrow root, rad. tritici, dandelion root, chicory root, of each 8 parts; alder bark, 3 parts; sassafras, 2 parts; star-anise, 5 parts, dirty and worm-eaten, roughly chopped, and mixed. (Hager.)
Blood, Spit′ting of. See Hæmoptysis.
Blood, Vom′iting of. See Stomach Diseases.
BLOOD′-ROOT. Syn. Red′-root, Puccoon′; Sanguina′′ria, L. The sanguinār′ia Canaden′sis (Linn.), a papaveraceous plant of North America; also its root (SANGUINA′′RIA, Ph. U. S.), which is the part used in medicine. Juice, blood-red, used in dyeing. In small doses (3 to 5 gr.) it is stimulant, diaphoretic, and expectorant; in large ones (10 to 20 gr.), narcotic, emetic, and purgative. The powder is sometimes used as an escharotic. See Sanguinarine.
BLOOD′STONE. A hard compact variety of hæmatite used to form burnishers. The name is also applied by lapidaries to the heliotrope.
BLOOM. In perfumery, &c., a name given to several calorific skin-cosmetics, of which the following are examples:—
Bloom of Almonds (ah′-mŭndz). Syn. Al′mond-bloom. Prop. Boil 1 oz. of ground Brazil-wood in 21⁄2 pints of soft water for 30 minutes, adding the juice of two lemons towards the end; strain, and add 3⁄4 oz. of isinglass, 1⁄4 oz. of powdered cochineal, 1 oz. of alum, and 1⁄2 oz. of borax; boil again for 4 or 5 minutes, and strain through muslin. Glass or earthenware vessels must be used, as metals injure its colour.
Bloom of Roses. Prep. 1. Dried red rose leaves, 11⁄2 oz.; boiling water, 1 pint; infuse in glass or earthenware for 2 hours, press out the liquor, and add the juice of 3 large lemons; the next day filter, or decant the clear portion. Both the above should be kept in a cool place, otherwise they soon spoil. A little spirit of wine (3 or 4 fl. oz. to the pint) is sometimes added to them to remove this objection. They are greatly inferior to the following:—