3072. Opium.—Mix two drachms of bruised opium with half a pint of boiling water, allow it to grow cold, and use for painful ulcers, bruises, &c.
3073. Decoctions.—These preparations soon spoil, and therefore should only be made in small quantities, particularly in summer.
3074. Of Chimaphila.—Take one ounce of pyrola, (chimaphila or winter-green) and boil it in a pint and a half of water until it is only one pint; then strain.
3075. Dose, from one to two ounces, four times a day. Use in dropsies, as a diuretic.
3076. Of Logwood.—Boil one ounce and a half of bruised logwood in two pints of water until it comes to one pint; then add one drachm of bruised cassia, and strain.