Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume I Part 69

[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.= Balsam of Peru.

=Balsam, An'odyne.= _Syn._ SOOTH'ING BALSAM; BAL'SAMUM ANO'DYNUM (-din-), 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, ammoniac.u.m, 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'TIc.u.m, 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.= 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 ammoniae caustic, 20 grms.; tinct. capsici, 5 grms. (Schadler.)

=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'TIc.u.m 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'c.u.m_.

=Balsam, Carpa'thian.= Riga Balsam.

=Balsam, Cephal'ic.= (Saxon.) _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM CEPHALI'c.u.m SAXON'Ic.u.m, 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.= 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= (Muller, Berlin). Red oxide of mercury, 5 parts; opium, 3 parts; unsalted b.u.t.ter, 100 parts.

=Balsam, Eye=, (Muller's Widow, Berlin). Red oxide of mercury, 2 grm.; unsalted, unusually rancid, b.u.t.ter, 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 ftus 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= (glis'-). _Syn._ BAL'SAMUM GLY??CERI'Nae, 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 subst.i.tuted for the balsam.--Used to soften and whiten the skin, and to prevent chaps and chilblains.

=Balsam, G.o.d'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, Guaiac.u.m.= (Ph. Lond. 1745.) Guaiac, 1 lb.; balsam of Peru, 3 dr.; rect. spirit, 2 pints.

=Balsam, Gurgun'= (-goon') _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'Ic.u.m, 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, j.a.pan Varnish.= _Syn._ j.a.pAN LACQ'UER. Exudes from incisions made in the trunk of _melanorrh'a usitatis'sima_, according to Wallich; or _stagma"ria, avernicif'lua_ according to Lindley. It const.i.tutes the celebrated lac-varnish of the j.a.panese. 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, 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'Ic.u.m, B. GENOFE'Vae, &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.