BALM WINE.— Take 40 lbs.
of sugar, and 9 gallons of water, tjoil it
gently two hours, skim it well, and put
it into a tub to cool. Take 2% lbs. of
the tops of balm, bruised, and put them
into a barrel with a little new yeast✪ Balm Wine;
and when the liquor is cold, pour it on
the balm. Stir it well together, and let
it stand twenty-four hours, stirring it
often. Then close it up, and let it
stand six weeks. Rack it off, and put
a lump of sugar into each bottle.
Cork well ; it will be better the second
year than the first.
BALM OF GILEAD, Decoc-
tion of, and Tincture of. — These
form excellent remedies for coughs,
asthma, wheezing, &c. Populous bal-
somefera, or balsoiu poplar, belongs to
America; but it may be obtained by
applying to the Medical Botanists. For
the decoction, simmer t ounce of the
buds in a quart of soft water, down to
half a pint. Take a wine glassful or
more, when the cough is troublesome.
BAL
40
BAR.
— For the Tincture., Infuse 2 ounces of
the buds in a quart of good rum, and
4 ounces of sugar. Digest for four
days. Take two or three tea-spoonfuls
at a time. It greatly relieves cough,
pains in the chest, and other pulmonary
affections.
BALM ON Y. — An American
plant. It is a good tonic, antibilious
and stimularit. It is very bitter, and
purgative. Hence it may be used in
constipation, indigestion, loss of appe-
tite, and general debility, with great
effect ; also in complaints of the liver
and ague, and in jaundice. It is a
good anthelmentic, soon ridding chil-
dren of worms. Make an infusion with
one eighth of a pint basin of loose leaves,
fill with boiling water and steep, drink
the whole in the course of the day, and
repeat 3 or 4 days, or until well. If
taken in powder from 4 to 8 grains.
It is also used as an injection for
children troubled with worms.
BALSAM FOR COUGHS
AND COLDS. — Tincture of tolu,
and compound tincture of benzoin, of
each, one ounce ; rectified spirit, two
ounces ; syrup of blood-root, a table-
spoonful. ( See Blood-root Syrup.)
Mix. Dose, a teaspoonful.
BALSAM, Locatilla’s. — Olive-
oil, one pint ; oil of turpentine and yel-
low wax, of each half a pound ; red
saunders, six drachms. Melt the wax
with part of the oil over a gentle fire,
then add the remainder of the oil of tur-
pentine ; afterwards mix in the saunders,
reduced to powder, and stir till the
balsam is cold.
This balsam is recommended in
erosions of the intestines, the dysentery,
hemorrhages, internal bruises, and in
some complaints of the breast. Out-
wardly it is used for healing and clean-
sing wounds and ulcers. The dose,
internally, is two scruples to two
drachms.
BALSAMIC MIXTURE.- —
Balsam of Capiva, 3 ozs. ; oil of juniper,
30 drops ; gum arabic, dissolved in
water, a sufficient quantity ; a cupful of
spring water, and 1 oz. each of proof
spirit, and syrup of marshmallows.
Mix. Good for urinary affections.
BANBURY CAKES. Take
3 lbs. of flour, i lb. of butter nibbed |
into the flour, mix it with milk and a
little balm ; about two ounces for a
penny ; roll them round, then put sugar,
currants, and a little of the essence of
lemons✪ Banbury Cakes in the middle ; make them up
long and bake them in a hot oven.
BANBURY CAKES. Roll
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BALM WINE.— Take 40 lbs. of sugar, and 9 gallons of water, boil it gently two hours, skim it well, and put it into a tub to cool. Take 2% lbs. of the tops of balm, bruised, and put them into a barrel with a little new yeast; and when the liquor is cold, pour it on the balm. Stir it well together, and let it stand twenty-four hours, stirring it often. Then close it up, and let it stand six weeks. Rack it off, and put a lump of sugar into each bottle. Cork well ; it will be better the second year than the first.
BALM OF GILEAD, Decoction of, and Tincture of. — These form excellent remedies for coughs, asthma, wheezing, &c. Populous balsomefera, or balsoiu poplar, belongs to America; but it may be obtained by applying to the Medical Botanists. For the decoction, simmer 1 ounce of the buds in a quart of soft water, down to half a pint. Take a wine glassful or more, when the cough is troublesome.
BAL
BAR.
— For the Tincture., Infuse 2 ounces of the buds in a quart of good rum, and 4 ounces of sugar. Digest for four days. Take two or three tea-spoonfuls at a time. It greatly relieves cough, pains in the chest, and other pulmonary affections.
BALM OF LIFE. — An American plant. It is a good tonic, antibilious and stimularit. It is very bitter, and purgative. Hence it may be used in constipation, indigestion, loss of appetite, and general debility, with great effect ; also in complaints of the liver and ague, and in jaundice. It is a good anthelmentic, soon ridding children of worms. Make an infusion with one eighth of a pint basin of loose leaves, fill with boiling water and steep, drink the whole in the course of the day, and repeat 3 or 4 days, or until well. If taken in powder from 4 to 8 grains.
It is also used as an injection for children troubled with worms.
BALSAM FOR COUGHS AND COLDS. — Tincture of tolu, and compound tincture of benzoin, of each, one ounce ; rectified spirit, two ounces ; syrup of blood-root, a tablespoonful. ( See Blood-root Syrup.)
Mix. Dose, a teaspoonful.
BALSAM, Locatilla’s. — Oliveoil, one pint ; oil of turpentine and yellow wax, of each half a pound ; red saunders, six drachms. Melt the wax with part of the oil over a gentle fire, then add the remainder of the oil of turpentine ; afterwards mix in the saunders, reduced to powder, and stir till the balsam is cold.
This balsam is recommended in erosions of the intestines, the dysentery, hemorrhages, internal bruises, and in some complaints of the breast. Outwardly it is used for healing and cleansing wounds and ulcers. The dose, internally, is two scruples to two drachms.
BALSAMIC MIXTURE.- — Balsam of Capiva, 3 ozs. ; oil of juniper, 30 drops ; gum arabic, dissolved in water, a sufficient quantity ; a cupful of spring water, and 1 oz. each of proof spirit, and syrup of marshmallows. Mix. Good for urinary affections.
BANBURY CAKES. Take
3 lbs. of flour, i lb. of butter nibbed |
into the flour, mix it with milk and a little balm ; about two ounces for a penny ; roll them round, then put sugar, currants, and a little of the essence of lemons in the middle ; make them up long and bake them in a hot oven.
BANBURY CAKES. Roll
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