This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of Health And Medicine", by Henry Hartshorne. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
An aromatic greenish (or, when old, reddish) oil, from the leaves of an East Indian tree; one of the best remedies for flatulent colic, especially when "gouty;" and also for flying gout and chronic rheumatism.
Dose, from four to ten drops, on a lump of sugar, followed by a drink of water.
 
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