CHAP. 55.—SANDARACH; ELEVEN REMEDIES.
We have already mentioned nearly all the properties of
sandarach. [Note] It is found both in gold-mines and in silver-mines.
The redder it is, the more pure and friable, and
the more powerful its odour, the better it is in quality. It is
detergent, astringent, heating, and corrosive, but is most remarkable
for its septic properties. Applied topically with
vinegar, it is curative of alopecy. It is also employed as an
ingredient in ophthalmic preparations. Used with honey, it
cleanses the fauces and makes the voice more clear and harmonious.
Taken with the food, in combination with turpentine,
it is a pleasant cure for cough and asthma. In the form
of a fumigation also, with cedar, it has a remedial effect upon
those complaints. [Note]
