Emollients are medicines which soften hardness. They are diverse in nature because the cause of hardness itself is diverse, ie. caused by dryness; coldness; excess; with humors or wind.

They are generally warm and moist, as hardness is generally cold and dry. They are used either internally or externally, especially for Fibroids and all hardness, old Bruises, contracted or tight sinews etc.

Demulcents are medicines that relieve inflammation or irritation. However, they are usually put with Emollients as they are similar in effect, both being soothing, softening and resolving.

Combinations:

1. Barley water (1 pound), mucilage of Gum Arabic (1 ounce), White Sugar (3 drams)
2. Almond Milk (8 oz.), Tragacanth powder (3 drams), White Sugar (2 drams); form an emulsion.
3. Blanched Almonds (15); beat and infuse in Barley water (1.5 pounds), and with Sugar (half ounce) form an emulsion.
4. Linseed (1 ounce), Licorice (half ounce), infuse in Hot Water (2 lbs.)
5. Maidenhair (half handful), Raisins (half ounce). Pearl Barley (half ounce). Licorice (1 dram); infuse in hot water for quarter of an hour.
6. Raisins (1 ounce). Linseed (half ounce). Licorice (2 drams), Coltsfoot (half handful); infuse in hot water for quarter of an hour.

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Fenugreek   Fig   Psyllium   Mallow   Bears Breech   Borage root, herb   Pellitory of the Wall   Manna   Elm   Saffron   Camomile   Orris   Olive oil   Elaterium   Turpentine   Resin   Butter   Propolis   Litharge

Linseed Almond Barley Marshmallow Comfrey Bugloss Mistletoe Licorice Ash bark Safflower Mastic Squill Sweet Almond oil Henbane Dwarf Elder Pitch Wax Asphalt Ceruse

Sesame seed Raisins Starch Quince seed Nettle Cypress Elder Mullein Bay Calendula Violet Lacca Sesame oil Mandrake Bryony Animal fat Honey Pisaphaltum Burnt Lead

Stronger:

Gum Ammoniac   Bdellium

Storax Old Oil

Galbanum Animal Fats

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Compounds

Emollient Powder	Oil of Camomile
Oil of Lillies	Oil of Foxes
Oil of Earthworm	Resumptive Ointment
Ointment of Marshmallow	Cerate of Gum Ammoniac
Diachylon

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