Nesměrák Karel, Kunešová Jana
Ceska Slov Farm. 2015 Jun;64(3):95-9.
The history of traditional capuchin balsam is the focal point of the second part of the article on the unknown history of pharmacy at the capuchin monastery in Prague-Hradčany. Capuchin balsam, a medicinal speciality, was being manufactured in the monastery from the end of the 18th century till the year 1950. It is a spirit tincture, its prescription originating from the formulation by Oswald Croll. Balsamum Peruvianum, Gummiresina myrrha, Gummiresina olibanum, and Styrax are the main ingredients, besides assorted plants. The balsam was taken as an antiseptic, antiphlogistic, and analgesic. The balsam was a favoured rustic medicine, and it was sold also abroad (Germany, Poland, USA, Ireland, Belgium). The profit made from the sale of the balsam supported the reconstruction and the maintenance of the monastery and the local theological studies. Other medical formulations connected with the name of the capuchin order are also mentioned.Key words: pharmaceutical history capuchins capuchin balsam monastics pharmacies.
传统嘉布遣会香脂的历史是关于布拉格-赫拉恰尼嘉布遣会修道院药学未知历史文章第二部分的重点。嘉布遣会香脂是一种药用特产，从18世纪末到1950年一直在该修道院生产。它是一种酒精酊剂，其配方源自奥斯瓦尔德·克罗尔的配方。除了各种植物外，秘鲁香脂、没药树脂、乳香树脂和安息香是主要成分。这种香脂被用作防腐剂、消炎药和镇痛药。这种香脂是一种受欢迎的民间药物，也在国外（德国、波兰、美国、爱尔兰、比利时）销售。香脂销售所得利润用于支持修道院的重建和维护以及当地的神学研究。还提到了与嘉布遣会教团名称相关的其他医学配方。关键词：药学历史、嘉布遣会、嘉布遣会香脂、修士、药房
