Galbanum is stimulant, antispasmodic, expectorant, and deobstruent.
_Used externally_, it assists in dispelling tumours when spread upon
indolent leather as a plaster, and is useful in weakness of the legs
from rickets, being applied as a plaster to the loins.
_Employed internally_, it is useful in chronic or old-standing
rheumatism and hysteria.
_Doses of preparations_.--Of the _gum_, from ten to fifteen grains as
pills; _tincture_, from fifteen minims to one drachm. It may be made
into an emulsion with mucilage and water.