Note 739 — Chapter LVI · DISEASES OF THE FEET[731] THE “PINNE”[732] IN THE FEET
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
Mūmiyā, “mummy,” is a name in Eastern bazaars now applied to several forms of asphalte, mineral pitch, Jew’s pitch, and maltha. Formerly the name was applied to Egyptian mummy; and by the vulgar at the present day this mysterious medicine is supposed to be the extract of negro-boy boiled in oil. “Mummy-oil” is made by mixing equal parts of mummy and clarified butter over the fire.