Chap. XXXVII. Of Conserves.

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CoNFECTIO AROMATICA. Lond.

Aromatic Confection.Take of

Cinnamon bark,

Nutmeg, of each two ounces j

Cloves, one ounce;

Cardamom seeds, half an ounce ;

Saffron, dried, two ounces ;

Prepared oyster shells, sixteen ounces;

Refined sugar, powdered, two pounds;

Water, one pint. ,

Reduce the dry substances together to a very fine powder,

then gradually add the water, and mix them until they be

incorporated.

These compositions are sufficiently grateful, and mode-rately warm. They are given in the form of a bolus, in dosesof from five grains to a scruple, or upwards, as a cordial, oras a vehicle for more active substances. The simple compo-sition of the Edinburgh college serves all these purposes aswell as the complicated formula of the other colleges. MrPhillips also very properly remarks, that in this composition,and indeed in every instance, prepared chalk might be ad-vantageously substituted for oyster shells, as it is hardly pos-sible to reduce the latter to so fine a powder as the former.

Electuarium cassia fistula. Ed.Electuary of Cassia.Take of

Pulp of cassia fistularis, four parts;

Pulp of tamarinds,

Manna, each, one part;

Syrup of pale roses, four parts.Having beat the manna in a mortar, dissolve with a gentle

heat in the syrup ; then add the pulps, and evaporate with

a regularly continued heat to a proper consistence.

Electuarium cassije. Dub.Electuary of Cassia.Take of

The fresh extracted pulp of cassia, half a pound ;Manna, two ounces;Pulp of tamarinds, one ounce ;Syrup of orange-peel, half a pound.Dissolve the manna, bruised, with a moderate heat in the

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