Chap. XXXVII, Of Conserves.

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(Powder the senna with the coriander seeds, and sift out tenounces of the mixed powder ; boil the remainder with theJigs and liquorice in four pints of water to one half; ex-press and strain the liquor, which is then to be evaporatedto about a pint and a half; dissolve the sugar in it; addthis syrup by degrees to the pulps ; and. lastly, mix in thesifted powder. Ed. Lond.)

Electuarium sennje. Dub.Electuary of Henna.Take of

Senna leaves, in very fine powder, four ounces;

Pulp of French prunes, one pound ;

.---------tamarinds, two ounces ;

Molasses, a pint and a half;

Essential oil of caraway, two drachms.Boil the pulps in the syrup, to the thickness of honey : then

add the powder, and, when the mixture cools, the oil;

lastly, mix the whole intimately.

This electuary is a very convenient laxative, and has longbeen in common use among practitioners. Taken to the sizeof a nutmeg, or more, as occasion may require, it is an excel-lent laxative for loosening the belly in costive habits. Theformula of the Dublin college is much more simple and ele-gant than the others. Mr Phillips also remarks, that thestalks of the senna, and the husks of the coriander seed, canadd but little to the virtues of this compound ; but since thedecoction must be employed for the figs and liquorice root, itis no additional trouble to boil the stalks and husks along withthem.

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Electuarium MiMosiE catechu ; olim Confectio japonica.

Ed.Electuary of Catechu, commonly called Japonic Coivfection.Take of

Extract of mimosa catechu, four ounces ;

Kino, three ounces;

Cinnamon,

Nutmeg, each one ounce;

Opium, diffused in a sufficient quantity of Spanish white

wine, one drachm and a half.Syrup,of red roses, boiled to the consistence of honey, twopounds and a quarter.Reduce the solids to powder ; and having mixed them withthe opium and syrup, make them into an electuary.