620 Preparations and Compositions. Part III.

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Electtarium catechu compositu.m. Dub.Compound Electuary of Catechu.Take of

Catechu, four ounces;

Cinnamon, two ounces ;

Kino, three ounees; powder these, then add,

Hard purified opium, diffused in Spanish white wine, a

drachm and a half;Syrup of ginger, evaporated to the consistence of honey,two pounds and a quarter.Mix them.

These electuaries, which do not .differ in any materialparticular, are extremely useful astringent medicines, and areoften given in doses of a tea spoonful, frequently repeated,in cases of diarrhoea, &c. Ten scruples contain one grain ofopium.

CoNFECTIO SCAMMONE.E. Lo?ld.

Confection of Scammony.Take of

Scammony, in powder, one ounce and a half;

Cloves, bruised,

Ginger, in powder, of each six drachms;

Essential oil of caraway, half a fluidrachm ;

Syrup of roses, as much as is sufficient. .Reduce the dry substances together to a very fine powder;

add the syrup, and triturate them together ; lastly, add the

oil of caraway, and mix the whole.

Electuaiuum scammonii. Dub.Electuary of Scammony.Take ofScammony,

Ginger, of each, in powder, one ounce ;Oil of cloves, one scruple;Syrup of orange-peel, what is sufficient.Mix the powdered ginger with the syrup : then add the scam-mony, and lastly the oil.

This electuary is a warm brisk purgative. A drachm con-tains ten grains of scammony.