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Confections.

fart III.

a tonic in earjy convalescence from acute diseases ; but thechief use of the confections of both kinds of roses, is to formpleasant vehicles for more active remedies.

CONFEC'TIO RUT7E. Lond. Confection of Rue.*

" Take of rue leaves dried, carraway seeds, laurel berries, ofeach an ounce and a half; segapenum, half an ounce ; blackpepper, two drachms; clarified honey, sixteen ounces. Hub thedry articles together to a very fine powder; then add thehoney, and mix the whole together."

This electuary, we are informed, is introduced as a substitutefor the old Bay Berry Electuary. It possesses some antispas-modic powers; but is used in the form of enema only; from9j. to 3j. dissolved in Ofs. of gruel, being administered in the con-vulsive affections of infants, and flatulent colic.

CONFECTIO SCAMMONEjE.' Lond. Confection ofScammony.

" Take of scammony powdered, an ounce and a half; clovesbruised, ginger root powdered, of each six drachms; oil of car-raway, half a drachm; syrup of roses, a sicfficient quantity. Rubthe dry substance into a very fine powder ; then add graduallythe syrup, and rub them again : lastly, after adding the oil ofcarraway, mix the whole together."

Electuarium Scammonii. Dub. Electuary of Scammony.

" Take of scammony, ginger root, of each reduced to pow-der, an ounce; oil of cloves, a scruple; syrup of orange, a suf-fcient quantity. Mix the ginger in powder with the syrup oforange, then add the scammony, and lastly the oil."

This is a stimulating cathartic ; and may be given in a doseof from fjfs. to l'5j. but it is seldom ordered."

CONFEC'TIO SEN'NvE. 3 Lond. Confection of Senna.

" Take of senna leaves, eight ounces; figs, apound; tamarindpulp, cassia pulp, the pulp of primes, of each half a pound;coriander seeds, four ounces; liquorice root, three ounces; re-fined sugar, two pounds and a half. Powder the senna leaveswith the coriander seeds, and separate by sifting ten ounces ofthe mixed powder. Boil the residue with the figs and liquoriceroot, in four pints of water, until it be reduced one half; thenpress out and strain the liquor. Evaporate the strained liquorin a water-bath, until a pint and a half only remains of thewhole; then the sugar being added, make a syrup. Finally,mix gradually the pulps with the syrup; and having added thesifted powder, mix the whole together."

» Electuarium e Baccis Lauri, P. L. 1"U0.

a Electuarium raryocosiinum, 1\ L. 1720. Electuarium c rcammonio, P. L. ) }4b.Electuarium scam mo: ji, P. L. 1787-

J Electuarium lenitivum, P.L. 1720. Electuarium Sennx, P. L. 17&7-

 
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