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means of a moderate heat, and add the pulp; lastly, evaporateslowly the mixture to a proper consistence."

This electuary is gently laxative, and is used to relievehabitual costiveness; as a purge for children ; and as a vehiclefor the exhibition of other more powerful purgatives. Al-though it appears, d priori, to be of a nature apt to fermentand become acescent, yet it may be kept for six months with-out undergoing any very particular change.

CONFECTIO OPII, Lond. Confection of Opium.

" Take of hard Opium powdered, six drachms ; long Pepper,an ounce; Ginger root, tivo ounces; Carraway seeds, three ounces;Syrup, a pint. Rub the opium with the syrup made hot, thenadd the remaining articles reduced to powder, and mix."

Electuakium opiatum; olim, Electuarium Thebaicum,Edin. Opiate Electuary; formerly, Thebaic Electuaiy.

" Take of Aromatic powder, six ounces; Virginian Snake-root, in fine powder, three ounces; Opium, diffused in a suffi-cient quantity of Spanish white wine, half an ounce; Syrup ofGinger, a pound. Mix, so as to make an electuary."

Syn. Etectuaire Opiate {F.}, Therialdatwerge ( G.), Elettuario Oppiato (/.).

The operation of the opium, which is the most importantingredient in these preparations, is modified by the aromatics.They are intended as substitutes for the mithridate and theriacaof the old pharmacopoeias, which were too long allowed to dis-grace modern pharmacy. They are stimulant narcotics ; andare usefully employed in atonic gout, flatulent colic, and indiarrhoeas, unattended by any inflammatory symptoms. Thirty-six grains of the London confection contain one grain of opium,and the same quantity is contained in forty-three of the Edin-burgh electuary. The dose is from grs. x. to fjj. given in theform of bolus, or diffused in the chalk mixture.

ELECTUARIUM CATECHU COMPOSITUM, Edin.Compound Electuary of Catechu.

" Take of extract of Catechu, four ounces ; Kino, three ounces;Cinnamon bark, Nutmegs, of each owe ouhce ,■ Opium, diffusedin a sufficient quantity of Spanish white Wine, a drachm and ahalf; syrup of Red-roses boiled to the thickness of honey, twopounds and a quarter. Reduce the solid ingredients to powder;then mix them with the opium and syrup, so as to form anelectuary."

Dublin.

" Take of Catechu, four ounces ; Cinnamon bark, tivo ounces ;Kino, three ounces; rub them to powder, and add, of hard re-fined Opium diffused in Spanish white Wine, a drachm and ahalf; Syrup of Ginger boiled to the consistence of honey, twopounds and a quarter. Mix them."

These are useful combinations of astringents and aromatics;

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