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MANNA.

MANNA.

Synonimes :— i¿¿\ía. —Manne, Fr. ; Man-na, Germ. ; Bohem. ; Dan. ; Ital. ;Pol. ; Port. ; Russ. ; and Swed. ; Mun,Terinjebin, Arab. ; Mana, Stan.; Schir-kischt, Hind. ; and Pers. ; Gambing,Jap.; Kapurimba, Mal.

Lond. ; Dübl. ; Edinb. ; Amer. ; Amst. ;Ant. ; Austr. ; Batav. ; Bavar. ;Belg. ; Bruns. ; Dan. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ;Ferr. ; Form. Hôp. Fr. ; Fenn. ; Fuld. ;Genev. ; Hamb. ; Hau». ; Hass. ;Lipp. ; Olden. ; Lusit. ; Pol. ; Borus. ;Ross.; Sax.; Süec. ; Wirtem. ; Her-bip. ; Wurceb. ; Ainslie ; Bergius ;

BrUGNATELLI ; COXE ; GuiBOURT ;

Murray and Gmelin ; Paris; Piderit ;Saunders; Spielmann; Zarda

Several kinds of manna are distinguished :

1. Flake Manna; Manna canellata seucamdata seu longa. This is in pieces hol-low on one side, convex on the other, light,whitish or pale-yellow, sometimes reddish,and of an agreeable taste : it is called mannain tears, Manna lacrymata, when it is insmaller fragments.

2. Common Manna or Manna in sorts ;Manna in sortis sen communis. This is inround cakes or in oblong pieces, of a yel-lowish colour, soft, unctuous to the touch,heavi , adhering to the hands, and of arather nauseous taste. It is called Geracyor Capacy Manna, as it may have comefrom Giaraci in Upper Calabria, or fromCapachi in Sicily. The grained and whitepieces of the first are separated under thename of Choice Manna or Manna in grains,Manna electa seu granulosa.

3. Fat Manna ; Manna crassa, spissa, sór-dida seupinguis. This is very moist, yellow-ish, soft, glutinous, and loaded with foreignsubstances.

Manna is obtained from incisions made inthe Fraxinus excelsior, Linn. ; F. rotundi-folia, Lmk.; F. parvifiora. Lira.; F. subru-f escena, Mer. ; F. ornus, Linn. ; F. argéntea,Lois. That which exudes spontaneously israre, and in grains of the size of wheat ; itbears the name of Mastichina, Mannadifronde.

Manna contains, according to Thenaud,sugar, a peculiar principle called Mannite,and a nauseous matter.

There are also :

1. Briançon Manna ; Manna Brigantinaseu laricina, in small white viscous grains.It exudes, in the South, from the leaves ofthe Larix Europœa.

2. Alhagi Manna ; Manna Pérsica (Truns-chibil, Tarandyuhin, Pers.), in small yel-low, reddish, or brown grains. It exudes,in the East, from the leaves and branches ofthe Hedysarum alhagi.

MANNA TROCHISCS. (Fee ; HeNRI ;

Van Mons)

R. Tragacanth, one part.

White Sugar, ninety-six parts.

Triturate together, and add

Manna, twenty-four parts.

Orange-flower Water,

a sufficient quantityto make a paste to be divided into trochiscs.(Van Mons)R. Root of Marshmallows,

ninety-six parts.Water, two thousand parts.

Boil for six minutes, and add

Sugar, three thousand parts.

Calabrian Manna,

one hundred and ninety-two parts.

Strain, clarify with white of egg, and add

Aqueous Extract of Opium, six parts.Oil of Bergamotte, ten parts.

Orange-flower Water, ninety-six parts.

Pour the mass into oiled paper moulds,and divide into trochiscs before it becomescold. (Fee; Henri)

LAXATIVE JELLY. (PiERQUIn)

R. Veal, ] of each,

Water, J two pounds.

Boil for two hours, and add

Manna in Tears, three ounces.

Boil again for two hours, strain, and setapart to cool. — A table-spoonful to be takenevery hour.

ELECTUARY OF MANNA.

Electuarium seu Pulticula de Manna.(Fenn. ; Palat. ; Suec. ; Wirtem. ;Swediaur)

R. Manna, three parts.

Oil of Almonds, one part.Triturate together, and add gradually

Syrup of Manna, one part.Mix. (Van Mons)

R. Manna, two ounces.

Fennel Water, one ounce.