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RAPHANUS.—RADISH.
Herb of Water Cress,
---------- Scurvy-grass,
• Brooklime,
of each,one part.
Spirit of Scurvy-grass,
one part and a half.Rhenish Wine, ninety-six parts.
Infuse for eight days ; then express, andfilter. (Van Moss)
R. Fresh Root of Horse-radish, one ounce.------ Leaves of Scurvy-grass,----------------------- Water
of each,
►half an
ounce.
Cress,
---------------------- Buckbean,
Seeds of Mustard,
Muriate of Ammonia, two drams.
White Wine two pounds.
Digest for thirty-six hours, occasionally
agitating; strain with slight expression, and
add to the liquor
Spirit of Scurvy-grass, half an ounce.Mix. (Gall.)R. Fresh Root of Horse-radish,
twelve ounces.------------- Burdock, five ounces.
Leaves of Scurvy,
Cress,■ Brook-
of each,six
lime,
■---------------------- Fumitory,
Seeds of Mustard,
Muriate of Ammonia, three ounces.
White Wine,
three hundred and eighty ounces.Infuse for eight days ; then expressstrongly, and filter. (Spielmann)R. Fresh Root of Horse-radish,
four ounces.------- Leaves of Scurvy-grass,----------------------- Buck-
bean,
ofeach,
two hand-
fuls.
■ Sage, one handful.White Wine, six pounds.
Digest for twenty-four hours at a mo-derate heat, and strain. (Saunders)Dose, one ounce, and more.
DIURETIC WINE. (SAUNDERS)
II. Root of Horse-radish, \ of each,
---------- Iris, J six ounces.
White Wine, a sufficient quantity
to obtain, after half an hour's infusion, twopounds of strained liquor ; add to this
Syrup of Fennel, ~| of each,------------- Juniper, J two ounces.
Mix.
ANTI-SCORBUTIC SYRUP.
Syrupus anti-scoriuticus seu anti-scoroutiaiscompositus seu Cochlcarice officinalis com-
positus seu de Armoracia compositus.(Ant. ; Belg. ; Gall. ; Spielmann ;Swediaur ; Van Mons)
Bruised Cinnamon,Fresh Leaves of Scurvy-grass,
----------------------- Brooklime,
----------------------- Cress,
one part.
ofeach,
> thirty
parts.
Seeds of Mustard, thirty-five parts.Fresh Root of Horse-radish,
forty-five parts.Orange Juice, ninety parts.
Red Wine, two hundred and sixty parts.Infuse for twenty-four hours at a mode-rate temperature ; when cold, express theliquor, and dissolve in it, at a gentle heat,White Sugar,
four hundred and eighty parts.Strain the syrup through a sieve. (VanMons)
R. Fresh Leaves of Scurvy- "]grass,
----------------------- Buckbean,
----------------------- Water
of each,► onepound.
Cress,
Root of Horse-radish,
Bitter Oranges, sliced,
Cinnamon, bruised,
one ounce and a half.
White Wine, four pounds.
Macerate for two days in a tin cucurbit
covered with its capital and well luted.
Distil in a water-bath one pound of liquor,
with which and
White Sugar, two pounds,
make a syrup in a covered vessel placed ina water-bath. Strain, without expression,what remains in the cucurbit. Set apartthe liquor, and finally decant, and make asyrup with
White Sugai, two pounds.
Clarify the syrup, and when it is onlywarm mix it with the preceding. (Gall.)R. Fresh Herb of Scurvy-grass, "1 of each,
-------------------- Pepper-wort, y five
------------------- Water Cress, J pounds.
Root of Horse-radish, ten pounds.
Cinnamon, in powder, six ounces.
Bitter Oranges, sliced, one pound.
Alcohol (20 degrees), two pounds.
Distilled Water, eight pounds.
Mix in an alembic, and distil slowly livepounds of liquor, with which and
White Sugar, ten pounds,
make a syrup by the heat of a water-bath. Express strongly what remains inthe cucurbit. Add to the strained liquor
White Sugar, ten pounds.
Clarify, boil slowly to the consistence ofsyrup, and when cold, mix it with the pre-ceding. (Ant. ; Belg.;