SALEP.
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water, and one ounce and a half of syrup of
orange peel.
R. Salep, in powder, two drams.
Cold Water, a sufficient quantity
to make nine ounces of decoction. Add to it
Syrup of Poppy, one ounce and a half.
Water of Cherry Laurel, six drams.Mix. (Swediaur)
DECOCTION OF SALEP.
Decoctum de Radice Salep, Infusurn Orchidis.(Lipp. ; Herbip. ; Augustin ; Saun-ders)
R. Salep, in powder, one dram.
Pure Water, sixteen ounces.
Boil till only one pound of strained li-quor remain. (Herbip.)
Augustin prescribes two drams of salepand twelve ounces of water.R. Powdered Orchis, one dram.
Impregnate it with water till it has be-come quadrupled in volume ; then add
Boiling Water, one pound and a half.
Boil for half an hour. (Lipp.)
R. Salep, in powder, two drams.
Spring Water, a sufficient quantityto produce two pounds of strained decoc-tion. Add
Syrup of Poppy, of each,
------------- Diacodium, J one ounce.
Mix. (Saunders)
DEMULCENT POTION.
Mixtura demulcens. (Hamb. ; Sainte-Marie)
R. Salep, in powder, two scruples.
Hot Water, ten ounces.
Add to the solution,
White Sugar, half an ounce.
Dissolve. (Hamb.)R. Salep, one dram.
Boiling Water, a sufficient quantity.Boil for a quarter of an hour, and to fourounces of the strained liquor, add,
Sydenham's Laudanum, fifteen drops.
Syrup of Diacodium, four drams.
Mix. (Sainte-Marie)
PECTORAL POTION. (SaINTE-MaRIe)
R. Salep, in powder, 1 f fa drams
Sugar of Milk, JSyrup of Diacodium, one ounce.
Syrup of Marshmallows, two ounces.Mix. — To lie taken by spoonfuls.
WHITE CHOCOLATE. (PieRQUIn)
R. Cocoa, four ounces.
Salep, six ounces.
Water, eight ounces.
Boil over a slow fire for half an hour,and add,
White Sugar, four ounces.
Flour, a sufficient quantity.
Make cakes of half an ounce each.
APHRODISIAC ELECTUARY.
Eleciuarium diasytyrion. (Palat. ; Wir-tem. ; Bories ; Spielmann)
two drams.
eight drams.
six drams.
two scruples.
two ounces.
R. Cinnamon,
Vanilla,
Root of Orchis,
Horehound,
Preserved Eryngo Root.
Conserve of Elecampane,
a sufficient quantity.Mix. (Bories)R. Fresh Root of Orchis, four ounces.
Sugar, boiled à la plume, twelve ounces.Beat together, strain through a silk sieve,and incorporate with
Preserved Ginger, 1
Pine Nuts, V of each, one ounce.
Pistachio Nuts, JThen add,
Powdered Cloves, "1 of each,
-------------' Cinnamon, >■ half an
------------- Scincus Marinus, J ounce.
Syrup of Ginger, a sufficient quantity.Make an electuary. (Wirtem. ; Spiel-mann)R. Fresh Root of Eryngo, ~|
------------------- Parsnip.
Orchis,
Preserved Walnuts,Pine Nuts,Pistachio Nuts,Seeds of Anise, ~]
------------- Rocket, I
------------- Ash,
------------- Nettle.
of each,
halt-an ounce.
of each, five drams.
Cloves,Cinnamon,Ginger, j
Scincus Marinus, two drams and a half.Musk, seven grains.
Despumated Honey, three pounds.
Make an electuary. (Palat.)Dose, from four to six drams.