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SYMPHYTUM.—COMFREY.
CONSERVE OF GREAT COMFREY.
Conserva Symphyti. (Sard.)R. Root of Great Comfrey, any quantity.Having sliced it, boil it in water till itmay be bruised with the fingers ; thenpound it in a marble mortar, and strain thepulp through a silk sieve. Add to this twoparts of sugar, and boil over a slow fire,constantly stirring.
anti-hjemorrhagic powder. (Nie-mann)
R. Powdered Brick, one ounce.
------------- Gum Traga- ~| of each,
canth, > half an
----------------------- Arabic, J ounce.
------------- Root of Great Comfrey,
six drams.
------------- Leaves of Betony,
two drams and a half.Mix. — It is recommended by Purmannin haemorrhages which cannot be restrainedby ligature.
MUCILAGE of great comfrey.
Mucilago Consolida majoris. (Sard.)
R. Root of Great Comfrey, one pound.Boiling Water, four pounds.
Macerate till the water is rendered verythick, and strain with slight expression.
DECOCTION OF GREAT COMFREY.
Decoctum Radiéis Consolida. (Form. Hop.Fr. ; Niemann ; Ratier)
R. Root of Great Comfrey, half an ounce.Spring Water, sixteen ounces.
Boil down to one half. (Niemann)
Ratier prescribes one ounce of root, andtwo pounds of water.
R. Root of Great Comfrey, half an ounce.Water, a sufficient quantity
to obtain two pounds of strained liquor.
Boil for a quarter of an hour, adding to-wards the end,
Grated Liquorice, two drams.
Infuse for a few minutes, and strain.(Form. Hop. Fr.)
It is astringent, and is recommended ininternal hemorrhages. — Dose, two spoon-fuls every hour, of the first decoction, anda cupful of the two others.
SYRUP OF GREAT COMFREY.
Syrupus Symphyti seu e Symphyto. (Hisp. ;Gall.; Sard.; Van Mons)
R. Root of Great Comfrey, one part.
Warm Water, twenty parti.
Infuse for five or six hours, and strain
with expression. Dissolve in the strainedliquor,
Sugar, twelve parts.
Evaporate to the consistence of syrup.(Van Mons)R. Sliced Root of Great Comfrey,
six ounces.Water, four pounds.
Boil a little. Add to the strained de-coction,
Sugar, six pounds.
Boil to a syrup. (Gall.)R. Sliced Root of Great Comfrey,
two ounces.Water, six pounds.
Boil till reduced to four pounds, and addtowards the end,
Grated Liquorice, half an ounce.
Dissolve in the liquor,
White Sugar, two pounds.
Clarify, and make a syrup. (Hisp.)R. Depurated Juice of Comfrey,
two pounds and a half.Root of Great Comfrey, sliced,
three ounces.Macerate for an hour, and boil. Add tothe strained decoction,
White Sugar, two pounds.
Clarify, boil to a syrup, and add
Syrup of Kermes, one pound.
Mix. (Sard.)
ASTRINGENT BROTH. (CADET DE GaSSI-
court ; Pierouin ; Sainte-Marie)
R. Root of Great Comfrey, "] of each,
---------- Tormentil, >• half an
---------- Bistort, J ounce.
Chicken Broth, two pounds.
Boil down to one half. — To be taken coldin the course of the day, in uterine hae-morrhages. It may be sweetened with syrupof quince or of comfrey.
astringent drink. (Cadet de Gassi-cocrt ; Sainte-Marie)
R. Root of Great Comfrey, 1 of each,Catechu, J two drams.
Water, one pound.
Boil down to ten ounces. Add to thestrained decoction,
Syrup of Quince, two ounces.
Hordeated Cinnamon Water, one ounce.Mix. — To be taken by spoonfuls, everyhour, in atonic diarrhoea.
astringent ptisan. (Sainte-Marie)
R. Root of Great Comfrey, one ounce.Red Roses, one pinch.