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Tapioca Jelly is made in the same way as sago jelly; but the tapiocarequires to be macerated for about a day. Nutritive and non-sti-mulant.

Jesuit's Drops are precisely the same as Compound Tincture ofBenzoin.

Juglans. See Walnut.

Juice. See Succus.

Jujube, P. The fruit of the Zizipkus vulgaris, which is mucilaginousand expectorant in strangury, chronic catarrh, and irritative cough.Usually given in form of conserve— Pasta de Jujubis. P.

Julep, a species of draught. The term is nearly obsolete.Camphor Julep is almost the only julep now in use. It consists of anaqueous solution of camphor, given in doses of Jij in nervous irrita-bility, and as a vehicle for anodynes.

Jumble Beads. The seeds of Abrus precatorius, or wild Jamaicaliquorice. Sold in the china shops as a reputed cephalic.

Junipebi BaccjE et Cacumina. L. E. D. P. Juniper Berries, Tops,and Wood, Juniperus communis. A native shrub, common on de-pastures and hills. The best berries are those which are not toolarge, but plump, rather heavy, and juicy, having a warm, sweetish,aromatic taste. When dry and shrivelled they are good for nothing ;but those are sometimes artificially plumped, as it is called, for themarket, by soaking them in water, and exposing them to a gentleheat.Soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and constituting the flavouringingredient in Hollands or Geneva. English gin is malt or sac-charine spirit flavoured with oil of turpentine, which is cheaper thanjuniper.Medicinally the chief properties are, aromatic, stimulant, diuretic, anddiaphoretic. Juniper is principally used for preparing the oil, is pre-scribed in form of infusion, giij of the berries to Oj of water, or theberries beat up with sugar, 9j to 5ss thrice a day, along with nitrateor supertartrate of potass. Juniper is a good vermifuge.Enters into Ol. Juniperi. L. E. D. Spir. Juniperi Comp. L. E. D.

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Kali. The old name for Potass, and retained by the Dublin Collegetill the last edition of their Pharmacopoeia. Al, the Arabic article,is now added to kali, as a general term.

Kali Causticum. O. See Potassa Fusa. L.

Kali Causticum cum Calce. O. See Potassa cum Calce. L.