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essential oil. It is is only used in medicine, to prepare oil of amlrerand succinic acid. See Ambeb, and Acidum Succinicum.Enters into Acid. Succinicum. E.D. Ol. Succini. L. E.D.

Succi Antiscobbutici. P. Antiscorbutic Juices. Take equal parts ofthe leaves of water-cresses, scurvy-grass, and buckbean; bruise,express the juice, and filter through paper. Dose §ij to Jiv.

Succi Spissati. E. Inspissated Juices. A term synonymous withextract; and under Extractum will be found those medicamentscalled Succus by the Edinburgh College.

Succi Temperantes et Diubetici. P. Take equal parts of leaves ofcommon lettuce, sorrel, chervil, and houseleek; bruise, express thejuice, and filter. Dose Jij to Jlv or more.

Succus CocHLEABiiE Compositus. P. This is the same as the anti-scorbutic juices, substituting juice of oranges for the buckbean, andadding spirit of nutmeg. Dose 3j to ^iv thrice a day, for scorbuticand cutaneous disorders.

Succus Spissatus Sambuci Nigb.e. E. D. See Rob op ELDER-BERRIES.

Sudoripics are medicines which promote sensible perspiration.

Suet. See Sevum.

Sugar. See Saccharum.

Sugar of Lead. See Plumbi Acetas.

Sulphas. Sulphate. A term applied to a combination of sulphuricacid, with an alkaline, earthy, or metallic base. See Alumen,

CUPBI, FERRI, MaGNESI/E, PoTASSiE, SoDjE, ZlNCI, &C.

Sulphas Atropine. New. Sulphate of Atropiee, a neutral salt com-posed of crystals in the form of rhomboidal tables and prisms withsquare bases. M. Brandes once tasted a small portion, which inducedviolent head-ache, shaking of the limbs, &c.; from which, however,he soon recovered.

Sulphas Baryta. E. D. Sulphate of Barytes, Cawk, or Heavy Spar.Is found native, and is used for making the muriate. It is usuallycontaminated with iron, &c.Artificial Sulphate of Barytes, or Hume's Permanent White. An im-portant article for painters, being the only white water-colour whichdoes not blacken. It is prepared by making a solution of muriate ofbarytes, in dilute muriatic acid, and adding dilute sulphuric acid,but not in excess, lest the pure white sulphate of barytes should becontaminated by iron, if any is present. Mr. Hume informs me,that he has used the same portion of muriatic acid in preparing thiswhite for twenty years.

Sulphas Cinchonins:. New. A combination of cinchonine with sul-phuric acid, and is very soluble in water. It is used in the same