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nephritis, &c.; but ought only to be used when fresh, as it soon fer-ments, and is decomposed when kept.Sykupus Amygdalinus. Syrup of Almonds. Is made by adding sugar

to the almond emulsion.Syrupus Aurantiorum. L. E. D. P. Syrup of Orange-peel. Take

§ij of fresh orange-peel, Oj of boiling water, ibiij of refined sugar ;

digest the peel in water for 12 hours in a covered vessel, then pour

off the liquor, and add the sugar.Imitated by adding §ij of tincture of orange-peel to Oj of thick simple

syrup. (Brande.)Medicinally it is a feeble stomachic tonic, in doses of 5j to *,ij, added

to draughts and mixtures. It has but little of the flavour of the

orange-peel, and the sugar is apt to crystallize.Syrupus Balsamicus. See Syrupus Tolutanus.Sykupus Caryophylli. E. D. P. Syrup of Clove July Flower. Take

Ibj of the fresh petals (with their claws cut off) of the Dianthus

caryophyllus, Oiv of boiling water, ibvij of refined sugar; make a

syrup in the usual way.Incompatible with alkalies, alkaline earths, and their solutions, which

will turn it green. Acids deepen the colour.Medicinally it is aromatic and carminative, and in doses of jj to Jij is

useful in stomachic mixtures.Syrupus Cinchonin^k. Syrup of Cinchonine. The preparation is made

in the same way as Syr. Quinine. The dose is $j to §j.Syrupus Citri Aurantii et Medic*. E. See Syr. Aur. and Syr.

Lim.Syrupus Corallii. Syrup of Coral. An old form of chalk mixture

made with red coral, barberry-juice, and syrup of clove July flower.

The acid in the barberries spoils it as an astringent, for which it is

intended.Syrupus Colchici Autumnams. E. Syrup of Meadow Saffron. Take

§j of the fresh bulb of colchicum (taken up in July), sliced small,

Jxvj of vinegar, 3 xxxv j of refined sugar; digest the colchicum in the

vinegar for two days, occasionally shaking the vessel, strain with

gentle pressure, add sugar, and boil to a syrup.Medicinally it is prescribed in doses of 53 to §ss or more, as a diuretic,

purgative, diaphoretic, and sedative, for gout, rheumatism, and hu-moral asthma. It does not keep well.Syrupus Croci. L. E. Syrup of Saffron. Take Jj of saffron, Oj of

boiling water, ftijss of refined sugar; macerate the saffron in the

water for 12 hours, in a covered vessel, strain the liquor, and add

the sugar.Medicinally it is a feeble tonic, in doses of 3j to §ij; but it is of little