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visiSf sjiicis secundis reftexis, fioribus quinque 

 floris. 



(S3) 1. Electuary. Take two drachms of Va- 

 leriana offic. and of semen santonicura, thirty grains 

 of jalap root, and of oxyrael scillae, sufficient to 

 make an electuary. The dose is a teaspoonful ev- 

 ery three hours. 



S. Infusion. Steep for an hour, in a tepid 

 place^ four ounces of mentha, and of gentian, in 

 two ounces of canella water, half an ounce of bruised 

 semen santonicum ; strain and add two ounces of 

 syrup of succory with rhubarb, and six drops of oil 

 of nutmeg. Two spoonfuls are given three or four 

 times a day. 



3. Powder. Take six grains of semen santoni- 

 cum, of jalap, and of pure sugar for a single dose. 



{2-h) Confection. Put any quantity of semen 

 santonicum into a confectioner^s vessel ; dissolve a 

 small quantity of starch, with a sufficient portion of 

 refined sugar ; let the semen santonicum ferment, 

 and add more starch and sugar, till the semen san- 

 tonicum is covered with them. 



Bolus. Take an ounce of pulverized semen 

 santonicum and of black sulphur, fsidfuretiim ni- 

 grum mercurii ? J of resinous jalap and of cinna- 

 mon bark in powder three scruples, white sugar 



seven ounces ; dissolve these in water and boil to a 

 coiisistence ; mix the whole and form the mass into 

 boluses. 



The dose for a child is from one to two drachms* 



