18G CLOVK-PINK. 



low putrid fevers, and " in all affections of the head and of the 

 heart." * According to Murray t, they were prescribed for 

 syncope, convulsions, trembling of the limbs, and for other com- 

 plaints. Notwithstanding the testimony of our forefathers in 

 favour of the efficacy of the clove-pink flowers in the diseases 

 just cited, practitioners of the present day value them only for 

 the fine colour and agreeable odour which they give to an infu- 

 sion, syrup, &c. 



INFUSION OF CLOVE-PINK. 



Take of the dried Petals, without the claws, one ounce ; 



Boiling Water one pint. 



Macerate for a quarter of an hour in a lightly covered vessel, and strain. 



This infusion contains, in the greatest degree, all the proper- 

 ties of the plant, and may be given with advantage in typhus 

 fevers ; it is asserted to produce perspiration, and to increase the 

 flow of urine. A tea-cupful may be exhibited every four or six 

 hours. 



SYRUP OF CLOVE-PINK J. 



Take of the fresh Petals, without the claws, one ounce ; 



Boiling Water four ounces ; 



Refined Sugar seven ounces. 



Macerate the petals in the water for twelve hours, then add the sugar to 

 the strained liquor, and dissolve it with a gentle heat. 



An useful adjunct to cordial, antispasmodic, and saline mix- 

 tures, imparting to them a pleasing colour, and a slightly exhi- 

 larating property. 



VINEGAR OF CLOVE-PINK §. 



Take of Petals, without the claws, one ounce. 



Vinegar sixteen ounces. 



Macerate for fifteen days, strain and filter. 



This will be found very agreeable to smell to in nervous 

 head-aches, and extremely serviceable in contagious fevers to 

 sprinkle in the rooms. 



* Geoffroy, Tract. Mat, Med. torn. iil. p. 269. 

 ■f Appar. Medic, vol. iii. p. 504. 

 + Syrupus Dianthi Caryophylli. — PItarm. Edinb. 

 § Codex Medic. Paris, 1818. 



