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SUGAR OF MILK 621 



Fresh honey contains sucrose or cane sugar, which is changed 

 into grape and fruit sugars, 



PREPARATION. 



Mel Despumatum. Clarified Honey. (XJ. S. P.) 



Synonym.— Mel depuratum, B.P.; P.G.; miel despume, mellite 

 simple, Fr. ; gereinigter honig, G. 



Derivation.— Melt honey with two per cent, of its weight of paper- 

 pulp in water bath ; skim, strain, and add five per cent, of its weijght of 

 glycerin. 



• Dose. — Ad lib. 



Honey is employed as an excipient in electuaries and 

 confections. It is a demulcent and mild laxative for young 

 animals. Oxymel (clarified honey, 8 parts ; water and acetic 

 acid, each 1 part) is a soothing preparation for the throat. 



Saccharum Lactis. Sugar of Milk. {C^,K,,0,, + H2O.) 

 (U. S. & B. P.) 



Synonym. — Lactose, lactin, milk sugar, E.; sucre de lait, 

 Fr.; milchzucker, G. 



A peculiar, crystalline sugar obtained from the whey of 

 cows' milk, by evaporation, and purified by recrystallization. 



Properties. — White, hard, crystalline masses, yielding a 

 white powder, feeling gritty on the tongue; odorless, and 

 having a faintly sweet taste. Permanent in the air. Soluble 

 in about 6 parts of water ; insoluble in alcohol, ether, or 

 chloroform. 



Dose. — Ad lib. 



Uses. — Sugar of milk is less soluble and therefore less 

 sweet than cane sugar. It is harder, and thus assists in the 

 subdivision of drugs, and serves as a vehicle in the making 

 of powders and triturates. It also forms the basis of homoeo- 

 pathic preparations. 



Sugar of milk is a considerable diuretic and may be 

 given to dogs in 2 to 4 drachm doses daily, in solution in the 

 drinking water, for dropsy of renal or cardiac origin. 



