Syrups. 407 



3. Croci 3 oz., coccin. 5iv, boiling water 1 gallon, sugar 16lb. 



4. Croci in foeno 6 oz., water 12lb., white sugar 28lb., produced 

 40lb. ; cordial, but since it has been made with water, used only 

 to colour medicines. 



Syr. of quinces, Syr, cydoniorum. Succ. cydon, defaecati 

 lb. iij, cinnam. 5J, caryoph. arom., zz. ana 5ss ; digest for six 

 hours, then add vini rubri lb. j, sacch. albi lb. xv ; astringent in 

 looseness. 



Syr. of liqlorice. Rad. glycyrrh. 3ij, adianth. alb. 5j, 

 hyssop. 5ss, boiling water lb. iij ; steep for twenty-four hours, 

 press, add mell. opt., sacch. alb. ana ^x, boil to a s)rrup; demul* 

 cent, ad libitum in coughs. 



Syr. of lemon juice, Syr. e succo limonum^ Syr, sued limoniSf 

 Syr. limonis. Juice, rendered clear by settling and subsequent 

 filtering, 1 pint, white sugar lb. ij. 



Syr. citri MediccB. Juice, rendered clear as before, 3lb., sugar 

 51b. ; cooling, expectorant, pleasanter than oxymel. 



Syr. of mulberries, Syr. e succo mororum, Syr. sued moriy 

 Syr, mori. Is made ia the same manner as the syrup of lemon 

 juice. 



2. Juice 71b., water lib., coccin. 3j, sacch. alb. 161b. 



3. Fruit 18 gall, produced juice 30lb., sugar 351b. : produced 

 56ib. of syrup ; grateful, cooling. Syrup of red poppies rendered 

 blue by sulphuric acid is sold for it. 



Syk, of opium, Syr. opii. Extr. opii aquosi gr. xviij, boiling 

 water •viij ; dissolve, add sugar q. s. — 2. Opium pur. 2 oz. 5iiij, 

 water 20lb., sugar 24lb. ; boil to a proper consistence. — 3. Extr. 

 opii 3iv, white sugar lOlb., water 61b. — 4. Extr. opii gr. xvj, sim- 

 ple syrup lib. — 5, Simple syrup 3J, tinct, opii gtt. xxv. Narcotic, 

 Jss to jj. Sold for the syrup of poppies. 



Syr. of poppies, Syr. de vieeonioy Diacodion, Syr. papaverii 

 aibiy Syr. papaveris, P. L. Poppy heads, without the seeds, 5xiv, 

 boiling water 2t gall. ; boil to one half, press out the liquor with 

 great force, boil again 2 pints, strain while hot, boil down to a pint, 

 and dissolve in it white sugar lb. ij. 



2. Poppy heads, broken, 5lb. 4 oz., water q. s., sugar 35lb. 



3. Broken heads 12lb., sugar 48lb., produced 67lb. : narcotic, 

 5ij — 588, or more. As the preparation is so troublesome, syrup 

 of opium is sold for it: being dark-coloured many make it of 

 treacle instead of sugar. 



Syr. papaveris, P. D. Poppy heads lb. j, water lb. iij ; boil, 

 express, and evajwrate to lb. j, strain, add lugar q. s. to make 

 a syrup. 



