408 LIQUID COMPOUNDS.— 



Syr. papaveris somniferi. Poppy heads lb. ij, water lb. xxx, 

 sugar lb. iiij. 



Syr. of cowslips, Syr. e Jioribiis paralyseos. Is made as the 

 syrup of clove pinks ; slightly narcotic. 



Syr. of peach i\\.os?>om%, Syr. eJioribusmalorumPersicarum, 

 Peach blossoms lb. j, warm water lb. iij ; soak for a day, press 

 out, and repeat the infusion with fresh flowers four times more ; 

 strain, and to three pints of the liquor add sugar lb. ijss, boil to a 

 syrup; mildly cathartic : used for infants. 



Syr. of horehound, Syr, de j^rassio, Syr. marruhii. White 



horehound man. j, boiHng water q. s. to strain a pint ; infuse, 



strain, add sugar q. s. Is sold for any syrup of herbs that is 

 demanded, and which is not in the shop. 



Syr. of red poppies, Syr. of corn roses, Syr de papavere 

 erratico^ Syr. papaveris erratici, Syr. rhceados. Scald and steep 

 wild poppy flowers lb. j, in boiling water ^xviij, press out the 

 liquor, let it settle, decant, and add white sugar lb. ijss. 



2. Flowers 14lb., water 48lb., sugar 911b., produced 1321b. ; 

 narcotic, but principally used to colour medicines. 



Syr. of rhubarb, Syr. de i^haharharo. Rhabarb., fol. sennae 

 ana pjss, cinnam. jss, ginger 5ss, warm water lb. iv ; steep all 

 night, strain, and boil to a syrup with white sugar lb. ij. 



2. Rhabarb. E. Ind., fol. sennae, raisins ana 4 oz., ginger 5iv, 

 white sugar 9lb., water 1 gall. ; cathartic. 



Syr. of pale roses, Syr. rosaceus solutivus, Syr, rosariim 

 solutimis. Liquor left in distilling 6lb. of damask roses, boiled 

 down to 3 pints ; let it settle for a night, decant, add white sugar 

 lb. V, and boil it till it weighs lb. viijss. 



Syr. roscB, P. L. before 1809. Damask rose petals dried ^vij, 

 boiling water lb. iiij ; infuse, evaporate to lb. ijss, add sugar 

 lb. y]. 



Syr. rosoi, P. L. since 1809. The same, but made with pale 

 rose petals. 



Syr. 7'oscB centifolice. Fresh petals lb. j, boiling water lb. iv; 

 infuse, add sugar lb. iij ; slightly purgative : used for children. 



Syr, of red roses, Syr, de rosis siccls. Dried petals lb. ss, boiling 

 water lb. iv ; infuse, strain with expression, add sugar lb. j, boil 

 to a syrup. 



Syr. roscB Gallicce. Dried petals 5vij, boiling water lb. v, sugar 

 lb. vj ; is slightly astringent, but more used as a red colour. 



Syr. of rue, Syr. rutce. Rue man. j, boiling water q. s., to 

 strain a pint, add sugar q. s. ; antispasmodic. 



