208 MATER i A MEDIC A AND THERAPEUTICS. 



3. Tinctura Aurantii. 1 in 10. Dose, 1 to 2 fl.dr. 



from Tinctura Aurantii is prepared: 

 a. Svrupus Aurantii. 1 of tincture in 8. 

 Tinctura ^Aurantii is also an ingredient of Mistura Ferri 

 Aromatica and Tinctura Quiniae. 



4. Vimim Aurantii. Orange wine made in Britain, and con- 



taining 12 per cent, of alcohol. 



Vinum Aurantii is used in making Vinum Ferri Citratis 

 and Vinum Quinise. 



Bitter-orange peel is also an ingredient of Spiritus Ar- 

 moracese Compositus, Tinctura Cinchonas Com- 

 posita, and Inf usum Gentianae Compositum, Mistura 

 Gentianae, and Tinctura Gentianae Composita. 



Aurantii Fmctus BITTER ORANGE. The ripe 

 fruit of Citrus Bigaradia. Imported from the south 

 of Europe. 



1 Preparation. 

 Tinctura Aurantii Recentis. 6 in 20. Dose, 1 to 2 fl.dr. 



Aqua Aurantii Floris ORANGE-FLOWER WATER. 

 Water distilled from the flowers of the bitter-orange 

 tree, Citrus Bigaradia, and of the sweet-orange tree, 

 Citrus aurantium. Prepared mostly in France. 



Characters. Nearly colourless, fragrant. 



Composition. Orange flowers yield an aromatic volatile 



oil, oleum neroli, and a trace of a bitter principle. 

 Impurities. Lead derived from the vessels in which it is 



imported ; detected by H 2 S. Dose, | to 1 fl.oz. 



Preparation. 

 Syrupus Aurantii Floris. Dose, 1 to 2 fl.dr. 



ACTION AND USES. 



Orange is at once an aromatic and a bitter substance, 

 and combines the action of these two classes of remedies, as 

 described under Calumba and Caryophyllum respectively. It is 

 extensively used as a highly agreeable flavouring agent in 

 cookery, pharmacy, and the manufacture of liqueurs; and in 



