EXAMINATION OP THE BARK OF MONESIA. 163 
ratus, and evaporating to the consistence of a dry extract, by 
means of steam or a salt water bath. 
Simple Syrup of Monesia. 
p. Syrup of white sugar, 9 k. 800 grs. 
Dry extract of Monesia, 100 
Pure water, 100 
This syrup contains one to 100 of its weight of extract of 
Monesia, (six grains to the ounce.) 
Compound Syrup oj Monesia. 
Jfc. Simple syrup of Monesia, 1 killogramme, 
Extract of white poppies, 16 decigrammes. 
Orange flower water, 30 grammes. 
Hydro-alcoholic Tincture of Monesia. 
Jfc. Extract of Monesia, 500 grs. 
Pure water, 7 k. 500 
Alcohol, at 34°, 2 . 000 
This tincture contains five per cent, of its weight of extract 
(30 grains to the ounce.) 
Pommade of Monesia. 
T&s. Oil of sweet almonds, 4 P. 
White wax, 2 
Extract of Monesia, I 
Water, 1 
Monesine, or Acrid Matter. 
Monesine is obtained by exhausting the bark with hot aL 
cohol at 25 ; to this tincture is added an excess of slacked 
lime, in fine powder; by agitation, the liquid is decolored ; a 
magma is formed, of a reddish brown color, which retains the 
coloring matter and tannin, the glycyrrhizine, malic acid, &c, 
combined with lime ; the alcohol retains the Monesine in so- 
lution. It is necessary to distil this clear liquid, evaporate to 
