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GLEANINGS  FROM  THE  FOREIGN  JOURNALS. 
Opiated  Syrup  of  Lactucarium.  In  a  paper  published  in 
Jour,  de  chimie  medicale,  Jan.,  1864,  M.  Aubergier,  among  other 
information  in  regard  to  syrup  of  lactucarium,  gives  the  follow- 
ing recipe  for  a  syrup  of  opium  and  lactucarium  under  the  title 
u  Sir  op  de  Lactucarium  opiace" 
Take  of  Alcoholic  extract  of  Lactucarium,  150  centigrs.  (23  grs.) 
Extract  of  Opium  75      «    (11-5  grs.) 
White  Sugar,  No.  1,  2000  grms.  (64  troy  oz.) 
Orange  flower  water,  40     "        (10  drs.) 
Distilled  water,  9-05  (2j  drs.) 
Citric  acid,  75  centigrs.  (11  Jgrs.) 
Dissolve  the  extract  of  opium  in  the  orange-flower  water  and 
filter.  On  the  other  hand  exhaust  the  alcoholic  extract  of 
lactucarium  with  the  distilled  water  boiling,  allow  it  to  cool  and 
filter  through  paper.  Dissolve  the  sugar  in  the  latter  solution 
and  sufficient  water  (34  fd.  ozs.)  to  make  a  syrup,  with  the  aid  of 
heat,  add  the  citric  acid  and  clarify  with  white  of  egg,  removing 
the  scums  as  they  arise,  evaporate  to  30p  B.,  boiling  then  again ; 
evaporate  the  syrup  until  it  loses  as  much  weight  as  equals  the 
solution  of  extract  of  opium,  which  is  then  added  and  the  syrup 
strained. 
Each  spoonful  of  this  syrup  contains  the  part  soluble  in  water 
of  one  centigramme  Qth  gr.)  of  extract  of  lactucarium,  and  half 
a  centigramme  (y^th  gr.)  of  extract  of  opium. 
Emulsion  of  Pumpkin  seed  and  Male  ferm  for  Taenia. 
Take  of  Pumpkin  seed,  40  grammes     (617  grains.  ) 
Sugar,  30       «         (416     «  ) 
Oleo  resin  of  male  ferm  4  to  8  44  (61  to  122  grs.) 
Water,  150        "  (5  fluidounces.  ) 
Bruise  the  seed  in  a  marble  mortar,  with  a  fourth  part  of 
the  sugar,  add  about  half  a  fluidounce  of  water  and,  when  a  ho- 
mogeneous paste  is  obtained,  add  the  oleoresin,  mix  and  dilute 
gradually  with  the  remainder  of  the  vehicle.  This  emulsion 
should  not  be  strained,  and  when  the  preparation  has  been  well 
made,  that  is  to  say  when  the  seed  have  been  thoroughly 
bruised,  the  patient  can  take  the  emulsion  without  difficulty^ 
This  potion  should  be  taken  early  in  the  morning,  at  four 
