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intimately  with  cotton  33,  loosen  the  cotton  by  picking,  and  expose  to 
the  air  until  the  alcohol  has  been  evaporated  ;  now  digest  for  two 
hours  in  water  500,  express  and  again  digest  in  the  same  quantity  of 
water ;  mix  the  infusions,  filter  after  cooling,  and  in  every  100  parts 
of  the  filtrate  dissolve  190  parts  of  sugar. 
The  syrups  of  benzoin  and  of  storax  are  prepared  in  the  same 
nanner. 
Jarabe  de  Belladona,  Syr  upas  de  Belladonna  is  one- half  the  strength 
of  that  of  the  French  Codex  and  is  made  with  tincture  of  belladonna 
75  and  simple  syrup  1925. 
Jarabe  de  Aconito  is  four  times  stronger  than  the  French  prepara- 
tion, and  is  made  by  mixing  tincture  of  fresh  aconite  leaves  100  and 
simple  syrup  900. 
Jarabe  de  Cuautecomate,  Syrupus  de  fructibus  Crescentise  alatse. — 
Pulp  of  the  fruit  100,  water  300 ;  macerate  for  twelve  hours  with 
frequent  agitation,  express,  strain  and  boil  with  sugar  500  until  the 
boiling  syrup  has  a  density  of  30°  B. 
Jarabe  de  extracto  de  Opio,  Syrupus  cum  extracte  Opii,  contains  in 
1,000  parts,  2  parts  of  extract  of  opium,  and  is  just  four  times  stronger 
than  the  Jarabe  diacodion. 
The  fruit  syrups  of  quince,  pomegranate,  lemon,  mulberry,  black- 
berry, pineapple  and  of  Bromelia  Pinguin  are  prepared  by  dissolving 
sugar  1750  in  1,000  parts  of  the  clarified  juice. 
Jarabe  de  Narceina,  Syrupus  cum  Narceina — Narceiue  1,  water 
(containing  0*6  gm.  of  hydrochloric  acid  sp.  gr.  1*16)  100,  distilled 
water  250,  sugar  650  ;  dissolve. 
Jarabe  depurativo  de  Chavert,  Syrupus  depurans  ex  Chavert. — Boil 
sarsaparilla  180  and  China  root  60  with  water  4,000,  suspending  in 
the  liquid  powdered  black  antimony  60,  enclosed  in  a  piece  of  linen ; 
when  the  liquid  has  been  reduced  to  1,500  macerate  it  with  orris  root 
60,  round  aristolochia  root  60  and  senna  120,  strain,  add  sugar  2,000 
and  honey  2,000,  form  a  syrup  and  mix  with  the  tincture  prepared 
from  jalap  30,  sassafras  bark  60  and  alcohol  (60  per  cent.)  375. 
Leclie  para  niilos,  Potio  Rosarum  composita. — Rose  water  120, 
magnesia  2,  powdered  soap  0'006,  syrup  of  orange  peel  15;  mix.  As 
an  antacid  for  babies  in  doses  of  a  spoonful. 
Leche  virginal,  Tinctura  de  Benzoino  composita. — Benzoin  120, 
Ceylon  cinnamon  30,  cloves  30,  mace  30,  alcohol  (80  percent.)  2,000; 
macerate  for  8  days,  add  balsam  of  Peru  30,  again  macerate  for  8  days 
