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2. (Radius.) Squills, nitre, gum ammoniac.u.m, and tartrate (bitartrate) of pota.s.sa, of each 2 dr.; sal-ammoniac, 20 gr.; syrup of cinnamon, q.

s.--_Dose_, 2 dr.; three times a day; in dropsies. See CONSERVE OF SQUILLS.

=Electuary of Steel.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM FERRI, E. CHALYBEATUM, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dr Collier.) Pota.s.sio-tartrate of iron, 1/2 oz.; confection of roses, 1 oz.; syrup q. s. to mix.

2. (Collier.) Precipitated sesquioxide of iron, 1 oz.; honey, 2 oz.; ginger syrup, 1/2 fl. oz. Both the above are tonic and emmenagogue.--_Dose._ One teaspoonful, thrice a day. See CONFECTION.

=Electuary, Stim'ulant.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM STIMULANS, L. _Prep._ From gum ammoniac.u.m (strained), 1 oz.; vinegar of squills, 1/2 oz.; mixed with a gentle heat, and spread on leather. Applied to the chest or pit of the stomach, as a mild counter-irritant and antispasmodic; and as a discutient to tumid glands and indolent tumours. It is wrongly called an electuary.

=Electuary, Stomach'ic.= _Syn._ DINNER ELECTUARY; ELECTUARIUM STOMACHIc.u.m, CONFECTIO STOMACHICA, L. _Prep._ 1. Rhubarb, ginger, and extract of chamomile, of each 1 dr.; confection of orange peel, 4 dr.; syrup q. s.

2. Rhubarb and gentian, of each, 1-1/2 dr.; extract of hops and powdered capsic.u.m, of each 1/2 dr.; oil of chamomile, 12 drops; confection of hips and syrup of orange peel, of each 1/2 oz.

3. Green peppermint, lump sugar, and confection of orange peel, equal parts.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, an hour before a meal. They are all excellent stomachics, and are useful to improve the appet.i.te, and in dyspepsia.

=Electuary of Sul'phur.= See CONFECTION OF SULPHUR, and _below_.

=Electuary of Sulphur (Compound).= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM SULPHURIS COMPOSITUM, L. _Prep._ 1. Sulphur, 3/4 oz.; cream of tartar, 1 oz.; confections of senna and black pepper, of each 2 oz.; syrup of ginger, 1 fl. oz. An excellent medicine in piles.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, twice a day.

2. (WITH BORAX.) Flowers of sulphur, 1 oz.; cream of tartar, 1-1/2 oz.; borax, 1/2 oz.; confection of senna, 2-1/2 oz.; syrup of orange peel q. s.

to mix.--_Dose._ 1 to 3 teaspoonfuls, in diseases of the uterine organs and lower bowels. See CONFECTION.

=Electuary for the Teeth.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM DENTIFRIc.u.m, L. See TOOTH PASTE, DENTIFRICE, &c.

=Electuary of Tin.= See CONFECTION OF TIN, and _below_.

=Electuary of Tin (Compound).= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM STANNI COMPOSITUM, L.

_Prep._ 1. Powdered tin, 1 oz.; confection of oil of turpentine, 2 oz.

2. (Dr Cheston.) Tin filings, 4 dr.; carbonate of iron (sesquioxide), 1 dr.; conserve of wormwood, 3 dr.

3. (Foy.) Powder of tin, 1 oz.; extract of wormwood and powdered jalap, of each, 1 dr.; compound syrup of chicory, q. s. In worms.-_Dose._ A tablespoonful, or more, for 2 or 3 successive mornings, fasting; followed by a purge.

=Electuary of Tur'pentine.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM TEREBINTHINae, L. _Prep._ 1.

(St. B. Hosp.) Common turpentine, 1 oz.; honey, 2 oz.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls; in complaints of the urinary organs, worms, &c.

2. (Radius.) Turpentine, soap, and rhubarb, of each, 1 dr.; syrup of wormwood, q. s.--_Dose._ Three teaspoonfuls a day; in dropsy, worms, &c.

3. (E. OLEI TEREBINTHINae,--Copland.) As confection of turpentine,--Ph. D.

See CONFECTION.

=Electuary, Ver'mifuge.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM ANTHELMINTIc.u.m, E. VERMIFUGUM, L. _Prep._ 1. (Bresmer.) Worm-seed and tansy-seed, of each 4 dr.; powdered valerian root, 2 dr.; jalap and sulphate of pota.s.sa, of each 1-1/2 to 1/2 dr.; oxymel of quills, q. s. to mix.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, or more; repeated night and morning, followed by a brisk purge.

2. (Rosenstein.) Worm-seed, 10 gr.; sulphate of iron, 4 gr.; jalap and honey, of each 20 gr. For two doses, as the last. 2 or 3 dr. of confection of senna are often subst.i.tuted for the jalap and honey.

3. (Foy.) Aloes, 1/2 oz.; common salt, 3 dr.; flour, 2 oz.; honey q. s. to form a stiff paste. Used as a suppository in ascarides.

4. Flowers of sulphur, 4 oz.; powdered jalap, 1 oz,; powdered bark, 1 oz.; syrup of buckthorn q. s.--_Dose._ Two or three teaspoonfuls, every morning early. See CONFECTION and ELECTUARY OF TIN, TURPENTINE, WORM-SEED, &c.

=Electuary for Worms.= See ELECTUARY VERMIFUGE (_above_).

=EL'EMENTS.= _Syn._ ELEMENTARY BODIES, SIMPLE B.; ELEMENTA, L. In _chemistry_, those substances or bodies which have hitherto resisted every attempt which has been made to decompose them, or to resolve them into simpler forms of matter. Earth, air, fire, and water, were regarded by the ancients as simple bodies, of which all others are composed, and they still const.i.tute the 'four elements' of the vulgar. The imaginary principles or elements of the alchemists were termed salt, sulphur, and mercury. About sixty-four different kinds of matter are at present recognised as elementary bodies. They are substances having the most diverse characters. The great majority exist in the solid state; bromide and mercury are liquid; while oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and chlorine, are gaseous. About four fifths of the elements are metallic, as instanced by gold, silver, copper, iron, &c.; the remainder are non-metallic, as instanced by carbon, sulphur, phosphorus, &c. A list of the known elements is given under the head of ATOMIC WEIGHTS (which _see_).

=EL'EMI.= _Syn._ GUM ELEMI; ELEMI (B. P.). "A terebinthinate concretion, from an uncertain plant." (Ph. L.) MEXICAN ELEMI is known to be the produce of a species of the genus _Elaphrium_. MANILLA ELEMI is probably the product of _Canarium commune_.

_Prop., &c._ The elemi of commerce is of a pale-yellow colour, brittle without, but soft and tough within; it has a warm bitter taste, and a fragrant aromatic smell, partaking of fennel and juniper. It is only partially transparent even in thin plates, is very fusible, and has a density a little greater than that of water. It contains 12-1/2 per cent.

of volatile oil (oil of elemi). It is used to give toughness to lacquers and varnishes, and in medicine in the preparation of ELEMI OINTMENT.

_Pur._ The elemi of the shops is often adulterated, but more frequently a fact.i.tious kind is sold for the genuine gum. This fraud may be detected by exposing the suspected article to heat, along with a little water, when the fact.i.tious fragrance of the spurious article evaporates, and the coa.r.s.e terebinthinate smell of the resin used to adulterate it, or which is sold for it, becomes readily distinguishable.

=Elemi, Facti"tious.= _Prep._ 1. Yellow resin, 8 lbs.; melt, add Canada balsam, 2 lbs; withdraw the vessel from the heat, and further add of oil of juniper, 2 dr.; oil of sweet fennel, 1 dr.; oil of nutmeg, 1/2 dr.

2. Yellow resin, 7 lb.; Canada balsam, 1 lb.; juniper oil bottoms, 4 dr.; oil of mace, 3 dr.; mix as before.

=EL'EMIN.= The crystalline resin of gum elemi.

=ELIX'IR.= In _pharmacy_, a name formerly applied to various compound tinctures, and to preparations supposed to contain the quintessence of other substances. (It is still applied to several popular remedies.) The elixirs of the alchemists were solutions employed in their fruitless attempts to trans.m.u.te the baser metals into gold.

=Elixir, Ac'id.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ACIDUM, L. _Prep._ 1. (Dippell's) Sulphuric acid, 1 part, dropped gradually into rectified spirit of wine, 5 parts; placed in a large flask, and afterwards coloured by digestion on animal kermes and saffron, of each 1 part.

2. (Haller's,--Ph. Sax. 1837.) From sulphuric acid and rectified spirit, of each 1 part; as before.

3. (Vogler's.) From sulphuric acid and nitrous ether, equal parts, as above. Astringent and antiseptic.--_Dose._ A few drops, in water.

=Elixir of Al'oes.= _Syn._ COMPOUND TINCTURE OF ALOES; ELIXIR ALOeS, L.

See TINCTURE.

=Elixir of Aloes (Compound).= _Syn._ ELIXIR OF ALOeS COMPOSITUM, L.

_Prep._ (Dr Copland.) Acetate of pota.s.sa, insp.i.s.sated ox-gall, socrotine aloes, and myrrh, of each 2 dr.; hay saffron, 1 dr.; brandy (or proof spirit), 2-1/2 fl. oz.; digest a week, and strain. Stomachic and laxative.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, or more; in dyspepsia, constipation, &c.

=Elixir, Anti-asthmat'ic.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ANTI-ASTHMATIc.u.m, L. _Prep._ 1.

Oil of aniseed, camphor, and balsam of tolu, of each 1 oz.; cochineal, 1 dr.; proof spirit, 1 gal.; digest a week, and filter.

2. As the last, adding powdered opium, 1-1/4 oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful to allay irritation, a.s.sisted by an occasional dose of aperient medicine; in asthma, chronic coughs, &c.

3. (Boerhaave's.) Aniseed, asarabacca, elecampane, liquorice root, orris root, and sweet flag (calamus), of each equal parts; made into a tincture, with brandy.--_Dose_, 20 to 40 drops.

=Elixir Antigoutteux de Villette= is a tincture of 100 parts brown cinchona bark, 50 parts poppy petals, 25 parts sa.s.safras, 50 parts guaiac.u.m in 4,000 parts rum, mixed with 2,500 parts syrup of sarsaparilla.

(Hager.)

=Elixir, Anti-scrof'ulous.= _Syn._ ELIXIR ANTI-SCROFULOSUM, L. _Prep._ 1.

(P. Cod.) The ammoniated tincture of gentian. See TINCTURE.

2. (Desforges.) Guaiac.u.m, 5 oz.; cinchona bark and pellitory of each 3 oz.; cloves, 5 dr.; orange peel and benzoin, of each 2 dr.; hay saffron, 1/2 dr.; rectified spirit and brandy, of each 1/2 pint; digest a week, and filter. Used as an application to s...o...b..tic gums.

=Elixir, Bitter.= _Syn_. ELIXIR AMARUM (Ph. Germ.) _Prep._ Extract of buckbean, extract of orange peel, of each 2 parts; peppermint water, alcohol (68 per cent.), of each 16 parts; spirit of ether (made of 3 parts of alcohol and 1 part of ether), 1 part. Dissolve and mix.

=Elixir, Boerhaave's Asthmat'ic.= See ELIXIR ANTIASTHMATIC (_above_).

=Elixir, Boerhaave's Vis'ceral.= _Syn._ ELIXIR BOERHAAVII, E. B.