Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume Ii Part 37

=Lozenges, Edinburgh.= _Prep._ From extract of poppies, 2 oz.; powdered tragacanth, 4 oz.; sugar, 10 oz.; rose water, q. s. to form a lozenge-ma.s.s.

=Lozenges, Emet'ine.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI EMETINae, L. _Prep._ (Magendie.)--1.

From impure or coloured emetine, 32 gr. (or pure emetine, 8 gr.); white sugar, 2 oz.; mucilage, q. s. to mix; divide into 64 lozenges.

Emetic.--_Dose_, 1 for a child, and 4 for an adult. They are generally tinged of a pink colour with carmine.

2. From impure or coloured emetine, 32 gr. (or pure emetine, 8 gr.); sugar, 4 oz.; mucilage, q. s.; divide into 256 lozenges. Pectoral. One every hour, or oftener, for an adult. The last are intended to take the place of ipecacuanha lozenges, but are rather stronger.

=Lozenges, Escharot'ic.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI ESCHAROTICI, L. _Prep._ (P.

Cod.) Corrosive sublimate, 2 dr.; starch, 4 dr.; mucilage of tragacanth, q. s.; mix, and divide into 3-gr. oat-shaped granules. For external use only. See CAUSTIC (Zinc).

=Lozenges, Ferrocy'anide of Iron.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI FERRI FERROCYANIDI, T.

CaeRULEI, L. Each lozenge contains 1-1/2 gr. of pure Prussian blue.

Alterative, febrifuge, and tonic; in epilepsy, intermittents, diseases of the ganglionic system, &c.

=Lozenges, Fruit.= _Prep._ From juice of black currants (boiled to the consistence of an extract), 1 lb.; juice of red currants (similarly treated), 1/2 lb.; powdered gum tragacanth, 1/4 lb.; sugar, 3 lbs.; raspberry syrup, q. s.; pear essence, a few drops. Resemble black currant lozenges, but are more agreeable.

=Lozenges, Garana'.= See LOZENGES, PAULLINIA.

=Lozenges, Gin'ger.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI ZINGIBERIS, L. _Prep._ From the best unbleached Jamaica ginger and gum Arabic, of each, in very fine powder, 1-1/2 oz.; double refined lump sugar, 1 lb.; rose water (tinged with saffron), q. s. A still finer quality may be made by using an equivalent proportion of essence of ginger, instead of the powder. Inferior qualities are prepared with coa.r.s.er sugar to which some starch is often added.

Ginger lozenges are carminative and stomachic, and are useful in flatulency, loss of appet.i.te, &c.

=Lozenges, Gold.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI AURI, L. Each lozenge contains 1/16 gr.

of pulverulent gold.

=Lozenges, Gum.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI ACACIae (Ph. E.), T. GUMMI ARABICI, T.

GUMMOSI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Gum Arabic, 4 oz.; starch, 1 oz.; white sugar, 12 oz. (all in very fine powder); rose water, q. s.

2. (P. Cod.) Gum Arabic, 1 lb.; sugar, 3 lbs.; orange-flower water, 2 fl.

oz.

3. (Transparent.) From the same materials, but employing a gentle heat.

Demulcent; used to allay tickling coughs.

=Lozenges, Guaiac.u.m.= (Th. Hosp.) _Syn._ TROCHISCI GUAIACI. _Prep._ Guaiac.u.m resin in powder, 700 gr.; tragacanth, 70 gr.; sugar, 280 gr.; black currant paste, q. s. Divide into 350 lozenges, and finish as benzoic acid lozenges.

=Lozenges, Gum Tra'gacanth.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI TRAGACANTHae, T. GUMMI T., L.

_Prep._ (Ph. E. 1744.) Compound powder of tragacanth, 3 oz.; sugar, 12 oz.; rose water, 4 fl. oz. Resemble the last, but are more durable in the mouth.

=Lozenges, Heart'burn.= See LOZENGES, CHALK, &c.

=Lozenges, Iceland Moss.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI LICHENIS, L. (P. Cod.) Contain half their weight of dried and powdered lichen jelly. Resemble gum lozenges.

=Lozenges, Indian Hemp.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI CANNABIS, D. C. INDICI, L.

(Ebriard.) Each lozenge contains 1/12 gr. of extract of Indian hemp.

=Lozenges, I'odide of Iron.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI FERRI IODIDI, L. Each lozenge contains 1/2 gr. of dry iodide of iron. 12 to 20 daily; in amenorrha, chlorosis, scrofulous debility, &c. They are generally flavoured with a little nutmeg or cinnamon.

=Lozenges, Iodide of Pota.s.sium.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI POTa.s.sI IODIDI, L. Each lozenge contains 1 gr. of iodide of pota.s.sium, flavoured with nutmeg or cinnamon. 10 to 15 daily; in scrofula, indurations, &c. One of the best ways of taking iodide of pota.s.sium.

=Lozenges, Ipecacuan'ha.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI IPECACUANHae;, L. _Prep._ 1. (B.

P.) Mix ipecacuanha in powder, 180 gr.; refined sugar in powder, 25 oz.; gum acacia in powder, 1 oz.; add mucilage of acacia, 2 fl. oz., and distilled water, 1 oz., or sufficient to form a proper ma.s.s. Divide into 720 lozenges, and dry in a hot-air chamber with a moderate heat. Each lozenge contains 1/4 gr. of ipecacuanha.

2. (P. Cod., Hamb. do., and Ph. U. S.) Each lozenge contains 1/4 gr. of ipecacuanha.

3. (TRO. IPECAC. c.u.m CAMPHORa.) Each lozenge contains 1/2 gr. of camphor, and 1/4 gr. of ipecacuanha.

4. (TRO. IPECAC. c.u.m CHOCOLATa--P. Cod.) Each lozenge contains 1 gr. of ipecacuanha, and 12 gr. of chocolate _a la vanilla_. The above are pectoral and expectorant, and are very useful in tickling and chronic coughs, hoa.r.s.eness, &c.

=Lozenges, Ipecacuanha and Morphia.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI IPECACUANHae ET MORPHIae (B. P.). Each lozenge contains 1/12 gr. ipecacuanha and 1/36 gr.

hydrochlorate morphia.--_Dose_, 1 to 6 lozenges. See LOZENGES, MORPHIA AND IPECACUANHA.

=Lozenges, I'ron.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI FERRI, T. CHALYBEATI, L. 1. Each lozenge contains 1 gr. of Quevenne's iron. See LOZENGES, REDUCED IRON.

2. (TRO. FERRI CARBONATIS.) Each lozenge contains 1-1/2 gr. of saccharine carbonate of iron. They are both mild and excellent chalybeates. See LOZENGES, STEEL.

=Lozenges, Ju'jube.= See PASTE, JUJUBE.

=Lozenges, Ker'mes Mineral.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI KERMETIS, L. _Prep._ 1. (P.

Cod.) Each lozenge contains 1/6 gr. of kermes mineral, and about 3/4 gr.

of gum, made up with sugar and orange-flower water. Diaph.o.r.etic and expectorant.

2. (Compound.) As the last, but with the addition of 1/6 gr. of opium, 1/4 gr. of squills, and 1/2 gr. of ipecacuanha. Anodyne and expectorant; both are very useful in catarrhs.

=Lozenges, Lactate of Iron.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI FERRI LACTATIS, L. _Prep._ (Cap.) Each lozenge contains 1 gr. of lactate of iron. Tonic. Useful in debility, accompanied with a diseased state of the organs of digestion.

=Lozenges, Lac'tic Ac'id.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI ACIDI LACTICI, L. Each lozenge contains 1 gr. of lactic acid to about 12 gr. of sugar. They are best flavoured with vanilla or nutmeg. In dyspepsia, &c., especially in gouty subjects. Those prepared by Magendie's formulae contain a larger proportion of acid, but are much too sour for frequent use.

=Lozenges, Lactuca"rium.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI LACTUCARII, L. _Prep._ (Ph.

E.) Prepared with lactucarium in the same manner as the opium lozenges, Ph. E. Each of these lozenges contains from 1/6 to 1/7 gr. of lactucarium.

Anodyne and demulcent. Used to allay tickling coughs, &c.

=Lozenges, Lavender.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI LAVANDULae, L. From 3/4 fl. dr. of Mitcham oil of lavender to each lb. of sugar, and tinged red with liquid lake or carmine; or violet, with litmus or indigo. Used chiefly to scent the breath. Those of the shops are generally deficient in odour.

=Lozenges, Lem'on.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI LIMONIS, T. LIMONUM, L. _Prep._ 1.

From 1-1/2 fl. dr. of oil of lemon to each lb. of double refined white sugar.

2. (Acidulated.) See LOZENGES, CITRIC and TARTARIC.

_Obs._ Lemon lozenges and drops are agreeable sweetmeats, and those that are acidulated are often very useful to promote expectoration in coughs, &c. The last are also made into drops as well as lozenges, when they form the 'ACIDULATED LEMON DROPS' of the shops. Those that are made of citric acid are by far the most wholesome. Both lemon lozenges and drops are generally coloured with infusion of saffron or turmeric.

=Lozenges, Lettuce.= _Syn._ TROCHISCI LACTUCae, L. _Prep._ From extract of lettuce, extract of liquorice, gum, and sugar, equal parts. Anodyne and demulcent; in obstinate cough without expectoration. See LOZENGES, LACTUCARIUM.

=Lozenges, Lichen.= See LOZENGES, ICELAND MOSS.

=Lozenges, Liquorice.= _Syn._ BLACK LOZENGES; TROCHISCI GLYCYRRHIZae, T. G.

GLABRae, T. BECHICI NIGRI, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Extract of liquorice and gum acacia, of each 6 oz; white sugar, 12 oz.; dissolve in water, q. s.; evaporate into a paste, and form into lozenges. Pectoral and demulcent.

Useful to allay tickling coughs and remove hoa.r.s.eness.