Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts Volume Ii Part 252

=Syrup of Opium.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS OPII. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Extract of opium, 87-1/2 gr., dissolve in 6 dr. of cold water, and mix with sufficient syrup to make up 6-1/4 lbs. (1 in 500).

=Syrup of Orange Flowers.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS AURANTII FLORIS (B. P.) _Prep_.

Orange-flower water, 8; refined sugar, 48; distilled water, 16, or a sufficiency; heat the sugar and water together, strain, and when nearly cold add the orange-flower water. When finished should weigh 72 and measure 54. Sp. gr. 133.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 dr.

=Syrup of Orange Juice.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS E SUCCO AURANTIORUM. (Ph. E., 1744.) _Prep._ Orange juice, 1 lb.; sugar, 2 lbs. Dissolve by heat.

=Syrup of Or'ange Peel.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS AURANTII (B. P., Ph. L., E., & D.), S. CITRI AURANTII, S. e CORTICIBUS AURANTIORUM, L. _Prep_. 1. (Ph.

L.) Dried orange peel, 2-1/2 oz.; boiling distilled water, 1 pint; macerate for 12 hours in a covered vessel, press out the liquor, simmer it for 10 minutes, and then complete the process as directed for SYRUP OF COCHINEAL. In the Ph. E. & D., and Ph. L. 1836, no spirit is ordered.

2. (B. P.) Tincture of orange peel, 1; syrup, 7; mix.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 dr.

3. (Wholesale.)--_a._ From fresh orange peel, 18 oz. (or dried, 3/4 lb.); sugar, 18 lbs.; water, q. s.

_b._ From tincture of orange peel, 1 fl. oz.; simple syrup, 19 fl. oz.; mix. An agreeable flavouring and stomachic.--_Dose_, 1 to 4 fl. dr.

=Syrup, Pectoral.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS PECTORALIS. (Ph. L. 1746.) Black maidenhair, 5 oz.; liquorice root, 4 oz.; boiling water, 4 pints; macerate for some hours, strain, add to the infusion twice its weight of sugar, and make a syrup.

=Syrup of Pepsine.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS PEPSINae. (Corvisart.) _Prep._ 6 parts of pepsin in 20 parts of cold water, and added to 70 parts of acidulated syrup of cherries.

=Syrup of Persulphuret of Iron.= SYRUPUS FERRI PERSULPHURETI.

(Bouchardat.) _Prep._ Reduce 10 oz. of syrup by evaporation to 9 oz., and add 2 oz. hydrated persulphuret of iron in a gelatinous state; mix, and keep in a close bottle.--_Dose_. A teaspoonful two or three times a day in scrofulous and cutaneous affections. As an antidote for poisoning by the salts of lead, mercury and copper. Give a teaspoonful frequently.

=Syrup of Phosphate of Iron.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FERRI PHOSPHATIS. (B. P.) _Prep._ Granulated sulphate of iron, 224 gr.; phosphate of soda, 200 gr.; acetate of soda, 74 gr.; dilute phosphoric acid, 5-1/2 oz.; refined sugar, 8 oz.; distilled water, 8 oz. Dissolve the sulphate of iron in 4 oz. of the water, and the phosphate and acetate of soda in the remainder; mix the two solutions, and, after careful stirring, transfer the precipitate to a calico filter, and wash it with distilled water till the filtrate ceases to be affected with chloride of barium. Then press the precipitate strongly between folds of bibulous paper, and add to it the dilute phosphoric acid. As soon as the precipitate has dissolved, filter the solution, add the sugar, and dissolve without heat. The product should measure exactly 12 fluid ounces. One fluid drachm contains 1 grain of phosphate of iron.

In the preparation of this syrup as much expedition as possible should be used in washing and pressing the precipitate of phosphate of iron formed.

It is best washed by decantation. The water employed should be just previously boiled to expel oxygen; the protosulphate of iron should be entirely free from persulphate, and clear crystals of phosphate of soda should be chosen. Mr Howie (whose suggestions the previous ones are in substance) proposes the use of bicarbonate of soda instead of acetate, the phosphate of iron being soluble to a considerable extent in the acetic acid liberated, if acetate of soda be employed. Mr W. H. Jones[220] gives a process for the preparation of this syrup, which consists in dissolving metallic iron in phosphoric acid and water, and then adding the solution to syrup.

[Footnote 220: 'Pharm. Journ.,' 3rd series, vol. v, p. 541.]

=Syrup of Phosphate of Iron, Compound.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FERRI PHOSPHATIS COMPOSITUS; PARRISH'S CHEMICAL FOOD; SYRUP OF THE COMPOUND PHOSPHATES; SYRUPUS PHOSPHATICUS. (Mr E. Parrish, U. S.) Dissolve sulphate of iron, 10 dr., in boiling water, 2 oz.; and phosphate of soda, 12 dr., in boiling water, 4 oz. Mix, and wash the precipitated phosphate of iron. Dissolve phosphate of lime, 12 dr., in 4 oz. of boiling water, with enough hydrochloric acid to make a clear solution; precipitate with liquid ammonia, and wash precipitate. Add to the fresh precipitates glacial phosphoric acid, 20 dr., dissolved in 4 dr. of water; when clear, add carbonate of soda, 2 scruples, and carbonate of pota.s.sa, 1 dr., and then sufficient hydrochloric acid to dissolve the precipitate. Now add water to make the solution measure 22 oz. old measure, and add powdered cochineal, 2 dr.; mixed sugar, 32 troy oz.; apply heat, and, when the syrup is formed, strain it and add orange-flower water, 1 oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful. In addition to phosphate of iron and phosphate of lime this syrup contains smaller quant.i.ties of the alkaline phosphates. Mr Howie points out that Parrish is incorrect in stating that this syrup contains 1 gr. of phosphate of iron and 2-1/2 gr. phosphate of lime in the fluid drachm, if this statement be compared with his formula, which by calculation will be found to give 715 gr. of phosphate of iron and 2 gr.

of phosphate of lime for the fluid drachm, even if none of the former were wasted in the process. Mr Howie deprecates the use of hydrochloric acid sometimes had recourse to in preparing the syrup, and he adds that the purest sugar only should be used, and that made from beet-root should be carefully avoided. See a valuable paper by Mr Howie on this subject, 'Pharm. Journ.,' 3rd series, vol. vi, p. 804.

=Syrup of Phosphate of Iron and Manganese.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FERRIPHOSPHATIS ET MANGANESII. _Prep._ Dissolve 6 dr. of glacial phosphoric acid in a small quant.i.ty of water, add 72 gr. of phosphate of iron, and 48 gr. of phosphate of manganese; apply heat to dissolve, then add sugar, 10 oz., and water up to measure of 12 oz.--_Dose_, 1 to 4 dr.

=Syrup of Phosphate of Iron, with Quinine and Strychnia.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FERRI PHOSPHATIS, c.u.m QUINIA ET STRYCHNIA.

=Syrup of Phosphate of Manganese.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS MANGANESII PHOSPHATIS.

(M. Hannon.) _Prep._ Phosphate of manganese, 1/2 dr.; spirit of tolu, 3 oz. 3 dr; syrup of bark, 5 oz.; spirit of lemon peel, 1-1/2 dr.; powder of tragacanth, 10 gr. Mix quickly and preserve in a well-stoppered bottle.

=Syrup of Phosphate of Quinine.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS QUININIae PHOSPHATIS.

_Prep._ Phosphate of quinine, 96 gr.; water, 13-1/2 fl. dr.; syrupy phosphoric acid (sp. gr. 1500), 2-1/2 fl. dr.; syrup, 10 fl. dr. Mix the acid with the water, add the quinine, and filter into the syrup.

=Syrup of Phosphate of Zinc.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ZINCI PHOSPHATIS. _Prep._ Phosphate of zinc, 192 gr.; water, 11 fl. dr.; syrupy phosphoric acid (sp.

gr. 1500), 5 fl. dr.; syrup, 10 fl. oz. Rub the phosphate with the water, add the acid and filter into the syrup.

=Syrup of Phosphoric Acid.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ACIDI PHOSPHORICI. _Prep._ Phosphoric acid (sp. gr. 1454), 1/2 oz.; syrup, 32-1/2 oz. (both by weight). Syrup of raspberries may be subst.i.tuted for simple syrup.

=Syrup of Pomegranate-root Bark.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS CORTICIS RADICIS GRANATI.

(Guibort.) _Prep._ Obtain from 1 lb. of powdered bark of pomegranate root 4 lbs. of infusion by percolation. Boil this with 28-1/2 oz. of syrup till reduced to 2 lbs.

=Syrup of Pop'pies.= _Syn._ SYRUP OF WHITE POPPIES; SYRUPUS PAPAVERIS (B.

P., Ph. L. & E.), S. P. SOMNIFERI, L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Poppy capsules, coa.r.s.ely powdered, free from seeds, 36; rectified spirit, 16; refined sugar, 64; boiling distilled water, a sufficiency; macerate the poppy capsules in 80 of the water. Infuse for 24 hours, then pack in a percolator, and, adding more of the water, allow the liquor slowly to pa.s.s until 320 have been collected or the poppies are exhausted; evaporate the liquor by a water bath until it is reduced to 60; when quite cold add the spirit; let the mixture stand for 12 hours and filter. Distil off the spirit, evaporate the remaining liquor to 40, and then add the sugar. The product should weigh 104 and measure 78-3/4. Sp. gr. 132.--_Dose_, 1 dr.; 10 to 20 minims for children, increasing cautiously.

2. (Ph. L.) Poppy-heads, dried, bruised, and without the seed, 3 lbs.; boiling water, 5 galls.; boil down to 2 galls., press out the liquor, evaporate the expressed liquid to 2 quarts, strain it whilst hot, and set it aside for 12 hours; next decant the clear portion from the faeces, boil this down to 1 quart, and dissolve in it sugar, 5 lbs.; lastly, when cold, add of rectified spirit, 5 fl. oz. "Each fl. oz. is equivalent to 1 gr. of dry extract." In the Ph. E. & Ph. D. 1826 no spirit is ordered.

3. (Wholesale.) Extract of poppies, 1-1/2 lb.; boiling water, 2-1/2 galls.; dissolve, clarify, or filter, so that it may be perfectly transparent when cold, then add of white sugar, 44 lbs., and dissolve.

_Obs._ Syrup of poppies is anodyne and soporific.--_Dose._ For an infant, 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoonful; for an adult, 2 to 4 fl. dr. According to M.

Chereau, its tendency to fermentation is prevented by the addition of 32 parts of sugar of milk to every 1000 parts of the syrup.

=Syrup of Pota.s.sio-tartrate of Iron.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FERRI POTa.s.sIO-TARTRATIS. _Prep._ Dissolve 4 dr. of pota.s.sio-tartrate of iron in 4 dr. of cinnamon water, and mix the solution with 16 oz. of syrup.

=Syrup of Pyrophosphate of Iron.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FERRI PYROPHOSPHATIS.

(Parrish.) _Prep._ Pyrophosphate of iron in scales, 16 gr.; syrup, 1 fl.

oz.

=Syrup of Pyrophosphate of Iron and Ammonia.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FERRI PYROPHOSPHATIS ET AMMONIae. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Pyrophosphate of iron with citrate of ammonia, 1 dr.; water, 2 dr.; syrup, 12 oz.

=Syrup of Quinine with Coffee.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS QUINIae c.u.m CAFFEA. _Prep._ Prepare 1-1/2 pint of clear infusion from 4 oz. of roasted coffee; dissolve it in 5 lbs. of refined sugar, and add to the syrup 1-1/2 dr. of sulphate of quinine dissolved in a little water, with the addition of a few drops of sulphuric acid.

=Syrup of Raspberry.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ACETI RUBI IDA. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Raspberry vinegar, 10 oz. (by weight); sugar, 17-1/2 oz.; boil them together.

=Syrup of Red Pop'pies.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS RHADOS (Ph. L. & E.), S.

PAPAVERIS RHADOS, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Petals of the red poppy, 1 lb.; boiling water, 1 pint; mix in a water bath, remove the vessel, macerate for 12 hours, press out the liquor, and, after defecation or filtering, complete the process as directed for SYRUP OF COCHINEAL.

2. (Wholesale.) From dried red-poppy petals, 3 lbs,; boiling water, q. s.; white sugar, 44 lbs.; as the last.

_Obs._ Syrup of red poppies is chiefly employed for its fine red colour. A little acid brightens it. The colour is injured by contact with iron, copper, and all the common metals.

=Syrup of Red Roses.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ROSae (B. P.), SYRUPUS ROSae GALLICae (Ph. E. & D.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. E.) Dried petals of the red rose, 2 oz.; boiling water, 1 pint; pure sugar, 20 oz.; as the last.

2. (Ph. D.) Dried petals of the gallic rose, 2 oz.; boiling water, 1 pint; boil in a gla.s.s or porcelain vessel until the colour is extracted, strain with expression, and, after defecation, add to the clear decanted liquor twice its weight of white sugar. Astringent and stomachic; chiefly used as an adjunct in mixtures, &c.

3. (B. P.) Dried rose petals, 1; refined sugar, 15; boiling distilled water, 10; infuse the petals in the water 2 hours, squeeze through calico, heat the liquor to the boiling point, and filter; add the sugar and dissolve with heat. The product should weigh 23 and measure 17-1/4. Sp.

gr. 1335.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 dr.

=Syrup of Rhatany.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS KRAMERIae. (P. Cod.) As syrup of catechu.

=Syrup of Rhu'barb.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS RHEI (B. P.). _Prep._ 1. (B. P.).

Rhubarb, in coa.r.s.e powder, 2; coriander fruit, in powder, 2; refined sugar, 24; rectified spirit, 8; distilled water, 24; mix the rhubarb and coriander, pack them in a percolator, pa.s.s the spirit and water, previously mixed, slowly through them, evaporate the liquid that has pa.s.sed until it is reduced to 13, and in this, after it has been filtered, dissolve the sugar with a gentle heat.--_Dose_, 1 to 4 dr.

2. (P. Cod.) Bruised rhubarb, 3 oz.; cold water, 16 fl. oz.; macerate for 12 hours, filter, and add of white sugar, 32 oz.

3. (Ph. U. S.) Take of rectified spirit, 8 fl. oz.; water, 24 fl. oz.; rhubarb (coa.r.s.ely powdered), 2 oz.; (mixed with) sand, an equal bulk, or q. s.; make a tincture by percolation, evaporate this, over a water bath, to 13 fl. oz., and dissolve it in 2 lbs. of white sugar. An excellent formula.

4. (Wholesale.) Rhubarb (bruised), 1-3/4 lb.; cold water, q. s.; sugar, 20 lbs.; as No. 1. Stomachic and purgative.--_Dose._ For an infant, 1/2 to 1 teaspoonful; for an adult, 1/2 to 3/4 fl. oz., or more.

=Syrup of Rhubarb and Senna.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS RHEI ET SENNae. (Ph. E., 1745.) _Prep._ Rhubarb, 1 oz.; senna, 2 oz.; fennel seed, 2 dr.; cinnamon, 2 dr.; boiling water, 2-1/2 pints; macerate for 12 hours, strain, and boil with 3 lbs. of sugar to a syrup.