=Syrup of Cod-liver Oil.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS OLEI MORRHUae. (Duclos.) _Prep._ Mix 5 parts of powdered gum with 4 of simple syrup; add 8 parts of cod-liver oil, triturate till perfectly mixed, gradually adding 12 parts of water; lastly, dissolve in the emulsion, 24 oz. of sugar by means of a gentle heat. In the same manner may be prepared syrups from the oil of skate, castor oil, &c.
=Syrup of Coffee.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS CAFFEae. _Prep._ Concentrated infusion of fresh-roasted coffee, 4 oz.; refined sugar, 8 oz.; dissolved in a closed vessel by a gentle heat.
=Syrup of Colchicum.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS COLCHICI. (Ph. E., 1817.) _Prep._ Fresh colchicum, 1 oz.; vinegar, 16 oz.; macerate for 2 days, and strain with gentle expression; add to the clear liquor 26 oz. of sugar, and boil.
=Syrup of Colts'foot.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS TUSSILAGINIS, L. _Prep._ (P. Cod.) Flowers of coltsfoot, 1 lb. (or dried flowers, 2 oz.); boiling water, 2 lbs.; macerate for 12 hours; strain, press, filter, and add of white sugar, 4 lbs. A popular remedy in coughs, colds, &c.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 table-spoonfuls, _ad libitum_.
=Syrup of Copaiba.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS COPAIBae. (Puche.) _Prep._ Triturate 2 oz. of copaiba with 1/2 oz. of powdered gum and 1-1/2 oz. of water; add 32 drops of essence of peppermint, and 12 oz. of simple syrup.
=Syrup of Corsican Moss.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS HELMINTHOCORTI. (P. Cod.) Macerate 1 lb. of cleansed Corsican moss in 2-1/2 lbs. of boiling water; in six hours strain. Macerate the residue in sufficient boiling water, so as to obtain, including the product of the first maceration, 2-3/4 lbs., in which dissolve 5 lbs. of sugar.
=Syrup of Cream.= Finely powdered lump sugar mixed with an equal weight of fresh cream. It will keep for a long time if put into bottles, and closely corked and sealed over. It is commonly placed in 2-oz. wide-mouthed phials, and taken on long voyages, a fresh phial being opened at every meal.
=Syrup of Cyanide of Potassium.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS POTASSII CYANIDI; SYROP DE HYDROCYANATE DE POTASSE. _Prep._ Clarified syrup, 16 oz.; medicinal hydrocyanate of potash (a solution of 1 part of cyanide of potassium in 8 of water), 1 dr.
=Syrup of Dittany.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS DIOTAMNI. From Dittany of Crete, as SYRUP OF HYSSOP.
=Syrup of Dulcamara.= _Syn._ SYRUP OF BITTER SWEET, SYRUPUS DULCAMARae. As SYRUP OF CORSICAN MOSS.
=Syrup, Easton's.= This preparation is said to contain in each fluid drachm--1 gr. of phosphate of iron, 1 gr. of phosphate of quinia, and a 1/32 gr. of strychnia. The dose is 1 dr. A precipitate, which consists of phosphate of quinine, sometimes forms in this syrup. This may be obviated by avoiding as much as possible exposure of the syrup to the air, caused by filtration of the quinine solution into the syrup.
=Syrup of Eggs.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS OVORUM. (Fuller.) _Prep._ Beat the whites of 3 eggs with 6 oz. of plantain water, and work it in a mortar with 6 oz.
of powdered sugar till they form a syrup.
=Syrup of Emetina.= SYRUPUS EMITINae. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Coloured emetine, 12 gr.; syrup, 17-1/2 oz. (by weight); mix.
=Syrup, Empyreumat'ic.= Treacle.
=Syrup of Ergotine.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ERGOTINae (Bonjean.) Ergotine (watery extract of ergot), 2 dr.; orange-flower water, 1 oz.; dissolve, and add the solution to 16 oz. (by weight) of boiling syrup.--_Dose_, 2 to 4 spoonfuls in the day.
=Syrup of E'ther.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS aeTHERIS, S. ae. SULPHURICI, L.; SIROP D'aeTHER, Fr. _Prep._ (P. Cod.) Sulphuric ether, 1 part; white (simple) syrup, 16 parts; place them in a glass vessel having a tap at the bottom, shake them frequently for 5 or 6 days, and then draw off the clear syrup into small bottles.--_Dose_, 1/2 to 3 fl. dr.
=Syrup of Eucalyptus.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS EUCALYPTI GLOBULI. _Prep._ 1. 100 gr. of the chopped leaves are infused for 6 hours in 1 litre of boiling water, the liquid expressed, and after allowing it to deposit, it is made into a syrup by the addition of 190 grams of sugar, for 100 grams of the clear liquid.
2. (Dorvault.) Distilled water of eucalyptus, 50 parts; sugar, 95 parts; dissolve.
=Syrup, Euston's.= See SYRUP OF PHOSPHATE OF IRON, WITH QUININE AND STRYCHNIA.
=Syrup of Fennel.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FNICULI. (Ph. G.) _Prep._ Infuse bruised fennel seed, 2 oz., in 12 oz. of boiling water for three hours; strain off 10 oz., and dissolve it in 18 oz. sugar.
=Syrup of Foxglove.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS DIGITALIS. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Tincture of foxglove (P. Cod), 1/2 oz. (by weight); syrup, 20 oz. (by weight).
=Syrup of Fumitory.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FUMARIae. (P. Cod.) Clarified juice of fumitory, 1 lb.; white sugar, 2 lbs.; boil to a syrup.
=Syrup of Garlic.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ALLII. (Ph. U. S.) _Prep._ Garlic, 6 oz.
troy; distilled vinegar, 16 oz. (o. m.); macerate for 4 days; express, and form a syrup with the clear liquor and sugar, 2 troy lbs.
=Syrup of Garlic, Compound.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ALLII COMPOSITUS. Dr WILL'S SYRUP. _Prep._ Garlic, cut small, 1/2 oz.; bruised aniseed, 1/2 oz.; elecampane root, 3 dr.; liquorice root, 2 dr.; brandy, 24 oz.; digest for 2 or 3 days, strain, and form a syrup with 1-1/2 lb. of sugar.
=Syrup of Gin'ger.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ZINGIBERIS (B. P., Ph. L., E., & D.), L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. L.) Bruised ginger, 2-1/2 oz.; boiling water, 1 pint; macerate for 4 hours, strain, and add of white sugar, 2-1/2 lbs., or q. s.; and rectified spirit, as directed for syrup of cochineal. The Ph.
E. omits the spirit.
2. (Ph. D.) Tincture of ginger, 1 fl. oz.; simple syrup, 7 fl. oz.; mix.
Stimulant and carminative. Chiefly used as an adjuvant, in mixtures.
3. (B. P.) Strong tincture of ginger, 1; syrup, 25; mix.--_Dose_, 1 to 4 dr.
=Syrup of Gold.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS AURI. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Powdered gold, 20 gr.; syrup, 1 oz. As a local application.
=Syrup of Guaiacum Wood.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS GUAIACI LIGNI. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Boil rasped guaiacum wood, 3 oz. twice, and for an hour each time, in 30 oz. of water; strain through a thick cloth; mix the two liquids, and concentrate until they are reduced to 6 oz. (by weight); let cool, filter through paper, and add 10 oz. of sugar.
=Syrup of Guarana.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS PAULLINIae, SYRUPUS GUARANae. _Prep._ Extract of guarana, 2-1/2 dr.; syrup, 32 oz.
=Syrup of Gum.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ACACIae, L.; SIROP DE GOMME, Fr. _Prep._ (P.
Cod.) Dissolve pale and picked gum Arabic in an equal weight of water, by a gentle heat, add the solution to four times its weight of simple syrup, simmer for 2 or 3 minutes, remove the scum, and cool. A pleasant demulcent. The addition of 1 or 2 fl. oz. of orange-flower water to each pint greatly improves it.
=Syrup of Gum Ammoniacum.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS GUMMI AMMONIACI. (Wurt. Ph.) _Prep._ Dissolve 2 oz. of gum ammoniacum in 8 oz. of white wine, by the heat of a water-bath, and add sugar, 16 oz.
=Syrup of Gum Tragacanth.= SYRUPUS GUMMI TRAGACANTHae. (Mouchon.) _Prep._ Gum tragacanth, 1 oz.; water, 32 oz.; macerate for 48 hours, press through a linen cloth, and mix the mucilage with 8 lbs. of syrup, heated to 176 F., and strain through coarse cloth.
=Syrup of Hedge Mustard.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ERYSIMI. _Prep._ From the expressed juice of hedge mustard (clarified), 1 lb.; sugar, 2 lbs.; make into a syrup.
=Syrup of Hedge Mustard, Compound.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ERYSIMI COMPOSITUS, SIROP DE VELAR, SIROP DE CHANTRE. (P. Cod.) _Prep._ Pearl barley, raisins, liquorice root, of each 3/4 oz.; cut and dried leaves of borage and chicory, of each 1 oz.; fresh hedge mustard, 15 oz.; dried elecampane root, 1 oz.; maidenhair, 1/4 oz.; dried lavender and rosemary tops, of each 1/4 oz.; green aniseeds, 1/4 oz.; sugar, 20 oz.; honey, 5 oz. Boil the pearl barley in the water until it bursts, add the raisins and the sliced liquorice, the borage and the chicory, and after just boiling strain and press. Then pour the strained liquid on to the other substances properly bruised and cut, and let the mixture digest for 24 hours over a water bath; then distil, drawing over 2-1/2 oz. liquid (by weight); on the other hand, press and strain the liquor that remains in the retort, clarify with white of egg, add the sugar and honey, and make into a syrup that, when boiling, shall have a sp. gr. of 129; when nearly cold add the 2-1/2 oz. of distilled liquid, and strain.--_Dose_, 1/2 to 2 oz.
=Syrup of Henbane.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS HYOSCYAMI (P. Cod.). From the tincture (P. Cod.) as syrup of belladonna.
=Syrup, Hive.= Compound syrup of squills.
=Syrup of Horehound.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS MARUBII, L.; SIROP DE PRASSIO, Fr.
_Prep._ 1. (P. Cod.) Dried horehound, 1 oz.; horehound water, 2 lbs.; digest in a water bath for 2 hours, strain, and add of white sugar, 4 lbs.
2. White horehound (fresh), 1 lb.; boiling water, 1 gall.; infuse for 2 hours, press out the liquor, filter, and add of sugar, q. s.
_Obs._ A popular remedy in coughs and diseases of the lungs.--_Dose._ A table-spoonful, _ad libitum_. "It is sold for any syrup of herbs that is demanded, and which is not in the shop." (Gray.)
=Syrup, Horseradish.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ARMORACIae. (Dr Cullen.) _Prep._ Scraped horseradish, 1 oz.; hot water, 8 oz.; digest, strain, and dissolve in the liquor twice its weight of sugar.--_Dose_, 1 dr. frequently in hoarseness from relaxation.
=Syrup of Houndstongue.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS CYNOGLOSSI. (Fuller.) _Prep._ Clarified juice of houndstongue boiled, with its weight of sugar, to a syrup. In catarrhous humours.
=Syrup of Hydrochlo"rate of Mor'phine.= _Syn._ SYRUP OF MURIATE OF MORPHINE; SYRUPUS MORPHIae MURIATIS (Ph. D.), L. _Prep._ (Ph. D.) Solution of muriate of morphia, 1 fl. oz.; simple syrup, 17 fl. oz.; mix. Each fl.
oz. contains 1/4 gr. of the muriate.--_Dose_, 1/2 to 2 teaspoonfuls.
=Syrup of Hydrocyanic Acid.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS ACIDI HYDROCYANICI. The Paris Codex orders a syrup, in which 200 parts (by weight) contain 1 part (by weight) of officinal medicinal hydrocyanic acid, containing 10 per cent.
of anhydrous acid.
=Syrup of Hypophosphate of Iron.= _Syn._ SYRUPUS FERRI HYPOPHOSPHITIS.
(Wood.) _Prep._ Granulated sulphate of iron, 480 gr.; hypophosphite of lime, 326 gr.; diluted phosphoric acid, 1 fl. oz.; water, 1-1/2 oz.; syrup, 3 dr. Dissolve without heat the iron in the acid, mixed with the water; rub the hypophosphite to fine powder, and pour on it the solution of sulphate of iron; rub together for two or three minutes; then pour the mixture on a piece of damp calico, and squeeze out the liquid; filter the solution so obtained, and add to it seven times its volume of syrup.