Essence of Cubebs (Oleo-resinous). Prep. (Dublanc.) Oleo-resinous extract of cubebs, 1 oz.; rectified spirit, 3 oz.; dissolve. A very active and concentrated form of administering cubebs, which must not be confounded with the preceding preparation, which is the one always meant when ‘Essence of Cubebs’ is ordered.—Dose, 1⁄2 dr. to 1 dr.
Essence of Dill. Syn. Dill drops; Essentia anethi, L. Prep. 1. From oil of dill, as ESSENCE OF ALLSPICE.
2. Oil of dill, extract of dill, and salt of tartar, of each 1⁄2 oz.; rectified spirit, 1 pint; digest, and strain. Both the above are aromatic and anti-flatulent. The first is commonly used as an adjunct to other medicines, especially to purgatives for children. The second is a popular tonic and stomachic in the flatulent colic, dyspepsia, &c., of women and children.—Dose. A few drops, on sugar.
Essence of Er′got. See Liquor or Ergot of Rye.
Essence of Ergot (Ethereal). Syn. Essentia ergotæ etherea, E. secalis cornuti e., L. Prep. 1. (Mr Lever.) Ergot (powdered), 2 oz.; rectified sulphuric ether, 2 fl. oz.; digest a week, express the tincture, filter, and abandon the liquid to spontaneous evaporation; lastly, dissolve the residuum in ether, 1 fl. oz. This is an expensive and troublesome formula. The following modification of it is both simpler and less expensive.
2. Ergot (ground), 8 oz.; ether, 16 fl. oz.; prepare a tincture as before, and by a gentle heat distil off the ether in a retort connected with a well-cooled refrigerator, until 15 fl. oz. shall have passed over; continue the evaporation at a reduced heat until the remainder of the ether has passed off; lastly, dissolve the residuum, as soon as cold, in ether, 4 fl. oz.
Obs. Each fl. oz. represents 2 oz. of ergot.—Dose, 10 to 30 drops as a parturifacient, taken on sugar; 3 to 5 drops as a hæmostatic and emmenagogue, in hæmorrhages, floodings, &c. It possesses all the acrid, narcotic principle of the ergot, but less of the hæmostatic principle than the ordinary essence, whilst it is much more costly.
Essence of Fen′nel. Syn. Essence of sweet fennel; Essentia fœniculi, L. Prep. From oil of fennel (Fœniculum dulce), as ESSENCE OF ALLSPICE.
Essence of Gen′tian. See Infusion of Gentian (Concentrated).
Essence of Gin′ger. Syn. Concentrated tincture of ginger, Essentia zingiberis, Tinctura z. concentrata, L. Prep. 1. Unbleached Jamaica ginger (bruised), 5 oz.; rectified spirit, 1 pint; digest a fortnight, press, and filter.