Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I

by Arnold James Cooley; Richard Vine Tuson

2. (Compound; Infusum aurantii—Ph. E., I. a. compositum—Ph. L. & D., L.)—a. (Ph. L. & E.) Dried bitter orange peel, ¹⁄₂ oz.; fresh lemon peel, 2 dr.; cloves (bruised), 1 dr.; boiling distilled water, 1 pint; macerate for 15 minutes in a covered vessel, and strain.

b. (Ph. D.) Dried orange peel, 3 dr.; cloves, ¹⁄₂ dr.; boiling water, ¹⁄₂ pint; macerate half an hour. An agreeable stomachic. It is chiefly employed as a vehicle for other medicines.

c. (B. P.) Dried bitter orange peel, cut small, ¹⁄₂ oz.; fresh lemon peel, 120 gr.; cloves (bruised), 60 gr.; boiling water, 20 oz. Infuse for 15 minutes, and strain.—Dose, 1 to 2 oz.

3. (Concentrated Compound; Infusum aurantii concentratum, I. a. com. conc., L.)—a. Seville orange peel (dried), 3¹⁄₄ lbs.; fresh lemon peel, 1¹⁄₂ lb.; bruised cloves, ³⁄₄ lb.; boiling water, 9 pints; infuse for 20 minutes, press out the liquor, and, when cold, add of rectified spirit, 1 quart, and filter.

b. Dried orange peel, 18 oz.; fresh lemon peel, ¹⁄₂ lb.; bruised cloves, ¹⁄₄ lb.; rectified spirit, 1 pint; cold water, 3 pints; macerate for 1 week, press, and filter. Very superior.

Obs. 1 fl. dr. of either of the above, added to 7 fl. dr. of water, makes a similar (preferable) preparation to the COMPOUND INFUSION OF ORANGE PEEL.—Ph. L.

Infusion of Parei′ra. Syn. Infusum pareiræ (Ph. E. & D.), I. p. bravæ, L. Prep. 1. (Ph. E.) Velvet leaf or pareira brava root, 6 dr.; boiling water, 1 pint; macerate for 2 hours in a lightly covered vessel, and strain.

2. (Ph. D.) Pareira (bruised and torn), ¹⁄₂ oz.; boiling water, 9 fl. oz.; macerate 1 hour, and strain. In irritation and mucous discharges from the urinary organs. The corresponding

preparation of the Ph. L. will be found among the Decoctions.

Infusion of Pars′ley Root. Syn. Infusum petroselini, L. From the root of garden parsley. Aromatic, diuretic, and slightly aperient. It has been highly recommended by Dr Chapman and others in dropsy, in the strangury arising from blisters, &c.; taken freely, either alone or combined with a little sweet spirit of nitre.