Chocolate, Chalyb′eate. Syn. Ferrugin′eous chocolate; Chocola′ta chalybea′ta, C. Mar′tis, L. Prep. 1. (Trousseau.) Spanish chocolate, 16 oz.; carbonate of iron, 1⁄2 oz.; mix, and divide into 1-oz. cakes. One at a time; in anæmia, amenorrhœa, chlorosis, &c.
2. (Pierquin.) Iodide of iron, 2 dr.; chocolate, 16 oz. For 1⁄2-oz. cakes; as above, and in scrofulous and glandular affections.
Chocolate, Guarana′. Syn. Paullin′ia chocolate; Chocola′ta paulin′iæ, C. guaran′æ, L. Prep. From guarana and white sugar, of each 1 oz., triturated together, and afterwards thoroughly mixed with good plain chocolate, 18 oz. Recommended as a restorative in debility, chlorosis, and other diseases of debility, especially those of a nervous character.
Chocolate, Ice′land Moss. Syn. Chocola′ta cetrar′iæ island′icæ, C. lichen′is, L. Prep. 1. (P. C.) Simple chocolate (P. C.), 32 parts; sugar, 29 parts; dried jelly of Iceland moss, 11 parts; mix.
2. (Cadet.) Chocolate, 4 lbs.; sugar, 2 lbs.; Iceland moss (freed from its bitter, and powdered), 11⁄2 lb.; tragacanth and cinnamon, of each 4 oz.; water, q. s.; to be beaten in a warm mortar, or ground with a muller on a warm slab to a paste. Recommended in pulmonary affections, general debility, weakness of stomach, &c. See Cocoa (Iceland Moss).
Chocolate, Pur′gative. Syn. Chocola′ta pur′gans, C. cathar′tica, L. Prep. 1. Jalap, 1 oz.; chocolate, 9 oz.; mix, and divide into 1-dr. cakes.—Dose, 1 to 2 cakes, as a purge.
2. Jalap, 2 oz.; calomel and sugar, of each 1 oz.; triturate together, then add chocolate, 20 oz.; for 1-dr. cakes.
3. Scammony, 2 dr.; chocolate, 3 oz.; for 1 dozen cakes. The last two are given in worms.—Dose (for an adult), 1 cake, taken fasting.
Chocolate, Sal′ep. Syn. Sal′oop chocolate; Chocola′ta cum sal′ep, L. Prep. 1. (P. C.) Chocolate, 16 oz.; powdered salep, 1⁄2 oz.
2. (Cadet.) Cacao paste and sugar, of each 1 lb.; powdered salep, 1 oz. Arrowroot chocolate and tapioca chocolate are made in the same manner. (See below.)