Confection of Kermes. (L. P. 1745.) Strained juice of kermes, 3 lbs.; rose water, 6 fl. oz.; white sugar, 1 lb.; oil cinnamon, 10 gr.
Confection of Mer′cury. Syn. Confec′tio hyrar′gyri, C. mercuria′lis, L. Prep. 1. Stronger mercurial ointment (Ph. L.), 1 part; conserve of roses, 3 parts.
2. (Dr D. Davis.) Mercury and manna, equal parts; treacle, q. s.; triturate until the globules of mercury disappear.
Dose, &c. The same as those of mercurial pill.
Confection of Ni′tre. Syn. Confec′tio potas′sæ nitra′tis, L. Prep. 1. Nitre, 1 part; confection of roses, 6 parts; oil of juniper, a few drops.
2. (St. B. Hosp.) As the last, without the juniper. Both are used in gonorrhœa.
Confection of O′pium. Syn. Confec′tio o′pii (B. P.), Electua′′rium o′pii (Ph. E.), L. Prep. 1. (B. P.) Compound powder of opium, 192 gr.; syrup, 1 oz.
2. (Ph. L.) Powdered opium, 6 dr.; long pepper, 1 oz.; ginger, 2 oz.; caraways, 3 oz.; tragacanth, 2 dr.; reduce to fine powder, and keep it in a closed vessel; for use, add to it by degrees hot syrup, 16 fl. oz. (i.e. 31⁄2 dr. of the powder to each fl. oz. of syrup). It contains 1 gr. of opium in every 36 gr.
3. (Ph. E.) Aromatic powder, 6 oz.; senega, 3 oz.; opium, diffused in a little sherry, 1⁄2 oz.; syrup of ginger, 1 lb. Contains 1 gr. of opium in every 43 gr.
Uses, &c. This confection is intended as a substitute for the once celebrated Mithridate, philonium, and theriaca of the old Pharmacopœias. It is stimulant, anodyne, and narcotic.—Dose, 5 to 30 gr.; in flatulent colic and diarrhœa unaccompanied by fever.