Confection of Or′ange Flowers. Syn. Confec′tio flor′um auran′tii, L. Prep. 1. Orange flowers, 1 part; white sugar, 2 parts; beat together to a confection.
2. (Tadei.) Orange flowers, 1 part; simple syrup, 3 parts; evaporate to a proper consistence. Both are used as agreeable adjuncts or vehicles for other medicines. The first is the best article.
Confection of Or′ange Peel. Syn. Confection of orange, Conserve of orange peel; Confec′tio auran′tii (Ph. L.), Conser′va auran′′tii (Ph. E.), Conser′va aurantio′′rum (Ph. L. 1824), L. Prep. (Ph. L. and E.) External rind of the fresh orange, separated by rasping, 1 lb.; beat it in a stone mortar with a wooden pestle to a pulp, then add white sugar, 3 lbs.; and beat them together until incorporated.
Uses, &c. This confection is an agreeable tonic and stomachic; it is much used as an adjunct to bitter and purgative powders, and as a vehicle for the sesquioxide of iron.
Confection of Pep′per. Syn. Confection of black pepper, Conserve of b. p.; Ward’s paste; Confec′tio piperis (B. P.), C. p. ni′gri (Ph. D. & Ph. L. 1836), Electua′′rium pip′eris (Ph. E.), L. Prep. 1. (B. P.) Black pepper, in fine powder, 2 parts; caraway, in fine powder, 3 parts; clarified honey, 15 parts; triturate.—Dose, 60 to 120 gr.
2. (Ph. L.) Black pepper and elecampane, of each 1 lb.; fennel, 3 lbs.; white sugar, 2 lbs.; reduce to a very fine powder, and keep it in a covered vessel; for use, add it, gradually, to honey, 2 lbs.; and beat the whole to a paste (i. e., 2 oz. of honey to each 7 oz. of powder).
3. (Ph. E.) As the last, but using liquorice powder instead of elecampane, and at once making a confection.
4. (Ph. D.) Black pepper and liquorice root, of each 1⁄2 oz.; refined sugar, 1 oz.; oil of fennel, 1⁄2 fl. oz.; honey, 2 oz.; mix.—Dose, of each of the above, 1 to 3 dr., two or three times daily, for 3 or 4 months; in piles, fistula, &c., unaccompanied with inflammatory symptoms. Or, it may be used as a suppository. It is intended as a substitute for the once celebrated nostrum, ‘Ward’s Paste for the Piles.’
Confection of Pep′permint. Syn. Confectio men′thæ piperi′tæ, L. Green peppermint, 4 oz.; white sugar, 12 oz. Anti-emetic and anti-flatulent; in colic, diarrhœa, &c.; in the form of a bolus, or made into a mixture.
Confection of Res′in. Syn. Confectio resin′æ, L. Prep. (Dr Watson.) Powdered resin, 1 oz.; balsam of copaiba, 1⁄2 oz.; honey, 5 oz.—Dose, 1 to 3 dr.; in piles and gleet. It is best combined with a little confection of orange peel, which effectually covers the taste of the copaiba.