Syrup of Belladonna. Syn. Syrupus belladonnæ. (P. Cod.) Tincture of belladonna (P. Cod), 3⁄4 oz. (by weight); syrup, 10 oz. (by weight).
Syrup, Boyle’s. See Syrup, Symphytic.
Syrup of Buck′thorn. Syn. Syrupus rhamni (B. P., Ph. L. & E.), S. rhamnni cathartici, L. Prep. 1. (Ph. L.) Juice of Buckthorn, defecated by 3 days’ repose, 2 quarts; ginger and allspice, of each (bruised) 6 dr.; macerate the spice in 1 pint of the juice, at a gentle heat, for 4 hours, and filter; boil the remainder of the juice to 11⁄2 pint, mix the liquors, dissolve therein of white sugar, 6 lbs.; and add to the (nearly cold) syrup 6 fl. oz. of rectified spirit. In the Ph. E. the spirit is omitted.
2. (B. P.) Buckthorn juice, 97; ginger, sliced, 1; pimento, bruised, 1; refined sugar, 97; rectified spirit, 8 oz.; evaporate the juice to nearly half (5⁄8); add the ginger and pimento, digest at a gentle heat for four hours, and strain; when cold add the spirit, let the mixture stand for two days, then decant off the clear liquor, and in this dissolve the sugar at a gentle heat; sp. gr. 1·32.—Dose, 1 dr.
3. (Wholesale.)—a. Take of buckthorn juice, 3 gall.; bruised pimento and ginger (sifted from the dust), of each 1⁄2 lb.; simmer for 15 minutes, strain, and add of sugar, 44 lbs.
b. Take of buckthorn juice, 3 galls.; boil to 2 gall.; add of bruised pimento and ginger gruffs (free from dust), of each 3⁄4 lb.; boil to 1 gall., strain, add molasses, 72 lbs., and finish the boiling.
Obs. Syrup of buckthorn is a brisk but unpleasant cathartic. It is now chiefly used in veterinary practice.—Dose, 1⁄2 fl. oz. to 1 fl. oz. Should the colour be dull, the addition of a few grains of citric or tartaric acid will brighten it.
Syrup of Cabbage-tree Bark. Syn. Syrupus geoffroyæ. (Dr Wright.) Prep. Decoction of cabbage-tree bark made into a syrup with twice its weight of sugar. Vermifuge.—Dose, 1 to 4 tablespoonfuls.
Syrup of Cahinca. Syn. Syrupus cahincæ. (Soubeiran.) Prep. Alcoholic extract of cahinca, 64 gr.; syrup, 16 oz.; dissolve the extract in a little water, and add the solution to the boiling syrup.—Dose, 1 oz. daily.
Syrup of Cap′illaire. Syn. Syrup of maidenhair; Syrupus adianthi, Syrupus capillorum veneris, L.; Capillaire, Sirop de capillaire, Fr. Prep. (P. Cod.) Canadian maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum—Linn.), 4 oz.; boiling water, 21⁄2 pints; infuse, strain, add of white sugar, 5 lbs., and pour the boiling clarified syrup over 2 oz. more of maidenhair; re-infuse for 2 hours, and again strain.