Obs. Demulcent. Clarified syrup flavoured with orange-flower water or curaçoa is now commonly sold for CAPILLAIRE. It is usually ‘put up’ in small bottles of a peculiar shape, known in the trade as ‘capillaires.’ It is now chiefly used to sweeten and flavour grog. See Capillaire.
Syrup of Car′rageen. Syn. Syrup of Iceland moss. Prep. Boil horehound, 1 oz., liverwort, 6 dr., in water, 4 pints, for 15 minutes; express and strain; then add carrageen (previously softened with cold water), 6 dr.; again boil for 15 minutes, strain through flannel, and add sugar, 1 lb., to each pint. An agreeable demulcent in coughs.
Syrup of Castor, Compound. Syn. Syrupus castorii compositus. (Lebron.) Prep. Valerian water, 5 oz.; cherry laurel water, 21⁄2 oz.; castor (dissolved in a sufficient quantity of spirit), 3 dr.; white sugar, 15 oz. In spasmodic asthma.
Syrup of Catechu. Syn. Syrupus catechu. (P. Cod.) Prep. Extract catechu, 21⁄2 oz.; syrup, 6 lbs.; dissolve the extract in double its weight of water, and add to the syrup.
Syrup of Chamomile. Syn. Syrupus anthemidis. (P. Cod.) Prep. Chamomile flowers, dried, 1 lb.; boiling water, 10 lbs.; macerate, strain with expression, and form the infusion into a syrup with twice its weight of sugar.
Syrup of Chloral Hydrate. Syn. Syrupus chloralis hydratis. (B. Ph.) Prep. Hydrate of chloral, 80 gr.; distilled water, 4 fl. dr. Syrup to measure, 1 fl. oz.—Dose, 1⁄2 fl. dr. to 2 fl. dr.
Syrup of Chloride of Lime. Syn. Syrupus chloridi calcis. (Dr Reid.) Prep. Liquid chloride of lime, 1 dr.; mucilage, 2 dr.; syrup of orange peel, 10 dr.
Syrup of Cinchonine. Syn. Syrupus cinchoninæ. (P. Cod.) Prep. Sulphate cinchonine, 20 gr.; syrup, 16 oz. (by weight).
Syrup of Citrate of Caffeine. Syn. Syrupus caffeinæ citratis. (Hannon.) Prep. Citrate of caffeine, 1 scruple; syrup, 1 oz.
Syrup of Citrate of Iron and Ammonia. Syn. Syrupus ferri et ammoniæ citratis. (Beral.) Prep. Ammonio-citrate of iron, 1⁄4 oz.; syrup 91⁄2 oz. (by weight); cinnamon water, 1⁄4 oz.