Syrup of Mu′′riate of Morphia. See Syrup of Hydrochlorate of Morphine.
Syrup of Opium. Syn. Syrupus opii. (P. Cod.) Prep. Extract of opium, 871⁄2 gr., dissolve in 6 dr. of cold water, and mix with sufficient syrup to make up 61⁄4 lbs. (1 in 500).
Syrup of Orange Flowers. Syn. Syrupus aurantii floris (B. P.) Prep. Orange-flower water, 8; refined sugar, 48; distilled water, 16, or a sufficiency; heat the sugar and water together, strain, and when nearly cold add the orange-flower water. When finished
should weigh 72 and measure 54. Sp. gr. 1·33.—Dose, 1 to 2 dr.
Syrup of Orange Juice. Syn. Syrupus e succo aurantiorum. (Ph. E., 1744.) Prep. Orange juice, 1 lb.; sugar, 2 lbs. Dissolve by heat.
Syrup of Or′ange Peel. Syn. Syrupus aurantii (B. P., Ph. L., E., & D.), S. citri aurantii, S. é corticibus aurantiorum, L. Prep. 1. (Ph. L.) Dried orange peel, 21⁄2 oz.; boiling distilled water, 1 pint; macerate for 12 hours in a covered vessel, press out the liquor, simmer it for 10 minutes, and then complete the process as directed for SYRUP OF COCHINEAL. In the Ph. E. & D., and Ph. L. 1836, no spirit is ordered.
2. (B. P.) Tincture of orange peel, 1; syrup, 7; mix.—Dose, 1 to 2 dr.
3. (Wholesale.)—a. From fresh orange peel, 18 oz. (or dried, 3⁄4 lb.); sugar, 18 lbs.; water, q. s.
b. From tincture of orange peel, 1 fl. oz.; simple syrup, 19 fl. oz.; mix. An agreeable flavouring and stomachic.—Dose, 1 to 4 fl. dr.
Syrup, Pectoral. Syn. Syrupus pectoralis. (Ph. L. 1746.) Black maidenhair, 5 oz.; liquorice root, 4 oz.; boiling water, 4 pints; macerate for some hours, strain, add to the infusion twice its weight of sugar, and make a syrup.