3. (B. P.) Dried rose petals, 1; refined
sugar, 15; boiling distilled water, 10; infuse the petals in the water 2 hours, squeeze through calico, heat the liquor to the boiling point, and filter; add the sugar and dissolve with heat. The product should weigh 23 and measure 171⁄4. Sp. gr. 1·335.—Dose, 1 to 2 dr.
Syrup of Rhatany. Syn. Syrupus krameriæ. (P. Cod.) As syrup of catechu.
Syrup of Rhu′barb. Syn. Syrupus Rhei (B. P.). Prep. 1. (B. P.). Rhubarb, in coarse powder, 2; coriander fruit, in powder, 2; refined sugar, 24; rectified spirit, 8; distilled water, 24; mix the rhubarb and coriander, pack them in a percolator, pass the spirit and water, previously mixed, slowly through them, evaporate the liquid that has passed until it is reduced to 13, and in this, after it has been filtered, dissolve the sugar with a gentle heat.—Dose, 1 to 4 dr.
2. (P. Cod.) Bruised rhubarb, 3 oz.; cold water, 16 fl. oz.; macerate for 12 hours, filter, and add of white sugar, 32 oz.
3. (Ph. U. S.) Take of rectified spirit, 8 fl. oz.; water, 24 fl. oz.; rhubarb (coarsely powdered), 2 oz.; (mixed with) sand, an equal bulk, or q. s.; make a tincture by percolation, evaporate this, over a water bath, to 13 fl. oz., and dissolve it in 2 lbs. of white sugar. An excellent formula.
4. (Wholesale.) Rhubarb (bruised), 13⁄4 lb.; cold water, q. s.; sugar, 20 lbs.; as No. 1. Stomachic and purgative.—Dose. For an infant, 1⁄2 to 1 teaspoonful; for an adult, 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 fl. oz., or more.
Syrup of Rhubarb and Senna. Syn. Syrupus rhei et sennæ. (Ph. E., 1745.) Prep. Rhubarb, 1 oz.; senna, 2 oz.; fennel seed, 2 dr.; cinnamon, 2 dr.; boiling water, 21⁄2 pints; macerate for 12 hours, strain, and boil with 3 lbs. of sugar to a syrup.
Syrup of Rhubarb (Spliced). Syn. Syrupus rhei aromaticus, L. Prep. (Ph. U. S.) Rhubarb, 21⁄2 oz.; cloves and cinnamon, of each 1⁄2 oz.; nutmeg, 1⁄4 oz. (all bruised); proof spirit, 32 fl. oz.; macerate for 14 days (or percolate), strain, gently evaporate to 16 fl. oz., filter whilst hot, and mix the liquid with simple syrup (gently warmed), 43⁄4 pints. A cordial laxative.—Dose, 1⁄2 to 1 teaspoonful; in infantile constipation, diarrhœa, &c.
Syrup of Ros′′es. Syn. Syrupus rosæ (Ph. L.), Syrupus rosæ centifoliæ (Ph. E.), L. Prep. 1. (Ph. L.) Dried petals of damask roses (Rosa centifolia), 7 oz.; boiling water, 3 pints; macerate for 12 hours, filter, evaporate in a water bath to 1 quart, and add of white sugar, 6 lbs.; and, when cold, rectified spirit, 51⁄2 fl. oz.