SYRUP OF TURPENTINE.
The following is the formula which has been published by M. Dorvault, according to the indications furnished by M. Trousseau, as being at once the most rational, and as furnishing a product preferable in all respects to that of the two formulæ given in the officine.
| Turpentine,[24] | 100 grammes. |
| Water, | 375 grammes. |
Digest during two days, taking care to agitate frequently; afterwards make a syrup after the manner of the balsam of Tolu, by adding
| White sugar, | 750 grammes. |
This syrup contains besides the resinous principles, the nature of which is not well ascertained, from 1-40 to 1-100 of its weight of the essence of Turpentine.
It is limpid, of an aromatic odor—very sweet, and of an agreeable taste; it may be employed pure, or used to sweeten appropriate drinks.
Dose: from one to a number of tablespoonsful per day.—Bulletin de Therap.
[24] The turpentine recommended by M. Dorvault is a variety of the Strasburg turpentine, having an agreeable odor of lemon.