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Show 496 RED OFFICINAL ROSE. RED OFFICINAL ROSE. as medicines. And, indeed, conserves are at present considered chiefly as auxiliaries to medicines of greatereflicacy, or asinter. mediums for joining them together. They are very convenient for reducing into boluses or pills the more ponderous powders, as submuriate of mercury, the oxides of iron, and other mineral preparations ; which, with liquid, or less consistent matters, as syrups, will not cohere. Inruston or Roszs. (Infusum Rose Gallicz. E.) Takeof the petals of red roses, dried, one ounce; boiling water, five pounds ; ————— sulphuric acid, one drachm; white sugar, two ounces: Macerate the petals with the boiling water in an earthen vessel, which is not glazed with lead, for four hours; thenadd the acid, strain the liquor, and dissolve the sugar init. InFuston or Roses. (Infusum Rose. L.) Take of dried red roses, half an ounce ; diluted ‘vitriolic acid, three drachms ; boiling distilled water, two pints and a half; double refined sugar, an ounce and a half: First pourthe wateronthe petals in a glass vessel, then addthe diluted vitriolic acid, and macerate for half an hour. Strain the liquor, when cold, and add the sugar. The differences in the directions for preparing this infusion are very material. In fact, the rose leaves have very litile effect, except in giving the mixture an elegant red colour. cases which require mild coolers and sub-astringents : it is sometimes taken with boluses or electuaries of the bark, and likewise makes a good gargle. Honeyor Roses. (Mel Rose, L. D.) Take of dried red rose buds, (wit h the heels cut off, D.) four OUNCES 5 —- boiling distilled water, three pints ; ——— clarified honey, (hon ey, D.) five pounds : Macerate the rose leaves in the water forsix hours ; then mix the honey with the strained liquor, and boil the mixture to the thickness of a Syrup, (removin g the scum, D.) This preparation is not unfrequently used as a mild, cooling detergent, particularly in gargles for ulcerations and inflammation of the mouth and tonsils. The rose buds here used should be hastily dried, that they may the better preserve their astrin- gency. The Dublin college, in making this and some similar preparae tions, used unclarified honey, with the idea, probably, that it may be equally well clarified in the course of the preparation itself. This is no doubt trae; but as ave do not know what effect the clarification may have on the active substances added , to the honey, we think that the use of elarified honey, as directed by the Londoncollege, is preferable. Syrup or Rep Roses. (Syrupus Rose Gallice. E.) Take of the dried petals of red roses, seven ounces ; double refined sugar, six pounds ; boiling water, five pounds : Macerate the roses in the water for twelve hours; then boil a little, and strain the liquor; add to it the sugar, and boil again for a little, so as to form a syrup. This syrup is supposed to be mildly astringent, but is principally valued on account of its red colour. PRESCRIPTION. R.. 1. Take of the conserve of red roses - Its sub-acid aud astringent virtues depend entirely on the sulphuric acid. Altogether, however, it is an elegant medicine, and forms a very grateful addition to juleps in hemorrhagies, and in all 497 ounce 1, the conserve of hips gum arabic - = - = - ounce 1, drachms 2, syrup of violets - drachms 3: Make into a linctus. = - ‘This is excellent in all coughs, and ree moves the tickling of rheums; and a tea-spoonful maybe frequently taken, according to the violenée of the disease. K.. 2. Take of the infusion of red rosés ~ syrup of the wild poppy diluted vitriolic acid - + ounces 8, drachm 14, drops 20, compound powderof tragacanth, drachm 1: Make a mixture, of which take two table-spoonfuls four times aday. Ordered in spitting of blood, and night perspirations ; 4 medicine of much pleasantness and beauty. R. 3. Take of honey of roses - ——— decoction of barley - ounces 2, ounces 6: This is often injected upon ulcers of the tonsils. luke warm. 2K , Makeit first |