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4. (Ellis.) Cowhage (hairs), 1 dr.; honey, q. s.

5. (Guy's Hosp.) Cowhage (hairs), any quant.i.ty, made into an electuary with treacle, q. s. In worms.--_Dose._ For a child, a teaspoonful; for an adult, a table-spoonful; in the morning, fasting, and at night, for 3 or 4 days; followed by a dose of castor oil, to which a teaspoonful of turpentine may be advantageously added. See COWHAGE.

=Electuary of Cu'bebs.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM CUBEBae, L. _Prep._ 1. See ELECTUARY OF COPAIBA.

2. (Beral.) Cubebs and copaiba, of each 2 oz.; powdered alum, 1 oz.; extract of opium, 5 or 6 gr.; mix.

3. (Bouchardat.) Cubebs, 1/2 oz.; copaiba, 1 oz.; sweet spirit of nitre, 1/2 fl. dr.; oil of peppermint, 8 or 10 drops; powdered sugar, q. s.

4. (Radius.) Cubebs, 1/2 oz.; honey, 1 oz. In gonorrha, mucous discharges from the v.a.g.i.n.a, bladder, &c.--_Dose_, 1 teaspoonful, afterwards increased to 2 or 3 teaspoonfuls, twice or thrice daily. See CONFECTION OF COPAIBA, ELECTUARY OF C., &c.

=Electuary, Demul'cent.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM DEMULCENS, L. _Prep._ From spermaceti, syrup of poppies, and syrup of tolu, of each 2 dr.; powdered gum tragacanth, 1 dr.; confection of roses, 6 dr.; nitre, 1/2 dr.--_Dose._ A piece the size of a small filbert, frequently; as a pectoral and demulcent in coughs, hoa.r.s.eness, &c.

=Electuary, Deob'struent.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM DEOBSTRUENS, L. _Prep._ (Copland.) Confection of senna, 1-1/2 oz.; cream of tartar, 1 oz.; sulphur and syrup of ginger, of each 6 dr.; borax, 3 dr.; syrup of poppies, 2 dr.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, or more, nightly; in the obstinate constipation of females, painful and suppressed menstruation, &c.

=Electuary for Dys'entery.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM ANTI-DYSENTERIc.u.m (Ph. E.

1744), L. Electuary of catechu, mixed with half its weight of Locatel's balsam.

=Electuary, Emmen'agogue.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM EMMENAGOGIc.u.m, L. _Prep._ From myrrh, 1 dr.; ammoniated iron, 1 scrup.; syrup of ginger, q. s. to mix.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr. to 1 dr., night and morning; in deficient or suppressed menstruation.

=Electuary for Epilep'sy.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM ANTI-EPILEPTIc.u.m, L. _Prep._ 1. See ELECTUARY OF CINCHONA (Comp.), No. 10.

2. (Dr Mead.) Powdered cinchona, 1 oz.; valerian and tin (both in powder), of each, 1/2 oz.; syrup, q. s. to mix.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, night and morning.

=Electuary, Feb'rifuge.= See ELECTUARY OF CINCHONA, &c.

=Electuary, Compound Guaiac.u.m.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM GUAIACI COMPOSITUM.

(Mid. H.) _Prep._ Guaiac.u.m resin, 2 dr.; rhubarb, 1 dr.; sulphur, 2 dr.; nitre, 2 dr.; syrup of poppies, q. s.; mix.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr. to 1 dr.

=Electuary of In'digo.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM INDIGI, E. PIGMENTI INDICI, L.

_Prep._ (Phbus.) Powdered indigo, 4 dr.; aromatic powder, 1/2 dr.; syrup, 1 fl. oz. or q. s. In spasmodic diseases, especially in epilepsy, ch.o.r.ea, and hysteria, and the convulsions of children. It has also been used with advantage in that species of impotence in which strychnia is useful. The above quant.i.ty is to be all taken, in divided doses, during the day. To be of permanent advantage, it should be continued for several weeks.

=Electuary of Ipecacuan'ha.= See CONFECTION.

=Electuary of Jal'ap.= See CONFECTION.

=Electuary of Kermes.= MARMELADE DE ZANETTI; ELECTUARIUM KERMETIS, E. K.

MINERALIS, L. _Prep._ From manna, 4 oz.; pulp of ca.s.sia and oil of almonds, of each 2 oz.; b.u.t.ter of cacao, 1/2 oz.: Kermes mineral, 10 gr.; syrup of marsh-mallow, 3 fl. oz.; syrup of orange flower, q. s. A diaph.o.r.etic laxative.--_Dose_, 1 to 4 teaspoonfuls, or more.

=Electuary of Lau'rel Ber'ries.= See CONFECTION OF RUE.

=Electuary, Len'itive.= See CONFECTION OF SENNA.

=Electuary, Mahomed's.= _Prep._ 1. From grocer's currants, 2 oz.; powdered senna, 1/2 oz.; powdered ginger, 1 dr.; finely powdered capsic.u.m and cloves, of each 20 gr.; croton oil, 3 drops; conserve of roses and syrup of saffron, of each in equal parts, q. s. to mix.

2. (Bateman.) Currants, 1 oz.; senna, 1/2 oz.; ginger, 1/2 dr.; syrup of roses, q. s.; croton oil, 1 drop.--_Dose_, 1 or 2 teaspoonfuls, early in the morning; in dyspepsia and habitual constipation. The first formulary produces a most useful medicine, particularly for free-livers.

=Electuary of Male Fern.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM FELICIS MARIS, L. _Prep._ 1.

Powder of male fern, 3 dr.; conserve of roses, 1 oz.

2. (Radius.) Ethereal extract of male fern, 1/2 dr.; honey of roses, 1 oz.

The half of either to be taken at night, and the remainder the next morning. In worms.

=Electuary, Mustard.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM SINAPIS. (Guy's H.) _Prep._ Mustard seed, lightly bruised, 1 oz.; sulphur, 2 dr.; syrup of orange peel, 1 fl. oz.--_Dose_, 1 dr., 3 or 4 times a day.

=Electuary of Ni'tre.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM POTa.s.sae NITRATIS, L. _Prep._ (Hosp. F.) Nitre, 3 dr.; confection of roses, 2 oz.--_Dose._ A piece of the size of a filbert, where the use of nitre is indicated. See CONFECTION.

=Electuary, Olibanum.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM OLIBANI. [Fr.] _Prep._ Olibanum, 1/2 oz.; balsam of copaiva, 1/2 oz.; conserve of hips, 1 oz.; syrup, q.

s.--_Dose_, 2 dr. twice a day.

=Electuary of O'pium.= See CONFECTION OF OPIUM.

=Electuary, Pec'toral.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM PECTORALE, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph.

E. 1744.) From conserve of roses, 2 oz.; compound powder of tragacanth, 4 dr.; flowers of benzoin, 1 dr.; syrup of tolu, q. s.--_Dose._ A little, _ad libitum_.

2. Oxymel of squills, syrup of marsh-mallows, mucilage of gum Arabic, and syrup of tolu, of each 1/2 oz.; powdered lump sugar, 2 oz. As the last.

=Electuary of Pep'per.= See CONFECTION, and _above_.

=Electuary for Piles.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM HaeMORRHOIDALE, L. _Prep._ 1. See CONFECTION and ELECTUARY OF PEPPER.

2. (Dr Copland.) Cream of tartar, 1 oz.; precipitated sulphur (pure), 3 dr.; confection of senna, 2 oz.; syrup of orange peel or ginger, q. s. to mix.

3. (Dr Graves.) Confection of senna and sulphur, of each 1 oz.; balsam of copaiba and cream of tartar, of each 1/2 oz.; jalap and ginger, of each 1 dr.; syrup of orange peel, q. s.

4. (Hosp. F.) Confection of senna, 2 oz.; black pepper and precipitated sulphur, of each 1/2 oz.; oil of cubebs, 1 dr.; syrup, q. s. The last three are useful laxatives in piles, and by their preventing the acc.u.mulation and hardening of the faeces, often remove the affection.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, three or four times a day. From the difficulty experienced in procuring pure precipitated sulphur, washed sublimed sulphur may be advantageously subst.i.tuted.

=Electuary of Pomegran'ate= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM GRANATI, L. _Prep._ 1. From the root-bark, 1 dr.; a.s.saftida, 1/2 dr.; croton oil, 6 drops; conserve of roses, 1 oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, night and morning.

2. (Radius.) Extract of the root-bark, 6 dr.; lemon juice, 2 fl. dr.; linden water, 3 fl. dr.; gum tragacanth, q. s. to make an electuary. One half to be taken at once; the remainder in an hour. Both are given in tape-worm.

=Electuary of Prunes.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM PRUNONUM. (Zwelfer.) _Prep._ Pulp of prunes boiled to a due consistence, 2 lbs.; pure sugar, 1 lb.

=Electuary of Resin.= See CONFECTION OF RESIN.

=Electuary of Rhubarb.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM RHEI, L. _Prep._ (Saunders.) Powdered rhubarb, 1-1/2 dr.; sulphate of pota.s.sa, 1 dr.; cream of tartar, 4 dr.; pulp of tamarinds, 2 oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, as a mild stomachic laxative.

=Electuary, Compound Saffron.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM CROCI COMPOSITUM.

CONFECTION D'HYACINTHE, [F.] _Prep._ Prepared Armenian bole, 8 oz.; levigated crab's eyes, 8 oz.; cinnamon, 3 oz.; yellow sandal, red sandal, myrrh, of each 1 oz.; dittany of Crete, 1 oz.; all in fine powder. On the other hand, dissolve 1-1/2 lb. of honey in 3 lbs. of syrup of pinks, over a gentle fire, and strain, and when nearly cold stir into it 1 oz. of saffron in powder. Let stand twelve hours, and then stir in carefully the powders first mentioned.

=Electuary of Scam'mony.= See CONFECTION.

=Electuary for Scur'vy.= See CONSERVE (Antis...o...b..tic).

=Electuary of Sen'na.= See CONFECTION OF SENNA.

=Electuary of Squills.= _Syn._ ELECTUARIUM SCILLae, L. _Prep._ 1. Oxymel of squills, 2 fl. oz.; cream of tartar and powdered sugar, of each 1-1/2 oz.--_Dose_, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls, as a laxative and expectorant; in old coughs, &c.