and a half; burnt syrup, eight ounces

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Source: The London dispensatory, containing: I, the elements of pharmacy; II, the botanical description ... and medicinal properties, of the substances of the materia medica; III, the pharmaceutical preparations and compositions of the pharmacopoeias of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Colleges of Physicians by Thomson, Anthony Todd, 1778-1849 (1830), paragraph-9983.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• “* Take of balsam of tolu, an ounce ; boiling water, a pint ; refined sugar, two pounds

Method as extracted

1. Macerate the leaves in the water in a covered vessel for four hours, and strain ; then add the syrup, and boil with a gentle heat until the whole ac- quire the consistence of the burnt syrup.” ‘Take of manna, refined sugar, of each, a pound ; senna leaves, half an ounce; boiling water, a pint.
2. Let the senna leaves be macerated in the water in a covered vessel for twelve hours; then dissolve the manna and the sugar in the strained liquor.” This syrup contains the purgative properties of the senna, and is chiefly intended for children.
3. Boil the balsam in the water for half an hour in a close vessel, frequently stirring it, and strain the liquor when it is cold; then add the sugar so as to make a syrup.” | Syrupus ToLuirerz Barsami, Edin.

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