Syrup of Secale cereale

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Source: A pharmacopoeia including the outlines of materia medica and therapeutics for the use of practitioners and students of veterinary medicine by Tuson, Richard V (1874), monograph-offset-135260-3.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• Secale cereale: Evaporate the filtrate on a water-bath to the consistence of a thin syrup, then add to it the green colouring matter previously sepa- rated, and, stirring the whole together assiduously, continue the evaporation at a temperature not exceedmg 140° F. * Until we are in possession of more complete and accurate informa- tion respecting the therapeutic actions of the oil, said to be the only poisonous principle of ergot,

Method as extracted

1. Mix according to the source passage: Evaporate the filtrate on a water-bath to the consistence of a thin syrup, then add to it the green colouring matter previously sepa- rated, and, stirring the whole together assiduously, continue the evaporation at a temperature not exceedmg 140° F. * Until we are in possession of more complete and accurate informa- tion respecting the therapeutic actions of the oil, said to be the only poisonous principle of ergot, Extractum Ergota) liquidum, which is freed from this constituent, should he preferred to its other preparation as a parturient.

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