4. (Wholesale.) Pulped hips, 2 cwt.; fine white sugar, 3 cwt.; incorporate
them without applying heat.
_Obs._ Both this and the confection of red roses have a brighter colour,
if made without heat, or touching metallic vessels. On the small scale it
is generally made by beating the ingredients together in a marble mortar,
but in large quantities by grinding in a mill. Great care must be taken to
remove the seeds (carpels) with the hair surrounding them, before pulping
the fruit, as they are apt, like the hairs of cowhage, when swallowed, to
produce vomiting, itching about the anus, &c. This conserve is slightly
laxative, and is principally used for forming pills. It is very apt to
candy by keeping.
=Confection of Ipecacuan'ha.= _Syn._ CONFEC'TIO IPECACUAN'HÆ, L. _Prep._
(Bories.) Ipecacuanha, 12 gr.; sulphur, 20 gr.; orris root, 1 dr.; syrup
of mallows and manna, of each 2 oz.--_Dose._ A teaspoonful, 2 or 3 times
daily; in hooping-cough, dyspepsia, &c.
=Confection of Iron, Subcarbonate.= (St. B. Hosp.) Subcarbonate (peroxide
of iron), 1/2 oz.; treacle, a sufficient quantity.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr.
=Confection of Jal'ap.= _Syn._ CONFEC'TIO JAL'APÆ, C. J. COMPOS'ITA, L.
_Prep._ (St. B. Hosp.) Jalap, 4 dr.; ginger, 1 dr.; bitartrate of potassa,
3 oz.; treacle, 5 oz.--_Dose_, 1 to 3 dr. as a purgative.
=Confection of Kermes.= (L. P. 1745.) Strained juice of kermes, 3 lbs.;
rose water, 6 fl. oz.; white sugar, 1 lb.; oil cinnamon, 10 gr.
=Confection of Mer'cury.= _Syn._ CONFEC'TIO HYRAR'GYRI, C. MERCURIA'LIS,
L. _Prep._ 1. Stronger mercurial ointment (Ph. L.), 1 part; conserve of
roses, 3 parts.
2. (Dr D. Davis.) Mercury and manna, equal parts; treacle, q. s.;
triturate until the globules of mercury disappear.
_Dose, &c._ The same as those of mercurial pill.
=Confection of Ni'tre.= _Syn._ CONFEC'TIO POTAS'SÆ NITRA'TIS, L. _Prep._
1. Nitre, 1 part; confection of roses, 6 parts; oil of juniper, a few
drops.
2. (St. B. Hosp.) As the last, without the juniper. Both are used in
gonorrh[oe]a.
=Confection of O'pium.= _Syn._ CONFEC'TIO O'PII (B. P.), ELECTUA''RIUM
O'PII (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Compound powder of opium, 192 gr.;
syrup, 1 oz.
2. (Ph. L.) Powdered opium, 6 dr.; long pepper, 1 oz.; ginger, 2 oz.;
caraways, 3 oz.; tragacanth, 2 dr.; reduce to fine powder, and keep it in
a closed vessel; for use, add to it by degrees hot syrup, 16 fl. oz.
(_i.e._ 3-1/2 dr. of the powder to each fl. oz. of syrup). It contains 1
gr. of opium in every 36 gr.
3. (Ph. E.) Aromatic powder, 6 oz.; senega, 3 oz.; opium, diffused in a
little sherry, 1/2 oz.; syrup of ginger, 1 lb. Contains 1 gr. of opium in
every 43 gr.
_Uses, &c._ This confection is intended as a substitute for the once
celebrated Mithridate, philonium, and theriaca of the old
Pharmacop[oe]ias. It is stimulant, anodyne, and narcotic.--_Dose_, 5 to 30
gr.; in flatulent colic and diarrh[oe]a unaccompanied by fever.
=Confection of Or'ange Flowers.= _Syn._ CONFEC'TIO FLOR'UM AURAN'TII, L.
_Prep._ 1. Orange flowers, 1 part; white sugar, 2 parts; beat together to
a confection.
2. (Tadei.) Orange flowers, 1 part; simple syrup, 3 parts; evaporate to a
proper consistence. Both are used as agreeable adjuncts or vehicles for
other medicines. The first is the best article.
=Confection of Or'ange Peel.= _Syn._ CONFECTION OF ORANGE, CONSERVE OF
ORANGE PEEL; CONFEC'TIO AURAN'TII (Ph. L.), CONSER'VA AURAN''TII (Ph. E.),
CONSER'VA AURANTIO''RUM (Ph. L. 1824), L. _Prep._ (Ph. L. and E.) External
rind of the fresh orange, separated by rasping, 1 lb.; beat it in a stone
mortar with a wooden pestle to a pulp, then add white sugar, 3 lbs.; and
beat them together until incorporated.
_Uses, &c._ This confection is an agreeable tonic and stomachic; it is
much used as an adjunct to bitter and purgative powders, and as a vehicle
for the sesquioxide of iron.
=Confection of Pep'per.= _Syn._ CONFECTION OF BLACK PEPPER, CONSERVE OF B.
P.; WARD'S PASTE; CONFEC'TIO PIPERIS (B. P.), C. P. NI'GRI (Ph. D. & Ph.
L. 1836), ELECTUA''RIUM PIP'ERIS (Ph. E.), L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Black
pepper, in fine powder, 2 parts; caraway, in fine powder, 3 parts;
clarified honey, 15 parts; triturate.--_Dose_, 60 to 120 gr.
2. (Ph. L.) Black pepper and elecampane, of each 1 lb.; fennel, 3 lbs.;
white sugar, 2 lbs.; reduce to a very fine powder, and keep it in a
covered vessel; for use, add it, gradually, to honey, 2 lbs.; and beat the
whole to a paste (_i. e._, 2 oz. of honey to each 7 oz. of powder).
3. (Ph. E.) As the last, but using liquorice powder instead of elecampane,
and at once making a confection.
4. (Ph. D.) Black pepper and liquorice root, of each 1/2 oz.; refined
sugar, 1 oz.; oil of fennel, 1/2 fl. oz.; honey, 2 oz.; mix.--_Dose_, of
each of the above, 1 to 3 dr., two or three times daily, for 3 or 4
months; in piles, fistula, &c., unaccompanied with inflammatory symptoms.
Or, it may be used as a suppository. It is intended as a substitute for
the once celebrated nostrum, 'Ward's Paste for the Piles.'
=Confection of Pep'permint.= _Syn._ CONFECTIO MEN'THÆ PIPERI'TÆ, L. Green
peppermint, 4 oz.; white sugar, 12 oz. Anti-emetic and anti-flatulent; in
colic, diarrh[oe]a, &c.; in the form of a bolus, or made into a mixture.
=Confection of Res'in.= _Syn._ CONFECTIO RESIN'Æ, L. _Prep._ (Dr Watson.)
Powdered resin, 1 oz.; balsam of copaiba, 1/2 oz.; honey, 5 oz.--_Dose_, 1
to 3 dr.; in piles and gleet. It is best combined with a little confection
of orange peel, which effectually covers the taste of the copaiba.
=Confection of Ro'ses.= _Syn._ CONFECTION OF RED ROSES; CONFEC'TIO RO'SÆ
(Ph. L. & D.), CONSER'VA RO'SÆ (Ph. E.), CONFECTIO RO'SÆ GAL'LICÆ (B. P.),
CONSERVA R. G. (Ph. L. 1824), L. _Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Fresh red-rose petals,
1 lb.; white sugar, 3 lbs.; mix as confection of hips.