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| + | ==British Pharmacopoeia 1867== | ||
| + | === Honey '' Mel ''=== | ||
| + | “a saccharine sectretion deposited in the honeycomb, by Apis mellifica… the hive bee.” (207) | ||
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| + | '''Characteristics''' | ||
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| + | “When recently separated from the honeycomb, it is a viscid translucent liquid, of a brownish-yellow colour, which gradually becomes partially crystalline and opaque. It has a peculiar heavy odour, and a very sweet taste.” (207) Used in the preparation of: | ||
| + | * Mel depuatum | ||
| + | ===Preparations of DRUG === | ||
| + | ''' Confection of Pepper ''' / Confectio Piperis (87) | ||
| + | * black pepper, in fine powder (2 oz), caraway fruit in fine powder (3 oz), clarified honey (15 oz) | ||
| + | * dose: 60-120 grains | ||
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| + | ''' Confection of Scammony ''' / Confectio Scammonii (88-89) | ||
| + | * Scammony in fine powder (3 oz), ginger, in fine powder (1 ½ oz), oil of caraway (1 fl drachm), oil of cloves (1/2 fl drachm), syrup (3 fl oz), clarified honey (1 ½ oz) | ||
| + | * 10-30 grains | ||
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| + | ''' Confection of Turpentine ''' / Confection Terebinthinae (90) | ||
| + | * oil of turpentine (1 fl oz), liquorice root, in power (1 oz), clarified honey (2 oz) | ||
| + | * dose: 60-120 grains | ||
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| + | ''' Borax Honey ''' / Mel Boracis (207) | ||
| + | * borax, in fine powder (64 grains), clarified honey (1 oz) | ||
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| + | ''' Clarified Honey ''' / Mel Depuratum (207) | ||
| + | * honey (5 lb), melted and strained | ||
| + | * used in the preparations of: Confectio Piperis, Confectio Scammonii, Confection Terebinthinae, Mel Boracis, Oxymel, Oxymel Scillae | ||
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| + | ''' Oxymel ''' / Oxymel (231-232) | ||
| + | * clarified honey (40 oz), acetic acid (5 fl oz), distilled water (5 fl oz) | ||
| + | * dose 1-2 fl drachms | ||
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| + | ''' Oxymel of Squill ''' / Oxymel Scillae (232) | ||
| + | * vinegar of squill (1 pint), clarified honey (2 pounds) | ||
| + | * dose: ½ -1 fl drachm | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 12 May 2016
Contents
Imported from
- India
- Central America
- Prussia
- Germany
- Channel Islands
- Gibraltar
- Spain
- Portugal
- Ireland
- Denmark
- Norway
- France
- British East Indies
- Honduras
- Holland
- United States
- New Granada
- Philippine Islands
- Egypt
- Mexico
- Belize
- Ecuador
- Austrian Territories
- Ceylon
- Straits Settlements
Used to Make
Description
A dye, used to create black Morocco leather (Yeats 1878, 297).
https://archive.org/details/aeu3853.0001.001.umich.edu
British Pharmacopoeia 1867
Honey Mel
“a saccharine sectretion deposited in the honeycomb, by Apis mellifica… the hive bee.” (207)
Characteristics
“When recently separated from the honeycomb, it is a viscid translucent liquid, of a brownish-yellow colour, which gradually becomes partially crystalline and opaque. It has a peculiar heavy odour, and a very sweet taste.” (207) Used in the preparation of:
- Mel depuatum
Preparations of DRUG
Confection of Pepper / Confectio Piperis (87)
- black pepper, in fine powder (2 oz), caraway fruit in fine powder (3 oz), clarified honey (15 oz)
- dose: 60-120 grains
Confection of Scammony / Confectio Scammonii (88-89)
- Scammony in fine powder (3 oz), ginger, in fine powder (1 ½ oz), oil of caraway (1 fl drachm), oil of cloves (1/2 fl drachm), syrup (3 fl oz), clarified honey (1 ½ oz)
- 10-30 grains
Confection of Turpentine / Confection Terebinthinae (90)
- oil of turpentine (1 fl oz), liquorice root, in power (1 oz), clarified honey (2 oz)
- dose: 60-120 grains
Borax Honey / Mel Boracis (207)
- borax, in fine powder (64 grains), clarified honey (1 oz)
Clarified Honey / Mel Depuratum (207)
- honey (5 lb), melted and strained
- used in the preparations of: Confectio Piperis, Confectio Scammonii, Confection Terebinthinae, Mel Boracis, Oxymel, Oxymel Scillae
Oxymel / Oxymel (231-232)
- clarified honey (40 oz), acetic acid (5 fl oz), distilled water (5 fl oz)
- dose 1-2 fl drachms
Oxymel of Squill / Oxymel Scillae (232)
- vinegar of squill (1 pint), clarified honey (2 pounds)
- dose: ½ -1 fl drachm