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German Syrup of Rhubarb
Take of alkaline fluid extract of rhubarb, 3 fluid ounces (sce No. 4591); oil of cinnamon, 3 minims; sugar, 36 troy ounces. Mix the oil of cinnamon with the fluid extract, then add sufficient water to make the whole mixture weigh 20 troy ounces; in this dissolve the sugar with the aid of heat, and strain.
The above formula for syrup of rhubarb, of the Prussian pharmacopoeia, is in officinal proportions, and vields a strictly officinal result.