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Syrup of Seneka
Evaporate 4 fluid ounces of the fluid extract (see No. 4598) by means of a sand or water-bath to a syrupy liquid, triturate this with ounce carbonate magnesia, and gradually add 8 fluid ounces of water, constantly stirring; filter, and add sufficient water, through the filter, to make the liquid measure 8 fluid ounces, then dissolve in it 16 troy ounces sugar, with the aid of heat, and strain through muslin while hot. The product, for its permanence and elegant appearance, cannot be surpassed. To prepare this syrup directly from a fluid extract by merely mixing that with simple syrup, would render the preparation uncommonly thin, and introduce an excessively large proquestionable and serious objection. (black snake-root), 1 ounce seneka root, portion of alcohol, which would be an unounce liquorice root, and 1/2 ounce ipecacuanha root in dilute alcohol for 24 hours; then transfer to a percolator and run through two pints; evaporate the excess of alcohol by a water-bath, and convert into a syrup with sufficient quantity of sugar; lastly, treat 2 ounces wild cherry bark with half a pint of cold water, which add to the syrup previously cooled.