A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . tion is to con-tain equal parts by weight ofdried jelly and sugar. Dose.—Ad libitum. Limon; 17. S. Lemon. Limone, G.; Citron, F.; Lim-on, Sp.; Citron, Sw. Origin. — Citrus JOimo-num, Risso (Aurantiacece). Habitat. — Cultivated insub-tropical countries. Part used. —The freshfruit. Description.—Oval,bright yellow, with nipple-shaped apex, glandulpus rind ; Fia , natural size,containing an agreeably acid juice. The rind is fragrant, bitter. Mustbe fresh and sound. Constituents.—See Limonis Cortex and Limonis Succus. Eachlemon yields from t
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . tion is to con-tain equal parts by weight ofdried jelly and sugar. Dose.—Ad libitum. Limon; 17. S. Lemon. Limone, G.; Citron, F.; Lim-on, Sp.; Citron, Sw. Origin. — Citrus JOimo-num, Risso (Aurantiacece). Habitat. — Cultivated insub-tropical countries. Part used. —The freshfruit. Description.—Oval,bright yellow, with nipple-shaped apex, glandulpus rind ; Fia , natural size,containing an agreeably acid juice. The rind is fragrant, bitter. Mustbe fresh and sound. Constituents.—See Limonis Cortex and Limonis Succus. Eachlemon yields from twenty to thirty grams (f to 1 fluidounce) of juice. Medicinal Uses.—Used in the form of lemonade as a coolingdrink to assuage thirst and reduce feverishness. Antiscorbutic. Alsoused in Hepatic troubles, biliousness, etc. Limonis Cortex; U. S. Lemon-Peel. Citronenschale, Limonenschale, G.; ^Jcorce de citron, Zeste de limon,F. ; Citronskal, Sw. Part used.—The rind of the fresh —See the Pharmacopoeia, page 650 A COMPANION TO THE Constituents.—Volatile oil (oil of lemon) and a bitter substancecalled hesperidin. Quartered Lemon-Peel, with a thick, white, fleshy layer on the innersurface, is often met with in the trade, and is inferior, as the volatileoil is only found in the external thin yellow glandulous layer (theflavedo). Properties and Uses.—Used for flavoring purposes only. LIMONIS SYKUPUS ; U. S. Syrup of Lemon. Heat one hundred and twenty cubic centimeters (4 fluidounces)lemon juice to boiling ; add six grams (92 grains) lemon-peel, freshlygrated, and let the mixture stand until cool. Filter, adding enoughwater through the filter to make the total filtrate measure one hundredand twenty cubic centimeters (4 fluidounces). In this dissolve one hun-dred and eighty grams (6 ounces 150 grains) sugar without the use ofheat. Strain. LIMONIS CORTICIS KECENTIS of Fresh Lemon-Peel. Percolate five hundred grams (17f- avoird
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