Aurantium

(aw-ran' -ske-um). Orange. The fruit of Citrus vulgar is and C. aurantium. Both the flowers and the rind of the fruit are employed in medicine. The volatile oil from the rind is aromatic and a mild tonic but is used mainly as a flavor. A. amara, Ext. Fid., bitter orange peel, alcohol, and water. Used as a flavor. Dose 3 -j. A. amara, Tinct., bitter orange peel 20, dilute alcohol, q. s. ad 100. Dose A. corticis, Ol., the volatile oil expre ed from the rind of the orange. Dose gtt. j-v. A. dulcis, Tinct., sweet orange peel 20, dilute alcohol, q. s. ad loo. Dose A., Elixir, oil of orange I, sugar 100, alcohol and water, q. s. ad 300. A. flores, Aq., fresh orange flowers 40, water 200. Distil to 100 parts. A. florum, OL, " oil of neroli," a volatile oil distilled from fresh orange flowers. Dose gtt. j-v. A. florum, Syr., sugar 85, orange-flower water q. s. A flavoring-agent. A., Infus. (B. P.). Dose A., Infus., Comp. (B. P.). Dose A., Spt., oil of orange 6, alcohol 94. Dose according to quantity of alcohol desired. A., Spt., Comp., oil of orange-peel, 20, oil of lemon 5, oil of coriander 2, oil of anise 5, deodorized alcohol q. s. A., Syr., sweet-orange peel, precipitated calcium phosphate, each 5, sugar 70, alcohol and water q. s. A., Tinct. (B. P.). Dose fjj-ij. A., Tinct. Recent is (B. P.), tinct. of fresh orange-peel. A.,Vinum(B P.), 12 per cent, of alcohol.