SINAPIS

(Lat.), n. f. Sian-ap(a3p)'i2s. Gen., -ap'eos (-ap'is). From crivatri, mustard. Fr., moutarde, seneve. Ger., Serif. 1. A genus of cruciferous plants (the mustards) included by Bentham and Hooker in Bra ica. The Sinapieui are a section of the Bra icece. 2. Flour of mustard; of the Br. Ph., black and white mustard seeds powdered and mixed, [a, 35.] 3theroleum s. See MusTARD-oil (Istdef.). Cataplasm a s. Fr., sinapisme. Qer.,Senfteig. Sp.. cataplasm a de mostaza [Sp. Ph.]. A plaster made by triturating together a mixture of 2i oz. of mustard powder with 2 to 3 fl. oz. of lukewarm water and a mixture of 2} oz. of flaxseed meal with 6 to 8 H. oz. of boiling water [Br. Ph.]; or by mixing 1 part of black mustard powder with an equal amount [Ger. Ph., Dan. Ph.] (the nece ary amount [Sp. Ph.], 3 part [Finn. Ph.. Swed. Ph.]) of cold water, or with the nece ary amount of tepid [Fr. Cod.] (lukewarm [Ru . Ph.]) water. The Gr. Ph. directs the addition of part of rye meal and the nece ary amount of vinegar. [B, 95, 119 (a, 38).] Charta cum pulvere s. [Fr. Cod.J. Charta s. [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.. Belg. Ph.]. Fr., sinapismes en feuilles [Fr. Cod.]. Sp., papel sindpico [Sp. Ph.]. A plaster containing mustard deprived of its oil, made by extracting the mustard in No. 60 powder by percolation with benzene, drying the residue and spreading upon stiff, well sized paper by means of an 8- to 10-per-cent. solution of gutta perch a in chloroform, so that each square inch of paper receives about 6 grains of mustard [U. S. Ph.]; or by stirring mustard powder into an 8- to 10-per-cent. solution of gutta perch a in chloroform, and laying cartridge-paper on the mixture so as to make a thin layer on one side of the paper [Br. Ph.]. The Fr. Cod. orders a solution of 4 or 5 parts of caoutchouc in 100 of a mixture of carbon disulphide and petroleum benzene with which to fix the mustard on paper. The Sp. Ph. orders the use of a solution of caoutchouc, the Belg. Ph. a solution of gutta perch a in carbon disulphide only. [B, 95 (a, 38).] E entia s. [Belg. Ph.]. See MUSTARD-OIJ (1st def.). Fariiia s. See S. (2d def.). Farina s. albae [Belg. Ph.]. White mustard-seed dried at a gentle heat and reduced to a medium fine powder. [B, 95 (a, 38).] Farina s. nigrae [Belg. Ph.]. Black mustard-seed prepared like farina s. albas. [B, 95 (a, 38).] Lin i mentum s. compos i tum. A liniment of 2 parts of alcoholic extract of mezereum, 6 of camphor, 15 of castor-oil, 3 of mustard-oil, and SINAPIS ALBA. [A, 327.] alcohol enough to make 100 parts [U. S. Ph.]; or of 40 grains of ethereal extract of mezereum, 120 of camphor, 5 flu i drachms of castor-oil, 1 flu i drachm of mustard-oil, and 4 fl. oz. of alcohol [Br. Ph.]. [B, 5, 95 (a, 38).] Oleum aethereum sinapeos nigrae. Oleum s. (aethereum, seu volatile). See MUSTARD-OI^ (1st def.). Pulvis s. See Powder of MUSTARD. Semen sinapeos (seu s.). See S. nigra (2d def.). Semen s. albae. See S. alba (2d def.) Semen s. nigrae. See S. nigra (2d def.). Semen s. pulver a tum. Fr., poudre de moutarde noire [Fr. Cod.]. Black mustard dried at about 40 C., powdered or ground, and sifted through a No. 25 sieve [Fr. Cod.] (a 300-mesh sieve [Ru . Ph.], a 100-mesh sieve [Swed. Ph.]). [B. 95 (a, 38).] Semina s. iiigrne, Sinapeos semen See S. nigra (2d def.). S. alba. Fr., moutarde blanche [Fr. Cod.], seneve blanc (ou anglais), semence de moutarde blanche (2d def.). Ger., tvei er (oder gelber, Oder enO, no; Oa, not; O3, whole; Th, thin; Th2, the; U, like oo in too; 353 [s. 487]