CABBAGE ROSE.
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t 0 ^"dal-wood oil, oil of rhodium, some of the fixed oils, and spermaceti, have been saidti„ n Occa sionally employed for adulterating attar of roses. But as far as my observa-At? X tends the attar found in the shops of London is very pure.t Ptl) ar °f roses consists of two volatile oils: one solid, the other liquid, at ordinaryfo j^ures, in the proportion of about one part of the first to two parts of the second.[ijjj P ar ate them the attar is to be frozen and compressed between folds of blottinga| c ^ r ’ ,v faich absorbs the liquid and leaves the solid oil; or they may be separated by'‘'Wifi]? 11 ' gr. 0 8), which dissolves the liquid, hut takes up scarcely any thing of
Oil of Roses (Rose-Camphor; Stearoptene of Oil of Roses). —Occurs in crys-plates, fusible at about 95° I\ It is composed, according to Saussure, of carboniil 4l i an d hydrogen 14-889; or an equal number of atoms of carbon and hydrogen,g i>6t states its composition to be, carbon 85-86, hydrogen 14-46.
°f Roses (Elioptene of Oil of Roses). —Has not been accurately exa-' v °nld' ^ Ut * rom Saussure’s analysis of the ordinary attar and of its stearoptene, itCa| c > a fpear to contain oxygen and nitrogen, in addition to carbon and hydrogen. Byatlon ‘he proportions appear to be, carbon 80"56, hydrogen 12-42, oxygen 3-92,2. y (Dumas, Traite de Chim. i. 494).
ci t >| e ( Qxative principle. (Sweet extractive of Pfaff.)—The nature of the laxative prin-hundred-leaved rose has scarcely been examined. Pfaff (Mat. Med. Bd. iv.p ' declares it to be sweet extractive.
ati^ aYsi0 L° GICA L Effects and Uses.—T he petals arc mildly laxative,^°*<e) re em P lo y ed > 011 this account, in the form of syrup (see Syrupus
4° acc ount of its delightful fragrancy this rose is in common use for%t and scent-bags, and is employed for the distillation of roseoq • Its odorous emanations, however, are not always innocuous; butOjfjj Irie persons have acted as a poison (see Murray, App. Med. iii. 160;K^ Toxic °l. Gen.), causing symptoms which, for the most part, are
indicating a disordered condition of the cerebro-spinal system-^•in„ aS . headache, fainting, and hysterical symptoms ; and occasionallyof Dse to local irritation, manifested by sneezing and inflammation
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^Rupus Rosm, L. D. Syrupus Roses centifolia, E. Syrup ofISq (Petals of Rosa centifolia [Damask Rose , E.] dried, Svij. [lb.j. E .];H e j s r [pure, E.], lb. vj. [lb.iij., E.] ; Boiling Water , Oiij. [Oiv. wineAnd '? re .’ -®-] Macerate the Rose Petals in the Water for twelve hours,ra ^ n - [Evaporate the strained liquor, in a water-bath, to Oij. L. I).\(i ent j ad d the sugar [dissolve with the aid of heat, E.] and strain).—Its r ^ ^ ax ative. Used only for young children. Dose, fgij. to f3j.)'ell 0V( . c °lour is heightened by acids; alkalies change it to green or
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fV >lnt ’ fSvi -P [Identified Spirit, f3iij. E.] ; Water, Cong. ij. Let ad’stil.—“ The petals should be preferred when fresh; but it also"ith 5 s . We ll to use those which have been preserved, by beating themdire^ W , 1Ce their weight of muriate of soda,” E. —The Dublin College°f ty ® lb- viij. of the petals of Rosa centifolia, and a sufficient quantityPareq vf’ P rey ent empyreuma. Distil a gallon).—Rose water is pre-•he p r ,.°tfi from fresh and pickled rose leaves, but of course the former"’e]]. c e ^ ra ble. To prevent its becoming sour it should be preserved inI ri ixeq° . d bottles, kept in cool places. Spirit of wine ought not to beit reqq "it, for if a sufficient quantity be added to preserve the water,°n acco IS ^ Un fit f° r some medicinal purposes. Rose water is employed,3. q °f its odour only, as an addition to lotions, collyria, &c.
Lev m Rosm, E. Attar or Otto of Roses. (Its preparation and