Syrups
Syrups are generally decoctions that have had Sugar or Honey added both to preserve them for longer keeping, and to make them more palatable. The creation of a syrup follows that for making a Decoction, excepting that once strained and clarified, a sufficient amount of Honey or Sugar is added which is then boiled with the decoction until dissolved and thickened, removing the scum as it rises.

Syrups can be made from any decoction; however, they are most appropriate for Lung medicines and Tonic formula, especially when Honey is added. Nevertheless, various Syrups for different conditions were prepared and kept ready at the Apothecaries.

Syrups are a good way of keeping decoctions and are preferred by children and ‘delicate’ people as their taste is more agreeable.

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Simple Syrups i. Syrups of Fruit and Their Juices Syrup of Lemon Juice Syrup of Orange Syrup of Barberries Syrup of Cherries Syrup of Quinces Syrup of Pomegranate Syrup of Mulberries Syrup of Apples ii. Simple Syrups of Herbs   Simple Syrup Syrup of Wormwood Syrup of Sorrel Syrup of Vinegar (Oxysaccharum) Syrup of Marshmallow Syrup of Aniseed Syrup of Orange Peel Syrup of Betony Juice Syrup of Cinnamon Syrup of Citron Peel The Heavenly Cardiac Syrup of Endive Syrup of Wood Sorrel Juice Syrup of Peony Flowers Syrup of Poppy (Mesue) Syrup of Peach flowers Syrup of Rose Water (The Princely Syrup) Syrup of Rose Solutive (Syrupus Rosaceus Solutivus) Syrup of Dried Roses Syrup of Coltsfoot Syrup of Violet Syrup of the Juice of Violet Syrup of Ginger Syrup of Snails Syrup of Earthworms

Compound Syrups Anti-Asthmatic Syrup (D’Aquin) Byzantine Syrup – Simple & Compound (Mesue) Compound Syrup of Marshmallow Compound Syrup of Vinegar Cordial Syrup Emmenagogue Syrup Exhilarative Syrup (Laurent) Syrup Against Consumption   NEW 7/24 Syrup for Apoplexy of Arnold de Villa Nova Syrup for Asthma (Wirtzung) Syrup for Excess Menstrual Bleeding Syrup for Gonorrhea from Heat    NEW 7/23 Syrup for the Memory Syrup of Agnus Castus Syrup of Agrimony (Mesue) Syrup of Balm (Fernelius) Syrup of Betony (Augustana) Syrup of Betony (Bononiense) Syrup of Calamus (Syrupus de Acorus) Syrup of Chebulic Myrobalan Syrup of Coltsfoot Compound Syrup of Comfrey Compound Syrup of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue) Syrup of Five Opening Roots Syrup of Fumitory Syrup of Fumitory Lesser (Mesue) Syrup of Fumitory Greater (Mesue) Syrup of Fumitory Compound (Augustana) Syrup of Garlic Compound    NEW 7/23 Syrup of Hops Syrup of Horehound Syrup of Horehound (Fernelius) Syrup of Horehound of Hamech Syrup of Hyssop (Mesue) Syrup of Hyssop of Amaran Syrup of Jujube (Mesue) Syrup of Licorice (Mesue) Syrup of Maidenhair Syrup of Mucilages Syrup of Mugwort (Augustana) Syrup of Mugwort Lesser (Bononiense) Syrup of Plantain and Comfrey (Boyle’s Syrup) Syrup of Psyllium (Mesue)    NEW 7/23 Syrup of Quince with Spices (Nicholas) Syrup of Sandalwood (Unani)    NEW 7/24 Syrup of Stoechas (Judeus) Syrup of Stoechas (Fernelius) Syrup of Two Opening Roots Syrup of Violet Compound Syrup of Violet (De morbus internis curanda) Syrup of Water Lily Flowers Syrup of Wormwood (Mesue) Syrup Preventing Nausea and Vomiting Syrup to Purge all Humors of Frankfurt Oxymels – Syrups with Vinegar Simple Oxymel Oxymel of Squill Compound Oxymel

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Syrups from other Systems

Balivivan (Ayurveda)
Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao    NEW 7/23

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See also:
Ayurveda & Siddha Formulas
Chinese Medicine (TCM) Formulas
Tibetan & Mongolian Formulas
Unani Formulas