in pharmacy, a celebrated composition, so called from scordium, one of its ingredients. It is otherwise termed confectio fracaflorii, and is thus directed by the college.

Take of cinnamon and cassia-wood, of each half an ounce; of true scordium, one ounce; of Cretan dittany, tormentil, bistort, galbanum, and gum-arabic, of each half an ounce; of storax, four drams and an half; of opium, and seeds of fennel, of each one dram and an half; of gentian, half an ounce; of American bole, one ounce and an half; of Lennian sealed earth, half an ounce; of long pepper and ginger, of each two drams; of clarified honey, two pounds and an half; of sugar of roses, one pound; of generous canary, eight ounces; make into an electuary. It is excellent in all kinds of fluxes, and a great strengthener both of the stomach and bowels.