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.

Simple Syrups	Compound Syrups
i. Syrups of Fruit and Their Juices	Anti-Asthmatic Syrup (D’Aquin)
Syrup of Lemon Juice	Byzantine Syrup – Simple & Compound (Mesue)
Syrup of Orange	Compound Syrup of Marshmallow
Syrup of Barberries	Compound Syrup of Vinegar
Syrup of Cherries	Cordial Syrup
Syrup of Quinces	Emmenagogue Syrup
Syrup of Pomegranate	Exhilarative Syrup (Laurent)
Syrup of Mulberries	Syrup Against Consumption NEW 7/24
Syrup of Apples	Syrup for Apoplexy of Arnold de Villa Nova
ii. Simple Syrups of Herbs	Syrup for Asthma (Wirtzung)
	Syrup for Excess Menstrual Bleeding
Simple Syrup	Syrup for Gonorrhea from Heat NEW 7/23
Syrup of Wormwood	Syrup for the Memory
Syrup of Sorrel	Syrup of Agnus Castus
Syrup of Vinegar (Oxysaccharum)	Syrup of Agrimony (Mesue)
Syrup of Marshmallow	Syrup of Balm (Fernelius)
Syrup of Aniseed	Syrup of Betony (Augustana)
Syrup of Orange Peel	Syrup of Betony (Bononiense)
Syrup of Betony Juice	Syrup of Calamus (Syrupus de Acorus)
Syrup of Cinnamon	Syrup of Chebulic Myrobalan
Syrup of Citron Peel	Syrup of Coltsfoot Compound
The Heavenly Cardiac	Syrup of Comfrey Compound
Syrup of Endive	Syrup of Dodder of Thyme (Mesue)
Syrup of Wood Sorrel Juice	Syrup of Five Opening Roots
Syrup of Peony Flowers	Syrup of Fumitory
Syrup of Poppy (Mesue)	Syrup of Fumitory Lesser (Mesue)
Syrup of Peach flowers	Syrup of Fumitory Greater (Mesue)
Syrup of Rose Water (The Princely Syrup)	Syrup of Fumitory Compound (Augustana)
Syrup of Rose Solutive (Syrupus Rosaceus Solutivus)	Syrup of Garlic Compound NEW 7/23
Syrup of Dried Roses	Syrup of Hops
Syrup of Coltsfoot	Syrup of Horehound
Syrup of Violet	Syrup of Horehound (Fernelius)
Syrup of the Juice of Violet	Syrup of Horehound of Hamech
Syrup of Ginger	Syrup of Hyssop (Mesue)
Syrup of Snails	Syrup of Hyssop of Amaran
Syrup of Earthworms	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

Syrups from other Systems
Balivivan (Ayurveda)
Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao NEW 7/23