=Essence of Jas'mine.= See SPIRIT and OIL (Volatile).

=Essence of Jes'samine.= See SPIRIT and OIL.

=Essence of Jon'quil.= See SPIRIT and OIL.

=Essence of Lav'ender.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA LAVANDULae (ODORATA), L. _Prep._ 1.

Oil of lavender (Mitcham), 2 oz.; rectified spirit (strongest), 1 pint.

2. As the strongest _Eau de lavende_. See SPIRIT.

=Essence of Lavender (Red).= See SPIRIT and TINCTURE.

=Essence of Lem'on.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA LIMONIS, L. _Prep._ 1. See OIL (Volatile).

2. (W. Procter.) Fresh oil of lemons, 1 fl. oz.; deodorised alcohol (strongest flavourless rectified), 8 fl. oz.; exterior yellow rind of lemons (fresh), 1/2 oz.; digest 48 hours, and filter. Used for flavouring mixtures, pastry, &c.

3. From oil of lemons, as ESSENCE OF ALLSPICE. Used as the last.

=Essence of Lemon Peel.= _Syn._ ESSENCE OF LEMON RIND, QUINTESCENCE OF L.

P.; ESSENTIA CORTICIS LIMONIS, L. _Prep._ 1. Yellow peel of fresh lemons, 1/2 lb.; spirit of wine, 1 pint; digest for a week, press, and filter.

Very fragrant.

2. Yellow peel of fresh lemons, 1 lb.; boiling water, 1/2 gall.; infuse 1 hour, express the liquor, boil down to 1/2 pint, cool, and add oil of lemon, 1/4 oz., dissolved in spirit of wine, 1-1/2 pint; mix, and filter.

Used as the preceding.

=Essence of Lov'age.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA LEVISTICI, L. _Prep._ (Ph. Wurt.) Lovage root (_levistic.u.m officinale_), 2 oz.; lovage seeds, 1 oz.; rectified spirit, 10 oz.; digest a week, and filter. Aromatic, stomachic, and diaph.o.r.etic.--_Dose_, 1/2 dr. to 1 dr.; in dyspepsia, dropsies, &c.

=Essence, Madden's.= Concentrated infusion of roses.

=Essence of Malt.= See COLOURING.

=Essence of Mint.= _Syn._ ESSENCE OF SPEARMINT; ESSENTIA MENTHae, E. M.

SPICATae, E. M. VIRIDIS, L. _Prep._ As ESSENCE OF PEPPERMINT.

=Essence of Moss-Rose= (from the 'Chemist and Druggist'). Otto of rose, 1-1/2 dr.; essence of ambergris, 2-1/2 oz.; essence of musk, 1 oz.; alcohol, 15 oz.; concentrated rose water, 10 oz. Mix, and shake frequently for a week.

=Essence of Musk.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA MOSCHI, TINCTURA M. CONCENTRATA, L.

_Prep._ 1. Grain musk, 2 oz., and boiling water, 1 pint, are digested together in a close vessel until cold, when rectified spirit of wine, 7 pints, is added; the vessel (preferably a tin bottle) being corked close, and tied over with bladder, the whole is digested, with frequent agitation, for 2 months, in the sunshine (in summer), or in an equally warm situation in winter. At the end of the time the essence is decanted and filtered.

2. Grain musk, 1/4 oz.; rectified spirit of wine, 2 pints; essence of ambergris, 1 fl. oz.; digest as before.

3. Musk (from the bladder, rubbed very small), 5 oz.; civet, 1 oz.; essence of ambergris, 1 pint; spirit of ambrette, 1 gall.; as before.

_Obs._ All the preceding formulae yield superior essences, but the product of the last is of the very finest quality, and such as is seldom sold, except by the most celebrated houses, when it fetches a very high price.

It is powerfully and deliciously odorous, and has received the approval of royalty itself, both in these kingdoms and on the Continent. The second formula also produces a very fine article, but less choice than just referred to. The digestion should be long continued, and on no account less than 3 weeks, as otherwise much fragrant matter is left undissolved.

The addition of 1 fl. dr. of either liquor of ammonia or liquor of pota.s.sia (the first is best) to each pint of the essence, vastly increases its fragrance. The essence of musk of the wholesale London druggists is generally made by merely digesting the freshly emptied musk pods in rectified spirit. Sometimes a little (a very little) grain musk is added.

See ESSENCE ROYALE and ESSENCE OF AMBERGRIS.

4. (Guibourt.) Musk, 1 part; proof spirit, 12 parts; digest a fortnight, or longer. Used in dispensing, &c.

=Essence of Musk Seed.= See ESSENCE D'AMBRETTE.

=Essence of Mus'tard.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA SINAPIS, L. _Prep._ (Whitehead's.) Black mustard seed (bruised), and camphor, of each 2 oz.; oil of rosemary, 3 dr.; balsam of tolu, 1 dr.; annatto, 1/2 dr.; digest a week, and filter.

=Essence of Myr'tle.= _Syn._ ESSENCE OF MYRTLE BLOSSOMS; ESSENCE DE MYRTE, ESPRIT DE M., Fr. _Prep._ Myrtle tops (in blossom), 2-1/2 lbs.; proof spirit, 9 pints; digest 3 days, then distil 1 gall. A pleasant perfume.

See OIL (Volatile).

=Essence of Nero'li.= _Syn._ ESSENCE DE FLEURS D'ORANGES, ESPRIT DE F.

D'O., Fr. _Prep._ 1. Neroli, 3 dr.; rectified spirit of wine, 1 pint; mix.

A delicious perfume.

2. Oil of orange, 2 dr.; orris root (bruised), 1/2 oz.; ambergris, 10 gr.; neroli, 35 drops; spirits of wine, 1 pint; digest 14 days, and filter.

Very fragrant, but less 'chaste' than the last.

=Essence of Nut'meg.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA MYRISTICae, E. M. MOSCHATae, E. NUCIS M., L. _Prep._ From essential oil of nutmeg, as ESSENCE OF ALLSPICE. Used as a flavouring or zest by cooks, liqueuristes, and confectioners.

=Essence, Odontal'gic.= See ESSENCE, TOOTHACHE.

=Essence d'illets.= [Fr.] _Prep._ From cinnamon, 3 oz.; cloves, 1-1/4 oz.

(both well bruised); rectified spirit, 1 quart; digest for a week. Oil of cloves and spirit of cloves also bear this name in some places.

=Essence of O'pium.= See ESSENCE ANODYNE, No. 1. BLACK DROP and ROUSSEAU'S LAUDANUM have also been sometimes so called.

=Essence of O'range.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA AURANTII, L. _Prep._ As ESSENCE OF LEMON.

=Essence of Orange Peel.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA CORTICIS AURANTII, L. _Prep._ 1.

(Golden.) Fresh yellow rind of orange, 4 oz.; rectified spirit and water, of each 1/2 pint; digest for a week, press, filter, and add of sherry wine, 1 quart. A pleasant liqueur.

2. (Saccharated.) See OLEO-SACCHARUM.

=Essence d'Orient.= [Fr.] A pearly-looking substance, found at the base of the scales of the blay or bleak, a small fish of the genus _cyprinus_.

_Prep._ The scales are sc.r.a.ped from the fish into a tub containing water, and after agitation and repose the fluid is poured off, and its place supplied with fresh water, and this in its turn, after agitation and repose, is also poured off. This part of the operation is repeated till the 'essence' and scales are perfectly freed from impurities, when the whole is thrown on a sieve, which retains the latter, but allows the former to flow through. After repose for a short time, the essence is obtained as a deposit at the bottom of the vessel.

_Obs._ Essence d'Orient has a bluish-white and pearly aspect, and is employed to cover the interior of gla.s.s bubbles and beads, in imitation of pearls and mother-of-pearl. Its tendency to putrefaction, while in the moist state, may be obviated by the addition of a little liquor of ammonia.

=Essence of Patch'ouli.= _Syn._ ESSENCE DE PATCHOULIE, ESPRIT DE POUCHa PaT [Fr.]. _Prep._ 1. Indian patchouli (leaves or foliaceous tops), 2-1/2 lb.; rectified spirit, 9 pints; digest for a week; add of water, 1 gall.; oil of lavender (Mitcham), 3 dr.; common salt, 2 lbs.; agitate well together, distil over (rapidly) 1 gallon, and add of essence of musk, 3-1/2 fl. dr. A very fashionable perfume. Essence of patchouli, thus prepared, has been largely used, both at court and by the n.o.bility generally.

2. Patchouli, 3 oz.; rectified spirit, 1 pint; digest a week, press, and filter. A still commoner kind is made with proof spirit.

=Essence of Pear.= _Syn._ ESSENCE OF JARGONELLE.

=Essence of Pen'nyroyal.= See ESSENTIA PULEGII, E. MENTHae P., L. _Prep._ From pennyroyal (_Mentha pulegium_), as ESSENCE OF PEPPERMINT. Stimulant, carminative, and emmenagogue. Used in dispensing, especially to make extemporaneous pennyroyal water.

=Essence of Pep'permint.= _Syn._ ESSENTIA MENTHae PIPERITae (B. P.) L.

_Prep._ 1. (B. P.) Oil of peppermint, 1 part; rectified spirit, 4 parts.

Mix.--_Dose_, 10 to 20 minims.

2. To the last add of herb peppermint, parsley leaves, or spinach leaves (preferably one of the first two), 1/2 oz., and digest for a week, or until sufficiently coloured. Sap green (10 or 12 gr., rubbed up with a teaspoonful of hot water) is also used for the same purpose. A delicate light green.