Oil-Sugar
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Oil-Sugar is a medicinal preparation made by thoroughly mixing sugar powder with essential oils. It is used primarily to enhance the taste or odor of powders and liquid medicines.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Oil-Sugar, Elaeosaccharum s. Oleo-saccharum (Ph. VII), a medicinal form prepared from sugar and essential oils by thoroughly mixing 2.0 of powdered sugar with 1 drop of essential oil. The exception is E. Aurantii and E. Rosae, for which 1 drop of essential oil is taken for every 4 g of sugar. The most commonly used are Oil-Sugar of mint, dill, and anise. All Oil-Sugar preparations are made ex tempore. At present, they are used almost exclusively for flavoring powders and liquids, in the former case in the same quantity as Saccharum album is given, and in the latter case 8-10.0 per 150-180.0.
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“Oil-Sugar.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/oil-sugar/