The British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Acts XXI & XXII Victoria Cap. XC (1858) and XXV & XXVI Victoria Cap. XCI (1862).

Date:
1898
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Credit: The British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Acts XXI & XXII Victoria Cap. XC (1858) and XXV & XXVI Victoria Cap. XCI (1862). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Macerate the Cantharides in eighteen fluid ounces (or nine hundred cubic centimetres) of the mixture of Glacial Acetic Acid and Distilled Water for twenty-four hours; transfer to a percolator; when the Uquid ceases to pass, pour sufficient of the haenstruum in successive portions over the contents of the percolator to produce one pint (or one thousand cubic centimetres) of the Vinegar of Cantharides. ACBTUM IPECACUANHA. Vinegar of Ipecacuanlia. IMPERIAL METRIC Liquid Extract of Ipecacuanha 1 fl. ounce . . '^^^^^ {centimetres Alcohol (90 per cent.) . . 2 fl. ounces j^^^ I centimetres Diluted Acetic Acid . . 17 fl. ounces i^^^ ^^^^^ (centimetres Mix; filter, and if necessary add sufficient Diluted Acetic Acid to produce one pint (or one thousand cubic centimetres) of the Vmegar of Ipecacuanha. Dose.—10 to 30 minims. ACETUM SCILLA. Vinegar of Squill, SquiU; bruised siounTes 19^ ™ 4 2 ounces . 125 grammes Diluted Acetic Acid f ^ P^°* • 1000 cubic centimetres . ^ or a sufficient quantity directedTor 'V' ^^'^^^^ —-^ion as sWd r.1 The resulting Vinegar of Squill ^hould measure one pmt (or one thousand%ubic centi- Dose.—lO to 30 minims. B 2