British pharmacopoeia 1867 / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical act (1858).

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1880
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Credit: British pharmacopoeia 1867 / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical act (1858). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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the green colouring matter previously separated, and stirring the whole together assiduously, continue the evaporation at a temperature not exceeding 140°, until the extract is of a suit- able consistence for forming pills. Dose.—2 to 6 grains. Preparations. Pilula Conii composita . 2^ parts in 3 Vapor Conise EXTEACTUM EEOrOTiE LIQUIDUM. Liquid Exteact of Ergot. / ^ / Take of Ergot, in coarse powder . . .1 pound Ether f 1 F°*> or a suf- 1 ficiency Distilled Water . . . .31 pints Rectified Spirit .... 8 fluid ounces Shake the ether in a bottle with half a pint of the water, and after separation decant the ether. Place the ergot in a percola- tor, and free it from its oil by passing the washed ether slowly through it. Remove the marc, and digest it in three pints of the water at 160° for twelve hours. Press out, strain, and evaporate the liquor by the heat of a water-bath to nine fluid ounces; when cold, add the spirit. Allow it to stand for an hour to coagulate, then filter. The product should measure sixteen fluid ounces. Dose.—10 to 30 minims. EXTEACTUM FILICIS LIQUIDUM. Liquid Extract of Male Fern. Take of Male Fern, in coarse powder 2 pounds Ether .... 4 pints, or a sufficiency