The standard formulary : a collection of nearly five thousand formulas : for pharmaceutical preparations, family remedies, toilet articles, veterinary remedies, soda fountain requisites, and miscellaneous preparations especially adapted to the requirements of retail druggists / by Albert E. Ebert and A. Emil Hiss.

  • Ebert, Albert E. (Albert Ethelbert), 1840-1906.
Date:
1900
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Credit: The standard formulary : a collection of nearly five thousand formulas : for pharmaceutical preparations, family remedies, toilet articles, veterinary remedies, soda fountain requisites, and miscellaneous preparations especially adapted to the requirements of retail druggists / by Albert E. Ebert and A. Emil Hiss. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Elixir of Sumbul. (Elixir of Musk Root.) Fluid extract of sumbul fl.oz. 2k Alcohol fl.oz. 1 Adjuvant elixir fl.oz. 12^ Purified talcum av.oz. ^ Triturate the fluid extract with the talcum, add the alcohol and elixir, and filter. Each fluidram represents about 10 gr. of sumbul. Elixir of Sumbul, Compound. I. Fluid extract of sumbul fl.oz. 2 Fluid extract of scullcap fl.dr. 4 Fluid extract of valerian fl.dr. 1 Alcohol fl.oz. 1 Adjuvant elixir, enough to make.fl.oz. 16 Purified talcum av.oz. ^ Mix the fluid extracts and alcohol, add the talcum, shake well, then add the elixir, shake again, and filter. Each fluidram represents 7^ gr. of sum- bul, about 2 gr.of scullcap, and about 4^ gr. of valerian. II. Fluid extract of sumbul fl.oz. 2 Alcohol fl.oz. 1 Elixir of ammonium valerianate, fl.oz. 8 Simple elixir fl.oz. 5 Mix the fluid extract and alcohol, add the two elixirs, and filter through talcum. Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of ammonium valerianate and represents 7-|- gr. of sumbul. These two mixtures are quite dissimilar, but both are dispensed under the name compound tincture of sumbul. ■ Elixir of Sumbul and Ammonium Valerianate. Refer to Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate and its combinations. By way of comparison, refer also to *he formula immediately preceding. Elixir of Tar. Glycerite of tar fl.oz. 4 Elixir of cherries fl.oz. 12 Each fluidram represents nearly 1 gr. of tar. Elixir of Tar, Compound. Syrup of wild cherry fl.oz. SJ Syrup of tolu. . •. fl.oz. 3^ Morphine sulphate gr. 2-i- Methylic alcohol fl.dr. 6 Distilled water, hot fl.dr. 1 Wine of tar, enough to make.. .fl.oz. 16 Dissolve the morphine sulphate in the wa- ter, add the solution to the two syrups pre- viously mixed, then add the methylic alcohol and the wine of tar. Each fluidram contains 1-50 gr. of mor- phine sulphate.—N. F. Most of the methyl alcohol of the market is very impure; the above requires an abso- lutely pure article. Elixir of Tar with. Calcium and Sod- ium Hypophosphites. Refer to Elixir of Calcium Hypophosphite and its combinations. Elixir of Terpin Hydrate. Terpin hydrate gr. 128 Glycerin fl.oz. 1 Alcohol fl. oz. 2 Simple elixir, enough to make.fl.oz. 16 Each fluidram contains 1 gr. of terpin hydrate. Elixirs Containing Valerianate of Ammonium. All elixirs containing valerianate of am- monium may be found under the head of Elixir of Ammonium Valerianate. Elixir of Valerianate of Iron. Refer for this to Elixir of Iron combina- tions. Elixir of Valerianates of Iron, Qui- nine and Zinc.—(Elixir of Triple Valerianates.) Iron valerianate gr. 64 Quinine valerianate gr. 64 Zinc valerianate gr. 64 Tincture of cudbear .fl.dr. 2 Valerianic acid sufficient Simple elixir, enough to make, .fl.oz. 16 Triturate the 8 valerianates with 8 fluid- ounces of elixir to a smooth paste, add, if necessary, a very small amount of the acid, just enough to dissolve the salts, then add the tincture and the remainder of the elixir, and filter. If too much valerianic acid has been added so that it is betrayed by its odor, it should be exactly neutralized by stirring with a glass rod repeatedly dipped in dilute ammo- nia water. Each fluidram contains k gr. each of the valerianates of iron, quinine and zinc.