Saccharin : the place of saccharin in pharmacy, with formulae / by Professor Attfield.

  • Attfield, John, 1835-1911.
Date:
1889
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Credit: Saccharin : the place of saccharin in pharmacy, with formulae / by Professor Attfield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    CONFECTIO PIPERIS (P.L.) SACCH ARINATA. Saccharinated Ward's Paste. Take of Black Pepper, in fine powder ... ... ... .. ... i pounJ. Elecampane Root, in fine powder ... .. ... ... i pound. Fennel Fruit, in fine powder 3 pounds. Saccharin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 93 grains. Tragacantli, in fine powuer ... ... ... ... ... Iounce. Distilled Water a sufficiency. Rub the dry ingredients together, and keep the product in a covered vessel. When the confection is to be iised, rub 5 parts by weight of the powder with 4 similar parts by weight of the water, in a mortar, until incorporated. The strength, and therefore the dose, are similar to those of the old confection of the London Pharmacopoeia. Dose.—60 to 120 grains. It contains I part of pepper in 9 parts. CONFECTIO SCAMMONII SACCHARIN ATA. (t part of scammony resin in about 3 parts.) Take of Resin ot Scammony, in powder ... ... ... ... 6 ounces. Ginger, in fine powder ... ... ... ... ... 3 ounces. Oil of Cai-away ... ... ... ... ... ... \ fluid ounce. Oil of Cloves ... ... ... ... ... -J fluid ounce. Saccharin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 grains. Tragacanth, in powder ... ... ... ... ... |-ounce. Distilled Water ... ... ... ^ ... ... ... loj fluid ounces. Mix. This confection is of the same strength as that of the Confection of Scammony of the British Pharmacopoeia, hence the dose is the same. It should be recently prepared. Dose.—lo to 30 grains. CONFECTIO SENN/E SACC CONCENT. Concentrated Saccharinated Confection of Senna. Take of Senna, in fine powder ... .. ... ... ... ... 7 ounces. Coriander Fruit, in fine powder ... ... ... ... .. 3 ounces. Figs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 ounces. Tamarind 9 ounces. Cassia Pulp 9 ounces. Prunes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 ounces. Extract of Liquorice I ounce. Saccharin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 grains. Distilled Water ... ... ... a sufficiency to make y]\ ounces. Boil the figs and prunes gently with some distilled water in a covered vessel for four hours, then mix the tamarind and cassia pulp, digest for two hours, and