The pocket formulary and synposis of the British & foreign pharmacopoeias : comprising standard and approved formulae for the preparations & compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry
Date:
1877
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Credit: The pocket formulary and synposis of the British & foreign pharmacopoeias : comprising standard and approved formulae for the preparations & compounds employed in medical practice / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ACETUM Opii. E. Opiiini, sliced, 5iv tr. distilled vluegar f gxvj. Triturate the opium with a little of the viuegar, add the rest, macerate 7 days, straiu, press, and filter. [Dose, 6 drops to 24; 20 drops equal to 30 of tinct. opii.] D. directs giss of coarsely powdered opium to he mace- rated for 7 days in Oj of dilute acetic acid, with occasional agitation. This is prohahly intended to he of the same streugth as tiuctura opii. Dose, 10 to 30 drops. ACETUJI EuBi Imli. p. Raspherry Vinerjar. Macerate 3 parts of the fruit wdth two parts of white viuegar for 10 d.ays, and strain without pressure. The vinegars of other fruits arc prepnred in the same manner. ACETTTM Rut-t:. E. 1711. Rue tbj tr., vinegar Cj. Digest and strain. AcETTiM 8ANC4UiNAEiiE. U. S. As Acetum Lohelifc. AcETUM SciLiiE. B. Macerate squill, bruised, .^iiss in dilute acetic acid Oj for 7 days, then strain with expression, add proof spirit f ^iss, and filter. L. Similar. U.S. 1 to 7^-, P. 1 to 12, G. 1 to 10. AcETUM SiNAPis. Beeal. Mustard gj, vinegar fgxij Distil f ^viij. For outwaTcl use, as d couiiter'iri'ltct'Ui, AolDUir ACETICUM. B. Made from wood by destructive distillation (2S per cent, of anhydrous acetic acid). Sp. gr. 1-044. 182 gr. require for neutralization 1000 gr. mea- sures of the vohiuictric solution of soda. See A. Pyrolig- ncum. U.S. 30 per cent, anhyd. acid. G. 30 per cent. P. sp. gr. 1-06. AciDUM AcETicuM Glaciale. B. Concentrated acetic acid, corresponding to at least 84 per cent, of anhyd- rous ncid. B. 1864. Place acetate of soda =xx in a jiorcclaiii hasin on a moderately warm sand bath, apply heat till it liquefies, and continuing the heat, stir until tiu; salt becomes pulverulent; let the heat be now raised so as to |)roduce fusion, and then iust;intly remove the siilt from tli(^ lire. As soon as it has cooled, break u]) tlie mass, and place it in a stoppered retort capable of holding three pints, and cf)nnecf,ed with a I;iebig's condenser. I'oursul- phuricacid .^viij wt.on the salt, (|uicl;ly rei)lace the stopjicr, and wiien the distillation of acetic acid begins to slacken, continue it with the aid of beat until l'=vj have passed ■over. Mix f 3j of tlie acetic acid tlius obtained witli