Tinctura Jaborandi.—Tincture of Jaborandi.
Botanical name:
Related entry: Pilocarpus (U. S. P.)—Pilocarpus
Preparation.—"Take of jaborandi, in No. 40 powder, 5 ounces (av.); proof spirit (49 %), 1 pint (Imp.)"—(Br. Pharm., 1885). Prepare as directed for Tinctura Sennae. The British Pharmacopoeia (1898) directs: Take of "jaborandi leaves, in No. 40 powder, 4 ounces (Imp.), or 200 grammes (Metric); alcohol (45 per cent), a sufficient quantity. Moisten the powder with 2 ½ fluid ounces (or 125 cubic centimeters) of alcohol, and complete the percolation process. The resulting tincture should measure 1 pint, or 1000 cubic centimeters"—(Br. Pharm., 1898).
Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage.—(See Pilocarpus.) Dose, 10 to 60 minims.
