Pharmaceutical Notes.
Botanical name:
Preparations:
Editor Amer. Jour. Pharmacy:
I send you a formula for Tinct. Cinchonae Comp. which I find does not deposit any sediment. (see also Amer. Jour. Ph., 1861, p. 196.)
| Rx. | Red Peruvian Bark, | ℥4, |
| Bitter Orange Peel, | ℥3, | |
| Serpentaria, | grs. 360, moderately fine powder, | |
| Saffron, "Spanish," | grs. 120, moderately coarse powder, | |
| Dilute Alcohol, using 2 parts stronger alcohol to 1 of water, | a sufficient quantity to obtain by percolation 2 ½ pints of tincture. |
I dispense with the Red Saunders, as I find no reason for its employment, and obtain a very dark and handsome tincture with the above formula.
I also send a formula for the very popular antacid soda mint:
| Rx. | Sodae Bicarb. | ℥i, |
| Spts. Ammon. Aromat., | ℥i, | |
| Aquae Menth. Viridis, | f℥xij. |
M. Filter.
Dose: One to two tablespoonfuls for an adult one-half to two teaspoonfuls for an infant.
I would like to see a better formula for soda mint, if any of the many readers of this journal will send it.
Yours,
W. RANSTEAD JONES.
Mt. Airy, Phila., April 26, 1871.
