Mistura Acaciae, B.P.C. Acacia Mixture.

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Synonym.—Mistura Mucilaginosa.

Related entry: Gum Acacia - Mixtures

Gum Acacia, in coarse powder 6.00 | 1 oz. 87 ½ gr.
Syrup 16.00 | 3 fl. oz. 96 min.
Orange-flower Water 6.00 | 1 fl. oz. 96 min.
Distilled Water to 100.00 | to 20 fl. ounces

Dissolve the gum by trituration with 70 (14 fluid ounces) of the distilled water, add the orange-flower water and syrup and sufficient distilled water to produce the required volume. This preparation must not be confused with Mucilago Acaciae.

Dose.—4 to 15 mils (1 to 4 fluid drachms).


The British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911, was published by direction of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.