Emulsio Olei Morrhuae, B.P.C. Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil.

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Related entry: Cod-liver oil

Cod-liver Oil 50.00 | 10 fl. ounces
Gum Acacia, in fine powder 12.50 | 2 ½ ounces
Syrup 6.25 | 1 ¼ fl. ounces
Oil of Bitter Almond, without Hydrocyanic Acid 0.10 | 10 minims
Distilled Water ... to 100.00 | to 20 fl. ounces

Triturate the cod-liver oil with the gum, add 25 (5 fluid ounces) of water, and stir briskly till emulsified; then add the oil of bitter almond, syrup, and sufficient water to produce the required volume.
Dose.—8 to 30 mils (2 to 8 fluid drachms).


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