Fluidextractum Zingiberis. U. S.

Botanical name: 

Fluidextractum Zingiberis. U. S.

Fluidextract of Ginger. Fldext. Zingib.

Related entries: Zingiber

Extrait liquide de Gingembre, Fr.; Flüssiges Ingwerextrakt, G.

"Jamaica Ginger, in No. 40 powder, one thousand grammes [or 35 ounces av., 120 grains]. Prepare a Fluidextract by Type Process A, using alcohol as the menstruum." U. S.

This fluidextract is a highly concentrated alcoholic solution of the active principles of ginger. It is transparent, and of a reddish color.

Dose, from five to twenty minims (0.3-1.3 mils).

Off Prep.—Syrupus Zingiberis, U. S.


The Dispensatory of the United States of America, 1918, was edited by Joseph P. Remington, Horatio C. Wood and others.