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Related entry: Amygdala Amara, B.P., Bitter Almond.
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.—Compound Powder of Bitter Almonds.Bitter Almonds, freshly blanched | 62.50 | | | 10 ounces |
Refined Sugar, in powder | 31.25 | | | 5 ounces |
Gum Acacia, in powder | 6.25 | | | 1 ounce |
Dry the freshly blanched almonds and reduce them to a suitable consistence by rubbing them lightly in a mortar until as smooth as possible; then add gradually the sugar and gum acacia previously mixed, so as to produce a coarse powder.
The British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911, was published by direction of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.