Related entries: Gentian
Gentian Root, in No. 10 powder | 10.00 | | | 2 ounces |
Dried Bitter Orange Peel, in No. 10 powde. | 10.00 | | | 2 ounces |
Tincture of Lemon | 10.00 | | | 2 fl. ounces |
Tincture of Orange | 5.00 | | | 1 fl. ounce |
Alcohol | 17.50 | | | 3 1/2 fl. ounces |
Diluted Chloroform Water | to 100.00 | | | to 20 fl. ounces |
Prepare by the repercolation process, using diluted chloroform water as the menstruum, and adding the mixed tinctures and alcohol to the reserved portion.
A product closely resembling compound infusion of gentian is obtained by diluting 1 part of this preparation with 7 parts of distilled water.
Dose.—2 to 4 mils (1/2 to 1 fluid drachm).
The British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911, was published by direction of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.