Mistura Amygdalae Amarae Composita, B.P.C. Compound Bitter Almond Mixture.

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Related entry: Bitter Almond - Bitter Almond Mixture

Compound Bitter Almond Powder 12.50 | 2 ½ ounces
Distilled Water to 100.00 | to 20 fl. ounces

Add a small quantity of the water to the powder, and rub to a thin paste; then gradually add the remainder of the water, and strain. This preparation contains a variable amount of hydrocyanic acid.

Dose.—15 to 30 mils (½ to 1 fluid ounce).


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