Acetum Ipecacuanhae.—Vinegar of Ipecacuanha.
Botanical name:
Preparations:
Related entry: Ipecacuanha (U. S. P.)—Ipecac
Preparation.—Ipecacuanha (No. 20 powder), 1 ounce (av.); diluted acetic acid, q. s. for 20 fluid ounces (Imp.). After moistening the drug with a sufficient amount of the acid, macerate 24 hours, then pack the moistened powder in a percolator, and gradually add the diluted acid until 20 fluid ounces (Imp.) are obtained.
Description, Uses, and Dosage.—The foregoing process is in accordance with that of the British Pharmacopoeia, and yields a yellow-brown preparation retaining permanently the emetic constituents in solution. A feeble, cutaneous irritant and expectorant. The uses are those of Ipecacuanha, which see. The dose ranges from 5 to 40 minims.
