Spiritus Anisi. U. S., Br. Spirit of Anise. Sp. Anisi.

Related entry: Oil of Anise

Essence of Anise; Teinture d'essence d'anis vert, Fr. Cod.; Anisgeist. G.

Oil of Anise, one hundred mils [or 3 fluid-ounces, 183 minims]; Alcohol, a sufficient quantity to make one thousand mils [or 33 fluid-ounces 6½ fluidrachms]. Mix the oil with sufficient alcohol to make the product measure one thousand mils [or 33 fluidounces. 6 ½ fluidrachms]." U. S. "Oil of Anise, 100 millilitres; Alcohol (90 per cent.), sufficient to produce 1000 millilitres. Dissolve. When not clear, shake with a little powdered talc and filter." Br.

Dose, as a stomachic and carminative, from twenty to sixty minims (1.3-3.75 mils), properly diluted.

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