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

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MISTURA AMYGDALAE AMARAE, B.P.C.
BITTER ALMOND MIXTURE.

Related entry: Bitter Almond

Bitter Almonds 7.50 | 1 1/2 ounces
Distilled Water to 100.00 | to 20 fl. ounces

Blanch the almonds in cold water and triturate with a little of the distilled water to form a thin paste; then gradually add sufficient distilled water to make up to the required volume, and strain. This preparation is used as a basis for skin lotions.


MISTURA AMYGDALAE AMARAE COMPOSITA, B.P.C.
COMPOUND BITTER ALMOND MIXTURE.

Compound Bitter Almond Powder 12.50 | 2 1/2 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 (1/2 to 1 fluid ounce).


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