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Home » The British Pharmaceutical Codex. » The Preparations.

Decocta. Decoctions.

  • Decoctions

Decoctions for which directions are not specifically given should be prepared by boiling 5 of the bruised drug with 120 of distilled water for ten minutes, then straining and, if necessary, making up the volume to 100 by passing distilled water through the strainer.


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

  • Decoctum Acalyphae, B.P.C. Decoction of Acalypha.
  • Decoctum Althaeae, B.P.C. Decoction of Althaea.
  • Decoctum Anthemidis et Papaveris, B.P.C. Decoction of Chamomile and Poppy.
  • Decoctum Belae, B.P.C. Decoction of Bael Fruit.
  • Decoctum Berberidis Corticis, B.P.C. Decoction of Barberry Bark.
  • Decoctum Chondri, B.P.C. Decoction of Irish Moss.
  • Decoctum Cydoniae, B.P.C. Decoction of Quince Seeds.
  • Decoctum Gallae, B.P.C. Decoction of Galls.
  • Decoctum Granati Fructus Corticis, B.P.C. Decoction of Pomegranate Rind.
  • Decoctum Hemidesmi, B.P.C. Decoction of Hemidesmus.
  • Decoctum Lappae, B.P.C. Decoction of Lappa.
  • Decoctum Tussilaginis, B.P.C. Decoction of Coltsfoot.
  • Decoctum Ulmi Fulvae, B.P.C. Decoction of Slippery Elm.
  • Decoctum Ulmi, B.P.C. Decoction of Elm.
‹ Creta cum Camphora, B.P.C. Camphorated Chalk. up Decoctum Acalyphae, B.P.C. Decoction of Acalypha. ›

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