Synonym.—Pill-coating Mucilage.
Related entry: Gum Acacia
Gum Acacia, in powder | 10.00 | | | 2 ounces |
Tragacanth, in powder | 2.50 | | | 1/2 ounce |
Chloroform | 0.52 | | | 50 minims |
Distilled Water | to 100.00 | | | to 20 fl. ounces |
Mix the chloroform with the powders, and add sufficient distilled water to produce the required volume. This mixture has been recommended for moistening pills previous to coating.
The British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911, was published by direction of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.