PKOCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Classification of medicinal forms — Continued. 



III. — Pharmaceutical prei^arations— Continued. 



B. — Liquids — Continued. 



Vina. 



(Wines.) 



Cerevisiae. 



(Beers.) 



Spiritus. 



(Spirits.) 



.ffltherea. 



(Ethers.) 



Oleoresinae. 



(Oleoresius. ) 



Extracta fluida. 



(Fluid extracts.) 



Glycerita. 



(Glycerites.) 



Olea destillata. 



(Volatile oils.) 



Olea pinguia. 

 (Fixed oils.) 



Olea infusa. 



(Medicated oils.) 



Linimenta. 



(Liniments.) 



Enemata. 



(Enemas.) 



Jusculi. 



(Broths.) 



Preparations analogous to tinctures in 

 which the menstruum is wine. 



Medicinal preparations in which beer is 

 the solvent. 



Alcoholic solutions of volatile princi- 

 ples, prepared by distillation or solu- 

 tion. 



Peculiar, fragrant, sweetish, very vola- 

 tile inflammable substances, formed by 

 the action of acids on alcohol. 



Extracted from drugs by means of ether. 

 They have the property of retaining 

 their fluidity and composition after the 

 evaporation of the menstruum. 



Permanent concentrated solutions of vege- 

 table drugs. Prepared by percolation 

 and concentration. 



Solutions of medicinal substances in gly- 

 cerine. 



Volatile oils obtained from plants by dis- 

 tillation. 



Non- volatile oils obtained from both the 

 animal and vegetable kingdoms. Gen- 

 erally compounds of glycerine, with a 

 peculiar acid. 



Infusions of medicinal substances in fixed 

 oils. 



Liquid or semi-liqixid preparations in- 

 tended for application to the skin by 

 friction. 



Liquid medicines intended for injection 

 into the rectum. 



'Decoctions having for their base the 

 flesh of animals, to which medicinal 

 substances may be added. 



Examples. 

 Wine of Antimony. 



B i (i r e autiscorbu- 

 tique, (Codex.) 



Spirits of Lavender. 



Acetic Ether. 



Oleoresin of Cu- 

 bebs. 



Fluid Extract of 

 Gentian. 



Glycerite of Tannic 

 Acid. 



Oil of Cloves. 

 Castor Oil. 



Oleum Hyosciami 

 Iufusum(Ph. G.) 



Soap Liniment. 



Enema of Opium. 

 Chicken. 



