368 XI. LIQUID COMUPOUDS.— 



of opium, free from spirit, and it will keep without changing 

 for an indefinite time."" 



Squill vinegar, Acetum scilliticum^ P. L. before 1745. Rad. 

 scill. sice. lb. j, aceti lb. vj ; bottle up and expose to the sun for a 

 month. 



A. sciHiticunif P. L. 1788. A, scillce. Scill. sice. lb. j, aceti lb. vj, 

 proof spirit lb. ss. 



A. scillce maritimoB. Rad. scillse sice, jij, acet. dist. lb. ijss, 

 S. V. R. Siij ; expectorant, diuretic, 3ss to 3j. — ^» Use common 

 vinegar. 



Acetum colchici. Rad. colchici 3j, acet. distil, lb. j ; digest 

 for three days, and express, add proof spirit Jj ; diuretic, 3ss to 

 3j, bis die. 



Common black drop, GuttcB nigrcB, Opium 8 oz., distilled 

 vinegar 2 lb. ; infuse ; milder than tincture of opium. 



Battley's liquor opii sedativus. This is supposed to be 

 a solution of opium in vinegar ; it will not keep without an addi- 

 tion of spirit of wine, but this takes away the mildness of its 

 action. 



Acetate of solanine. Dissolve solanine in acetic acid ; 

 emetic, in quarter grain doses. 



Vinegar of the four thieves, AcHum tlieriacale^ A, jjro- 

 phylacticum. Summit, rorismar. sice, fol. salvia? sice, ana 3iiij, 

 flor. lavand. sice, ^ij, caryophyll. 5^j, acet. dist. 1 gall. : digest for 

 seven days, press, and filter : used as a corrector of bad smells : 

 sometimes garlick is added. 



Aromatic spirit of vinegar, Acetum aromaticum, Acidum 

 aceticum camphoratum^ A, acetosum camphoratum. Acid, acetos. 

 fort. §vj, camph. ^ss, reduced to powder by S. V. R. q. s. 



Acet. arom. forte. Strong acetous acid (No. 4) 2lb. and 

 a half, camphire 2 oz., ol. carph. ver. 5ij, S. V. R. 8 oz. M. 



Extemporaneous aromatic vinegar. Acet. potassas 3j, ess. 

 lim. gtt. iij, ol. vitrioli gtt. xx. 



Acetum opii. {Ph. U.S.eiDr. Paris). Black drop. Opium 

 lb. ss, vinegar, or verjuice, O iij, nutmeg 3 jss, saffron 3 ss : boil 

 down to a proper consistence, and add sugar 3iv, yeast ^j. 



Acetum Rut.«, Rue vinegar. {Ph. Pruss. et Aust.) Rue 1, 

 vinegar 8 ; dose ^ ss to 3 j in an enema. 



Acetum Berlinense. White wine vinegar lb. vj, roots of 

 angelica, valerian, and mint, of each 3 ss, camomile flowers, juni- 

 per berries, and laurel berries, of each 3 ss, safforn and camphor, 

 of each 5j ; digest and filter. In diseases of debility, in doses of 

 1 or 2 drachms. 



