rough, test, and point out that 100 parts should not leave more than 
4 parts of ash. Compound licorice powder, treated similarly should 
yield not more than 5 per cent of ash. — Pharm. J., Lond., 1905, 
v. 21, p. 438. 
Beringer, George M., recommends a modification of the infusion 
process for making fluid extract of glycyrrhiza. He proposes the 
following formula: Glycyrrhiza in coarse powder, 1,000 gm., am- 
monia water, 50 cc., alcohol and water, of each a sufficient quantity 
to make 1,000 cc. Mix the ammonia water with sufficient 'vyater to 
make 1,000 cc., and having mixed the ground drug with TOO cc. of 
this mixture, pack it in a cylindrical percolator; then add enough 
menstruum to saturate the drug and leave a stratum above it. 
Macerate for forty-eight hours, then percolate, completing the ex- 
haustion of the drug with water. Reserve the first 500 cc. of the 
percolate and add to it 250 cc. of alcohol. Evaporate the remainder 
of the percolate to a soft extract, dissolve this in the reserved por- 
tion and allow to stand for two or three days, then filter and wash the 
filter with a mixture of alcohol 1 volume and water 3 volumes to make 
the fluid extract measure 1,000 cc. — Pharm. Era, !Sh Y., 1905, v. 34, 
p. 29. 
Pegurier, Gaston, suggests the introduction of fluid extract of 
glycyrrhiza into French pharmacies, and recommends it highly for 
masking the taste of such drugs as cascara and hydrastis. — Bull. Sc. 
Pharmacol., Paris, 1905, v. 12, pp. 211-212. 
Guiges, P., discusses the fluid extract of glycyhhriza. — Ibid., pp. 
332-334. 
Seltzer, Leonard A., outlines a process for making a stable and 
elegant syrup of glycyrrhiza, using egg albumen and heat to clarify 
the solution, which is then directed to be filtered through paper pulp. 
Pharm. Era, N. Y., 1905, v. 34, p. 175. 
Kebler, Lyman F., reports finding ground olive stones in compound 
licorice powder. — Proc. Am. Pharm. Ass., 1905, v. 53, p. 185. 
An editorial comments on the inferior quality of the extract of 
glycyrrhiza found on the market, and cites 12 samples of powdered 
extract, 8 of which contained more or less cornstarch. The insoluble 
residue in the total number of samples ranged from 18 to 34.3 per 
cent. — Am. Druggist, N. Y., 1905, v. 47, p. 7. 
GLYCYKRHIZINUM AMMONIATTJM. 
The committee on adulterations reports that several samples of 
ammoniated glycyrrhizin purchased in the open market were prac- 
tically insoluble in alcohol. The actual cause for this condition is 
to be reported on later. — Proc. Michigan Pharm. Ass., 1905, p. 78. 
