50 
PFLYIS ACETAMLIDI COMPOSITES. 
Compound Acetanilide Powder. 
A mixture of Acetanilide. Caffeine, and Sodium Bicarbonate: it is a 
modification of the National Formulary article of the same name and 
has been known as Acetanilid Compound (Aulde). The sodium bicar- 
bonate increases the solubility of the acetanilide. 
Dose. — “Average dose: 0.500 Gin. = 500 milligrammes (71 grains).” 
(U. S. P.) 
Acetanilide is the cheapest of the common antipyretics and it is 
extensively used in the “ headache powders ” sold under such a variety 
of names. These powders frequently contain also caffeine and an 
alkaline salt, usually sodium bicarbonate or ammonium carbonate. 
(For analyses of a number of these powders see Jour. Amer. Med. 
Assoc., Vol. 4A, P- 1790, 1905.) 
QUININ E SALIC ALAS. 
Quinine Salicylate. 
2C M H 2 Ah0 2 .C T H 6 0 3 A H 2 0 
Character. — Colorless needles, permanent in air, but acquiring a 
pinkish tinge after a time. 
Solubility. — Soluble in cold water (1:77). somewhat more so in warm 
(1:35), in alcohol (1:11), and in glycerin (1:16). 
It contains 68.79 per cent Quinine (the Bisulphate contains 59.1 per 
cent Quinine, the Hydrobromide 76.6 per cent, the Hydrochloride 
81.8 per cent, the Sulphate 71.3 per cent). The Bisulphate is soluble 
in 8.5 parts of water, the Hydrobromide in 10 parts, the Hydrochlo- 
ride in 18 parts, the Sulphate in 720 parts: the official alkaloid (con- 
taining 3 molecules of water) is soluble in 1.550 parts of water. 
Dose. — “Average dose: 0.250 Gm.=250 milligrammes (1 grains).” 
(U. S. P.) 
SABAL. 
Sabal. 
The partially dried ripe fruit of Serenoa serrulata , commonly known 
as saw palmetto. 
Not much is known concerning the active principles of this drug, 
and there seems to have been no satisfactory investigation of its phy- 
siological action. Coblentz found in the pulp of the berries a volatile 
oil, a fixed oil, a fat, an alkaloid, a resin, dextrin, and glucose. 
Dose. — “Average dose: 1 Gm. (15 grains).” (U. S. P.) 
