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osterr. Apoth. Yer., 1906, Xo. 21: from Pharm. Ztg., 1906, p. 502), 
converts the glycerin into propyl iodide, treats this with arsenite of 
soda and silver nitrate and weighs the resulting iodide of silver. 
The process involves an error of but 0.4 per cent which is practically 
negligible. — J. de pharm. et de chim., Par., 1906, v. 24, p. 316. 
Stahel, A. TY, thinks the use of dilute acetic acid as a menstruum 
in three of the fluid extracts is somewhat of an innovation, and, while 
it is doubtless a better method of extracting the virtues of the drug, 
it would seem that they should be placed in a class by themselves, and 
bear a distinctive name. — Proc. Arkansas Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 65. 
Eli Lilly & Co. report that in their experience the acetic acid men- 
struum has not proved satisfactory for fluid extracts and the demand 
for the U. S. P. YIII preparations remains very small. — Proc. Am. 
Pharm. Ass., 1906, v. 54, p. 441. 
Similar opinion was expressed by A. R. L. Dohme, A. B. Lyons, 
H. L. Meredith, E. L. Patch, and C. E. Yanderkleed. — Ibid., 442. 
An editorial discusses acetic extracts and the results obtained by 
Houghton, and points out that over zeal in new moves hinders rather 
than helps progress. — Merck’s Report, X. Y., 1906, v. 15, p. 253. 
For references to individual, U. S. P., fluid extracts, see under the 
respective drug headings. 
FLUIDEXTRACTA N. F. 
ANGELICA N. E. 
Fyfe, John William, says that archangelica was deemed a good 
remedy for pain in the breast, and also in wrongs arising from 
flatulence and debility of the digestive organs. — Eclectic Med. J., 
Cincin., 1906, v. 66, p. 320. 
ASCLEPIADIS N. F. 
Fyfe. John William, thinks Asclepias tuberosa may well be called 
an eclectic remedy, for it was highly esteemed and extensively em- 
ployed by the founder of eclecticism, and has ever continued to consti- 
tute a medicament greatly valued by all eclectics. It was much used 
in pleurisy and all lung troubles, as well as in colic and flatulency. — 
Eclectic Med. J., Cincin., 1906, v. 66, p. 319. 
Asclepias syriaca was regarded as a powerful diuretic and was 
employed in dropsy and suppression of urine. It cured several con- 
victs in state prison laboring under dropsy. — Ibid., p. 320. 
COPTIS N. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb., commonly 
known as goldthread, cankerroot, mouthroot, and yellowroot. Grows 
