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BOOK  REVIEWS. 
ARBEITEN  AUS  DEM   Ph  ARMAZEUTISCHEN    INSTITUT   DER  UnIVER- 
sitat  Berlin.  Herausgegeben  von  Dr.  H.  Thorns,  Professor  und 
Direktor  des  Pharmazeutischen  Instituts  der  Universitat,  Berlin. 
Vierter  Band,  umfassend  die  Arbeiten  des  Jahres  1906. 
During  the  year  1906,  eighty-one  investigations  were  carried  on 
in  the  Pharmaceutical  Institute  of  the  University  of  Berlin.  These 
included  investigations  of  new  chemicals ;  proprietary  remedies  ; 
and  synthetic  organic  products ;  chemical  pharmacognostical  and 
chemical-physiological  studies  ;  the  preparation  of  galenicals  and 
the  examination  of  food  and  technical  products. 
F.  Zernik  examined  the  following  new  remedies :  Alypin,  aspiro- 
phen,  salicylic  derivatives  of  benzosalin,  Formurol,  Migranin  Hochst, 
Neu-Sidonal,  Proponal,  Sajodin,  Sulfopyrin,  Beta-Sulfopyrin  and 
Thephorin. 
J.  Kochs  examined  the  following :  Antineurasthin,  Antipositin, 
Antisanguin,  Augenwol,  Ayer's  Cathartic  Pills,  Brandol,  Burkhart's 
Krauterpillen,  Coricol  and  Assanol,  Cista,  Creolin  Pearson,  Anna 
Csillag's  Haarwuchsmittel,  Dattel-sirup,  Diabet-Eserin,  Divinal,Eidol, 
Epilepsie-mittel,  Estor's  Vaginalstifte,  Fascolsalbe,  Fleur  de  Cologne, 
Formosa-sprudel,  Fulgural,  Gallensteinmittel,  Grandira,  Grazianapra- 
parate,  Grossmann's  Kraft-  und  Nahremulsion,  Haarfarbemittel,  Dr. 
John  P.  Haig's  Goitre  Cure,  Dr.  B.  W.  Hair's  Asthma  Cure,  Hair 
Grower,  Dr.  P.  Harold  Hayes'  Asthma-Medizinen,  Henkel's  Schmerz- 
lose  Pulpaentfernungstinktur,  Isu,  Kapitol,  Ketel's  Antiscabin,  Kopf- 
schmerzpulver  und  Bandwurmmittel,  Kruppmittel,  Lithosan,  Lytrol, 
Melal,  Menstruationspulver  Geisha,  Myrtill-Laxiersaft,  L.  and  G.'s 
Nervenheil-Zigarre,  Okertin,  Ophthalmol,  Pallabona,  Pararegulin, 
Pilules  du  Dr.  Laville,  Plantal,  Plougmann's  Danisches  Viehpulver, 
Poudre  uterine  de  Roux,  Reichel's  Hustentropfen,  Rheumatismus- 
pulver,  Dr.  Ernst  Sandow's  kiinstliche  Mineralwassersalze,  Stypto- 
gan  and  Thelyolipsalbe. 
E.  Merck's  Annual  Report.  Complete  Series.  Volume  XX, 
1906.    Darmstadt,  May,  1907. 
This  is  a  report  on  the  advancements  of  pharmaceutical  chemistry 
and  therapeutics  during  the  year  1906.  Valuable  information  is 
given  concerning  several  hundred  chemical  substances  and  pharma- 
ceutical preparations,  about  400  pharmaceutical,  chemical  and  medi- 
cal journals  having  been  consulted. 
