Am.  Jour.  Pharrn.  ) 
November,  1908.  / 
Fluidgly 'cerates. 
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Follow  the  type-  process  using  120  c.c.  of  the  glycerol-water 
menstruum  to  moisten  the  drug. 
The  resulting  preparation  contains  the  bitterness  of  the  drug  and 
considerable  of  the  aroma.  It  has  formed  a  semi-gelatinous  precipi- 
tate distributed  throughout  the  liquid  and  while  miscible  with  but 
slight  turbidity  with  water,  syrup,  diluted  alcohol  or  alcohol  I  do 
not  consider  it  entirely  satisfactory. 
Fluidglycerate  of  Apocynum. 
Take  of  Apocynum  in  number  20  powder  100  Gm. 
Follow  the  type  process,  using  80  c.c.  of  the  glycerol-water 
menstruum  to  moisten  the  drug. 
The  resulting  preparation  has  formed  only  the  faintest  sediment,  is 
a  clear  red-brown  syrupy  liquid,  is  bitter,  and  has  the  characteristic 
taste  of  the  drug.  It  mixes  clear  with  water,  syrup  or  diluted 
alcohol,  and  cloudy  with  alcohol.  It  appears  to  fully  represent  the 
drug,  and  I  believe  it  to  be  an  excellent  form  for  the  exhibition  of 
its  action. 
Fluidglycerate  of  Asclepias. 
Take  of  Asclepias  in  number  20  powder  100  Gm. 
Proceed  according  to  the  type  process,  using  80  c.c.  of  the 
glycerol-water  menstruum  to  moisten  the  drug. 
This  preparation  precipitated  slightly  before  straining,  is  now 
clear  and  appears  to  be  a  good  preparation  of  the  drug.  It  mixes 
clear  with  water,  syrup  or  diluted  alcohol,  but  turbid  with  alcohol. 
Fluidglycerate  of  Belladonna  Leaves. 
Take  of  Belladonna  Leaves  in  number  40  powder  100  Gm. 
Tartaric  Acid    2  Gm. 
Dissolve  the  tartaric  acid  in  80  c.c.  of  the  mixture  of  glycerin  and 
distilled  water,  and  use  this  solution  to  moisten  the  drug,  and  pro- 
ceed to  percolate  and  finish,  following  the  type  process. 
On  standing  the  deposit  formed  at  the  bottom  of  the  container  was 
about  one-tenth  of  the  volume,  but  after  decanting  and  filtering  the 
preparation  remained  clear.  From  physical  appearances  it  appears 
to  represent  the  drug.  It  mixes  clear  with  water  or  diluted  alcohol, 
not  quite  clear  with  syrup,  and  with  alcohol  it  produces  a  cloudiness. 
